We don't just fund founders. We build with them.
Next Wave is a venture studio. Operators who embed, capital that aligns, and a timeline that makes sense.
Our Focus: The Autonomous Era
We believe the Autonomous Era represents a generational shift in technology, on the scale of electrification or the internet. Autonomous systems and the machine economy will reshape industries over the next two decades.
We work with founders building at the convergence of AI, robotics, edge computing, and intelligent infrastructure.
Operational Partnership From Day One
Fractional Executives
CTO, CFO, COO, CEO-level operators embedded part-time. Not advisors. Contributors.
De-Risked Execution
90% of startups fail. Most never had a chance: undercapitalized, under-supported, over-diluted. We fix the inputs.
Aligned Capital
Safer-based structures that preserve founder ownership and let you buy back equity as you grow.
How We Work
We're not a fund. We don't write a check and wait for quarterly updates.
We embed with you. Fractional executives who've built and scaled companies, working inside your business on the problems that matter. We stay as long as it takes to get the foundation right, not until the next funding milestone. When you're ready to raise, we advise on structuring compliant offerings so you can access capital markets without six-figure legal bills.
You keep control. We're in the trenches with you. You choose investors who build, not flip.
What This Looks Like
Operational Support
We work on business development, partnerships, and market strategy alongside your team. Not advisors on a monthly call. Doing the work with you.
Governance & Board Alignment
We help you build governance structures that protect founder leadership, not undermine it. Boards that work for you, not against you.
Capital Readiness
We prepare you to raise: financial models, cap tables, product strategy, investor materials, and compliant offering structures under Reg CF, Reg A+, or Reg D. Advisory only. We're not consultants or brokers.
Aligned Investment
We may invest alongside the founders we work with. Investors in our network review the same opportunities and make their own decisions. No placement fees. No success-based compensation. Just capital that's pointed in the same direction you are.
Cluster Network
Every startup benefits from our venture clusters: Intelligent Infrastructure, Applied AI, Sustainable Industry. Compounding advantages across markets, talent, and capital.
What Sets Us Apart
vs. Traditional VCs
vs. Venture Studios
"After over 20 years in this industry, we couldn't keep sending founders into a system designed to fail them."
— John Cowan
Work With Us
We work with founders building in AI, robotics, edge computing, and intelligent infrastructure who know they need partners to fill the gaps. If you want operators, not just capital, we should talk.
Important Disclosure: Next Wave Partners LLC ("NWP") is an operating company and venture studio, not an investment fund. NWP is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Exempt Reporting Adviser (ERA) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. NWP provides operational, governance, and capital readiness advisory services to startup companies, including assistance with structuring compliant offerings under Regulation CF, Regulation A+, and Regulation D. NWP is not a broker-dealer, underwriter, or FINRA member, and does not solicit investors or receive success-based compensation for securities offerings. All advisory services are provided for strategic and operational purposes only. Startups are responsible for obtaining independent legal, tax, and regulatory counsel before conducting any securities transaction.