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NextWave Ventures

Pure DeepTechCarlsbad, United StatesActiveWebsiteLinkedIn
Stage FocusSeed, Series A, Series B+
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2020
Industry Focus
Industries
Advanced MaterialsMedtechAIIoT & EdgeHardware
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio

NextWave Ventures is a Carlsbad, California venture capital firm founded in 2010, investing seed through early stage in companies built around university research and non-dilutive government-funded patents, primarily out of UC San Diego. It writes seed checks of $500K to $1.5M, Series A rounds of $1M to $4M, and Series B rounds of $5M to $7M, with the ability to follow on through syndicate partner...

Notable Investments
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TRAQ
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SmartFoam
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Apical Technology
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Minus 9 Labs
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Quad Geometrics
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MouthSense

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