Index Fund
Wave Select 5 Digital Fund provides exposure to one of the best performing asset classes of the last 5 years
Income Fund
Wave Bitcoin Income and Growth Fund- A professionally risk-managed Bitcoin fund product designed to transform BTC volatility into stable yield
Real Asset Fund
Wave Whiskey 2020 Digital Fund, the world’s first tokenized whiskey barrel fund that captures value appreciation associated with the aging of Kentucky whiskey, designed to be recession resistant
Active VC Fund
Wealth Management
Your ultimate solution for digital asset portfolio management, combining custody, execution, and tailored investment strategies
Protocol Inventory Management
Advanced treasury solutions including managed liquidations, staking, and derivatives support - all provided by our 24/7 global trading team
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Why us
A Registered Investment Advisor for Digital Assets
A proven track record
Our management team has top-tier experience in investment banking, asset management and global capital markets. We combine financial innovation with regulatory and compliance best practices, so you’re always covered.
Impressive Research-Based Returns
We we endeavor to lead the market in innovative, award-winning products such as derivative-based yields and tokenized assets. Wave offers a variety of investment strategies covering yield- and alpha-generation to indexed beta exposure.
World-Class Custody
Wave utilizes institutional grade qualified custodian services, helping investors to navigate the complex landscape of digital assets with a connected, compliant, and secure suite of solutions + best in class service providers.
Bespoke Client Services
White-glove solution to cater to any client needs. Our experts have the knowledge and expertise to professionally address any goal.
Our team
The Wave team is pioneering the bridge between traditional asset management and cutting edge technology
- Co-Founder of Wavemaker, a global venture fund managing $325M in AUM across 300 companies
- Founder of Siemer & Associates tech-focused investment bank (acquired by CEC Capital)
- MBA U of Chicago, Series 66 securities license
- Serial entrepreneur and consultant
- Advisor to Ripple, RightMesh, and YouNow
- Early investor in Ethereum, Filecoin, Tezos, Stellar
- Former CEO of Merrill Lynch Singapore Commodities
- Former Head of Alternative Investments Asia for AllianceBernstein
- MBA UCLA, Series 65/3 securities license
- 30 years experience in investment management
- Global Head, Key Clients & Strategic Partners at Jupiter Asset Management
- Founder of Hermes BPK, CEO International of Pioneer Investments
- Co-founder, Wave Financial
- 10+ years of operating experience leading fund operations including compliance, legal, investor relations, finance, HR, and product.
- Education: Yale University, B.A., cum laude, with Distinction in the Major. University of Chicago School of Law, J.D.
- Bar Admissions: California
- Over 15 years of experience as an auditor and trusted business advisor to emerging and established alternative and traditional asset managers
- Previously served as CFO of a boutique investment manager and Vice President of Finance of a large hedge fund manager
- Certified Public Accountant (California)
- B.A., with honors, Business Economics from UCLA
- Slice.market, Latitude Real Estate Investors (now LaSalle), George Smith Partners, ValueAct Capital
- Arranged over $1b of investments across the real estate and tech sectors
- Series 66 securities license
- Business Development Manager, TRON Foundation
- Principal, Sora Ventures
Investment Analyst, Int’l Space Station, US National Laboratory - Analyst, DFJ Dragon Fund
- MBA & CEO, Los Angeles Blockchain Lab
- Blockchain and Crypto Consultant for Panasonic and Lamborghini
- Advisor to US Department Of Commerce Blockchain Trade Mission
- Wall St veteran in global equities including derivatives, prime brokerage, research and capital markets
- Former Head of Derivatives and Synthetic sales at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
- Former Equity Derivatives and Synthetic prime brokerage distribution at Credit Suisse
- MBA, Columbia Business School
- Series 3, 4, 7, 24, 63
- 14+ years of experience in event marketing / operations
- Former Vice President, CEC Capital Group
- Former Director of Events, dot.LA
- Siemer & Associates
- BA, UConn
- Former Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch - Wealth Management
- Former art dealer and consultant
- MBA, Claremont Graduate University
- MA, Sotheby’s Institute of Art
- Series 7 & 66 securities licenses
- Certified Exit Planning Advisor
- Former global power & infrastructure banker (IFC, EBRD)
- Digital asset and blockchain expert
- Early Cardano stake pool operator
- Lunux and Haskell supporter
- INSEAD MBA
- Over a decade of Institutional, Family Office and Non-Profit Asset Management Experience (PIMCO, Goldman Sachs)
- MBA, Vanderbilt University; B.S., California State University Northridge
- FINRA license holder, Series 7, 66, & 3
- Founder of several financial modeling and trading firms
- MD, Head of Asia, Deutsche Bank Alternative Trading hedge fund
- MD, Global Head of Equity Quantitative Trading, Dresdner Kleinwort
- FX Trader, HC Tech
- Chartered Financial Analyst
- BS, Business Economics and Management, Arizona
- Former M&A specialist investment banker at Houlihan Lokey’s Consumer, Food & Retail Group
- Series 63 & 79
- BBA, Finance, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Former Tech, Media & Telecom Corporate Banker at Bank of America Securities
- Series 63 & 79
- BA, Global Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Healthcare Investment Banking Analyst, Raymond James
- Financial Analyst, Blackstone
- BSBA, Finance, Ohio State University
- Investment Advisory Representative, Mutual of Omaha
- BA, Financial Math and Statistics, UC Santa Barbara
- Licensed Investment Advisory Representative
- BS, Finance And Management Information Systems, SUNY Binghamton
- Financial Advisor, Equitable Advisors
- BS, Environmental Economics & Policy, UC Berkeley
- Series 7 & 66 Licenses
- Quantitative Trader, Independent
- Algorithmic Trading Advisor, AMR Trading Capital
- Quantitative Portfolio Manager, AMR Trading Capital
- Algorithmic Trader, AMR Trading Capital
- BBA, Investment Finance and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Investment Consultant, Aves Lair
- Compliance Consultant, Aspect Advisors
- Series 7, 24, & 63 holder
- BA, Political Science and Asian Studies, UC Berkeley
- Compliance and Risk Specialist, AGIA
- Paralegal at BFAS Law & JDSA Law, specializing in entity formation and management
- CA Notary Public
- The intersection of traditional and digital art markets
- Historical provenance and relevance of non-fungible assets that exist on-chain
- Generative art, NFT Photography, gated content, and communities that utilize NFTs
- 7+ years experience in Financial Services operations, compliance, and sales at JPMorgan, Lincoln Financial
- MS, International Business, University of Delaware
- Series 7, 63, 65 securities licenses
- Master's in Applied Leadership and Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management, top 20%
- Air Force Veteran
- Member of Beta Gamma Sigma- International Business Honor Society
- Former Tax Associate at Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP
- BS, Business Administration, Concentration in Accounting, SFSU
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Venture Capitalist with $3 billion in exits, including Macromedia, Launch Media, Myspace, Nevenvision, Pulse, and Cognet
Co-Founder of Blockchain Capital, Tether, Block.One (EOS), Director of Bitcoin Foundation
Founder of Cardano & Co-Founder of Ethereum
Founder of TechCrunch and Arrington Capital
Advisory Board Wave Financial
Managing Partner, Insight Capital. VC / PE investor, complex special situations banker; McCourt Global, Blackstone, Citigroup
