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Next Wave Retail Fund

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Next Wave Retail Fund is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$5.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other
HQ
New York, NY
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-12

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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.

Next Wave Retail Fund typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.

Next Wave Retail Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including RetailEngine.

Partners & Team

SL

Sam Lee

Managing Partner

E-commerce
Retail

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

RE

RetailEngine

Retail Tech
How to pitch Next Wave Retail Fund
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — 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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