NicheWave Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($100K–$400K Checks)
NicheWave Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, EdTech. The firm typically writes $100K–$400K checks.
- Check size
- $100K–$400K
- Partners
- 5 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Other, EdTech
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-04
Pre-Seed
$100K – $400K
5 partners
Investment Thesis
Investing in niche subscription software solutions that cater to educational and specialized professional markets.
How NicheWave Ventures invests
NicheWave Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, EdTech. It does not invest in Healthcare, Consumer Mobile.
NicheWave Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$400K per investment.
Partners & Team
Emily Johnson
GP
G. Harikesh
Chief Executive Officer
is an expert functional consultant delivering domain solutions in ERP and Supply Chain Management spanning for about two and half decades in IT. Hari has been delivering domain solutions in BAAN/Infor LN and SAP landscape for over two decades. Harikesh holds bachelor’s degree (B. Tech) in Mechanical Engineering from Nagpur University.
Harikesh
Chief Executive Officer
is an expert functional consultant delivering domain solutions in ERP and Supply Chain Management spanning for about two and half decades in IT. Hari has been delivering domain solutions in BAAN/Infor LN and SAP landscape for over two decades. Harikesh holds bachelor’s degree (B. Tech) in Mechanical Engineering from Nagpur University.
Pavan Mamidi
Vice President – Product & Technology Strategy
is a seasoned solution consultant in the fields of Banking and Financial Services, ERP and HRMS with two decades of IT experience. Prior, he was associated with Tech Mahindra, Satyam Computers and Polaris in Pre-Sales and Delivery Management in ADMS. Pavan is PMP Certified. Pavan holds a bachelor’s degree (B. Tech) in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati.
Pavan
Vice President – Product & Technology Strategy
is a seasoned solution consultant in the fields of Banking and Financial Services, ERP and HRMS with two decades of IT experience. Prior, he was associated with Tech Mahindra, Satyam Computers and Polaris in Pre-Sales and Delivery Management in ADMS. Pavan is PMP Certified. Pavan holds a bachelor’s degree (B. Tech) in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati.
Industry Focus
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Does Not Invest In
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $400K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Emily Johnson, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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