WAVE Equity Partners

What is WAVE Equity Partners?

WAVE Equity Partners, founded in 2012 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a private equity and venture capital firm with a commitment to sustainability and innovation. Specializing in hardware, energy, clean technology, artificial intelligence, food & beverage, material science, and more, they target companies demonstrating transformational technologies poised for growth.

They allocate significant capital ranging from $5 million to $11 million to fuel business scale and global reach, fostering market leaders capable of driving industrial innovation. Rather than mere disruption, WAVE focuses on transformative growth that encourages industry incumbents to adopt new technologies, business models, and efficient methods.

They advocate for solutions that offer both sustainability and profitability, advancing innovations that are more effective and affordable in addressing environmental challenges. With a global mindset, WAVE seeks breakthrough solutions relevant across continents.

Operating as growth equity partners, they blend venture capital and private equity investing styles to build sustainable, profitable companies. Their concentrated portfolio receives dedicated capital and resources, reducing the need for constant fundraising and enabling a focus on execution. Their team, consisting of founders and experienced industry professionals, partners with entrepreneurs to create a growth roadmap from funding to exit, reducing risks and accelerating development.

WAVE's investment strategy hinges on selecting quality investments over quantity, offering a robust partnership to their portfolio companies.

This approach aims to drive faster growth with reduced risk and generate top decile returns while making a global environmental impact.

Their portfolio includes companies in sectors such as wind turbine optimization, energy-saving software for data centers, food safety systems, and high-efficiency water heating systems, amongst others, showcasing their diverse interest in technologies capable of shaping a sustainable future.

What they say:

We partner with global industries.

What we look for: We invest in early-growth innovators with cleantech solutions that deliver financial and environmental impact.