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Quantum Wave Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($500K–$3.0M Checks)

VC
Los Altos, CAWebsite

Quantum Wave Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Altos, CA investing in Other, Deep Tech, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 33 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
33 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Deep Tech, AI / ML, Security, Healthcare
HQ
Los Altos, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-14

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

33+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on startups driving innovation in semiconductors, materials science, and quantum-enabling technologies.

How Quantum Wave Ventures invests

Quantum Wave Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Altos, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Deep Tech, AI / ML, Security, Healthcare. It does not invest in Consumer Tech, Media.

Quantum Wave Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

Quantum Wave Ventures has backed 33 companies in our records, including Kvantify, Wave Photonics, Multiverse Computing.

Partners & Team

R"

Robert "Bob" Skandalaris

Chairman

Entrepreneurship
Corporate Development
Middle-market Investments
Mentorship
Operational Value Creation
SY

Steve Youngdahl

CEO

DA

Dr. Alan Hirsch

Founding Partner

Semiconductors
Materials
Quantum Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Deep Tech
AI / ML
Security
Healthcare

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech
Media

Portfolio Companies (33)

Other

KV

Kvantify

Quantum Computing·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

Solves toughest computational challenges using quantum and high-performance computing.

WA

Wave Photonics

Photonics/Quantum Hardware·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

Enables rapid photonic integrated circuit development for any wavelength or platform.

MU

Multiverse Computing

AI/Quantum Software·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

Revolutionizes AI with model compression.

PH

Phoenix Technologies

AI/Quantum Security·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

Swiss tech cluster for AI-based tech, data-protected computing, digital identities, and assets.

ZU

Zuriq

Quantum Hardware·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

Scalable quantum computer hardware based on trapped ions.

QC

Qcentroid

Quantum Software·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

QuantumOps platform revolutionizing enterprise computational solutions.

NA

NanoLogic Systems

Semiconductors
CR

CrystalCompute

Advanced Materials
MU

Munich Quantum Instruments

Quantum Sensing·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

Scalable photonic quantum sensors for discoveries.

KI

Kipu Quantum

Quantum Algorithms·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

Application- and hardware-specific quantum algorithms for industrial advantage.

How to pitch Quantum Wave Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Deep Tech, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Robert "Bob" Skandalaris, Chairman.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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