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Shifting Waves

VC
San Francisco, CA

Shifting Waves is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-02-13

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Shifting Waves backs startups in the creator economy and music tech with a focus on helping artists, platforms, and new monetization methods succeed.

How Shifting Waves invests

Shifting Waves is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other.

Shifting Waves typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Shifting Waves has backed 2 companies in our records, including Cameo, LANDR.

Partners & Team

JK

Jane Kim

GP

Creator Economy
Music Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

CA

Cameo

Creator Economy
LA

LANDR

Music Tech
How to pitch Shifting Waves
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jane Kim, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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