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MarketWave Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$1.0M Checks)

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San Francisco, CAWebsite

MarketWave Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Marketplace, Other, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
11 companies on record
Partners
8 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Marketplace, Other, Healthcare, Enterprise, SaaS, Consumer
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-05

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specializes in marketplace solutions and gaming technologies, backing startups that innovate user engagement platforms.

How MarketWave Ventures invests

MarketWave Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, Healthcare, Enterprise, SaaS.

MarketWave Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

MarketWave Ventures has backed 11 companies in our records, including PlayHub, Orix, Oncor.

Partners & Team

ET

Ella Tran

Partner

Marketplace
Gaming
MC

Meredith Corte

Senior Director

JF

James Formica

Art Director

TY

Tina Young

CEO

KJ

Kailey Junkman

Creative Director

KB

Kristin Bult

Executive Assistant

KB

Karen Behrman

Vice President

TJ

Taylor Johnson

Senior Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
Healthcare
Enterprise
SaaS
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (11)

Other

PL

PlayHub

Gaming
OR

Orix

Finance
ON

Oncor

Energy
UL

Ulterra

Energy
PA

Pacific Builders

CRE & Construction
SP

Spirit Realty

CRE & Construction
EN

Endeavor Energy Resources

Energy
BA

Baylor Scott and White

Healthcare
SO

Source Direct

Enterprise Technology
MU

Mustang Heritage

Nonprofits
How to pitch MarketWave Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ella Tran, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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