Alphawaveglobal
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Alpha Wave Global is an alternative asset manager investing across private equity, private credit, public markets, and insurance/retirement solutions, with a focus on AI-era companies. It manages roughly $29B in assets and backs companies across multiple sectors.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Alpha Wave (Alpha Wave Global) is an alternative asset manager founded in 2012 that operates across four verticals: private equity, private credit, public markets, and insurance and retirement solutions. The firm reports approximately $29 billion in assets under management and 11 offices across 8 countries.
Its private equity vertical is oriented toward identifying and investing in what the firm describes as power-law companies defining the AI era; disclosed portfolio companies include SpaceX, Cerebras, Anthropic, OpenAI, Aman, Long Lake and Ramp. The private credit vertical originates senior secured loans with credit teams based in the US, the EU and Australia, targeting current income. The public markets vertical focuses on special situations with the stated aim of producing uncorrelated return streams. The firm is also launching an insurance company intended to provide life insurance and retirement products with contracted, tax-efficient returns for policyholders.
Business model
The firm manages third-party and proprietary capital across four investment strategies — private equity growth and late-stage equity investments, originated senior secured private credit, public-market special situations, and a planned insurance/retirement product line offering contracted returns to policyholders.
As an alternative asset manager, the firm's activities center on investment strategies across private equity, private credit and public markets, plus planned insurance and retirement products for policyholders.
Traction
The firm reports approximately $29 billion in assets under management and cites investments in companies including SpaceX, Cerebras, Anthropic, OpenAI, Aman, Long Lake and Ramp.
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Market position
Positions itself as a multi-strategy alternative asset manager with a private equity focus on companies defining the AI era and a public-markets mandate emphasizing uncorrelated, special-situations returns.
Go-to-market
Investors in alternative asset strategies, borrowers seeking senior secured loans in developed-market jurisdictions, and prospective life insurance and retirement policyholders.
Geography
Offices are listed in Miami, New York, London, Monaco, Madrid, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi and Sydney, spanning 8 countries. Private credit teams are based in the US, the EU and Australia.
History
Alpha Wave was founded in 2012 and has grown to approximately $29 billion in assets under management, with 11 offices in 8 countries and a four-vertical platform that now includes a newly launching insurance and retirement business.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsThe firm states it is launching an insurance company to provide life insurance and retirement solutions offering contracted, tax-efficient returns to policyholders, forming a fourth vertical alongside private equity, private credit and public markets.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Alphawaveglobal do?
- Alpha Wave is an alternative asset manager spanning private equity, private credit, public markets and insurance/retirement solutions.
- Who founded Alphawaveglobal?
- Alphawaveglobal was founded by Rick Gerson.
- Who are Alphawaveglobal's investors?
- Alphawaveglobal's investors include Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners, boundless ventures.
- Where is Alphawaveglobal headquartered?
- Alphawaveglobal is headquartered in Miami, US.