At a Glance
Wavemaker Partners is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Paul Santos and Marie Guthrie, with a unique focus on connecting Southeast Asian and US markets. The firm operates with a thesis that the best opportunities emerge at the intersection of these two dynamic regions, particularly in enterprise technology, logistics, and deep tech sectors. Wavemaker has been instrumental in building the Southeast Asian startup ecosystem, with notable investments including logistics unicorn Ninja Van and property platform 99.co. The firm's approach combines local market expertise with global scaling capabilities, often helping portfolio companies expand across borders. What distinguishes Wavemaker is its deep operational experience and hands-on approach to portfolio support, with partners who have been entrepreneurs themselves. The firm typically invests between $500K to $5M in seed and Series A rounds, and has been particularly successful in identifying category-defining companies in emerging markets before they become obvious to larger funds.
“Invests in early-stage enterprise technology, logistics, and deep tech startups with a focus on cross-border opportunities between Southeast Asia and the US.”
Wavemaker Partners primarily invests at the Seed, Series A stages. This means they focus on companies that are building their initial product and finding product-market fit.
Wavemaker Partners is headquartered in Singapore. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Wavemaker Partners focuses on investments in Enterprise, Deeptech, SaaS. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Wavemaker Partners manages approximately $500M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.
