Next Wave Retail Fund — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($1.0M–$5.0M Checks)
Next Wave Retail Fund is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, AI / ML, Food / AgTech. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$5.0M
- Portfolio
- 3 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML, Food / AgTech, Consumer
- HQ
- New York, NY
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-08-12
Seed, Series A
$1.0M – $5.0M
3+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Investing in the future of retail technology with a focus on scalable E-commerce solutions.
How Next Wave Retail Fund invests
Next Wave Retail Fund is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Food / AgTech, Consumer.
Next Wave Retail Fund typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.
Next Wave Retail Fund has backed 3 companies in our records, including RetailEngine, Siren Snacks, Copia.
Partners & Team
Sam Lee
Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (3)
Other
RetailEngine
Siren Snacks
A company producing plant-based protein snacks.
Copia
A technology platform focused on food waste reduction and logistics.
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Food / AgTech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sam Lee, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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