---
title: "Floodgate Leads Wavedash $4.3M Seed Round"
description: "Floodgate’s Mike Maples Jr. led a $4.3M seed round for Wavedash, continuing the micro-VC pioneer’s early-stage bets."
date: 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["floodgate", "seed-investing", "venture-capital", "startup-funding", "micro-vc"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-floodgate-wavedash-4-3m-seed
---

# Floodgate Leads Wavedash $4.3M Seed Round

> Floodgate’s Mike Maples Jr. led a $4.3M seed round for Wavedash, continuing the micro-VC pioneer’s early-stage bets.

**Floodgate** led a **$4.3M seed round for Wavedash** in December 2025, with founding partner Mike Maples Jr. leading the deal — a characteristic early bet for the micro-VC pioneer.

## Key facts

- **Lead investor:** Floodgate (Mike Maples Jr.)
- **Company:** Wavedash
- **Round:** $4.3M seed
- **Date:** December 2025
- **Firm:** Founded 2006 by Mike Maples Jr. and Ann Miura-Ko; ~250 companies

## Why this matters

Wavedash continues Floodgate's founding thesis of writing early, high-conviction seed checks. The firm's track record includes Lyft, Okta, Twitch, and Applied Intuition.

## Sources

1. Floodgate leads Wavedash $4.3M seed (via Tracxn): https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/floodgate/__c1QT0c8-jvwLiRbLBiw2CNKw7mL8_yW047ff0TBxqTU
2. Floodgate profile (CB Insights): https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/floodgate