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Wakestream Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BPhotonicsPhysical SciencesDeep-tech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque2616days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MCheque size, as they say$150K – $1.5MRounds led0 of 7Mostly inUnited States, 100%
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Wakestream Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 80% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$150K – $1.5M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
PhotonicsPhysical SciencesDeep-tech
Based in
Grand Rapids, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Aug
    OrbionSeries A · US · FinSMEs$9.2MWith 5 others
  3. 2018

    2 rounds

  4. Nov
    JiobitUS · Chicagobusiness$6.5MWith 7 others
  5. Oct
    Shoulder InnovationsSeries A · US · FinSMEs$2.5MWith 3 others
  6. 2017

    4 rounds

  7. Oct
    Blue MedoraSeries B · US · FinSMEs$8.0MWith 3 others
  8. Oct
    Jool HealthSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.5MWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    Work TruckSeries B · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  10. Jan
    JiobitUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 9 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 3 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

32 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AirspacelinkAobiomeBallotreadyBasicblockCERTIFIDDigitalpoweroptimizationHydrahostIndigovJiobitMentaviOpenloophealthPLAYVSPORTFOLIAPoppyflowersProteinpintsSOLSScanalyticsincScorbitSenscyShoulderinnovationsSportsmantrackerSunflower-labsTheodysseyonlineVarsitynewsnetworkWebaiWorktrucksolutionsXploread adaptedmagicpsoonroostworkitzipmentsAtlasgroundBindplaneEXOFacilityhealthincGomaxoneGroveorthopaedicsHippomanagerJustwalletMagnesiumdevelopmentModalystOrbionspaceOrthoforgePinksandgreensRespondwellSharrowmarineTryskilloWaldologsalsentisambbenefitgreenhealthjonaskummovenompolnseamlessand 3 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Wakestream Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Wakestream Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Wakestream Ventures

What does Wakestream Ventures invest in?

Wakestream Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Photonics, Physical Sciences and Deep-tech.

How active is Wakestream Ventures?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

What has Wakestream Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Orbion (Series A, Aug 2019), Jiobit (Undisclosed round, Nov 2018) and Shoulder Innovations (Series A, Oct 2018).

How big are Wakestream Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M. It says it writes cheques of $150K to $1.5M.

Does Wakestream Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Wakestream Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Wakestream Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

Who does Wakestream Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Lior Ron (2 rounds together), MATH Venture Partners (2 rounds together) and Michigan Angel Fund (2 rounds together).

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