Since 2014 · London

The advisory firm behind $3B+ in funding and 20+ exits

A London-based fundraising and growth advisory for venture-backed companies and funds. We build the decks, models, CIMs and valuations that hold up under investor scrutiny.

  • A team of 25 across Europe, with our HQ in London
  • Our partners have worked at J.P. Morgan, Lazard, Philips, Oliver Wyman, Klevu, ICU and Yuzvar
  • Pre-seed to Series D+; our core focus is Series A and B, and funds

Chosen by global brands and VC-backed startups

Our record since 2014

Our clients have raised from Sequoia, a16z, Bessemer, Insight Partners, Northzone, Creandum and Salesforce Ventures.

RAISED
$3B+
for 600+ startups
SINCE 2014
1,200+
projects
M&A
50+
transactions supported, including 20+ exits
DECKS
1,000+
decks since 2014

In short

Waveup at a glance

Waveup is a London-based fundraising and growth advisory for venture-backed companies and funds. Since 2014 we have built the decks, financial models, CIMs and valuations behind $3B+ raised for 600+ startups, and supported 50+ M&A transactions, including 20+ exits. Our core focus is Series A and B companies, and funds.

Founded
2014, in London
Who we work with
Pre-seed to Series D+. Core focus: Series A and B, and funds
What we build
Investor decks, financial models, CIMs and valuations, plus the target list and outreach set-up
Track record
1,200+ projects across 60+ countries and 90+ industries

Our clients have raised from Antler, Bessemer, Creandum, Cherry, a16z, Global Ventures, Northzone, Sequoia, Insight Partners, Emergence Capital, Slack Fund and Salesforce Ventures.

Olena Petrosyuk

Partner & Co-founder

10 years in corporate finance and consulting, in the world's top-tier M&A (Lazard, J.P. Morgan, Philips) and consulting teams (Oliver Wyman).

Led commercial growth and operations at Klevu, a VC-backed AI search company, from its early days to eight-figure ARR, global expansion and a 2025 exit into PSG's portfolio.

At Waveup, she leads projects on fundraising, M&A, business development and growth strategy.

She holds a dual Master's degree in Finance & Strategy, cum laude, from Rotterdam School of Management.

Olena on LinkedIn

Igor Shaverskyi

Partner & Co-founder

15 years in corporate finance and capital markets. Igor started as an investment banker at ICU.

Co-founded Waveup in 2014 and went on to create Waveup Copilot, Joltoo and n2labs.

At Waveup he leads product development and the finance team.

Igor on LinkedIn

How we work

From the first investor question to the close, and after it.

    The investment case

    We fix the story first: the narrative, the numbers and the questions investors will ask.

    Materials to institutional standard

    Decks, financial models, CIMs and valuations that hold up in due diligence: 1,000+ decks since 2014.

    The right investors

    Target lists, investor research and the outreach set-up. For selected clients, warm introductions from our 200+ VC relationships. They are never guaranteed, and we are not brokers.

    After the round

    Brand, website and sales materials that help you grow into the valuation.

Our clients' rounds and exits, in the press

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As remote working keeps rolling, Oyster raises $59M Series D at $1.2B valuation
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A startup is transforming sales and marketing automation by raising $12.5M in a seed round
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Tapcheck raises $225M to reinvent payroll
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Solana ecosystem's DePIN project secures $1M angel round funding
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They Teamed Up On Databricks and perplexity. Now They're Launching Their Own $150M fund
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Klevu & Searchspring form Athos Commerce, a leading AI-powered e-comm optimization platform
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Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Aumet, has raised a $7M pre-Series A funding round
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Saudi Arabia Made Over $100M From Its Nintendo Stock Sale
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Landbase raises $30M Series A led by Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures
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Aman launches Aman Interiors with limited edition furniture collections
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A Nottingham, UK-based orthobiologics company, raised €9.2M in funding
Our clients' rounds and exits, in the press — Waveup portfolio results

What our clients say

"One of the best decks our investors have seen"
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I have been raising a Series A and needed help immediately, not in a month. Waveup helped in record time; everything was ready in less than a week, and best of all, the work was fantastic. I would recommend them to anyone fundraising. I had several investors tell me it was one of the best decks they've seen in a while visually. We already raised $3M from Y Combinator and big US VCs, thanks to the Waveup deck.

Thomas Mazimann
Co-founder and CEO at Teamout
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"Trusted advisor in the fundraising process"
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The Waveup team has been a trusted advisor in not only helping us shape our pitch deck, but also in providing guidance and insight into the fundraising process and market. Their team is always willing to take time to listen, work with us, and advise without ever making us feel like we're being rushed through any process.

Touradj Barman
CEO & Founder at Up 'n go
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"Experienced, thoughtful"
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Insightful, strategically minded, experienced, thoughtful and proactive.

Walter Craven
CEO at Kabin
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"Clear, high-quality deck that helped us raise $750K"
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Very satisfied with the results of our partnership with WaveUp. Special thanks to Olena and Igor for their support in fundraising. Clear and high-quality pitch deck, which helped me to raise 750K for obimy. Also, financial model which they built for us was not just a beautiful spreadsheet with numbers, but really useful and helpful in everyday usage and improving our revenue.

Zhenya Zasutskiy
Founder and CEO
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"Expert storytelling that elevated our fund's investor appeal"
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What truly distinguished Waveup was their deep understanding of communicating with financial investors. They demonstrated an exceptional ability to grasp our message and translate it into language and presentations that resonate perfectly with institutional investors. Their expertise in financial communications helped sharpen our narrative and position our fund effectively for our target audience.

Andrew Sheppard
Managing Director
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"Their direct communication was most impressive"
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Waveup successfully delivered the pitch deck, meeting our expectations. Moreover, the team impressed us with their timely delivery and direct communication. Overall, Waveup's ability to provide good value for money was also key to the project's success.

Laurin Sturm
Investment Analyst
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"High-quality insights and on-time delivery"
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We engaged Waveup to perform industry research and prepare a teaser, a confidential information memorandum, and an Excel-based financial model. They delivered everything on time and consistent with the established timeline. What stood out most was their ability to conduct a deep analysis of our target industry and produce high-quality work and insights.

Lane Carrick
Managing Director
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"Strong research, efficient collaboration"
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Waveup assembled data from us and third-party sources to create an investment memorandum for a potential acquisition. Despite slower info flow on our side, they conducted strong third-party research and delivered an excellent document for use with investors. Project management followed a clear milestone-driven schedule and generally met expectations. Although based in Europe, the team communicated efficiently with us in U.S. time zones and produced a document comparable to those from large investment banks.

Nicholas Goodman
Managing Director
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"Extremely knowledgeable and helpful"
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Worked with Waveup a few months ago, and they were amazing. Olena was great, and extremely knowledgeable. The Waveup team was always happy to make revisions to the pitch deck and offer great advice.

Victor Rijo
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
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