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Next Wave Impact

29 employees

Early stage impact fund focusing on underrepresented founders

Investor insights

Countries invested in

united states1

Sectors invested in

Health Care6
Education5
EdTech5
Internet4
Software4
SaaS4
E-Commerce3
Recruiting3
College Recruiting3
Human Resources3
Career Tech3
Recruitment in Emerging Economies3
Education Technology3
Upskilling3
Diversity & Inclusion3
Virtual Campus Recruitment3
Platform3
Career Transition3
Early-Stage Recruitment3
Career Pivot3

Funding rounds participated in

$250K sweet spot round size

Most of their 24 investments are in rounds between $1.2M and $3.7M

Investor type

Angel Group
Micro VC

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Sectors

Angel Investment
venture capital
angel investing
private equity
financial education
startups
Impact Investing
Venture Capital

Date founded

2015

Investments made

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Localized raised $2.2M on April 2, 2021

Investors: One Planet Ops, Bisk Ventures and Next Wave Impact

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Stony Creek Colors raised $9M on March 1, 2021

Investors: Innova Memphis, Lewis & Clark AgriFood, iSelect Fund and Next Wave Impact

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BlocPower raised $12M on October 6, 2020

Investors: Operator Collective, Cleo Capital, H/L Ventures, Elemental Excelerator, Salesforce Ventures and Next Wave Impact

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Solstice raised $3.1M on July 1, 2020

Investors: SE Ventures, H/L Ventures, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Gratitude Railroad, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, SustainVC and Next Wave Impact

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Nepris Inc. raised $5M on March 11, 2020

Investors: Strada Education Network, SustainVC, Bonsal Capital and Next Wave Impact

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Motivo raised $2.2M on December 3, 2019

Investors: The JumpFund, ECMC, SteelSky Ventures, Pipeline Angels, Emmett Partners and Next Wave Impact

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Localized raised $1.2M on September 10, 2019

Investors: Bisk Ventures, Village Capital and Next Wave Impact

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Joylux, Inc raised $3.7M on September 6, 2019

Investors: Next Act Fund LLC, Overton Venture Capital and Next Wave Impact

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NeedsList raised $1M on June 17, 2019

Investors: Omidyar Network, Amplio Ventures, Marigold Capital, Silicon Valley Social Venture Capital and Next Wave Impact

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Aquacycl raised undisclosed on April 1, 2019

Investors: Next Wave Impact

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