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NextWave Workforce Fund

VC
Chicago, IL

NextWave Workforce Fund is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$5.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$5.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, SaaS
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-08

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $5.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in seed-stage companies redefining the future of workforce enablement with innovative HRTech and training solutions, particularly AI-assisted tools.

How NextWave Workforce Fund invests

NextWave Workforce Fund is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, SaaS.

NextWave Workforce Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$5.0M per investment.

NextWave Workforce Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including FlexiLead, TeamCohort AI.

Partners & Team

JT

James Thomason

General Partner

technology companies
Safer instrument
long waves investment thesis
BB

Ben Buettell

Managing Partner

M&A
venture capital
board advisory
(multiple sectors)
JC

John Cowan

General Partner

deep tech
autonomous infrastructure
founder-aligned capital

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

FL

FlexiLead

Corporate Training
TE

TeamCohort AI

AI Workforce Tools
How to pitch NextWave Workforce Fund
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $5.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as James Thomason, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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