Brightspark Ventures

Brightspark Ventures is a Toronto-based venture capital firm established in 1999 that specializes in early-stage investments in Canadian technology companies. With over two decades of experience in the venture capital industry, Brightspark focuses on identifying exceptional startups across various sectors, including information technology, fintech, artificial intelligence, materials, and resources. The firm aims to support these companies as they grow, providing not only capital but also strategic guidance to help them achieve significant returns. Brightspark's investment model allows individual accredited investors to participate alongside the firm, aligning their interests with those of the startups. This approach fosters a supportive network for portfolio companies, enabling them to concentrate on their growth without the distractions of managing multiple investors. Through its targeted investment strategy, Brightspark attracts some of the most promising companies in Canada.

Shawn Chance

Partner

Matthew He

Associate

Eleonore Jarry-Ferron

Venture

Andrew Lugsdin

Partner

Jacques Perreault

Senior Partner

Past deals in Toronto

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.

Vetster

Series B in 2022
Vetster is an innovative pet wellness platform that connects pet parents to a marketplace of licensed veterinary professionals for video, chat and voice enabled appointments. For everyone, anytime, day or night.

Vetster

Series A in 2020
Vetster is an innovative pet wellness platform that connects pet parents to a marketplace of licensed veterinary professionals for video, chat and voice enabled appointments. For everyone, anytime, day or night.

Elevate Farms

Seed Round in 2020
Elevate Farms Inc. is a technology-driven vertically stacked indoor farming company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in the mass cultivation of leafy green vegetables. Incorporated in 2017, the company employs hydroponics, automation, and photobiology to create a climate-controlled growing environment. This innovative approach allows Elevate Farms to produce vegetables that are larger, more flavorful, and nutritionally superior, all while reducing costs compared to traditional farming methods.

Nudge

Series B in 2019
Nudge Rewards is a Toronto-based company that offers a team performance management platform designed for retailers, foodservice, and hospitality sectors. The platform includes a mobile solution that facilitates employee engagement, knowledge assessment, and performance monitoring for frontline workers, enabling brands to effectively motivate and reward their teams. Nudge's clientele features notable global brands such as Mercedes Benz, Rogers Communications, and Samsung, among others. The company, which was established in 2011 and rebranded from Greengage Mobile in 2014, has formed strategic partnerships with organizations like ReThink and BrandXP Ltd to enhance its offerings. Through its innovative app and content management system, Nudge Rewards aims to measurably improve frontline team performance and drive overall company success.

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.

Brickeye

Series A in 2018
AOMS Technologies provides integrated Industrial IoT platforms for generating actionable insights from assets and processes to enhance efficiency and productivity, reduce operation costs, increase safety, and improve environmental sustainability. AOMS IoT platforms are integrated sensors and analytics tools developed for harsh environments and heavy industrial applications where conventional technologies fail, lose performance, or cannot be deployed efficiently.

Wysdom

Series A in 2018
Wysdom is a Canadian company established in 2012 that specializes in cognitive care solutions and artificial intelligence to enhance customer experiences. With offices in Richmond Hill, Toronto, Atlanta, Kansas City, and London, Wysdom offers a range of AI-powered products designed to improve customer satisfaction, manage costs, and drive revenue. Its offerings include AI management, customer journey management, insight-gathering tools, and optimization services, all supported by advanced natural language processing infrastructure. Wysdom's solutions enable customer interactions across various platforms, such as chat, search, phone, and smart devices. Additionally, Wysdom licenses its Mobyle Application Platform, which provides mobile operators with a comprehensive solution to leverage wireless technologies, internet access, and e-commerce capabilities for developing innovative applications that generate new revenue streams.

Jewlr

Venture Round in 2017
Jewlr is a Canadian company based in Thornhill that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and marketing personalized jewelry. The company offers a diverse range of products, including rings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and earrings, allowing customers to tailor their selections to their individual preferences. Through its online platform, Jewlr provides creative control, enabling customers to choose styles, metals, stones, and engravings that align with their tastes and budgets. This focus on customization distinguishes Jewlr in the jewelry market, catering to consumers seeking unique and personally meaningful pieces.

Nudge

Series A in 2017
Nudge Rewards is a Toronto-based company that offers a team performance management platform designed for retailers, foodservice, and hospitality sectors. The platform includes a mobile solution that facilitates employee engagement, knowledge assessment, and performance monitoring for frontline workers, enabling brands to effectively motivate and reward their teams. Nudge's clientele features notable global brands such as Mercedes Benz, Rogers Communications, and Samsung, among others. The company, which was established in 2011 and rebranded from Greengage Mobile in 2014, has formed strategic partnerships with organizations like ReThink and BrandXP Ltd to enhance its offerings. Through its innovative app and content management system, Nudge Rewards aims to measurably improve frontline team performance and drive overall company success.

Wysdom

Series A in 2017
Wysdom is a Canadian company established in 2012 that specializes in cognitive care solutions and artificial intelligence to enhance customer experiences. With offices in Richmond Hill, Toronto, Atlanta, Kansas City, and London, Wysdom offers a range of AI-powered products designed to improve customer satisfaction, manage costs, and drive revenue. Its offerings include AI management, customer journey management, insight-gathering tools, and optimization services, all supported by advanced natural language processing infrastructure. Wysdom's solutions enable customer interactions across various platforms, such as chat, search, phone, and smart devices. Additionally, Wysdom licenses its Mobyle Application Platform, which provides mobile operators with a comprehensive solution to leverage wireless technologies, internet access, and e-commerce capabilities for developing innovative applications that generate new revenue streams.

Hubba

Series B in 2016
Hubba is a Toronto-based software company that operates a platform designed for brand marketers and retail buyers. Its platform facilitates the digital representation of product portfolios by allowing users to create product stories that combine product information, rich media, and promotional content into a unified source. Hubba's technology enables users to synchronize product content across various digital channels and provides visibility into how retailers present their brands to consumers. Additionally, the platform empowers independent businesses by connecting them with potential buyers, enhancing product distribution and discovery. Utilizing a blend of machine learning and personal curation, Hubba currently supports over 75,000 small to medium-sized businesses in navigating business opportunities and meeting customer demands.

Nudge

Seed Round in 2016
Nudge Rewards is a Toronto-based company that offers a team performance management platform designed for retailers, foodservice, and hospitality sectors. The platform includes a mobile solution that facilitates employee engagement, knowledge assessment, and performance monitoring for frontline workers, enabling brands to effectively motivate and reward their teams. Nudge's clientele features notable global brands such as Mercedes Benz, Rogers Communications, and Samsung, among others. The company, which was established in 2011 and rebranded from Greengage Mobile in 2014, has formed strategic partnerships with organizations like ReThink and BrandXP Ltd to enhance its offerings. Through its innovative app and content management system, Nudge Rewards aims to measurably improve frontline team performance and drive overall company success.

Hubba

Seed Round in 2014
Hubba is a Toronto-based software company that operates a platform designed for brand marketers and retail buyers. Its platform facilitates the digital representation of product portfolios by allowing users to create product stories that combine product information, rich media, and promotional content into a unified source. Hubba's technology enables users to synchronize product content across various digital channels and provides visibility into how retailers present their brands to consumers. Additionally, the platform empowers independent businesses by connecting them with potential buyers, enhancing product distribution and discovery. Utilizing a blend of machine learning and personal curation, Hubba currently supports over 75,000 small to medium-sized businesses in navigating business opportunities and meeting customer demands.

Hubba

Seed Round in 2014
Hubba is a Toronto-based software company that operates a platform designed for brand marketers and retail buyers. Its platform facilitates the digital representation of product portfolios by allowing users to create product stories that combine product information, rich media, and promotional content into a unified source. Hubba's technology enables users to synchronize product content across various digital channels and provides visibility into how retailers present their brands to consumers. Additionally, the platform empowers independent businesses by connecting them with potential buyers, enhancing product distribution and discovery. Utilizing a blend of machine learning and personal curation, Hubba currently supports over 75,000 small to medium-sized businesses in navigating business opportunities and meeting customer demands.

Tira Wireless

Series D in 2007
As of 2008, Tira Wireless, Inc. went out of business. Tira Wireless, Inc. provides a portfolio of tools, processes, and practices for application developers and publishers to create and deliver mobile content. Its products include Tira Mobile Content Lifecycle Management solution that enables mobile deployment by facilitating the marketing planning, design, development, adaptation, testing, channel packaging, and distribution of mobile content; and Tira Jump, which provides device parameters to plan the development and porting strategy for various applications. The company's products also include Jump Developer Desktop, an adaptation system that transforms application source code to generate application versions for the mobile devices; and Jump Deployment Manager, which manages tasks, resource assignments, and assets for mobile content projects. Its solutions enable application developers and publishers to market mobile content for various handsets, operator networks, and geographies. In addition, the company offers testing-only services on Java ME, BREW, and Windows mobile devices; and engineering services, such as application development, porting and submission, and testing and certification services, as well as consulting services. It serves social networking companies, mobile application providers and developers, content providers, and mobile operators. Tira Wireless, Inc. has operations in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Chicago, London, and Ukraine.

B5media

Series A in 2006
B5Media is a prominent global lifestyle publisher focused on engaging women's interests across various domains, including fashion, beauty, wellness, career, relationships, parenting, and entertainment. The company distinguishes itself by fostering authentic dialogue between its editorial teams and its audience, offering relatable and honest content that resonates with real women. B5Media aims to redefine women's lifestyle media by moving away from traditional magazine ideals and emphasizing original, compelling content produced daily by its dedicated editorial staff. The company's digital content network effectively reaches millions of women each month, targeting diverse stages of their lives and ensuring that the voices and experiences of its readers actively shape the content produced.

Tira Wireless

Series C in 2006
As of 2008, Tira Wireless, Inc. went out of business. Tira Wireless, Inc. provides a portfolio of tools, processes, and practices for application developers and publishers to create and deliver mobile content. Its products include Tira Mobile Content Lifecycle Management solution that enables mobile deployment by facilitating the marketing planning, design, development, adaptation, testing, channel packaging, and distribution of mobile content; and Tira Jump, which provides device parameters to plan the development and porting strategy for various applications. The company's products also include Jump Developer Desktop, an adaptation system that transforms application source code to generate application versions for the mobile devices; and Jump Deployment Manager, which manages tasks, resource assignments, and assets for mobile content projects. Its solutions enable application developers and publishers to market mobile content for various handsets, operator networks, and geographies. In addition, the company offers testing-only services on Java ME, BREW, and Windows mobile devices; and engineering services, such as application development, porting and submission, and testing and certification services, as well as consulting services. It serves social networking companies, mobile application providers and developers, content providers, and mobile operators. Tira Wireless, Inc. has operations in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Chicago, London, and Ukraine.

Cascada Mobile

Venture Round in 2006
Cascada Mobile specializes in the development and distribution of mobile applications, offering a platform that allows users to create apps using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Its primary product, Breeze, facilitates the transformation of these web-based applications into mobile formats compatible with over 100 operators globally. The company's technology also supports the distribution of mobile games and other content through a viral peer-to-peer network, enhancing the reach and accessibility of its applications.

Tira Wireless

Series B in 2005
As of 2008, Tira Wireless, Inc. went out of business. Tira Wireless, Inc. provides a portfolio of tools, processes, and practices for application developers and publishers to create and deliver mobile content. Its products include Tira Mobile Content Lifecycle Management solution that enables mobile deployment by facilitating the marketing planning, design, development, adaptation, testing, channel packaging, and distribution of mobile content; and Tira Jump, which provides device parameters to plan the development and porting strategy for various applications. The company's products also include Jump Developer Desktop, an adaptation system that transforms application source code to generate application versions for the mobile devices; and Jump Deployment Manager, which manages tasks, resource assignments, and assets for mobile content projects. Its solutions enable application developers and publishers to market mobile content for various handsets, operator networks, and geographies. In addition, the company offers testing-only services on Java ME, BREW, and Windows mobile devices; and engineering services, such as application development, porting and submission, and testing and certification services, as well as consulting services. It serves social networking companies, mobile application providers and developers, content providers, and mobile operators. Tira Wireless, Inc. has operations in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Chicago, London, and Ukraine.

Tira Wireless

Series A in 2002
As of 2008, Tira Wireless, Inc. went out of business. Tira Wireless, Inc. provides a portfolio of tools, processes, and practices for application developers and publishers to create and deliver mobile content. Its products include Tira Mobile Content Lifecycle Management solution that enables mobile deployment by facilitating the marketing planning, design, development, adaptation, testing, channel packaging, and distribution of mobile content; and Tira Jump, which provides device parameters to plan the development and porting strategy for various applications. The company's products also include Jump Developer Desktop, an adaptation system that transforms application source code to generate application versions for the mobile devices; and Jump Deployment Manager, which manages tasks, resource assignments, and assets for mobile content projects. Its solutions enable application developers and publishers to market mobile content for various handsets, operator networks, and geographies. In addition, the company offers testing-only services on Java ME, BREW, and Windows mobile devices; and engineering services, such as application development, porting and submission, and testing and certification services, as well as consulting services. It serves social networking companies, mobile application providers and developers, content providers, and mobile operators. Tira Wireless, Inc. has operations in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Chicago, London, and Ukraine.

Think Dynamics

Series A in 2001
Think Dynamics builds software that introduces true Utility Computing into environments that support multiple e-Business Internet infrastructures. Think Dynamics' flagship product, ThinkControl, allows a customer to manage Internet infrastructure by deploying secure technology assets where needed. The ThinkControl Dynamic Resource Management (DRM) system also allows allocation of computing resources to the applications that need them the most to exceed real-time customer needs.
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