Our Story

Built for People
Who Love the Coast

Waves Market Co. was founded on a simple idea: the coastal lifestyle is a feeling, not just a location. We exist to help you live it fully, sustainably, and beautifully — wherever you are.

How It Started

A box of products.
A way of life.

Waves Market Co. began in 2019 when co-founders Marisol Vega and Daniel Shore found themselves frustrated. They loved coastal living but kept finding that the products that matched their values — reef-safe, sustainable, beautifully made — were scattered across dozens of small brands with no easy way to discover them.

Their solution was a curated subscription box, sent monthly, featuring products hand-selected by people who actually live on the coast. What started as a small, self-funded experiment with 200 founding members has grown into a community of over 14,000 subscribers across all 50 states.

Every brand in our catalog has been personally vetted by our team. We visit facilities, test products in our own homes, and hold every partner to strict sustainability and safety standards. That rigor is what makes a Waves box feel different.

Waves Market Co. box

14,200+

Active members across the US

What We Stand For

Our Values

Reef-Safe Always

Every product we carry meets our reef-safe and ocean-safe standards. We independently verify formulations and refuse to carry anything that harms marine ecosystems.

Sustainable Packaging

All our boxes ship in FSC-certified recycled packaging. We've eliminated plastic mailers, foam inserts, and single-use plastics from our entire fulfillment process.

Coastal Community

We donate 1% of every subscription to coastal cleanup and ocean conservation organizations. Members vote annually on which causes to support.

Curated with Care

Our team of coastal lifestyle experts personally tests every product before it makes it into a box. If we wouldn't use it ourselves, it doesn't ship.

Behind the Brand

The Waves Team

Marisol Vega

Marisol Vega

Co-Founder & CEO

Former marine biologist turned entrepreneur. Marisol built Waves Market to prove that coastal living doesn't have to cost the coast.

Daniel Shore

Daniel Shore

Co-Founder & Chief Curator

Daniel spent a decade as a buyer for luxury coastal resort spas before co-founding Waves. He personally sources every brand in our catalog.

Priya Nair

Priya Nair

Head of Member Experience

Priya leads our concierge team and member experience design. She's obsessed with making every unboxing feel personal and intentional.

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