Wave Ventures
www.wave.venturesWave Ventures is Europe's largest Gen Z-run VC backing the most exceptional Gen Z founders in the New Nordics at the earliest stage (pre-seed/seed). They focus on the Nordics & Baltics region with offices in Finland, Sweden, and Estonia.
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Wave Ventures backs the most exceptional Gen Z founders at the earliest stage of their ventures. Founded in 2016 and positioned as Europe’s largest Gen Z-run VC, the firm is inspired by recent success stories of young Nordic founders and believes that more young people see building a startup as the best and most meaningful way to make an impact. They operate on the principle of “For Gen Z, by Gen Z,” betting on youth to solve the biggest problems of their generation.
What Sets Them Apart
- Gen Z-run fund managed by and for Gen Z founders
- Earliest stage focus - pre-seed/first investment round
- Geographically concentrated in Nordic region where firm has deep local expertise
- Portfolio demonstrates thematic diversity across AI, sustainability, healthcare, and consumer sectors
- Alumni network of successful founders who have graduated to leading their own portfolio companies
Sectors
Portfolio Highlights
Ambio
Sustainability
Arca
Social Commerce
Atlaz
Ai Ml
Bahn Express
Logistics
Boksi
Marketing Tech
Brick
Battery Tech
Bought
E Commerce
Calectra
Clean Energy
+ 44 more companies in their portfolio
Investment Team
6 Partners at Wave Ventures
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