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Next Wave Partners

Investor type

VC / PE

Founded

2007

AUM

$55 M

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Investment Ticket

$5-10 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series B

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 06 August, 2025

Profile

Next Wave Partners is a London-based independent private equity firm focused on investing in growing companies. We have a history of successfully backing management teams and helping to grow the value of their businesses.

We are targeting high growth enterprises, in particular in the tech enabled business, consumer and environmental services. We support our management teams, adding value through our financial expertise and resources, our sector knowledge and our experiences developing successful companies.

Industry

Food and Beverage Media and Entertainment Transportation Fashion/Beauty Foodtech Business Services (B2B) Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Education Technology

Next Wave Partners Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Next Wave Ventures Fund I
Private Equity (PE)
Business Services (B2B)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Education
Media and Entertainment
Technology
Series A
Series B
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$55 M
September 2010

Contacts

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Carolyn Maddox Partner
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Dean MacKenzie Partner
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FAQs about Next Wave Partners

Next Wave Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series B, writing tickets of $5-10 m.
Next Wave Partners is located in London, England, United Kingdom.
Next Wave Partners was founded in 2007.
Next Wave Partners invests in companies and startups in Food and Beverage, Media and Entertainment, Transportation, Fashion/Beauty, Foodtech, Business Services (B2B), Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Education, Technology.
Next Wave Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Next Wave Partners invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B.
Next Wave Partners usually invests $5-10 m on average.
Next Wave Partners has around $55m assets under management.
Next Wave Partners last fund was created/launched in 2010-09-10
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