WestWave Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingRedwood City · Pre-Seed–Growth · 6 people tracked
Also known as WESTWAVE CAPITAL LLC
Investment thesis
WestWave Capital invests in deep technology companies within the enterprise B2B software space. The partners are former operators who have built, scaled, and exited enterprise software companies themselves, and they position the firm as a partner across the entire company-building journey from seed stage to industry-defining outcomes. The firm emphasizes hands-on partnership grounded in operating experience with large enterprise businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 15 of 19 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Enterprise Software ×10SaaS ×9Cybersecurity ×5Cloud Computing ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×2Fintech ×2
HQs:United States×11
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 22019 · 12018 · 18 dated
Zingly provides an AI platform combining voice and digital channels for customer experience (CX), aimed at enterprises in regulated and high-touch industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Ramon, US
Gaurav Passi(CEO, Co-Founder)inPiotrek Chojnowski(Head of CX & Design, Co-Founder)inDavid Milam(Executive Officer)John D'Amour(Head of Product, Co-Founder)Jafar Adibi(Head of AI & Technology)inBrian Schnack(Head of Success)in
Board seatGaurav Manglik· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsArray Ventures Management LlcFormus CapitalScribble VenturesBurst CapitalDell Technologies Capital
Cigent develops data-at-rest security technology, including SSDs, firmware, and software, to protect data throughout its lifecycle against advanced data recovery and exfiltration.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense TechHardwareFort Myers, US
Tony Fessel(Executive Officer)Greg Scasny(Executive Officer)John Benkert(Co-Founder)Bradley A. Rowe(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Nicol(Executive Officer, Director)Brett Hansen
Co-investorsIn-Q-Tel
MultiModel provides an enterprise AI portal that lets teams use models like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot while keeping data inside their own network, with on-device detection and redaction of sensitive data.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsHeavybitStanford University
Userfront provides authentication and user management tooling for developers, including capabilities for deploying AI assistants and enforcing AI use policies.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsHeavybitStanford UniversityInnovating Capital
Los Altos, US
Karthikeyan Govindhasamy(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Barton(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardUllas Naik(Director)in
Board seatGaurav Manglik· per SEC Form D · $28.1M raise · filed Mar 2026
Co-investorsStreamlined Ventures
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsClearSkyFirebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc
Amplifier Security offers an AI-native workforce security platform that uses AI agents to sit between an organization's existing security tools and its employees, quantifying workforce risk across devices, identity, and behavior and driving remediation without tickets.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsCota CapitalTechOperators Venture CapitalShift Left Ventures
Andromeda Surgical develops an AI-guided surgical platform that provides GPS-like navigation and autonomous task capabilities to surgeons, starting with endourology procedures.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Nick Damiano(Founder)inKartik Tiwari(Founder)in
Co-investorsEarl Grey CapitalNorth South VenturesNZVCPhaze VenturesRebel FundY Combinator+5 more
Antaris offers a cloud-based platform for designing, simulating, and operating satellite missions and constellations, supporting any payload, bus, or mission architecture.
Cloud ComputingSaaSSpace Tech
Tom Barton(CEO and Co-Founder)Karthik Govindhasamy(CTO and Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)E2MC VenturesGrit VenturesStreamlined VenturesValkyrieLockheed Martin Ventures
Menlo Park, US
David Jevans(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAditya Singh(Director)Stephen Ryan(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesNeotribe VenturesOwl CapitalThird Point VenturesThird Point
Elate is a strategy management platform that connects planning, execution, and reporting into a single system, with an AI layer that surfaces risks and automates updates.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSIndianapolis, US
William Brooks Busch(Executive Officer, Director)Abigail Parker(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Asem(Director)
Co-investorsCapital Midwest FundConnetic VenturesElevate VenturesHyde Park AngelsM25Serra Ventures
San Francisco, US
Pujun Bhatnagar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)JEFFREY GIBSON(Executive Officer, Director)Tonguc Barkin Doganay(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLISA DOLAN(Director)
Co-investorsDeVCGSR VenturesLink VenturesVenture Highway
Koop provides insurance solutions designed to protect technology-based companies and services from operational risks including system failures and outages.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTech
Zak G.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBee PartnersFusionAlley Robotics VenturesUbiquity Ventures
Prezent is an enterprise communication and presentation productivity platform powered by AI that helps teams increase communication effectiveness and reduce presentation production time and costs.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
BoardRajat Mishra
Co-investors500 GlobalAngel Collective Opportunity FundEMERGENT VENTURESGreycroftMultiplier CapitalTrue Global Ventures+2 more
Revenium provides real-time attribution and cost monitoring for AI spend, breaking down every model call, agent turn, and tool call by team, customer, feature, and agent.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
John(Co-founder (Architecture Lead))inJason(Co-founder (Product Strategy))in
Co-investorsTwo Bear Capital
Savant connects to existing business tools to consolidate scattered company knowledge into searchable, structured operating context for teams and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Anthony Kim(CEO & Co-Founder)inKevin Yu(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCota CapitalDell Technologies Capital
Savant provides an AI-powered, no-code/low-code platform for data analytics automation designed for analytics professionals and enterprise decision-makers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Carlos, US
Chitrang Shah(Executive Officer, Director)Yunfeng Yang(Founder)inBarry Burns(Founder)in
BoardBabak Yazdani(Director)Radhika Malik(Director)inShashi Upadhyay Upadhyay(Director)
Co-investorsCota CapitalVertex VenturesVillage GlobalBloomberg BetaDell Technologies CapitalUncorrelated Ventures
TheLoops (IFS Loops) offers a unified AI agent platform for enterprise operations, using context-aware, domain-specific AI to automate repetitive work and turn complex workflows into measurable outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsTidal Ventures
Automated framework for setting up security programs for large enterprises.
Burlingame, US
Raymond Kruck(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Taylor(Director)Patrick Murray(Executive Officer)Farzad Tari(Director)
Co-investorsInovia 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.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAccuricsacq. by Tenable
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRevenium · vctavern.com · Apr 23, 2026
Savant · venturecapitaljournal.com · Nov 25, 2025
Prezent · contxto.com · Oct 28, 2025
Tugboat Logic · sprinto.com · Sep 23, 2025
Amplifier Security · globenewswire.com · Apr 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does WestWave Capital invest at?
- WestWave Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does WestWave Capital focus on?
- WestWave Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is WestWave Capital located?
- WestWave Capital is headquartered in Redwood City, US.
- Does WestWave Capital lead rounds?
- WestWave Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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Co-investors · 51
Dell Technologies Capital (DTC) is the venture investment arm of Dell Technologies, investing in early-stage enterprise technology companies across the U.S., Israel, and Europe.
Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.
Inovia Capital is a full-stack venture capital firm based in Canada with a presence in the EU, partnering with founders to build global technology companies.
Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm that emphasizes a team-based approach to investing, offering portfolio companies access to its full team.
Array Ventures is a pre-seed and early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building enterprise software and AI companies, offering hands-on support such as helping with business development and reaching a second wave of customers.
AlleyCorp is an early-stage investor and incubator based in New York that builds and backs companies across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, and deep tech sectors.
Scribble Ventures is an early-stage venture firm run by product and go-to-market leaders from OpenAI, Meta, Twitter, and a16z, backing AI native founders at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Neotribe Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early and growth-stage entrepreneurs solving complex, high-impact problems, backing bold and unconventional 'category-defining' ideas.
Ubiquity Ventures is a seed-stage institutional venture capital firm investing in 'software beyond the screen' — B2B startups applying AI and software to physical, real-world problems.
Two Bear Capital is a venture firm that backs founders working on breakthrough solutions to complex problems at the intersection of life sciences and technology.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
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Firms observed investing alongside WestWave Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with WestWave Capital's recorded portfolio.
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