Great Wave Ventures

www.greatwave.vc

VCMatch tracks Great Wave Ventures as an investor focused on Proptech and Industrials companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, United States and Japan markets, and $250k to $1m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$250k to $1m

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Proptech, Industrials

Geography

United States and Japan

Investment Thesis

Great Wave focuses on getting in early to back mission-oriented founders at inflection points where the firm can add strategic value. They emphasize close, active support—”we show up for our founders and help them at the right inflection point for their business”—and prioritize entrepreneurs with “the audacity to dream big and the tenacity to change the world.” The firm pairs domain expertise in the built world with industry networks to help navigate hiring and product-market fit.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Great Wave Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in Proptech and Industrials, especially across United States and Japan, with public check-size signals around $250k to $1m.

Focus statement

Core focus: technology in the built world (real estate and construction), investing at the intersection of technology and the built world. They also "reserve capital for compelling companies beyond this focus."

Value Add

Deep domain focus on the built world (real estate and construction) and investing at the intersection of technology and that sector.
Industry network and operating expertise: "Our partners are an extension of our team, and represent some of the largest real estate developers, general contractors, and institutions in Japan and the United States."
Early-stage specialization: targets Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A and emphasizes getting in early.
Flexible participation: able to Lead & Follow.
Typical check sizes are explicit and predictable: "$250k - $1M."
Geographic focus with cross-border capability: United States with select investments in Japan.
Team composition with relevant operator/investment backgrounds (real estate, construction, hedge fund and strategy backgrounds) that align with their sector focus.