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Boulton & Watt

Boulton & Watt is a Brooklyn-based company builder that starts one vertical business per year and operates it before handing it to an operator CEO.

boultonwatt.com · New York

CALL NO.CS·BOULTONWATT·26

Stagenot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Raisednot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Headcount4as of Jun 2026[2]

Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Foundednot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Money

No filing, no announced round, no reported figure.

No public funding found.

People

Sam Gerstenzang, Founder, Managing Partner[2]

Dan Friedman, Partner[1][2]

Matt Mouradian, Partner[1][2]

Jan Fiegel, Partner[1][2]

Emma Gilsanz, Partner[1][2]

Signals

Sep 8 2026newsBoulton & Watt company claim, not independently confirmed[2]

Sep 8 2026fundingBoulton & Watt - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding[6]

Apr 8 2026newsTwo new financings, one new company, and a lot of open roles[4]

Mar 1 2026fundingMeadow Memorials raised $9M Series A led by Lachy Groom and Haystack[1]

Comps

Meadow Memorials · meadow.com · Meadow is Boulton & Watt's second portfolio company, founded by the firm's partners Sam Gerstenzang and Emma Gilsanz, representing the same build-and-handoff model.[1]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[2]

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Sourcestracings · 21

[1]Boulton & Watt | Investment Thesis & Preferences | F4

Sep 2026 · f4.fund

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[2]Boulton & Watt

Sep 2026 · boultonwatt.com

company

[3]org_enrichment

Sep 2026

vendor

[4]Two new financings, one new company, and a lot of open roles

Sep 2026 · boultonwatt.substack.com

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[5]Sam’s Newsletter

Sep 2026 · samgerstenzang.substack.com

reported

[6]Boulton & Watt - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding

Sep 2026 · crunchbase.com

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[7]https://www.signalhire.com/companies/boulton-watt

Sep 2026 · signalhire.com

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[8]Boulton & Watt

Sep 2026 · exa.ai

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[9]Boulton & Watt | Portfolio, Investments & AUM | Caplight

Sep 2026 · caplight.com

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[10]Boulton & Watt Company Intelligence: Email + Phone Contact Coverage | AeroLeads

Sep 2026 · aeroleads.com

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[11]Boulton & Watt

Sep 2026 · linkedin.com

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[12]Boulton & Watt - Venture Studios Hub

Sep 2026 · venturestudioshub.com

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[13]Boulton & Watt

Sep 2026 · teaserclub.com

reported

[14]Boulton & Watt: Funding, Team & Investors | Startup Intros

Sep 2026 · startupintros.com

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[15]Investorlist - Boulton & Watt

Sep 2026 · investorlist.com

reported

[16]Daniel Friedman Email & Phone Number

Sep 2026 · rocketreach.co

reported

[17]Sam’s Newsletter

Sep 2026 · samgerstenzang.substack.com

reported

[18]This is such a cool, foundational role. Help start our exec recruiting practice at the world's slowest incubator. I'm looking for an Exec Recruiter to join us at Boulton & Watt and … | Sam Gerstenzang

Sep 2026 · linkedin.com

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[19]Jan Fiegel's Post - Executive Recruiter @ Boulton & Watt - LinkedIn

Sep 2026 · linkedin.com

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[20]User Icon - Icebreaker

Sep 2026 · app.icebreaker.xyz

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[21]Jan Fiegel

Sep 2026 · linkedin.com

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Boulton & Watt is a Brooklyn-based company builder that starts one vertical business per year and operates it before handing it to an operator CEO.

boultonwatt.com · New York

Stagenot publicly disclosed

Raisednot publicly disclosed

Headcount4

Valuationnot publicly disclosed

Foundednot publicly disclosed

CompsMeadow Memorials

Ask for one referenceable production customer.

Not a recommendation. The first thing this ledger cannot answer.