Defined

Defined is an early-stage venture capital firm established in 2014 and based in Vancouver, Canada. The company specializes in investing in founders who are pushing the boundaries of automation, particularly within the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data. By supporting innovative startups, Defined aims to foster advancements that can transform industries and enhance operational efficiencies.

Mark Trevitt

Founder and Managing Partner

12 past transactions

Phaselab

Seed Round in 2025
Phaselab is a developer of an automated data privacy tool designed to facilitate the management of sensitive information in compliance with privacy regulations. The company's technology translates privacy policies into actionable practices by mapping and managing data across various internal and external systems. This comprehensive approach enhances data privacy for businesses, allowing them to effectively address regulatory compliance requirements while fostering a secure and trusted data environment. By automating these processes, Phaselab aims to simplify data privacy management for organizations, ensuring they can protect sensitive information efficiently.

Potato AI

Seed Round in 2025
AI research assistant for biology.

Kosli

Series A in 2025
Kosli is a developer of a cloud-based change management platform focused on automating compliance within software delivery processes. The platform streamlines the change management process in software development pipelines, effectively reducing lead times for operations while providing immutable records for every modification made. This automation enhances speed and security, allowing clients to define, implement, and refine their threat mitigation strategies while ensuring they maintain comprehensive audit trails. By addressing compliance bottlenecks, Kosli supports organizations in achieving efficient and secure software delivery at scale.

Ranger AI

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Ranger AI helps manufacturers decrease response time to win new business, increase bid throughput.

Nexera Robotics

Seed Round in 2025
Nexera Robotics is focused on developing advanced robotic arm grasper technology that integrates both hardware and software systems. This innovative platform addresses the challenge of enabling robots to reliably grasp a wide variety of objects without causing damage. By providing grasping technology capable of handling diverse items, Nexera Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency across various industries. Their solutions improve order processing speed and accuracy while effectively managing large and varied inventories, thereby addressing critical needs in automation and robotics.

Arcanna.Ai

Seed Round in 2023
Arcanna.ai is a developer of an AI-powered cybersecurity platform designed to enhance the efficiency of security operations by augmenting the capacity of Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts. The platform allows cybersecurity experts to train context-aware AI models that integrate their specialized knowledge and experience. To tackle the growing volume of cyber threats, Arcanna.ai employs a proprietary approach that incorporates expert knowledge into a neural network, utilizing continuous human feedback, natural language processing, and deep learning techniques. Additionally, the company offers a threat intelligence tool that leverages advanced analytics and big data to provide tailored solutions for decision-making and business growth, enabling organizations to automate data gathering from various infrastructure, applications, and security tools.

Inverted AI

Seed Round in 2023
Inverted AI, a spinout from UBC, is building a proprietary software system that predicts human driving behavior and is using it to build bots imitating human drivers for simulators where self-driving cars are trained. Its core technology utilizes probabilistic programming and provides a crucial ingredient needed to make self-driving cars 'level 4' and above a reality.

Datalogz

Series A in 2023
Datalogz is a platform focused on data discovery and understanding, designed to reduce data ambiguity from various sources. Its offerings include a data catalog, data lineage, data governance, and a data glossary, all aimed at enhancing the efficiency of data management. The platform enables data scientists and analysts to utilize AI-powered recommendations, which help improve project quality and streamline workflows. By providing these tools, Datalogz seeks to facilitate clearer data insights and support better decision-making in data-related projects.

Quandri

Series A in 2023
Quandri is a provider of robotic software that focuses on creating digital workforces for insurance brokers and agencies. The company's solutions are designed to automate repetitive and time-consuming business processes, allowing these organizations to streamline operations and reduce reliance on human labor. By implementing Quandri's software, insurance agencies and brokers can benefit from increased efficiency and significant cost savings, as the digital workers effectively take over manual tasks that would otherwise require human intervention.

Zyphra

Seed Round in 2023
Zyphra is a full stack artificial intelligence company based in Palo Alto, California.

DarkVision

Venture Round in 2023
DarkVision Technologies Inc., established in 2013, specializes in advanced ultrasound-based imaging technology designed for the oil and gas industry. The company has created a high-resolution imaging system capable of providing detailed images from within oil and gas wells, even through opaque fluids that limit the effectiveness of traditional cameras. This innovative technology enables operators to gain a comprehensive understanding of their wells, facilitating informed decision-making that can lead to reduced operating costs, enhanced production efficiency, improved well integrity, and minimized environmental impact. DarkVision's solutions are pivotal for optimizing well performance and ensuring sustainable practices in the energy sector.

Charli AI

Seed Round in 2023
Charli AI is focused on enhancing productivity and reducing stress for businesses, startups, and knowledge workers through its innovative mobile app. This AI-powered platform targets common productivity challenges such as scheduling, invoicing, and customer communications, which often consume a significant portion of a worker's time. By automating these administrative tasks, Charli allows users to concentrate on their core responsibilities, ultimately enabling them to finish work earlier or engage in personal activities. Additionally, the platform serves as a content management tool that organizes and analyzes collaboration across teams, streamlining workflows and minimizing content chaos. By leveraging AI, Charli provides intelligent automation that adapts to individual work environments, thereby helping users maximize efficiency and gain valuable insights.
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