Claridge

Claridge, founded in 1987 by Stephen Bronfman’s father Charles Bronfman, and its predecessor company, Cemp Investments Ltd., have been active private equity investors for over five decades. The firm employs some 30 investment and administrative professionals. Claridge is a private investment firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Claridge represents the interests of the Stephen Bronfman family and is actively involved in the management of a diverse portfolio of investments in private equity, hedge funds, public equities, and real estate. Claridge's portfolio composition is carefully shaped to reflect the optimal mix between economic sectors and geographies. Direct equity participations currently include holdings in food, real estate, technology, entertainment and renewable energy, among others. Claridge also has third-party managed investments in a variety of industries throughout the world. Claridge has thrived through many economic cycles. Claridge's investment experience, coupled with our expertise in identifying transformational opportunities and adding value to portfolio companies, has helped us achieve superior risk-adjusted returns over the long term.

Stephen Bronfman

Chairman and Founder

7 past transactions

WeCook - Repas WeCook

Series C in 2022
Founded in 2013, WeCook Meals (formerly Nutrition Fit Plus) is a leader in home meal delivery, offering a wide range of tasty, balanced and personalized healthy meals made with fresh produce and meat, and healthy snacks. Subscribers can order from a diversified weekly menu. The Dorval-based company has over 450 employees serving Québec and Ontario.

Busbud

Series C in 2020
Busbud is a mobile app and platform that connects passengers to bus operators. It enables its users to search, compare, and book city-to-city bus tickets for any location and from any location. It is a comprehensive source of city-to-city bus schedules and tickets around the world, gathering schedules for over 10463 cities in 89 countries, in 10 languages, and 15 currencies. The app offers a search tool allowing travelers to discover and plan their next bus trip. Busbud was founded by Michael Gradek, LP Maurice, and Frederic Thouin in October 2011. It is headquartered in Montreal City in Québec, Canada.

WorkJam

Series C in 2020
WorkJam is an employee engagement suite that unleashes the potential of enterprise workforces through agile scheduling, transformative communication, experiential learning, and tailored recognition, empowering shift-based, hourly, and non-desk workers. It manages and optimizes the entire employee-employer relationship life cycle with dynamic mobile communication and workforce management to drive operational efficiency and productivity. It also enables employers to improve labor cost management and sales through better communication with their workforce, enhanced employee self-service, and a better customer experience through a more motivated and engaged staff. WorkJam was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.

Califia Farms

Series D in 2020
Califia Farms' (Califia, pronounced like California), mission is to bring you delicious and mindful nourishment through California-grown fruits and nuts. Califia Farms is led by beverage visionary Greg Steltenpohl, bringing you beautifully bottled goodness from the San Joaquin Valley. The name comes from the Spanish legend of warrior queen Califia who ruled over the mythical island of California. Spanish conquistadors believed they had discovered Califia’s bountiful island when they first explored California.

Busbud

Series B in 2018
Busbud is a mobile app and platform that connects passengers to bus operators. It enables its users to search, compare, and book city-to-city bus tickets for any location and from any location. It is a comprehensive source of city-to-city bus schedules and tickets around the world, gathering schedules for over 10463 cities in 89 countries, in 10 languages, and 15 currencies. The app offers a search tool allowing travelers to discover and plan their next bus trip. Busbud was founded by Michael Gradek, LP Maurice, and Frederic Thouin in October 2011. It is headquartered in Montreal City in Québec, Canada.

Reacts

Venture Round in 2016
Reacts is an integrated, secure solution, with tools that allow you to perform multi-stream videoconferencing, file sharing (documents, videos, images, digital objects), live file transfer, and simultaneous live chats with multiple users. Reacts is loaded with groundbreaking features. Use checklists and reporting tools to assess, supervise, teach and document any kind of virtual interaction. Incorporate augmented reality within live audio-video sessions.

Solotech

Venture Round in 2013
Solotech is a leader in technological innovation. They work closely with their valuable clients in a team environment to create solutions. Whether the project requirements are modest or highly complex, they overcome challenges with the aim of exceeding expectations.
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