Wavemaker Ventures Grant
In context
This call is open to startups and small and medium-sized businesses, at seed stage, Series A and Series B and growth stage. Funding is an equity investment. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Se-Asia.
Early-stage venture fund backing founders across Enterprise, Deep Tech, and Sustainability sectors in Southeast Asia, investing from Seed and Series A onward with a long-term hold approach. Targets innovative founders building scalable solutions in these three focus areas.
About this grant
Wavemaker Partners is Southeast Asia's leading venture capital group dedicated to building and investing in Enterprise, Deep Tech, and Sustainability startups. The firm operates multiple investment vehicles including Wavemaker Ventures (early-stage fund), Wavemaker Growth (growth-stage fund), and Wavemaker Impact (venture build initiative). Since 2012, Wavemaker has backed over 200 companies across Southeast Asia with more than US$500 million in total committed capital, generating over US$2 billion in enterprise value through successful exits. The firm empowers founders solving meaningful problems who might otherwise be overlooked, with 92% of its active portfolio contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals. Wavemaker focuses on identifying and supporting authentic, bold, and impact-driven founders building capital-efficient, resilient companies with defensible solutions.
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Eligibility
The firm invests in startups operating in Enterprise, Deep Tech, and Sustainability sectors across Southeast Asia. While specific eligibility criteria are not explicitly detailed on this page, the firm targets founders at various stages from seed through growth, with particular focus on companies solving meaningful problems with unique, scalable, and defensible solutions. Geographic focus is Southeast Asia, and the firm emphasizes partnership with founders demonstrating authentic, trustworthy, bold, impact-driven, ever-curious, insightful, action-oriented, and resilient characteristics.
Key requirements
- ✓Founders must be building in Southeast Asia
- ✓Focus on Enterprise, Deep Tech, or Sustainability sectors
- ✓Minimum stage: Seed round or equivalent traction
Recent past awardees
Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.
- Lemonade Stand · 2017 · $110M
- Shyft Group · 2022 · $80M
- TradeGecko · 2012 · $80M
- Luxola · 2012
- Wavecell · 2015 · $125M
- Sardine · 2015 · $55M
- Packaging Innovations · 2020 · $10M
- Coliwi · 2018 · $8M
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Wavemaker Ventures?
- Eligibility covers organisations in SE-ASIA; startup, sme. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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