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Handwave

Handwave

Private

Last Round

Seed

Aug 1, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$6.09M

Momentum

Top 50%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Handwave is a financial software company that develops a palm-based biometric authentication platform designed to simplify daily transactions and personal identification.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Digital Payments, Digital Identity, Retail Technology, Digital Wallets, Compliance

Business Model

B2B2C

Customer Profile

Payment Processing Fee, Hardware Sales, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

biometric paymentspalm authenticationnaked paymentspay by handbiometric authenticationin-store paymentspalm vein authenticationdigital walletage verificationpoint of sale integrationpalm scannersliveness detectionloyalty program integrationtransaction feespay-by-bank

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Handwave Comparables

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Handwave comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
PayEye
89%
Keyo
78%
Payface
78%

Handwave Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
SeedAug 1, 2025
AcceleratorDec 1, 2024
GrantJun 20, 2024

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Janis Stirna

CEO, Co-Founder

Founding Team

Handwave Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Handwave investors
InvestorRounds
Outlast VenturesSeed
Inovo Venture PartnersSeed
Practica CapitalSeed
FIRSTPICKSeed

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  • Aug 1, 2025

    $4M round led by Practica Capital

  • Dec 1, 2024

    $63K raised from Tehnopol-EE accelerator.

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Handwave Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersRiga
Employee Range17
Year Founded2021
Last FundingAug 1, 2025

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