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New Wave Impact

VC
San Francisco, CA

New Wave Impact is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$5.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$500K–$5.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-15

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $5.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage Social Impact and Professional Services startups that drive systemic change through innovative business models.

How New Wave Impact invests

New Wave Impact is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Heavy Industry.

New Wave Impact typically writes checks of $500K–$5.0M per investment.

New Wave Impact has backed 1 company in our records, including Impact Strategies LLC.

Partners & Team

OC

Olivia Chen

GP

Social Impact

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Heavy Industry

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

IM

Impact Strategies LLC

Professional Services
How to pitch New Wave Impact
  • Raising at Pre-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 – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Olivia Chen, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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