SOSV

SOSV is a global venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. Specializing in seed-to-growth stage investments, SOSV operates multiple accelerator programs worldwide, including HAX for hardware, IndieBio and RebelBio for life sciences, Chinaccelerator and MOX for cross-border internet ventures, Food-X for innovative food solutions, and dlab for blockchain technology. The firm focuses on investments in revolutionary deep technologies aimed at improving human and planetary health, as well as cross-border markets, particularly in Asia. SOSV invests in approximately 150 startups annually, providing support through its resources to accelerate product development and scaling. Over its two-decade history, SOSV has established a strong reputation, consistently ranking among the top venture capital firms globally.

Audrey Chen

Investor Relations Manager

Daniel Eichner

Partner

Sheng Ge

Partner

Benjamin Joffe

Partner

Kelly Kirkpatrick

Director of Investor Relations

Vivian Law

Senior Associate

Steve McCann

Chief Financial Officer & General Partner

Sean O'Sullivan

Founder & Managing General Partner

Duncan Turner

General Partner

Qiyu Wu

Operations Director

Past deals in Canada

Purchs

Convertible Note in 2023
FreshSpoke, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in food distribution through its innovative application. Founded in 2016 and based in Barrie, Canada, FreshSpoke operates a platform that facilitates direct transactions between food producers, wholesale buyers, and delivery drivers, eliminating the need for intermediaries. The platform is accessible via mobile and web applications, allowing restaurants, retailers, and institutions to place orders efficiently. FreshSpoke also utilizes a shared delivery system, optimizing existing delivery capabilities and enabling drivers, including local producers, to generate additional income. The entire process is paperless, with features for dispatch, routing, and notifications integrated into the driver’s smartphone. FreshSpoke is actively operational in both Canada and the USA, offering a comprehensive suite of applications, including tools for buyers, drivers, and consumers that promote local food sourcing.

Milk Moovement

Series A in 2022
Milk Moovement is a Developer of a dairy supply chain management platform designed to track milk pick-ups and monitoring milk production. The company's platform is a comprehensive tool that tracks dairy production and quality by using a cloud-based web and mobile solution, giving users access to key information in real-time, enabling all supply chain stakeholders (producers, processors, transporters, testing labs, and cooperatives) to have access to milk performance metrics and in-depth information on current production, quality, and historical data right at their fingertips.

OzoneBio

Seed Round in 2022
OzoneBio is a cleantech company that focuses on lignocellulosic waste-derived bio-plastics production. In its workflow, they utilize the unique technology of dead cell fermentation («Zombie cells») that allows them to convert challenging/toxic feedstocks into high-value products and avoid significant expenses and complications related to live-cell fermentation. OzoneBio was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Millennia TEA

Seed Round in 2022
Millennia TEA, founded in 2016 and based in Saint John, Canada, specializes in the production and sale of a unique category of tea known as Fresh-leaf. The company aims to promote clarity, focus, energy, and overall well-being through its offerings. By providing the freshest and most nutrient-rich teas, Millennia TEA is dedicated to helping customers achieve a healthier and happier lifestyle. The products are available for purchase through physical stores and online platforms, ensuring accessibility for a wide audience.

FleetOperate

Convertible Note in 2022
FleetOperate is a truck driver marketplace that facilitates on-demand driving services for carriers and shippers. Founded in 2018 and based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the platform allows users to book shipments from designated locations with registered truck drivers, enabling real-time tracking of their routes. This innovative approach addresses critical issues in the logistics industry, such as driver shortages, high turnover rates, and unutilized trucks, all while keeping operational costs low. By offering a Driver-as-a-Service model, FleetOperate enhances the efficiency of freight transport, ensuring that essential goods can be moved seamlessly and reliably.

Ceragen

Convertible Note in 2022
Ceragen is a biotechnology company based in Kitchener, Ontario, focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through plant microbiome engineering. The company specializes in precision microbiome engineering, offering inoculant products specifically designed for controlled environment agriculture. These products aim to provide farmers with natural solutions that enhance crop yields, allowing them to grow more food in smaller spaces. By improving plants' resilience to environmental stressors, Ceragen's innovations support sustainable farming practices and contribute to the efficient use of land resources, addressing the growing need to feed the global population.

NeuPeak Robotics

Seed Round in 2022
NeuPeak Robotics is an AI and robotics company that develops autonomous robots replacing dexterity intensive farm labor. It offers automated fruit picking service, equipping farmers with their own on-demand, 24/7 robot labor army.

Swap Robotics

Seed Round in 2022
Swap Robotics, founded in 2019 and based in Kitchener, Ontario, specializes in manufacturing electric outdoor robots designed for vegetation cutting and snow plowing. The company offers commercial-ready robots that operate under a robotics-as-a-service model, allowing for versatility in outdoor maintenance tasks. Its innovative approach includes an in-house hydraulics platform that enables the easy swapping of attachments for various applications, making it possible for clients to automate their outdoor work with electric autonomous robots. By focusing on sustainable solutions, Swap Robotics aims to enhance efficiency in outdoor maintenance activities.

RockMass Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
RockMass Technologies is revolutionizing structural mapping by developing a data collection tool made for geologists. The company creates data collection more efficient, accurate and safe for geologists in mining, exploration, civil engineering and education. At RockMass, our goal is to improve geological mapping in the mining, civil engineering, and exploration industries with our revolutionary mapping technologies.

Asset Direct

Seed Round in 2021
Asset Direct is a financial solutions company at the forefront of technological advancements. Founded in 2015 and is based in London, Ontario.

Ardra Bio

Convertible Note in 2021
Ardra is a startup based on technology developed at the University of Toronto. Their technology uses model-guided metabolic engineering and synthetic biology to develop biocatalysts for the production of specialty chemicals from renewable resources. Their current target is the cosmetics industry, which uses $2.6 billion worth of petroleum chemicals in a variety of products.

Proton Intelligence

Seed Round in 2021
Proton Intelligence, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, specializes in biomarker monitoring to manage chronic diseases, particularly hyperkalemia, which involves high potassium levels. The company operates a wearable platform that delivers accurate and real-time potassium measurements through interstitial fluid from the skin, providing data closely correlated to blood levels. This innovation is crucial for heart and kidney care, as it enables clinicians and patients to monitor potassium levels effectively. By facilitating timely and informed decision-making regarding medications, diet, and treatment options, Proton Intelligence aims to enhance health outcomes and improve the quality of life for individuals living with chronic conditions.

Proton Intelligence

Convertible Note in 2021
Proton Intelligence, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, specializes in biomarker monitoring to manage chronic diseases, particularly hyperkalemia, which involves high potassium levels. The company operates a wearable platform that delivers accurate and real-time potassium measurements through interstitial fluid from the skin, providing data closely correlated to blood levels. This innovation is crucial for heart and kidney care, as it enables clinicians and patients to monitor potassium levels effectively. By facilitating timely and informed decision-making regarding medications, diet, and treatment options, Proton Intelligence aims to enhance health outcomes and improve the quality of life for individuals living with chronic conditions.

Avidbots

Convertible Note in 2021
Avidbots Corp. develops and manufactures autonomous floor cleaning robots, primarily focusing on its flagship product, NEO, which is recognized as one of the most advanced autonomous scrubbing robots available. Founded in 2014 and based in Ottawa, Canada, Avidbots uses laser mapping technology to create detailed area maps and plan efficient cleaning paths. Its robots are designed to automate the labor-intensive aspects of commercial cleaning, allowing human cleaning crews to concentrate on higher-value tasks. Avidbots' products are utilized in various settings, including airports, retail malls, hospitals, colleges, and industrial sites across multiple countries. The company's vision is to integrate robots into everyday life to enhance human capabilities and improve operational efficiency in cleaning processes.

DropGenie

Seed Round in 2021
DropGenie is a biotechnology company founded in 2018 and based in Montreal, Canada. The company focuses on developing connected hardware that automates gene editing processes, thereby enhancing the efficiency of genetic engineering. Its platform streamlines liquid handling and experimental conditions, which helps scientists reduce costs while improving the standardization and reproducibility of their work. By generating standardized and compatible scientific information, DropGenie aims to accelerate the pace of discovery in the field of genetics, making advancements in gene editing more accessible to researchers.

ShapeMeasure

Convertible Note in 2021
ShapeMeasure develops automating measuring and cutting tools for the construction industry. Its solution measures construction job sites, plans and lays out material, and cuts materials exactly to fit. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Asset Direct

Seed Round in 2021
Asset Direct is a financial solutions company at the forefront of technological advancements. Founded in 2015 and is based in London, Ontario.

Asset Direct

Convertible Note in 2021
Asset Direct is a financial solutions company at the forefront of technological advancements. Founded in 2015 and is based in London, Ontario.

Asset Direct

Convertible Note in 2021
Asset Direct is a financial solutions company at the forefront of technological advancements. Founded in 2015 and is based in London, Ontario.

Purchs

Convertible Note in 2021
FreshSpoke, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in food distribution through its innovative application. Founded in 2016 and based in Barrie, Canada, FreshSpoke operates a platform that facilitates direct transactions between food producers, wholesale buyers, and delivery drivers, eliminating the need for intermediaries. The platform is accessible via mobile and web applications, allowing restaurants, retailers, and institutions to place orders efficiently. FreshSpoke also utilizes a shared delivery system, optimizing existing delivery capabilities and enabling drivers, including local producers, to generate additional income. The entire process is paperless, with features for dispatch, routing, and notifications integrated into the driver’s smartphone. FreshSpoke is actively operational in both Canada and the USA, offering a comprehensive suite of applications, including tools for buyers, drivers, and consumers that promote local food sourcing.

eno

Seed Round in 2021
Mindset Innovation, Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in designing and offering innovative headphones aimed at enhancing employee concentration. Established in 2016, the company provides a range of products, including enophones, enosound, and enowork, all of which are designed to measure and track focus levels, ultimately contributing to improved productivity. The eno platform is notable for its ability to help users regain and maintain their attention while working. These products are available for purchase online, allowing for easy access to their focus-enhancing solutions.

Tinychef

Seed Round in 2021
Tinychef, operated by IOK Labs Inc, is an online interactive platform that focuses on cooking and recipe sharing. It offers a unique voice-based recipe experience, allowing users to plan meals, generate grocery lists, and receive personalized cooking assistance. The platform serves various stakeholders, including home cooks, food bloggers, chefs, grocery retailers, and meal kit companies. Tinychef's culinary-focused AI solution enhances user engagement by enabling voice-guided cooking and facilitating interactions between brands and consumers in the kitchen. The company collaborates with major partners like Amazon Alexa and meal kit providers across the United States and Canada. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Kitchener, Canada, with additional offices in New York and Bengaluru, Tinychef utilizes an affiliate model for customer acquisition, alongside a cost-per-click model for voice marketing and a commission-based approach for voice shopping.

EIO Diagnostics

Seed Round in 2021
EIO Diagnostics Inc. is a Canadian company focused on developing innovative tools to diagnose and prevent udder infections in dairy animals. Founded in 2017 and based in Duncan, the company offers the FirstLook Mastitis detection system, which employs a multispectral sensor to analyze images of the udder as animals enter the milk parlor. This technology allows dairy farmers to identify early indicators of mastitis, enabling them to address potential infections before they escalate. EIO Diagnostics combines expertise in dairy farming, machine learning, and agriculture to enhance animal health and improve operational efficiency for dairy producers.

Ceragen

Seed Round in 2021
Ceragen is a biotechnology company based in Kitchener, Ontario, focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through plant microbiome engineering. The company specializes in precision microbiome engineering, offering inoculant products specifically designed for controlled environment agriculture. These products aim to provide farmers with natural solutions that enhance crop yields, allowing them to grow more food in smaller spaces. By improving plants' resilience to environmental stressors, Ceragen's innovations support sustainable farming practices and contribute to the efficient use of land resources, addressing the growing need to feed the global population.

Ceragen

Convertible Note in 2021
Ceragen is a biotechnology company based in Kitchener, Ontario, focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through plant microbiome engineering. The company specializes in precision microbiome engineering, offering inoculant products specifically designed for controlled environment agriculture. These products aim to provide farmers with natural solutions that enhance crop yields, allowing them to grow more food in smaller spaces. By improving plants' resilience to environmental stressors, Ceragen's innovations support sustainable farming practices and contribute to the efficient use of land resources, addressing the growing need to feed the global population.

Pulse Industrial

Seed Round in 2021
Pulse Industrial is a California-based company specializing in the development of advanced monitoring technologies for industrial applications. The company focuses on creating sensors that provide a comprehensive overview of valves and steam traps in industrial plants, enabling predictive maintenance and failure alerts. Its flagship product is an artificial intelligence-powered steam trap monitoring device that utilizes vibration and acoustic analysis to detect steam leaks. By employing low power wide area communication, the device efficiently alerts maintenance personnel to potential issues, thereby enhancing safety and reducing fuel consumption in industrial settings. Through these innovations, Pulse Industrial aims to improve operational efficiency and reliability in steam generation processes.

FluidAI Medical

Seed Round in 2021
NERv Technology Inc. develops an implantable biochip with biosensors to detect post-operative complications, such as internal bleeding, leakage of bodily fluids, and infection within the abdominal cavity. The biosensor collects data and identifies the complications as it develops and informs both patient and physician in real-time. It also detects changes in the levels of biomarker. The company serves physicians, surgeons, hospitals, and patients. NERv Technology Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Kitchener, Canada.

Milk Moovement

Seed Round in 2021
Milk Moovement is a Developer of a dairy supply chain management platform designed to track milk pick-ups and monitoring milk production. The company's platform is a comprehensive tool that tracks dairy production and quality by using a cloud-based web and mobile solution, giving users access to key information in real-time, enabling all supply chain stakeholders (producers, processors, transporters, testing labs, and cooperatives) to have access to milk performance metrics and in-depth information on current production, quality, and historical data right at their fingertips.

OzoneBio

Seed Round in 2021
OzoneBio is a cleantech company that focuses on lignocellulosic waste-derived bio-plastics production. In its workflow, they utilize the unique technology of dead cell fermentation («Zombie cells») that allows them to convert challenging/toxic feedstocks into high-value products and avoid significant expenses and complications related to live-cell fermentation. OzoneBio was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

OzoneBio

Convertible Note in 2021
OzoneBio is a cleantech company that focuses on lignocellulosic waste-derived bio-plastics production. In its workflow, they utilize the unique technology of dead cell fermentation («Zombie cells») that allows them to convert challenging/toxic feedstocks into high-value products and avoid significant expenses and complications related to live-cell fermentation. OzoneBio was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

FleetOperate

Convertible Note in 2021
FleetOperate is a truck driver marketplace that facilitates on-demand driving services for carriers and shippers. Founded in 2018 and based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the platform allows users to book shipments from designated locations with registered truck drivers, enabling real-time tracking of their routes. This innovative approach addresses critical issues in the logistics industry, such as driver shortages, high turnover rates, and unutilized trucks, all while keeping operational costs low. By offering a Driver-as-a-Service model, FleetOperate enhances the efficiency of freight transport, ensuring that essential goods can be moved seamlessly and reliably.

Lux Bio

Convertible Note in 2021
Lux Bio operates a bioluminescent light platform that harnesses the natural light produced by living organisms through biochemical reactions. The company focuses on developing innovative, eco-friendly lighting solutions that utilize engineered proteins derived from plants and animals, enhancing their performance for commercial use. By leveraging clean technology, Lux Bio aims to offer sustainable lighting options while preventing toxic chemical waste from contaminating oceans. Their flagship product, the Nyoka Light Wand, exemplifies this mission by providing a non-toxic alternative to traditional glow sticks, showcasing the potential of bioluminescence in everyday applications.

Lux Bio

Seed Round in 2021
Lux Bio operates a bioluminescent light platform that harnesses the natural light produced by living organisms through biochemical reactions. The company focuses on developing innovative, eco-friendly lighting solutions that utilize engineered proteins derived from plants and animals, enhancing their performance for commercial use. By leveraging clean technology, Lux Bio aims to offer sustainable lighting options while preventing toxic chemical waste from contaminating oceans. Their flagship product, the Nyoka Light Wand, exemplifies this mission by providing a non-toxic alternative to traditional glow sticks, showcasing the potential of bioluminescence in everyday applications.

RockMass Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
RockMass Technologies is revolutionizing structural mapping by developing a data collection tool made for geologists. The company creates data collection more efficient, accurate and safe for geologists in mining, exploration, civil engineering and education. At RockMass, our goal is to improve geological mapping in the mining, civil engineering, and exploration industries with our revolutionary mapping technologies.

FleetOperate

Seed Round in 2020
FleetOperate is a truck driver marketplace that facilitates on-demand driving services for carriers and shippers. Founded in 2018 and based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the platform allows users to book shipments from designated locations with registered truck drivers, enabling real-time tracking of their routes. This innovative approach addresses critical issues in the logistics industry, such as driver shortages, high turnover rates, and unutilized trucks, all while keeping operational costs low. By offering a Driver-as-a-Service model, FleetOperate enhances the efficiency of freight transport, ensuring that essential goods can be moved seamlessly and reliably.

Chinova Bioworks

Seed Round in 2020
Chinova Bioworks Inc. develops personalized natural antimicrobials for the beverage industry. Its natural antimicrobials protect fresh juices from spoilage and enhance the shelf life of these products. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Fredericton, Canada.

Skygauge

Seed Round in 2020
Skygauge has reinvented the drone to perform work not possible with drones today. Their first application is performing industrial inspections (Ultrasonic Testing). Instead of having workers on ropes, boom lifts, and scaffolding The Skygauge will perform inspections 5-10x faster. This reduces turnaround time, cost of inspection, and increases safety because workers are not exposed to work at height. Once they dominate the inspection market our core technology will branch out into pressure washing/cleaning, painting/coating, and attach a robot arm for general work. The same way robot arms created a workforce in factories their drones will create a workforce in the sky.

Tinychef

Seed Round in 2020
Tinychef, operated by IOK Labs Inc, is an online interactive platform that focuses on cooking and recipe sharing. It offers a unique voice-based recipe experience, allowing users to plan meals, generate grocery lists, and receive personalized cooking assistance. The platform serves various stakeholders, including home cooks, food bloggers, chefs, grocery retailers, and meal kit companies. Tinychef's culinary-focused AI solution enhances user engagement by enabling voice-guided cooking and facilitating interactions between brands and consumers in the kitchen. The company collaborates with major partners like Amazon Alexa and meal kit providers across the United States and Canada. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Kitchener, Canada, with additional offices in New York and Bengaluru, Tinychef utilizes an affiliate model for customer acquisition, alongside a cost-per-click model for voice marketing and a commission-based approach for voice shopping.

Pulse Industrial

Seed Round in 2020
Pulse Industrial is a California-based company specializing in the development of advanced monitoring technologies for industrial applications. The company focuses on creating sensors that provide a comprehensive overview of valves and steam traps in industrial plants, enabling predictive maintenance and failure alerts. Its flagship product is an artificial intelligence-powered steam trap monitoring device that utilizes vibration and acoustic analysis to detect steam leaks. By employing low power wide area communication, the device efficiently alerts maintenance personnel to potential issues, thereby enhancing safety and reducing fuel consumption in industrial settings. Through these innovations, Pulse Industrial aims to improve operational efficiency and reliability in steam generation processes.

FluidAI Medical

Pre Seed Round in 2020
NERv Technology Inc. develops an implantable biochip with biosensors to detect post-operative complications, such as internal bleeding, leakage of bodily fluids, and infection within the abdominal cavity. The biosensor collects data and identifies the complications as it develops and informs both patient and physician in real-time. It also detects changes in the levels of biomarker. The company serves physicians, surgeons, hospitals, and patients. NERv Technology Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Kitchener, Canada.

Argentum

Seed Round in 2020
Argentum Electronics, Inc. designs and manufactures advanced Smart Power over Ethernet Controllers (S.P.E.C), which utilize Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technologies for efficient power delivery and management. Their product line includes cloud-managed PoE splitters and power combiners aimed at high-power PoE applications, primarily servicing commercial and industrial sectors such as LED lighting and fan speed control. The company also focuses on modular DC power distribution systems, intelligent building automation, and wireless multi-sensor networks to help clients reduce electricity demand and enhance overall energy performance within buildings. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Argentum caters to a diverse clientele that includes building owners, architects, engineers, and construction firms.

Motion Metrics

Convertible Note in 2020
Motion Metrics is a Canadian technology company specializing in artificial intelligence and computer vision solutions for the mining industry. The company focuses on enhancing mine safety, productivity, and energy efficiency through advanced technologies. Its product offerings include missing tooth detection for shovels and loaders, tooth wear and payload monitoring for shovels, boulder detection for haul trucks, and particle size analysis applicable to various mining equipment. Motion Metrics' innovative solutions have been implemented in over 60 mines across six continents, earning the trust of some of the largest mining companies globally. With offices in Canada, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and Russia, Motion Metrics ensures prompt, localized support for its clientele.

Reazent

Seed Round in 2020
Reazent is an agricultural technology company that develops safe and natural products for agricultural applications. Reazent is on a mission to replace synthetic agrochemicals with more economically viable, sustainable, and safer solutions.

Reazent

Convertible Note in 2020
Reazent is an agricultural technology company that develops safe and natural products for agricultural applications. Reazent is on a mission to replace synthetic agrochemicals with more economically viable, sustainable, and safer solutions.

DropGenie

Convertible Note in 2020
DropGenie is a biotechnology company founded in 2018 and based in Montreal, Canada. The company focuses on developing connected hardware that automates gene editing processes, thereby enhancing the efficiency of genetic engineering. Its platform streamlines liquid handling and experimental conditions, which helps scientists reduce costs while improving the standardization and reproducibility of their work. By generating standardized and compatible scientific information, DropGenie aims to accelerate the pace of discovery in the field of genetics, making advancements in gene editing more accessible to researchers.

Aquova

Seed Round in 2020
Aquova offers adaptive AI-based sensors and power controllers that unlocks the potential of data in the electrochemical industry. Its patent-pending Advanced Data Management (ADM) technology is a combination of hardware and software working seamlessly together to enhance the performance of electrochemical processes, thereby reducing the energy consumption of electrochemical operations. The company was established in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Membio

Seed Round in 2020
Developing hardware for manufacturing next-generation medicines.

Millennia TEA

Seed Round in 2020
Millennia TEA, founded in 2016 and based in Saint John, Canada, specializes in the production and sale of a unique category of tea known as Fresh-leaf. The company aims to promote clarity, focus, energy, and overall well-being through its offerings. By providing the freshest and most nutrient-rich teas, Millennia TEA is dedicated to helping customers achieve a healthier and happier lifestyle. The products are available for purchase through physical stores and online platforms, ensuring accessibility for a wide audience.

Membio

Seed Round in 2020
Developing hardware for manufacturing next-generation medicines.

NeuPeak Robotics

Seed Round in 2020
NeuPeak Robotics is an AI and robotics company that develops autonomous robots replacing dexterity intensive farm labor. It offers automated fruit picking service, equipping farmers with their own on-demand, 24/7 robot labor army.

Ecoli Sense

Seed Round in 2020
Ecoli Sense is focused on revolutionizing bacteria detection through real-time monitoring technology. Unlike traditional methods that rely on manual sampling and lengthy lab analysis, which can take between 18 to 72 hours for results, Ecoli Sense introduces an automated detection system that utilizes real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology. This innovative approach allows for autonomous sampling from diverse sources, such as liquids, solids, and aerosols. By employing advanced genomic technologies, the company's solutions enable clients to swiftly identify various biological and chemical entities, facilitating immediate pathogen detection and contamination assessment. Ecoli Sense aims to enhance safety and efficiency in environments where timely monitoring is critical.

Contents First

Series A in 2020
Contents First is the team behind Tappytoon, the premier digital-first comics platform that has become a daily destination for more than 3 Million readers hailing from over 190 countries. Since January 2019, Tappytoon is the #1 to #5 top Comics app by gross revenue on Google Play and App Store in 90 countries including US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and many more. (source: Google Play, Apple, AppAnnie) The Tappytoon library is now available in English, French, and German, spanning exclusive, licensed hits curated from the largest publishers in Korea and Asia, including Kakao, Haksan, Seoul Media, D&C Media, Mr Blue, Jaedam, Comico as well as K-drama/K-pop tie-ins, TV and game adaptations. Premium paywall & free digital comics are available on Web, iPhone, Android. Among the titles beloved by millions are Solo Leveling, The Abandoned Empress, Light & Shadow, Bloody Sweet, and What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, and many more. Launched in 2016, Tappytoon’s vetted translations and chart-topping smartphone apps offer the best way to read full-color digital manga, manhwa and webtoons while supporting the artists, creators, and storytellers. Tappytoon also produces a number of brand-new original comics with select partners and creators, for print, transmedia, film/tv/ani production, distrib/licensing rights.

RockMass Technologies

Convertible Note in 2020
RockMass Technologies is revolutionizing structural mapping by developing a data collection tool made for geologists. The company creates data collection more efficient, accurate and safe for geologists in mining, exploration, civil engineering and education. At RockMass, our goal is to improve geological mapping in the mining, civil engineering, and exploration industries with our revolutionary mapping technologies.

Milk Moovement

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Milk Moovement is a Developer of a dairy supply chain management platform designed to track milk pick-ups and monitoring milk production. The company's platform is a comprehensive tool that tracks dairy production and quality by using a cloud-based web and mobile solution, giving users access to key information in real-time, enabling all supply chain stakeholders (producers, processors, transporters, testing labs, and cooperatives) to have access to milk performance metrics and in-depth information on current production, quality, and historical data right at their fingertips.

Monogram Creative Console

Convertible Note in 2020
Monogram Creative Console manufactures a modular hardware interface that allows users to design controllers for software. The product enables users to control software using sliders, dials, buttons, and a desktop application. Monogram Creative Console consists of magnetically connecting tactile controllers; sliders, buttons, and dials for faster, more precise and intuitive editing for photographers, videographers and beyond. Monogram Creative Console is available at https://monogramcc.com or through our retail partners B&H Photo Video in New York or Henry's Photo in Canada and ships to over 46 countries. In 2015 Monogram won Gold at the User Experience Design Awards (UXDA) while at IFA, Berlin from the International Design Center Berlin. Photographers can build a custom Palette to control photo editing applications like Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, where physical sliders adjust exposure, dials can be turned to change temperature and buttons can execute macros. Premiere Pro and Audition support was added in June. The company was founded by Ashish Bidadi and Calvin Chu.

Grant & Union

Convertible Note in 2020
Grant & Union is part of the computer peripheral equipment manufacturing industry that allows users to snap together physical buttons, dials, sliders, and other inputs to create a tool that is personalized to a user’s workflow.

Zennea Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
Zennea Technologies develops therapeutic wearable that reduces snoring and improve health through sleep. The company is based in Surrey, Canada.

Tinychef

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Tinychef, operated by IOK Labs Inc, is an online interactive platform that focuses on cooking and recipe sharing. It offers a unique voice-based recipe experience, allowing users to plan meals, generate grocery lists, and receive personalized cooking assistance. The platform serves various stakeholders, including home cooks, food bloggers, chefs, grocery retailers, and meal kit companies. Tinychef's culinary-focused AI solution enhances user engagement by enabling voice-guided cooking and facilitating interactions between brands and consumers in the kitchen. The company collaborates with major partners like Amazon Alexa and meal kit providers across the United States and Canada. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Kitchener, Canada, with additional offices in New York and Bengaluru, Tinychef utilizes an affiliate model for customer acquisition, alongside a cost-per-click model for voice marketing and a commission-based approach for voice shopping.

Mechasys

Pre Seed Round in 2019
At Mechasys, a team of engineers and contractors developed together an innovative laser projector that displays construction plans in real scale directly on construction sites. Using laser positioning technologies, we project construction drawings on floors with an accuracy of 3 mm. With our system, workers no longer need to draw plans on construction sites. They can lay down their materials 40% faster. This, speeds up the productivity rate on construction sites, reduces the human risk and optimizes the entrepreneur's profits.

Millennia TEA

Seed Round in 2019
Millennia TEA, founded in 2016 and based in Saint John, Canada, specializes in the production and sale of a unique category of tea known as Fresh-leaf. The company aims to promote clarity, focus, energy, and overall well-being through its offerings. By providing the freshest and most nutrient-rich teas, Millennia TEA is dedicated to helping customers achieve a healthier and happier lifestyle. The products are available for purchase through physical stores and online platforms, ensuring accessibility for a wide audience.

YoFiit

Convertible Note in 2019
YoFiit is a food and beverage company dedicated to providing customers with plant-based nutrition. It creates a range of products in different key categories that offer consumers with possible solutions in said categories.

YoFiit

Seed Round in 2019
YoFiit is a food and beverage company dedicated to providing customers with plant-based nutrition. It creates a range of products in different key categories that offer consumers with possible solutions in said categories.

Grobo

Convertible Note in 2019
Grobo develops fully automated grow boxes for home use. Our IoT grow boxes leverage AI and ML to increase yields and decrease grow times.

Rize Health

Seed Round in 2019
Rize is a virtual marketplace for clinical trials. It is a patient management platform used to reinvent how patients and researchers interact. The company's patient-centric platform matches people with the appropriate clinical trial and offers the ability to participate digitally. Rize Health was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in London, Ontario.

Purchs

Seed Round in 2019
FreshSpoke, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in food distribution through its innovative application. Founded in 2016 and based in Barrie, Canada, FreshSpoke operates a platform that facilitates direct transactions between food producers, wholesale buyers, and delivery drivers, eliminating the need for intermediaries. The platform is accessible via mobile and web applications, allowing restaurants, retailers, and institutions to place orders efficiently. FreshSpoke also utilizes a shared delivery system, optimizing existing delivery capabilities and enabling drivers, including local producers, to generate additional income. The entire process is paperless, with features for dispatch, routing, and notifications integrated into the driver’s smartphone. FreshSpoke is actively operational in both Canada and the USA, offering a comprehensive suite of applications, including tools for buyers, drivers, and consumers that promote local food sourcing.

Skygauge

Seed Round in 2019
Skygauge has reinvented the drone to perform work not possible with drones today. Their first application is performing industrial inspections (Ultrasonic Testing). Instead of having workers on ropes, boom lifts, and scaffolding The Skygauge will perform inspections 5-10x faster. This reduces turnaround time, cost of inspection, and increases safety because workers are not exposed to work at height. Once they dominate the inspection market our core technology will branch out into pressure washing/cleaning, painting/coating, and attach a robot arm for general work. The same way robot arms created a workforce in factories their drones will create a workforce in the sky.

Zennea Technologies

Convertible Note in 2019
Zennea Technologies develops therapeutic wearable that reduces snoring and improve health through sleep. The company is based in Surrey, Canada.

RockMass Technologies

Convertible Note in 2019
RockMass Technologies is revolutionizing structural mapping by developing a data collection tool made for geologists. The company creates data collection more efficient, accurate and safe for geologists in mining, exploration, civil engineering and education. At RockMass, our goal is to improve geological mapping in the mining, civil engineering, and exploration industries with our revolutionary mapping technologies.

Pulse Industrial

Seed Round in 2019
Pulse Industrial is a California-based company specializing in the development of advanced monitoring technologies for industrial applications. The company focuses on creating sensors that provide a comprehensive overview of valves and steam traps in industrial plants, enabling predictive maintenance and failure alerts. Its flagship product is an artificial intelligence-powered steam trap monitoring device that utilizes vibration and acoustic analysis to detect steam leaks. By employing low power wide area communication, the device efficiently alerts maintenance personnel to potential issues, thereby enhancing safety and reducing fuel consumption in industrial settings. Through these innovations, Pulse Industrial aims to improve operational efficiency and reliability in steam generation processes.

ShapeMeasure

Pre Seed Round in 2019
ShapeMeasure develops automating measuring and cutting tools for the construction industry. Its solution measures construction job sites, plans and lays out material, and cuts materials exactly to fit. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

DropGenie

Seed Round in 2019
DropGenie is a biotechnology company founded in 2018 and based in Montreal, Canada. The company focuses on developing connected hardware that automates gene editing processes, thereby enhancing the efficiency of genetic engineering. Its platform streamlines liquid handling and experimental conditions, which helps scientists reduce costs while improving the standardization and reproducibility of their work. By generating standardized and compatible scientific information, DropGenie aims to accelerate the pace of discovery in the field of genetics, making advancements in gene editing more accessible to researchers.

Avidbots

Series B in 2019
Avidbots Corp. develops and manufactures autonomous floor cleaning robots, primarily focusing on its flagship product, NEO, which is recognized as one of the most advanced autonomous scrubbing robots available. Founded in 2014 and based in Ottawa, Canada, Avidbots uses laser mapping technology to create detailed area maps and plan efficient cleaning paths. Its robots are designed to automate the labor-intensive aspects of commercial cleaning, allowing human cleaning crews to concentrate on higher-value tasks. Avidbots' products are utilized in various settings, including airports, retail malls, hospitals, colleges, and industrial sites across multiple countries. The company's vision is to integrate robots into everyday life to enhance human capabilities and improve operational efficiency in cleaning processes.

Purchs

Convertible Note in 2019
FreshSpoke, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in food distribution through its innovative application. Founded in 2016 and based in Barrie, Canada, FreshSpoke operates a platform that facilitates direct transactions between food producers, wholesale buyers, and delivery drivers, eliminating the need for intermediaries. The platform is accessible via mobile and web applications, allowing restaurants, retailers, and institutions to place orders efficiently. FreshSpoke also utilizes a shared delivery system, optimizing existing delivery capabilities and enabling drivers, including local producers, to generate additional income. The entire process is paperless, with features for dispatch, routing, and notifications integrated into the driver’s smartphone. FreshSpoke is actively operational in both Canada and the USA, offering a comprehensive suite of applications, including tools for buyers, drivers, and consumers that promote local food sourcing.

Spindle Biotech

Seed Round in 2019
Spindle Biotech Inc. develops synthetic RNA. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Zennea Technologies

Convertible Note in 2019
Zennea Technologies develops therapeutic wearable that reduces snoring and improve health through sleep. The company is based in Surrey, Canada.

Wastack

Seed Round in 2018
Wastack is an environmental consulting company that helps landfill operations automating bird control tools on-sites. The company specializes in the fields of waste management, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and environmental consulting. Wastack was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

NeuroQore

Convertible Note in 2018
NeuroQore is a Canadian company founded in 2012, focused on developing innovative neuromodulation treatments for neurobehavioral conditions, particularly treatment-resistant depression. The company has created a monophasic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation system designed to address major depressive disorder and suicidality. NeuroQore collaborates with leading universities and research clinics to advance its research and clinical applications, aiming to transform the lives of individuals affected by these challenging disorders. With a dedicated team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians, NeuroQore seeks to provide effective and groundbreaking solutions in the field of mental health care.

HITCH Tech Inc

Seed Round in 2018
HITCH is a locally-relevant platform for African schools that catalyzes potential by intelligently curating the best educational videos, automatically aligning them with local curricula and textbooks, and storing them on battery-powered video hotspots for convenient student and teacher access offline, via WiFi or local networks. HITCH goes beyond traditional educational resources, technology literacy barriers, and local power and internet infrastructure, to find and deliver world-class educational resources for the vanguard of Africa's knowledge revolution.

FluidAI Medical

Pre Seed Round in 2018
NERv Technology Inc. develops an implantable biochip with biosensors to detect post-operative complications, such as internal bleeding, leakage of bodily fluids, and infection within the abdominal cavity. The biosensor collects data and identifies the complications as it develops and informs both patient and physician in real-time. It also detects changes in the levels of biomarker. The company serves physicians, surgeons, hospitals, and patients. NERv Technology Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Kitchener, Canada.

eno

Seed Round in 2018
Mindset Innovation, Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in designing and offering innovative headphones aimed at enhancing employee concentration. Established in 2016, the company provides a range of products, including enophones, enosound, and enowork, all of which are designed to measure and track focus levels, ultimately contributing to improved productivity. The eno platform is notable for its ability to help users regain and maintain their attention while working. These products are available for purchase online, allowing for easy access to their focus-enhancing solutions.

Forward Robotics

Seed Round in 2018
Forward Robotics develops heavy-lift, long range cargo drones using proprietary avionics and control software. They aim to transform supply chain logistics with DroneLink and on-demand distribution.

Tinychef

Convertible Note in 2018
Tinychef, operated by IOK Labs Inc, is an online interactive platform that focuses on cooking and recipe sharing. It offers a unique voice-based recipe experience, allowing users to plan meals, generate grocery lists, and receive personalized cooking assistance. The platform serves various stakeholders, including home cooks, food bloggers, chefs, grocery retailers, and meal kit companies. Tinychef's culinary-focused AI solution enhances user engagement by enabling voice-guided cooking and facilitating interactions between brands and consumers in the kitchen. The company collaborates with major partners like Amazon Alexa and meal kit providers across the United States and Canada. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Kitchener, Canada, with additional offices in New York and Bengaluru, Tinychef utilizes an affiliate model for customer acquisition, alongside a cost-per-click model for voice marketing and a commission-based approach for voice shopping.

MGI Pacific

Seed Round in 2018
MGI Pacific is a real estate private equity firm with a focus on raising debt and equity capital for opportunistic development projects in Canada, The United States, Greater China, and other select geographies. The company uses a bottoms up approach to analyze specific opportunities while utilizing its proprietary data sets and algorithms to locate sectors and geographies of interest. At MGI Pacific our clients interests always come first and as a result we constantly strive to anticipate their rapidly changing needs by developing new services to meet those needs. The global real estate market is dynamic, and we believe only proactive and dynamic management will generate alpha and achieve our clients’ long term objectives.

Cultovo

Seed Round in 2018
Cultovo is an agtech analytics startup that maps with a 91-99% accuracy at scale.

Purchs

Seed Round in 2018
FreshSpoke, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in food distribution through its innovative application. Founded in 2016 and based in Barrie, Canada, FreshSpoke operates a platform that facilitates direct transactions between food producers, wholesale buyers, and delivery drivers, eliminating the need for intermediaries. The platform is accessible via mobile and web applications, allowing restaurants, retailers, and institutions to place orders efficiently. FreshSpoke also utilizes a shared delivery system, optimizing existing delivery capabilities and enabling drivers, including local producers, to generate additional income. The entire process is paperless, with features for dispatch, routing, and notifications integrated into the driver’s smartphone. FreshSpoke is actively operational in both Canada and the USA, offering a comprehensive suite of applications, including tools for buyers, drivers, and consumers that promote local food sourcing.

RockMass Technologies

Convertible Note in 2018
RockMass Technologies is revolutionizing structural mapping by developing a data collection tool made for geologists. The company creates data collection more efficient, accurate and safe for geologists in mining, exploration, civil engineering and education. At RockMass, our goal is to improve geological mapping in the mining, civil engineering, and exploration industries with our revolutionary mapping technologies.

Zennea Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Zennea Technologies develops therapeutic wearable that reduces snoring and improve health through sleep. The company is based in Surrey, Canada.

ShapeMeasure

Angel Round in 2018
ShapeMeasure develops automating measuring and cutting tools for the construction industry. Its solution measures construction job sites, plans and lays out material, and cuts materials exactly to fit. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

EIO Diagnostics

Convertible Note in 2018
EIO Diagnostics Inc. is a Canadian company focused on developing innovative tools to diagnose and prevent udder infections in dairy animals. Founded in 2017 and based in Duncan, the company offers the FirstLook Mastitis detection system, which employs a multispectral sensor to analyze images of the udder as animals enter the milk parlor. This technology allows dairy farmers to identify early indicators of mastitis, enabling them to address potential infections before they escalate. EIO Diagnostics combines expertise in dairy farming, machine learning, and agriculture to enhance animal health and improve operational efficiency for dairy producers.

Avidbots

Seed Round in 2018
Avidbots Corp. develops and manufactures autonomous floor cleaning robots, primarily focusing on its flagship product, NEO, which is recognized as one of the most advanced autonomous scrubbing robots available. Founded in 2014 and based in Ottawa, Canada, Avidbots uses laser mapping technology to create detailed area maps and plan efficient cleaning paths. Its robots are designed to automate the labor-intensive aspects of commercial cleaning, allowing human cleaning crews to concentrate on higher-value tasks. Avidbots' products are utilized in various settings, including airports, retail malls, hospitals, colleges, and industrial sites across multiple countries. The company's vision is to integrate robots into everyday life to enhance human capabilities and improve operational efficiency in cleaning processes.

NURO

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Nuro Corp, founded in 2017 and based in Waterloo, Canada, specializes in developing neurologically-powered communication software designed to assist doctors and patients. The company offers a range of products under its Neural Operating System (NUOS), which enables instant communication and computing through brain signals, eliminating the need for invasive procedures. Key offerings include NUOS ALS for ALS patients, NUOS TRAUMA for individuals with tetraplegia, and NUOS STROKE for stroke victims. Additionally, NUOS AI provides immediate access to insights derived from neurological and behavioral data, facilitating enhanced communication for incapacitated patients in various healthcare settings, including post-surgery, intensive care units, nursing homes, and rehabilitation facilities.

EIO Diagnostics

Seed Round in 2017
EIO Diagnostics Inc. is a Canadian company focused on developing innovative tools to diagnose and prevent udder infections in dairy animals. Founded in 2017 and based in Duncan, the company offers the FirstLook Mastitis detection system, which employs a multispectral sensor to analyze images of the udder as animals enter the milk parlor. This technology allows dairy farmers to identify early indicators of mastitis, enabling them to address potential infections before they escalate. EIO Diagnostics combines expertise in dairy farming, machine learning, and agriculture to enhance animal health and improve operational efficiency for dairy producers.

RockMass Technologies

Seed Round in 2017
RockMass Technologies is revolutionizing structural mapping by developing a data collection tool made for geologists. The company creates data collection more efficient, accurate and safe for geologists in mining, exploration, civil engineering and education. At RockMass, our goal is to improve geological mapping in the mining, civil engineering, and exploration industries with our revolutionary mapping technologies.

Morfus Mixed Reality Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Morfus Mixed Reality Inc. offer virtual reality devices and software to design, preview, and plan infrastructure. The company provides remote planning and collaboration, customized device and application, and project management. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Hyasynth Bio

Seed Round in 2017
Hyasynth Bio is a Montreal-based company that specializes in the production of natural cannabinoid compounds. It focuses on developing innovative solutions for researchers, healthcare professionals, and patients dealing with conditions such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, chronic pain, inflammation, and muscular dystrophy. By leveraging a combination of traditional and modern biological technologies along with computational analysis, Hyasynth Bio aims to create effective drugs for a wide range of diseases. The company utilizes a scalable platform based on engineered microbes to enhance its drug development process, effectively addressing the needs of the medical community.

Proteorex Therapeutics Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Our mission is to discover novel therapeutics for diseases with the highest unmet need, pushing the boundaries of drug discovery through innovative and world-class science. Our award-winning small-molecule drug discovery platform uniquely integrates a novel synthesis design strategy, computational modelling, and patient-derived cell-based screening to rapidly and cost-effectively unlock targets considered undruggable using existing approaches. Proteorex’s headquarters are in JLABS @ Toronto, with an office in San Francisco.