Brightspark

Brightspark Ventures is a Toronto-based venture capital firm founded in 1999, specializing in early-stage investments in Canadian software companies. With over two decades of experience, Brightspark has honed its focus on identifying exceptional startups and collaborating closely with them to foster growth and achieve strong returns. The firm allows individual accredited investors to participate in its investment opportunities, aligning their interests with those of the startups and their leadership teams. This investment model benefits both the investors and the portfolio companies, as the firms can leverage a network of supportive investors without the burden of extensive management. By leading investments and acting as a gatekeeper, Brightspark helps ensure that its portfolio companies can concentrate on their growth without distractions, making it an attractive partner for some of Canada's best technology startups.

Alexandre Cabrejo-Jones

Investor Relations Manager

Tony Davis

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Sophie Forest

Partner

Jaafer Haidar

Operating Partner

Éléonore Jarry

Investment Professional

Eleonore Jarry-Ferron

Partner

Émilie Jones

Marketing Director

Mark Lahn

Vice President

Jacques Perreault

Partner

Mark Skapinker

Partner

Gord Wade

Senior Vice President of Business Development

Ann E. Watson

Fund Manager

Past deals in Quebec

Potloc

Series B in 2022
Potloc Inc. operates an online consumer insights platform that enables businesses to access valuable data regarding consumer behavior and purchasing habits. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Toronto, Paris, and Geneva, Potloc conducts geotargeted surveys through social networks, offering a modern alternative to traditional research methods. By leveraging these surveys, Potloc assists clients in improving customer experience, converting competitors' clients, and enhancing product or service offerings. The platform empowers businesses by providing insights that help them connect with their target audiences and drive profitability. With a growing team of nearly 60 employees, Potloc serves hundreds of businesses seeking to understand and engage with consumers more effectively.

Classcraft

Venture Round in 2021
Classcraft Studios Inc. develops web and mobile applications designed for classroom behavior management through an innovative role-playing game format. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada, Classcraft provides tools that enable teachers to effectively manage, motivate, and engage students by transforming traditional classroom dynamics into an interactive gaming experience. The platform is accessible on various operating systems, including Android, iOS, OS X, Chrome, and Windows, making it versatile for educational settings. By incorporating game mechanics into lessons, Classcraft aims to enhance student engagement and improve the overall learning experience.

BuyBack Booth

Seed Round in 2020
TouchTunes was an innovative start-up with a passion to reinvent the commercial jukebox business. In order to do that he assembled a talented group of technologists and business professionals to change music history. The technology to accomplish this included building a high quality kiosk (front-end), network infrastructure, back-end database, and music rights management system. Later in the product lifecycle, a mobile app was introduced and TouchTunes was second only to Apple® in number of downloaded songs. To capitalize the business, Tony and team raised over $100M through both venture and private equity sources. The company became the world's largest and most successful jukebox network and remains the leader in this market today. The company was sold in 2015 to private equity.

PreVu3D

Seed Round in 2020
PreVu3D inc develops cloud-based interactive 3D visualization and modelling software. The company’s software enables users to create, edit, and collaborate on 3D replicas of real-life environments. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

InVivo AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
InVivo AI is a Montreal-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in using artificial intelligence to enhance pharmaceutical research and development. The company primarily focuses on preclinical toxicology, aiming to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of drug development processes. By leveraging advanced AI technologies, InVivo AI seeks to transform traditional methodologies in the pharmaceutical industry, ultimately contributing to faster and more reliable outcomes in drug safety assessments.

Classcraft

Series A in 2019
Classcraft Studios Inc. develops web and mobile applications designed for classroom behavior management through an innovative role-playing game format. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada, Classcraft provides tools that enable teachers to effectively manage, motivate, and engage students by transforming traditional classroom dynamics into an interactive gaming experience. The platform is accessible on various operating systems, including Android, iOS, OS X, Chrome, and Windows, making it versatile for educational settings. By incorporating game mechanics into lessons, Classcraft aims to enhance student engagement and improve the overall learning experience.

Potloc

Series A in 2019
Potloc Inc. operates an online consumer insights platform that enables businesses to access valuable data regarding consumer behavior and purchasing habits. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Toronto, Paris, and Geneva, Potloc conducts geotargeted surveys through social networks, offering a modern alternative to traditional research methods. By leveraging these surveys, Potloc assists clients in improving customer experience, converting competitors' clients, and enhancing product or service offerings. The platform empowers businesses by providing insights that help them connect with their target audiences and drive profitability. With a growing team of nearly 60 employees, Potloc serves hundreds of businesses seeking to understand and engage with consumers more effectively.

Classcraft

Venture Round in 2017
Classcraft Studios Inc. develops web and mobile applications designed for classroom behavior management through an innovative role-playing game format. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada, Classcraft provides tools that enable teachers to effectively manage, motivate, and engage students by transforming traditional classroom dynamics into an interactive gaming experience. The platform is accessible on various operating systems, including Android, iOS, OS X, Chrome, and Windows, making it versatile for educational settings. By incorporating game mechanics into lessons, Classcraft aims to enhance student engagement and improve the overall learning experience.

nGUVU

Series A in 2016
nGUVU Technologies Inc., based in Montréal, Canada, specializes in cloud-based software solutions designed to enhance agent engagement in contact centers through gamification and machine learning. The company's innovative platform utilizes behavioral analytics to empower agents, fostering a motivating work environment that encourages self-management and continuous improvement. By integrating game-like mechanics into daily responsibilities, nGUVU transforms traditional performance metrics into engaging challenges and performance points, enabling agents to compete with one another and collaborate effectively. Additionally, the software provides managers with real-time visuals of performance, helping organizations to anticipate risks and drive overall effectiveness within their contact centers. As a subsidiary of Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc., nGUVU aims to revolutionize the contact center experience by prioritizing agent engagement and satisfaction.

Mobivox

Series A in 2007
Mobivox attempts to allow users to have VOIP-style pricing and service via their existing landlines and mobile phones. Mobivox users upload their contacts through [Mobivox](http://www.mobivox.com) and then dial a local access number that voice dials the recipient; the caller pays nothing if they are calling another Mobivox member and only 2 cents a minute to most locations to non-Mobivox members. The service competes with existing VOIP players like [Skype](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/skype), [PeerMe](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/peerme), and [Jajah](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/jajah).

eXludus Technologies

Angel Round in 2005
eXludus Technologies, Inc. develops and markets system capacity management, virtualization, and provisioning solutions for data center, cluster, and grid deployments in commercial and public sector applications. The company offers Grid Optimizer software, a BioCluster solution that is developed for the life sciences market; and RepliCator Suite for data transfer mechanisms used to provide virtual machines. eXludus Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.