The future of business belongs to those who are solving our greatest environmental challenges.
From innovations that capture millions of metric tons of CO2, to purifying gigaliters of water, our portfolio companies are truly leading us toward a healthier, more sustainable, and more hospitable planet. As a limited partner, every dollar invested in portfolio companies bolsters this cause.
“The next 1,000 unicorns won’t be search engines or social media companies, they’ll be sustainable, scalable innovators-startups that help the world decarbonize and make the energy transition affordable for all consumers.”
—Larry Fink, CEO, BlackRock Inc.
As corporate and consumer demand for sustainability is at an all-time high, we believe the sustainability sector to be the best choice to achieve outsized returns. In addition, it’s no secret that our earth’s resources are dwindling. Playing small is simply not enough.
The time is now to invest in companies building hard-tech, full-stack innovations that combine disruptive technologies in both software and hardware to change the future of our planet.
Our portfolio companies are passionate about seeing real, measurable change. Their innovations are conserving energy and other natural resources. They’re creating job opportunities in rural communities. They’re reducing pollution, promoting ESG dialogue, and providing advocacy for otherwise ignored minorities.
These companies Aim Higher. It’s our mission to use our know-how and resources to enable these companies to experience rapid growth. As a result, we can maximize return for our investors and true global impact.
As an investor, perhaps you want to know that every dollar invested in portfolio companies is driving ESG aligned change. Perhaps you’re in it for the long haul, seeking companies poised to become global leaders while working closely with other industrial leaders to maximize return and impact. These goals are exactly what you can expect when investing with Wave Equity Partners.
Wave Equity Partners is different from other private equity firms and venture capitalists. We pursue equity positions that enable us to build long-term partnerships with the founders of our industrial hard-tech companies. We also typically invest in proven, revenue producing products developed by young companies at the inflection point of high growth.
Our team uses our years of experience to select the most promising and disruptive sustainability innovators and pair them with capital and expertise to accelerate growth, return, and impact. We follow a hands-on approach to shape business strategy, executive hiring, financing, governance, and more for optimal results.
Join us in our cause, while accessing exceptional return potential, as we work to support innovative companies leading the change toward a better tomorrow. If you would like to inquire about becoming a limited partner or an investor, complete our potential investor inquiry form.
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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.