Wave II

Wave Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Finland and Sweden, specializing in pre-seed investments in the Nordics. Founded in 2016, Wave Ventures is a student-run VC that supports early-stage startups in the region, providing funding for ambitious young teams to help them succeed in their initial stages of growth. With a focus on investing in the most promising startups, Wave Ventures aims to help these companies achieve their goals and reach new heights in their entrepreneurial journey.

Alexander Brokking

Investment Manager

Harri Iisakka

CEO

Konsta Kouzmitchev

Investment Manager

Erik Kymäläinen

CEO

Lauri Lahtinen

Investment Manager

Lyydia Lappi

Investment Manager

Amy Nguyen

Investment Manager

Niilo Pirttijärvi

Investment Manager

Ella Pohjolainen

Investment Manager

Aleksi Päkkilä

Investment Manager

31 past transactions

Surgify

Funding Round in 2017
Surgify are currently preparing the commercialization of a novel technology for bone surgery at Aalto University with financial support from Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation). To enable continuous communication with clinicians, they have been working in close cooperation with Neurosurgical Department of Helsinki University Central Hospital, part of HUS (The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa).

Hooked Foods

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hooked Seafood AB develops, manufactures, and markets plant-based shredded salmon and related seafood products. The company offers salmon, calamari, and shrimp. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Nacka, Sweden.

Quicksave

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Quicksave Interactive is a chat game platform developing fun gaming-based chatting applications. It is on a mission to define the emerging gaming platform on social messaging apps. Its chat game platform leverages technology to help in making messaging applications more interactive by offering multiple games. Quicksave Interactive was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Southern Finland.

Volta Greentech

Private Placement in 2019
Volta Greentech AB manufactures animal feed and dietary supplement to reduce gas emissions from cows. The feed supplement is made-up of seaweed, which reduces the methane production and emission by cows’ enteric fermentation and saves on the greenhouse effect. It serves agriculture sector. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Brick Technology

Seed Round in 2022
Brick is an app that solves the problem of electronics running out of battery. Download our app and find the nearest Brick station on the map, then rent a power bank (with cables) to charge your phone, tablet, headphones or whatever it is that is running out of battery. Return the power bank to any Brick station so that you can charge on the go. Stay in charge.

Lowkey

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Lowkey's vision is to create a group messaging app where next generation feels safe, authentic and can share same thoughts, jokes and discussion online, like they do in-person.

Carbo Culture

Private Placement in 2018
Carbo Culture Oy produces biochar for waste using carbon from atmosphere. The company uses carbon sequestration process to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It engages in upcycling orchard waste into biochar. The company’s biochar is used as remediation of contamination and for soil applications, such as helping the soil retain water and nutrients and provide a base for the soils microorganisms. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Brick Technology

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Brick is an app that solves the problem of electronics running out of battery. Download our app and find the nearest Brick station on the map, then rent a power bank (with cables) to charge your phone, tablet, headphones or whatever it is that is running out of battery. Return the power bank to any Brick station so that you can charge on the go. Stay in charge.

Insurello

Venture Round in 2018
Insurello AB develops an online insurance claim and settlement platform. The company offers an online platform, Insurello, which provides insurance compensation analysis and management for accidents, healthcare, damages, and medical disabilities. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sumpli

Seed Round in 2018
Getting jobs and hiring has never been this easy. At Sumpli they make the impossible possible, by matching the best talent with the most awesome companies, on your mobile with just a few clicks.

Carbo Culture

Seed Round in 2018
Carbo Culture Oy produces biochar for waste using carbon from atmosphere. The company uses carbon sequestration process to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It engages in upcycling orchard waste into biochar. The company’s biochar is used as remediation of contamination and for soil applications, such as helping the soil retain water and nutrients and provide a base for the soils microorganisms. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

BOOST Thyroid

Seed Round in 2018
BOOST Thyroid is a data science company empowering patients to take full control of their condition. BOOST Thyroid turns data into actionable information on autoimmune conditions. BOOST Thyroid's mission is to prevent long-term health consequences of autoimmune conditions. BOOST Thyroid's vision is to use Big Data to halt the disease progression, improve health outcomes, ensure healthier aging and lower the cost of healthcare.

TPH Marketplace AB

Private Placement in 2018
The Pasta Haters is the first omnichannel software solution for vintage shops. Our solution helps vintage shops across the world to digitalize their operations and gain visibility across multiple sales channels. The vintage retail industry is a 7.2B industry with 180Mio SKUs unlisted online. We create a centralized digital catalog from vintage shops around the world allowing customers to browse products before visiting their local vintage shops. Be different with The Pasta Haters, we support it.

Insurello

Private Placement in 2018
Insurello AB develops an online insurance claim and settlement platform. The company offers an online platform, Insurello, which provides insurance compensation analysis and management for accidents, healthcare, damages, and medical disabilities. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

VLM Health UG

Private Placement in 2018
VLM Health UG develops BOOST Thyroid, a mobile application that enables Hashimoto’s patients to record their weight, symptoms, lifestyle, medication, and supplements. Its application enables individuals to record and track symptoms and correct information, implement, and track the benefit of changes in own lifestyle and facilitate conversation that one might have with other patients or doctors. The company is based in Berlin, Germany.

Solu

Seed Round in 2023
Solu is aiming to change a complete industry with a unique approach and unique technology. The founders, advisors and shareholders are some of the most well known and respected figures in the industry, having built some of the most successful companies in Finland.

Normative.io

Seed Round in 2019
Normative is the only software capable of assessing a company’s social and environmental impact automatically by analysing their purchases,using artificial intelligence combined with the world's largest sustainability research database.Their goal is to make the social and environmental cost of every purchase in their economy transparent.This will enable humanity to move towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals together.

Carbo Culture

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Carbo Culture Oy produces biochar for waste using carbon from atmosphere. The company uses carbon sequestration process to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It engages in upcycling orchard waste into biochar. The company’s biochar is used as remediation of contamination and for soil applications, such as helping the soil retain water and nutrients and provide a base for the soils microorganisms. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Phaver

Angel Round in 2019
Phaver is a platform for sharing favourite things from products to local services with friends and followers while earning affiliate revenue on any monetizable recommendations. With Phaver, influencers can generate recurring revenue without jeopardizing their personal brands, users can discover better products, and delight friends by sharing their own favourites, simultaneously driving incremental conversions for brands with happy customers.

Hooked Foods

Private Placement in 2020
Hooked Seafood AB develops, manufactures, and markets plant-based shredded salmon and related seafood products. The company offers salmon, calamari, and shrimp. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Nacka, Sweden.

Meta Mind AB

Private Placement in 2019
Meta Mind AB develops Normative, a software that automatically assesses sustainability and generates sustainability reports by analyzing bookkeeping records and ERP systems. Its software calculates business's carbon dioxide emissions and energy use. Meta Mind AB was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Volta Greentech

Seed Round in 2020
Volta Greentech AB manufactures animal feed and dietary supplement to reduce gas emissions from cows. The feed supplement is made-up of seaweed, which reduces the methane production and emission by cows’ enteric fermentation and saves on the greenhouse effect. It serves agriculture sector. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Twostay

Seed Round in 2021
Twostay is a startup operating a number of co working spaces.

TPH Marketplace AB

Seed Round in 2018
The Pasta Haters is the first omnichannel software solution for vintage shops. Our solution helps vintage shops across the world to digitalize their operations and gain visibility across multiple sales channels. The vintage retail industry is a 7.2B industry with 180Mio SKUs unlisted online. We create a centralized digital catalog from vintage shops around the world allowing customers to browse products before visiting their local vintage shops. Be different with The Pasta Haters, we support it.

Boksi

Venture Round in 2019
Boksi disrupts the way companies buy content. More authentic than stock photos (your own products are present in the photos / videos) and 70%+ savings compared to traditional photo shoots / media agencies.

Day 2 Media Oy

Private Placement in 2019
Day 2 Media Oy operates an influencer marketing platform. Its platform links influencers with advertisers. It serves its customers in Finland, Sweden, Russia, Germany, the US, Denmark, and Croatia. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.