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WAVE

Venture capitalActively deploying

Boston · 6 people tracked

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Fund manager profile

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.

HQ
Boston, US
Founded
2017
Tracked investments
4

Team · 6 people

from public directories
David Rosenthal· General Partner
U. Haskell Crocker· General Partnerin

What they invest in

from 3 of 4 portfolio companies

AI & 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 path

By year:2023 · 12021 · 23 dated

DataHivedatahive.ai𝕏✓ verified

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

Lionanolionano.cominFeb 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

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

WindESCowindesco.comJul 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

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

Luupetheluupe.cominAug 2021

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

featuring the team

Building Wave Capital - Sara Adler, General Partner, Wave Capital

Venture Voices · Sara Adler

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