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Primary Wave: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)

www.primarywave.com LinkedIn New York, United States 101-250 employees
Digital Entertainment Media and Entertainment Music
Total raised
$1.7B
Rounds
1
Latest
Private Equity
Oct 2022

Primary Wave has raised $1.7B across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Private Equity of $1.7B announced in Oct 2022.

That round is above the $2.6M median round size for Media and Entertainment companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Primary Wave Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$1.7B
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Private Equity
$1.7B in Oct 2022
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
New York, United States

Latest funding round on record: Oct 2022.

Primary Wave Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Private Equity
$1.7B

Primary Wave Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Larry Mestel
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Primary Wave team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Primary Wave Funding Compared to Other Media and Entertainment Startups

Segment
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Median round

Primary Wave's latest round of $1.7B is above the median round in Media and Entertainment. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Primary Wave Funding FAQs

How much funding has Primary Wave raised?

Primary Wave has raised $1.7B across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Private Equity of $1.7B announced in Oct 2022.

When did Primary Wave last raise funding?

Primary Wave's most recent funding round on record is a Private Equity of $1.7B, announced in Oct 2022.

Who is the CEO of Primary Wave?

Larry Mestel is listed as CEO at Primary Wave.

Where is Primary Wave headquartered?

Primary Wave is based in New York, United States.

How many employees does Primary Wave have?

Primary Wave is in the 101-250 employee band.

How does Primary Wave's funding compare to other Media and Entertainment startups?

Primary Wave's latest round of $1.7B is above the $2.6M median round size for Media and Entertainment companies on FundedIQ across 382 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Primary Wave Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Primary Wave is left off this page rather than filled in.

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