WAVE
Venture capitalActively deployingBoston · 6 people tracked
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WAVE is a venture fund manager based in Boston. SEC filings show 3 venture funds on record, most recently WAVE Opportunity Fund I LP ($100M offering) filed September 2026.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 6 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 3 of 4 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×2Cleantech ×1Creator Economy ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Energy ×1Marketplaces ×1Media & Entertainment ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 4 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12021 · 23 dated
DataHive provides proprietary, rights-cleared datasets — including multilingual and multi-dialect speech/audio, images, video, and eCommerce product listings and reviews — built for AI/ML training such as speech recognition, TTS, computer vision, and analytics.
AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure
Co-investors6th Man VenturesNural CapitalRace CapitalSide Door Ventures
Creates nano-engineered materials for lithium ion batteries with improved capacity and faster recharge times.
Woburn, US
Siyu Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Dong Ren(Executive Officer, Director)Raymond Chang(Director)Yingchao Yu(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatPraveen Sahay· per SEC Form D · $27.2M raise · filed Feb 2021
Co-investorsNXT VenturesWAVE Equity Partners
PulseSense Dynamics provides analytics and asset intelligence for owners and operators of wind and hydro power plants, integrating SCADA and sensor data in the cloud to detect performance losses and equipment health issues.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyBoston, US
Mohit Dua(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChristopher Poynter(Director)Bernd Krainick(Director)
Board seatPraveen Sahay· per SEC Form D · $9M raise · filed Jul 2023
Co-investorsPhoenix Contact Innovation VenturesUPC Capital VenturesWAVE Equity PartnersABB Technology Ventures
The Luupe is a global online marketplace where brands can license professional photos and videos or commission custom visual projects from a community of professional photographers, directors, and creators.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentMaplewood, US
Keren Sachs(Founder)inSara Alder(Director)
Co-investorsWave Capital
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is WAVE located?
- WAVE is headquartered in Boston, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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