# Next Wave NYC

> Next Wave NYC is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://x.com/NextWaveNYC

Next Wave NYC is a pre-seed venture fund run by some of the founders and operators from the last decade of the New York City startup scene.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Next Wave NYC. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Next Wave NYC. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/next-wave-nyc?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$8M |
| Pre-Seed | $1M–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 60% |
| Software | 2 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 20% |
| EdTech | 1 | 10% |
| Events | 1 | 10% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Yeung | Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-yeung-4a79 |
| Hassan Bhatti | Investment Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hassan-bhatti |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChurchAI | The Intelligent OS For Churches. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | May 21, 2026 |  |
| 1921 Technologies | 1921 Technologies is an AI platform helping businesses automate workflows, extract insights, and scale intelligent operations securely. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Escargot | Escargot is a greeting card company with uses generative AI, thoughtfully reinventing the greeting card experience | $2.8M | Seed | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| Elly | Elly is an AI-native recruiting platform that brings together AI Sourcer, AI Interviewer, and an integrated ATS in one system. | $8M | Seed | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| Pinpoint | Pinpoint automates SMS and email flows within Instagram and TikTok DMs, converting audience interactions into transactions. It collects contact information, sends campaigns, and manages customer engagement at scale. The platform integrates with Shopify, Klaviyo, Attentive, and Postscript for workflow management. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 09, 2025 |  |
| Camera Intelligence | Alice Camera is a computational photography technology company that specializes in direct capture and image enhancement. The company was founded in 2022 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | $2M | Seed | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Stretch | Stretch is reimagining grocery shopping, helping everyday families save money in an increasingly complex shopping landscape. We’re building the first shopping intelligence platform designed to put consumer interests first, turning millions of individual shopping decisions into collective insights that deliver real savings. Our vision is a retailecosystem where consumer value and industry success grow together. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Riley | Riley is an all-in-one parenting platform that combines AI technology and expert insights to deliver proactive, on-demand support. | $3.1M | Seed | Feb 19, 2025 |  |
| Capsule | CAPSULE is a mobile app that makes it easy to save and buy the things you find on any social media platform. Just snap a screenshot of anything you like, from any platform, and we search the entire internet to instantly give you shoppable links.Instead of searching hundreds of websites and sifting through thousands of products on your own,CAPSULE lets you find inspiration from anywhere and uses advanced machine learning to return results that feel like magic. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| ESAI | ESAI is the viral storytelling platform for Gen Z college applicants and young professionals. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2024 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Flybridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flybridge-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Betaworks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betaworks) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [RRE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rre-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [7percent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-percent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atomic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atomic-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Next Wave NYC invest in?

Next Wave NYC invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Next Wave NYC's check size?

Next Wave NYC typically joins rounds of $2M–$8M at Seed and $1M–$1.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Next Wave NYC participates in.

### How do I contact Next Wave NYC?

Public channels for Next Wave NYC include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Next Wave NYC?

The team at Next Wave NYC includes Andrew Yeung (Partner) and Hassan Bhatti (Investment Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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