Venture Building to Advance the World

We partner with founders and corporate innovators to create and fund bold new businesses, unlock exponential growth, and build better products and services, faster

Build with Next Wave
Building and Funding the Era of Autonomy
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The next wave of innovation centers on autonomous systems, connecting a trillion machines and enabling an intelligent, autonomous future. This era, termed the “fourth industrial revolution,” will bridge the physical and digital worlds, creating a new Machine Economy.

We focus on three interdependent themes:

  1. Intelligent & Sustainable Infrastructure
  2. Distributed Software Platforms
  3. Digital Experience & Commerce Systems

By targeting these areas, we are actively building a venture cluster that will capture the entire value chain of "Next Wave Innovation".

Venture Capital 2.0
A Better Way to Build Companies

Next Wave is not a classic venture fund. We have adopted an evergreen investing model to provide continuous support to venture cluster companies leveraging the Safer investment instrument.

We bring professional governance best practices to restore balance and reciprocity between founders and investors.

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Insights
Creating the Next Wave of Trillion Dollar Companies

Big things have little beginnings. The humble process of invention and reinvention generates long waves of creative destruction, generating new growth even as the value of established businesses and technologies are destroyed. Tune in here for updates and insights as we lead the way to the next wave of venture building.

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    Next Wave Safer: Accounting Treatment Whitepaper for Startup CFOs and Accounting Firms
    October 11, 2024 at 4:00 AM
    In the ever-evolving landscape of venture financing, Next Wave Partners (Next Wave) designed and open sourced the innovative Safer (Simple Agreement for Future Equity with Repurchase) financing instrument. We're thrilled to share that over the past ye...
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    Introducing the Safer: A Better Alternative to Safes for Startup Financing
    August 15, 2023 at 3:00 PM

    The Safer allows startups to repurchase equity based on future revenues. By maintaining greater equity control for founders and offering proportional returns for investors, the Safer aims to create a healthier startup financing model.

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    Beyond the Unicorn Apocalypse: The Rise of True Venture
    August 14, 2023 at 7:00 AM
    In the aftermath of the Covid tempest, as the global economy wobbled unsteadily on drunken stimulus legs, Venture Capitalists swore allegiance to the frontlines.Boldly, they proclaimed their resilience to such financial calamities and their will to invest ...
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    Anatomy of a VC Bubble
    July 27, 2023 at 7:00 AM

    Venture capital investment in crypto startups has dramatically declined, signaling the burst of a speculative bubble fueled by major VC firms. The collapse of FTX exemplifies the risks of the "unicorn" investment strategy, which may now be shifting towards AI as the next potential bubble.

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    America's Innovation Paradox
    June 26, 2023 at 7:00 AM

    America faces an "Innovation Paradox," where the potential for groundbreaking advancements is stifled by a reluctance to fund nationwide digital infrastructure. To overcome this, investors must adopt a long-term, generational approach to infrastructure investment, similar to the visionary strategies that fueled the expansion of America's railways in the 1800s.

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