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Experience music and art in augmented reality
Wavy has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Wavy.
Wavy was founded in 2017 by Sonia Sharma (Founder) and Hammad Bashir (Founder).
Wavy has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Wavy provides a comprehensive Culture Management Platform designed to enable companies to cultivate and measure vibrant workplace cultures. The platform facilitates planning, managing, and evaluating various culture programming initiatives. Through dynamic team-building experiences, Wavy's technology fosters genuine connections, enhanced collaboration, and increased engagement across organizations, especially those with distributed teams.
The company was co-founded by Shawn Hewat, who serves as CEO, and Neshay Ahmed, an advisor. Their foundational insight stems from the belief that significant work thrives when individuals feel connected. This understanding led to the creation of Wavy, aiming to empower teams to build trust and community, bridging geographical distances among colleagues.
Wavy's offering is primarily utilized by people leaders seeking to measurably improve team cohesion and engagement. The company envisions a future where work environments are fully distributed yet deeply connected, allowing employees to forge meaningful professional relationships, find purpose in their daily tasks, and feel inspired by their company's overarching vision and values.
Key people at Wavy.
Wavy is an augmented reality (AR) startup focused on experiencing music and art through AR technology. Its product allowed musicians and artists to create immersive, phone-based AR experiences where users could interact with 3D music environments and concerts in their own spaces. Wavy’s app enabled users to drop 3D objects and upload videos of music experiences, blending digital art with physical surroundings. The company served musicians, artists, and AR users seeking new ways to engage with music and art beyond traditional formats. Wavy aimed to solve the problem of limited immersive music experiences by bringing concerts and art into accessible AR spaces, enhancing fan interaction and artistic expression. The startup showed early growth momentum by securing attention in the AR music niche and was acquired by Ubiquity6, a spatial internet company, to further develop shared AR creative goals[1][4].
Wavy was founded in 2018 by Hammad Bashir and Sonia Sharma in San Francisco, CA. The idea emerged from the founders’ vision to enable creators to edit reality and bring music performances into augmented reality environments accessible via smartphones. Despite a challenging year for consumer AR, Wavy’s team of three developed an app that allowed users to place 3D music-related content in real-world spaces and share those experiences. Early traction included pilot programs with institutions like the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and collaborations with Disney. The startup’s acquisition by Ubiquity6 in early 2019 marked a pivotal moment, integrating Wavy’s technology and team into a broader spatial internet vision[1][4].
Wavy rode the wave of augmented reality’s growing integration into entertainment and music, a trend driven by advances in AR hardware and software platforms. The timing was critical as AR devices and developer tools matured, but consumer adoption was still nascent, making Wavy’s early work foundational. The startup contributed to evolving how music and art are consumed by blending physical and digital realms, influencing the broader ecosystem of AR content creation and spatial computing. Its acquisition by Ubiquity6 positioned it within a larger movement toward a spatial internet where AR content is seamlessly integrated into everyday environments, enhancing cultural and artistic experiences[1][5].
Post-acquisition, Wavy’s technology and team are expected to accelerate Ubiquity6’s mission to create a spatial internet where AR content is ubiquitous and interactive. The future of AR in music and art is poised to grow with improvements in AR hardware, 5G connectivity, and consumer familiarity. Trends such as virtual concerts, AR music videos, and interactive art experiences will shape Wavy’s legacy and influence. As AR becomes more mainstream, platforms like Ubiquity6 (with Wavy’s DNA) could redefine entertainment by making immersive, location-based music and art experiences a regular part of daily life[1][5]. This ties back to Wavy’s original mission of enabling creators to edit reality and bring music into new dimensions.
Wavy was founded in 2017 by Sonia Sharma (Founder) and Hammad Bashir (Founder).
Wavy has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Wavy's investors include Geri Kirilova, Bombas, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Laconia Capital Group, Montauk Ventures, Y Combinator, Ian Schafer, Archangel, Brittany Forsyth, Garage Capital, Two Small Fish Ventures.
Wavy has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $2.0M Seed in April 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2022 | $2.0M Seed | Geri Kirilova | Bombas, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Laconia Capital Group, Montauk Ventures, Y Combinator, Ian Schafer, Archangel, Brittany Forsyth, Garage Capital, Two Small Fish Ventures |
