Wave Ventures Fund III | 2016 VC Fund

Wave Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Helsinki, Finland

Countries of investment

Finland
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Iceland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
United Kingdom
Germany

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Enterprise Software
AI
FinTech
Consumer
Emerging Tech
SaaS
B2B

About
Wave Ventures is a Helsinki-based VC focused on pre-seed and seed-stage Nordic and Baltic technology startups. Their focus spans enterprise software, AI, FinTech, consumer, and emerging tech across Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The firm supports founders from Pre-Seed through Seed.

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Max check size: $500K
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Investment Thesis

Wave Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across enterprise software, AI, FinTech, consumer, and emerging technology sectors with a focus on Nordic and Baltic markets. They invest in early-stage Nordic and Baltic founders building category-defining technology companies. The firm differentiates itself through its Helsinki positioning at the heart of Nordic tech ecosystem, founder-led structure with student and operator backing, dedicated focus on Nordic and Baltic founders, and concentrated conviction-based investment approach at the earliest stages.

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Manager's Experience

The Wave Ventures team brings combined Nordic operator-investor expertise with unique student and operator-led structure backed by Finnish and Nordic entrepreneur LPs. The team operates from Helsinki at the heart of Nordic tech ecosystem with dedicated focus on supporting Nordic and Baltic founders at the earliest stages, leveraging deep relationships across Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to support category-defining technology companies through pre-seed and seed stages.