Peter Mueller
Peter Mueller is currently an investor at Borderless AI, CalmWave, Cielara AI, and Cimba.ai, and founder and venture partner at Breakwater Ventures. He previously held roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Carta, Concert Golf Partners, and SeaChange Fund.
Seattle Startup Accelerator Foundations Expands to San Francisco with New 5,000-Sq-Ft Location in Q2 2024
Seattle-based startup accelerator Foundations is opening a new 5,000-square-foot location in San Francisco to support founders who split time between the two tech hubs, responding to shifting market dynamics and growing startup momentum in the Bay Area. The expansion aims to bridge Seattle and San Francisco communities without abandoning Seattle, enabling members to access both spaces starting in Q2 2024.
VCs Urge Startups to Focus Long-Term Despite $3 Trillion Market Loss from Trump’s Tariff Announcement
Venture capitalists advise startups to maintain a long-term focus despite uncertainty caused by President Trump’s new tariffs, which triggered a $3 trillion market value loss. While tariffs pose short-term challenges for hardware and manufacturing startups, many emphasize resilience and product-centric growth strategies.
From Angel to Grown-Up Ventures with Peter Mueller, Breakwater Ventures
In this episode of Sound Investments, host Ed Barker interviews Peter Muller, founding partner of Breakwater Ventures, to explore his unique journey from Merrill Lynch to the launch of his venture capital firm in Seattle. They discuss Peter's career transitions, the Seattle startup ecosystem, and dive into key areas of interest like AI, fintech, and marketplaces. The conversation covers the challenges and opportunities in Seattle's venture capital scene, the firm's investment philosophy, and promising sectors. Peter also shares insights into raising capital in a tough environment and the necessary characteristics of successful founders. 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Meet Peter Mueller 05:59…
Former SeaChange Investors Launch VentureUs Angel Group to Back Early-Stage Pacific Northwest Startups
A group of former SeaChange investors in Seattle have launched VentureUs, an angel investing group focusing on pre-seed and seed startups in the Pacific Northwest. VentureUs streamlines decision-making through an investment board and plans to invest $100,000 to $400,000 in 6-10 startups annually.
Breakwater's Peter Mueller Identifies Missing 'Middle Layer' in Seattle Startup Funding, Discusses Ecosystem Challenges
Peter Mueller of Breakwater Ventures highlights Seattle's tech potential but points out a missing 'middle layer' of Series A-C startups due to cautious early-stage angel investing. He discusses these gaps and Breakwater's investment approach in a Startup Project podcast episode.
#71 Peter Mueller Founding Partner Breakwater VC about Pre Seed Investing in Seattle Tech Startups
In this episode Nataraj talked to Peter Mueller who is the founding partner of Breakwater ventures investing in early stage tech startups in Pacific Northwest and Wester Canadian Startups. The conversation includes: - how to think about angel investing & pre-seed investing? - Seattle pre-seed ecosystem - learnings from Seachange fund - thesis for breakwater - Whats making Western Canada an interesting place to invest? - investing in AI - long tail opportunity in AI & more. Follow peter on twitter here - https://twitter.com/pjsmueller Follow Nataraj on twitter here - https://twitter.com/natarajsindam Follow 100 Days of AI here - https://thestartupproject.io/100-days-of-ai/
Breakwater Ventures Launches $10M Fund to Back Early-Stage Pacific Northwest Startups
Breakwater Ventures, a new Seattle-based pre-seed and seed investment firm founded by former SeaChange investors, has raised $10 million to support early-stage software startups primarily in the Pacific Northwest. The firm aims to fill a gap in initial funding for startups and is already deploying capital from its first fund.
Organizations
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Cielara AI Investor 2025–present · current
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Stealth startup Investor 2025–present · current
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KredosAI Board Member 2021–present, Director 2024–2026 · current
Education
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Pacific Lutheran University Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance
