Build Ventures

Build Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2013 and headquartered in Halifax, Canada. The firm specializes in investments in early-stage technology companies across Atlantic Canada, focusing on sectors such as information technology, clean technology, and life sciences. Build Ventures typically invests between CAD 1 million and CAD 5 million, preferring to engage with companies after their seed round. The firm aims to support founders in building impactful businesses by providing the necessary capital and leveraging its team's extensive operational and investment experience.

Rob Barbara

General Partner

Past deals in Newfoundland

Trophi.ai

Seed Round in 2023
Trophi.ai is an e-sports coaching company that utilizes artificial intelligence to deliver personalized coaching services to players, regardless of their location or financial status. The company's software generates computer-based feedback, helping e-sports athletes enhance their skills and performance. In addition to its core focus on e-sports, Trophi.ai has plans to expand its artificial intelligence systems to support athletes in physical sports, enabling a broader range of users to benefit from AI-driven insights and training methodologies. Through its innovative approach, Trophi.ai aims to level the playing field in competitive gaming and sports.

Radient360

Seed Round in 2017
Radient360 Solutions Inc. is a technology company focused on the energy sector, headquartered in Saint John's, Canada, and founded in 2012. The company specializes in providing a range of operational solutions, including in-field inspection, maintenance and auditing services, process safety, knowledge management, tool check-in and check-out, and logistics. Radient360 aims to deliver value-driven solutions that enhance real-time execution in the field and offer real-time metrics in the office, thereby improving operational efficiency and safety for its clients.

icejam

Seed Round in 2016
Icejam Games Inc. is a mobile game development company based in Charlottetown, Canada, specializing in 3D and free-to-play games. Founded in 2014 by Stuart Duncan, a former leader at EA Mobile, the company utilizes its innovative Playable Data Platform to integrate real-time data streams into its games, enhancing gameplay and addressing challenges related to user engagement and retention. The team comprises experienced professionals who have previously worked on notable titles such as NHL PowerShot Hockey, Trade Nations, NBA Jam, and The Simpsons: Tapped Out. Icejam's modern studio environment fosters creativity, and the company has secured financial backing from private investors, including Build Ventures, as well as support from local economic development organizations. This positioning allows Icejam to effectively compete in the dynamic mobile gaming market.

Celtx

Venture Round in 2015
Celtx is a comprehensive media pre-production platform designed to streamline the workflow for film, video, theatre, animation, radio, and new media projects. By transitioning from traditional paper-based methods to a digital format, Celtx offers tools that facilitate the creation of scripts, storyboards, shot lists, scene breakdowns, and crew reports. This automated planning and collaboration software enhances the efficiency and simplicity of the pre-production process, allowing users to manage and organize their productions more effectively.
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