December 8, 2021
Wavemaker
Meet the VC is a monthly panel event hosted by Escalon and its partners. This month, we had an engaging discussion with Michael Mizrahi of Wavemaker to discuss fundraising, investment thesis, the current investment climate and more. with our partners.
Wavemaker Group is a multi-faceted cross border venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore and has raised over $600M across multiple funds. We currently have a team of more than 80 people across our various practices.. Wavemaker is one of the most active early-stage investors in Southern California and Southeast Asia and has invested in over 400 companies in the last 18 years.
US-based investments include MindBody (NASDAQ: MB), DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) and StyleHaul (acquired by RTL). Singapore-based investments include Luxola (acquired by LVMH), ArtofClick (acquired by Xurpas), and Pie (acquired by Google).
Watch the replay of the event above, or here.
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