Great Wave Ventures

Closing up shop for 2024 with 14 new investments out of Great Wave Ventures Fund II: 1. Pathways - Automating EPDs/LCAs for manufacturers (Pre-seed, NYC) 2. Pantheon Design LTD - Industrial-grade 3D printed aluminum (Seed, Vancouver) 3. Allium Engineering - Sustainable steel coatings for rebar (Seed, Boston) 4. RetailReady - Supply chain compliance for warehouses (Seed, SF) 5. Mesa - Credit card for homeowners to earn rewards (Seed, Austin) 6. DaisyChain Energy - Electrification/VPP for Multifamily (Pre-seed, NYC) 7. Hexium Inc - Critical materials for nuclear fusion (Seed, Austin) 8. Generate - Engineering platform for mass timber construction (Seed, Boston) 9. Sitewire - Construction loan processing for SMEs (Seed, LA) 10. Rewbi - AI for grid-connected battery storage (Seed, Austin) 11. Merlin AI (YC S24) - ERP for pre-construction (Seed, SF) 12. Ultra Robotics - Warehouse automation robots (Seed, NYC) 13. Rease - Fintech and compliance for rent payments (Seed, Tokyo) 14. [To be announced] - AI-powered procurement for construction (Series A, SF) Feeling very grateful to our founders and our small, but mighty investment team Michael Palmer + Nobu Iguchi. It was our first full year investing together and we've built an exciting thesis for real estate, construction, climate, and logistics in 2025. Onward and upward. 🌊

https://lnkd.in/gwhrJ5Ug Super pumped to bring the Mesa Homeowners Card to the world. This is a huge milestone on our journey to make homeownership more affordable and rewarding. If that's a mission you believe in - please reach out. We are hiring!

Happening Now in CREtech Conversations Lounge! The breakout session "Thinking Long-Term: How to Unlock Commercially Successful Decarbonisation and ESG Strategies," presented by Omnidian, is underway. Industry leaders and sustainability experts are sharing practical strategies for advancing decarbonization and ESG initiatives in commercial real estate. Featuring: - Moderator: Genevieve Gravina, CRE Sales Lead, Omnidian - Nekesha S., Senior Portfolio Programs Manager, Hines - Michael Daschle, SVP, Sustainability, Brookfield Properties - Kelly Soljacich, Corporate Partnerships, Moderne Ventures - Neera Ravikumar, Director, Sustainability, Brookfield Properties - Gedion Haddis, Investor, Camber Creek - Zeina Fayyaz Kim, Strategic Advisor - Megan Ananian, Partner, Great Wave Ventures #CREtechNewYork2024

🚀 Excitement is building for the RETAs Pitch Competition at #CREtechNewYork2024! Join us as the brightest minds in real estate tech take the stage to showcase groundbreaking innovations that will shape the future of our industry. 🌟 Meet the three exceptional finalists: Azure Printed Homes, EliseAI, and Lessen—each bringing unique solutions to reimagine how we build, buy, and manage properties.  Join us for the closing session on November 14 at 2:55 PM as these three outstanding finalists compete to be named the Grand Prize winner in front of a panel of top industry judges. Judging Panel: 🔹 Amy Polvado, Chairwoman, US Proptech Council 🔹 Cecilia A. Li Li, SVP, Chief Information Officer, Urban Edge Properties 🔹 Craig O'Donnell, Founding Partner, Bothy Consulting 🔹 Dan Hughes, CEO, Alpha Property Insight  🔹 James Pellatt, Strategic Advisor, PropTech   🔹 Jim Whalen, SVP, Chief Technology Officer, Boston Properties (BXP)   🔹 Kairee Tann, Senior VP, Director of Innovation & Community Impact, The Swig Company 🔹 Kelly Soljacich, Corporate Partnerships, Moderne Ventures   🔹 Megan Ananian, Partner, Great Wave Ventures  🔹 Ronald J. Becker, CRX, CSM, Fitwel Ambassador, Senior VP Operations & Sustainability, Brandywine Realty Trust   🔹 Sam Chandan, Founding Director & Professor, Chen Institute for Global Real Estate, New York University 🔹 Stuart Appley, Founder, Bay Tech Advisors 🔹 Carrie Denning Jackson, Director of Innovation, Jamestown   🔹 Jackson Feder, Investor, MetaProp   🔹 Ilene Goldfine, SVP Chief Digital Strategy Officer, Hines   🔹 Michael Beckerman, CEO, CREtech 💡 We’re also thrilled to celebrate our winners in the Founder categories: Daniel Dart of Rock Yard Ventures as “Impact Entrepreneur of the Year” and L.D. Salmanson of Cherre as “Founder of the Year.” Don’t miss this incredible showcase of talent and visionary thinking on Nov 13-14 at the Javits Center! Register now to attend and see the Grand Prize Winner selected LIVE! ➡ https://lnkd.in/esmcrtrh #RealEstateInnovation #TechPitch #PropTech #CREtech #RETAS2024 #Tech #technology #builtworld #sustainability #3dprinting #awards

Grateful to Unreasonable and Barclays for putting together a lovely weekend with their latest batch of 14 startup CEOs building impactful businesses. It was an honor to be an Investor in the room with founders creating meat from light, inventing new bioplastics, to 3D printing homes. https://lnkd.in/deCYFHpE

🚨 80% of VC Office Hour Meetings are BOOKED! 🚨 Our NEW VC Office Hours at CREtech New York are in high demand – 80% of available slots are already booked! This is your last chance to secure one of the remaining 1:1 meetings with top real estate investors. Whether you’re seeking funding, strategic advice, or product validation, these 15-minute meetings could be the key to unlocking your next stage of growth. Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to engage with leading investors in built world technology. 📅📍When and Where 🔹November 13: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 🔹November 14: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM All 15-minute meetings will take place in a meeting room at CREtech New York. 🤝 Participating Investors: - Andrew Peng, Senior Associate, Alpaca VC - Chris Millisits, Senior Associate, Antler - Giulia Martins, Investor, Zigg Capital - Isabelle Granahan-Field, Investor, Camber Creek - John Goettee, Analyst, Outsiders Fund - Julia L., Associate, RET Ventures - Klicia Oliveira Wilson, MSc, Investor, Rock Yard Ventures - Lucas Turner-Owens, Principal, Building Ventures - Matt Boras, Managing Director, RXR ARDEN Digital Ventures (RADV) - Matthew Ohlman, General Partner & CTO, Shadow Ventures - Ajey Kaushal, Principal, JLL Spark - Dana Goldman Szekely, Senior Principal, Greensoil PropTech Ventures - David Kolada, Managing Partner, Greensoil PropTech Ventures - Phoebe Zhang, Investor, DivcoWest Ventures - Ross Bosn, Principal, UFP Ventures - Megan Ananian, Partner, Great Wave Ventures - Jackson Feder, Investor, MetaProp LEARN MORE ➡️ https://bit.ly/48f3nuE How to Book a Meeting ➡️ Register for CREtech New York and upon registration you'll get a confirmation email with a link to book. Already registered? Check your attendee communication emails for a booking link. Availability is limited and slots are filling fast – don’t wait! REGISTER: https://bit.ly/4hfXHos #CREtech #CREtechNewYork2024 #tech #technology #builtworld #innovation #leadership #sustainability #VC #investment #venturecapital #realestate #propech #NYCRETW #CRE Michael Beckerman Lindsey Imperatore Kay Ross-Baker Emily Wright Kyle Halls Lauren Watson

I don’t do a lot of (really any) consumer investing, but when someone builds a business you’ve been wanting to exist for years, you jump. Thrilled to back Kelley Halpin and Mesa on their mission to build credit cards for homeowners. If you’re like me and you spend more at Home Depot and home insurance than airport lounges and Amex hotels, it’s time for a change. Great Wave Ventures Michael Palmer Nobu Iguchi

Come find Michael Palmer and I at Blueprint: The Future of Real Estate repping Great Wave Ventures

Excited to support Sitewire and Bryan Kester on their $3M seed round. https://lnkd.in/ehfRM9w9 Michael Palmer Megan Ananian Nobu Iguchi

We are so excited that Great Wave Ventures Fund I portco, Sustain Life, was acquired for their best-in-class carbon accounting platform just 3 years after launch. Amazing work by Annalee and Mike! 👏