We partner with fearless founders and their companies who decarbonize our planet, eliminate waste, make the world safer and share our same mission: Aim Higher. Put simply, we invest in those who invent a better world.
We target full-stack innovations combining breakthrough tech in both software and hardware, accelerating global progress toward a sustainable future. As a result, we believe we can make clean energy and other essential resources available to all who call our planet home.
Our current portfolio is full of innovators that are focusing on doing just that. We’re proud to support these companies as they scale their innovative products across the world.
“Wave was tremendously helpful in focusing the company on pharma supply chain and a high-growth recurring revenue model.”
—Jay McHarg, CEO
“CHASM is incredibly grateful for all of Wave’s expert guidance and support in solidifying strategic partnerships and investment.”
—David J. Arthur, CEO
“We actively seek Wave’s advice on core strategy, partnerships, capital planning and exit—they are a deeply trusted business partner.”
—Siyu Huang, CEO
“We are very grateful for Wave’s many years of unwavering support along our incredible growth plan.”
—Anurag Bajpayee, CEO
“Wave identifies and nurtures cleantech companies with patience, capital, and advice to enable them to make a profound impact globally.”
—Sridhar Deivasigamani, CEO
“We are pleased about the exemplary foresightedness of WAVE and the motivation to make a decisive contribution towards having an impact on the environment.”
—Christian Römlein, CEO
“Living Greens Farm is thrilled to have Wave as a partner. The firm’s expertise has proven invaluable to our ambitious facilities and distribution growth planning.”
—George Pastrana, CEO
“Wave has been a fantastic partner in developing a robust IP strategy in addition to making significant contributions to marketing and growth planning.”
—Karim-Franck Khinouche, CEO
“From team building to business model optimization and product planning, Wave has been steadfast in their support and contributions to WindESCo’s mission.”
—Blair Heavey, CEO
“QiO, with WAVE’s funding and back-up, is well placed to support energy-intensive businesses as they come under greater scrutiny from customers, investors, regulators, and governments to deliver on net zero targets.”
—Rajan Pandhare, CEO
Green Conversion Systems sourced widely used European waste processing technologies to develop and manage energy-from-waste facilities in North America. This company has exited and is no longer operating independently.
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Do you have a profitable product poised to change the world on a global scale? If so, we would love to consider partnering with you in doing so. Submit your business plan and pitch deck today.
WindESCo is a provider of wind turbine optimization systems intended to ensure that every wind turbine is optimized for maximum energy. The company’s systems maximize assets’ performance, energy production, and reliability to ultimately discover the hidden value of renewable energy plants, enabling clients to increase revenue by increasing annual energy production.
In a world where energy demand escalates alongside digital growth, QiO Technologies offers a beacon of innovation. Their DC+ software, powered by advanced machine learning, intelligently fine-tunes power management in data centers at the granular level of CPU operations. QiO technology is a testament to their capability to significantly enhance energy savings while ensuring peak performance.
Novolyze is a developer of a tech-enabled system designed to empower food and beverage companies to enhance food safety and quality performance. Their surrogate microorganisms technology specializes in food safety microbiology. It offers monitoring of steam pasteurizers, sterilizers, dryers, roasters, extruders, and ovens, enabling food companies to produce and provide clean food products to customers.
MICATU is a provider of next-generation optical sensing solutions for the measurement of voltage, current, vibration, and temperature for next generation grid intelligence solutions. Its solutions provide enhanced data fidelity, accuracy, precision, and the ability to sense harmonic disturbances in the grid before they become a problem for grid operators.
MayMaan is at the vanguard of addressing the 21st century’s critical global energy challenges. Their commitment to creating alternative energy solutions led them to develop an innovative engine/fuel combination. Their award-winning technology, running on a mix of 70% water and 30% ethanol, is set to replace traditional Internal Combustion Engines with a commercially viable, energetically superior, and less polluting alternative.
Living Greens Farm has developed and commercialized an efficient semi‑automated system for indoor farming of leafy crops such as lettuce, spinach, kale and other crops. Like other indoor farms, LGF uses 98% less land, 95% less water than traditional farms, and eliminates pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals. In addition, it has been able to grow superior, robust, full sized plants at low cost.
Intellihot is a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency water heating systems for commercial and industrial markets. Their on-demand gas/propane-fired heaters operate at 95% efficiency, surpassing traditional products. Intellihot’s reliable and space-saving solutions reduce operating expenses by 30-60%, cut capital expenditures by 50%, and contribute to a sustainable future.
Based in Leipzig, with a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Leuna, Intelligent Fluids employs and partners with top notch researchers to conduct cutting edge research and launch groundbreaking innovation. They have pioneered green impact chemistry for cleaning. A new era of professional cleaning materials for industrial applications that combine the highest performance with sustainability.
Gradiant is a water recycling company with broadly patented processes to purify and recycle toxic water with a global customer base in multiple industries, including desalination, power generation, textiles, oil and gas, leather tanning, and mining. After spinning out of MIT in 2013, the Company has quickly established a diverse business footprint while significantly impacting the world’s water supply.
Factorial is a manufacturer of nano-engineered batteries designed for electric vehicles, homes, and critical applications. The company’s batteries increase energy density and improve capacity, have an extended life, and recharge faster than any other existing material, enabling battery manufacturers to use more environmentally friendly, safer, and less expensive materials.
CHASM produces a range of advanced materials, including carbon nanotubes, transparent conductive films, and nanometal inks, which are used in various applications, such as cement production, EV batteries, antennas, heaters, and flexible electronics. In addition to their advanced materials, CHASM also offers development and manufacturing services to help their customers bring their products to market quickly & efficiently.
Carbon Clean is a developer of carbon capture technology designed to help industries decarbonize and leverage the growing value of captured carbon. The company’s technology offers an energy-efficient process that provides improved capture rates and delivers industrial-quality carbon dioxide for reuse or sequestration, enabling clients to have easy, affordable, and scalable carbon capture.
AeroSafe is a leading provider of ‘Cold Chain as a Service’ (CCaaS) to ensure safe, sustainable delivery and effective use of pharmaceuticals. Its reuse program includes high-tech reusable thermal packaging, outsourced supply chain services, and a temperature monitoring control tower, reducing carbon usage and landfill by 65% and 90%, respectively, compared to traditional Styrofoam containers.