Nava Secures $1 Million Pre-seed Investment From Barbara USA Corp In Miami Beach

Nava (@RideNava), a Miami Beach-based on-demand water rideshare startup, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding from Barbara USA Corp. Founded by Michael Lewis and Theo Arranz, Nava is building an app-based private water taxi service that lets users book boat rides from residential buildings, home docks, waterfront restaurants, hotels and event venues. FUN FACT: Theo was already building Nava when Michael saw the page on Instagram and cold DM'd him to ask if there was room to collaborate. Michael had built apps before and loved the idea as a Miami resident. They met the next week, started working on it, and were raising a few months later. The holy sh*t moment came during fundraising research: counting the waterfront homes and waterfront condo buildings in Miami alone, before even touching Broward. It's surprising nobody is already running on demand water rideshare in a city like this. Why are we spending so much time in traffic in a city like Miami? FOUNDERS: Michael Lewis (@TruMike) & Theo Arranz (@TheoArranz) INVESTOR: Barbara USA Corp ROUND: Pre-seed AMOUNT: $1,000,000 HQ: Miami Beach, Florida #VentureCapital #Nava #TradedPartner #MichaelLewis #TradedVC