A RADICAL CHANGE IN THE INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
The Cleantech industries are challenging our long held assumptions. For example, it is not wise to assume that the domestic U.S. markets offer the best development opportunities for a Cleantech startup. Moreover, a startup wishing to access overseas markets cannot do so via a marketing office, and instead requires local capital-intensive facilities. Cleantech solutions have global scope, but require local presence and capital intensive facilities.

A NEW INVESTMENT MODEL TO MATCH THE NEW INVESTMENT PARADIGM
How does a startup access multiple markets and far-off locations? How can it successfully undertake such an effort without losing its focus and spreading resources too thin? These questions represent the key challenges and the central opportunity underlying the thesis of WAVE’s proprietary platform investment strategy.

A SUPPORTIVE EXECUTION MODEL
The WAVE team leads investments in pre-revenue, early stage technology companies and exerts defining influence on their business models, executive hiring, financing, governance, IP management, and resource allocation. Such a disciplined and hands-on approach allows startups to proactively negotiate business challenges and promote their odds of success.