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Wave Capital

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Wave Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Marketplace, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage marketplace and network-driven opportunities, prioritizing strong buyer-seller equations.

How Wave Capital invests

Wave Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Enterprise Software.

Wave Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Wave Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including Neighbor, Hipcamp.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Enterprise Software

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

NE

Neighbor

Marketplace
HI

Hipcamp

Marketplace
How to pitch Wave Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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