Ocean Crest Ventures.
The investment arm of Making Waves Collective. Early-stage capital for entrepreneurs who have something going and need the capital to keep it going.
Capital earned through community.
Ocean Crest Ventures is the third tier of the Making Waves ecosystem. Founders come through the community, prove themselves in the Founders Cohort, and the very best receive early-stage investment from OCV.
This is not a traditional fund. We back founders we know, founders we have coached, and founders we believe in — because we have watched them work. By the time we write a check, we have already invested in the founder.
We do not take outside applications for investment. Every OCV-backed founder has gone through the Making Waves ecosystem first — starting with the community and earning their way through the Founders Cohort.
Investment is not applied for. It is earned through the ecosystem.
“We invest in the builders who move with the tides, not against them.”
Early-stage focus
Ocean Crest Ventures concentrates capital at the pre-seed and seed stages, where our network, coaching, and conviction matter most. We are not just writing checks — we are building alongside founders from day one.
Founder-first thesis
We do not limit our focus to a single sector or industry. We invest in people — founders with something real, real momentum, and the conviction to see it through. The company follows the founder.
Companies we back.
From healthcare to workforce development, our portfolio reflects conviction-driven investments in founders building across industries.
American Pain Consortium
Career TEAM
Coral Care
Integrated Dermatology
Ocean Crest Properties
Peakline Partners
Purpose Built Ventures
Shareholder Ventures
Twill
Advisory Board.
Experienced operators and investors guiding the Ocean Crest vision.
Advisory Member
Board Advisor
Bio and background details will be added once confirmed.
Advisory Member
Board Advisor
Bio and background details will be added once confirmed.
Advisory Member
Board Advisor
Bio and background details will be added once confirmed.
Advisory Member
Board Advisor
Bio and background details will be added once confirmed.
Ocean Crest Ventures.
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Investment criteria.
Stage
Pre-seed and seed. We write checks into companies with strong conviction and a clear founder at the helm.
Sector
All industries. We back entrepreneurs who have something going — regardless of what they are building. Conviction and momentum matter more than category.
Connection
Priority given to founders from the Making Waves Founders Cohort. The path to investment starts inside the community.
Apply for the Founders Cohort.
The path to Ocean Crest Ventures investment starts with the community. Join the Making Waves Collective, apply for the Founders Cohort, and prove what you can build.