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MetalWave Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

MetalWave Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-27

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on enabling advances in metal fabrication, advanced materials, and 3D printing technologies for industrial applications.

How MetalWave Ventures invests

MetalWave Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Fintech, Consumer Tech.

MetalWave Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

MetalWave Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including ProtoEdge, SteelForm.

Partners & Team

LR

Logan Reed

Investment Partner

Metal 3D Printing
Prototyping

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Fintech
Consumer Tech

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

PR

ProtoEdge

Prototyping Tools
ST

SteelForm

Metal Additive Manufacturing
How to pitch MetalWave Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Logan Reed, Investment Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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