Golden Ventures

Golden Ventures is a Toronto-based venture capital firm, established in 2011, that focuses on seed-stage investments across North America. The firm aims to support innovative teams and their transformative ideas by investing in a diverse range of sectors, including manufacturing, consumer products and services, fintech, education, energy, mobile gaming, and e-commerce, among others. By targeting early-stage companies, Golden Ventures seeks to foster growth and development in various industries, helping founders realize their visions.

Nick Chen

Partner

Ameet Shah

Partner

Taylor Wilson

Associate

Past deals in Canada

Properly

Series B in 2022
Properly Inc. is a residential real estate company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The company offers a streamlined solution for homeowners looking to sell their properties, utilizing technology and local market expertise to simplify the process. Properly provides fair-market offers and allows sellers to close on their own timeline, alleviating common stressors associated with home sales, such as extended showings, repairs, and the risk of buyers backing out. Through its online platform, Properly facilitates the buying and selling of residential properties, aiming to create a more efficient and user-friendly experience for families navigating the real estate market.

Forma

Series B in 2022
Forma AI, Incorporated is a Toronto-based information technology company that specializes in software solutions for managing sales incentives and compensation within organizations. Founded in 2016, the company offers several products, including Forma Operator, which facilitates commission compensation processing; Forma Responder, which oversees variable compensation; and Forma Interpreter, which provides visualization, reporting, and updating of sales payouts. Through these offerings, Forma aims to streamline and enhance the management of sales compensation, helping organizations optimize their incentive structures.

Cybrid

Seed Round in 2022
Cybrid is a developer of a cryptocurrency banking platform that enables banks and financial institutions to easily launch cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) products. The company's platform utilizes APIs and cloud-based software, allowing clients to send and settle funds globally. This technology can be deployed quickly, which reduces the significant investments typically required for technology, legal, operations, and compliance. As a result, Cybrid's solutions empower financial institutions to introduce a variety of financial features with minimal initial investment.

Manifest Climate

Series A in 2022
Developer of a climate change risk management platform designed to turn climate risks into opportunities for organizations. The company's platform brings regularly curated industry-specific climate news, trends, peer benchmarking, and a monthly report, enabling businesses to build climate confidence and level up their reporting.

Disco

Series A in 2022
Disco is a platform for creators to build and scale their learning empire easily in one place. Our vision for learning leaves the industrial age behind and looks to a world of lifelong learning, that's live, with peers, led by creators we trust and accessible from anywhere.

Shakepay

Series A in 2022
Shakepay Inc. is a technology company based in Montreal, Canada, that offers financial applications aimed at helping users build wealth through digital currencies. Founded in 2015, Shakepay enables Canadians to buy and sell Bitcoin and facilitates peer-to-peer payments among users. Additionally, the company provides a VISA debit card that allows cardholders to load and spend Bitcoin for various transactions, including point of sale purchases, ATM withdrawals, and online orders. Through its mobile app, Shakepay aims to simplify the process of engaging with cryptocurrency for its users.

Diversio

Series A in 2022
Diversio is a developer of a people intelligence platform focused on enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within organizations. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the platform provides robust data analysis and diagnostics to help organizations measure and improve their inclusivity efforts. Diversio's mission is rooted in the belief that measurable goals lead to tangible outcomes. The company emphasizes a people-first approach, valuing feedback, transparency, and collaboration to drive meaningful impact. With a diverse team that includes individuals from various professional backgrounds and cultures, Diversio aims to eliminate barriers to diversity and foster inclusive environments that yield better results for organizations.

Secoda

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a collaborative knowledge management tool designed to make data teams share metadata, queries, charts, and documentation. The company's platform helps employees find and understand the right information in a few time, and track the relationships between people and data to help users visualize all the interactions between the different collaborators of the enterprise, enabling users to implement data discovery efficiently.

GoodGood

Seed Round in 2021
GoodGood operates an online retail delivery platform that aims to enhance local commerce by connecting neighborhoods with specialty foods and unique craft items. The company's application and website provide a curated selection of locally sourced coffee, beverages, snacks, and various essentials, all of which can be ordered for delivery within an hour. By focusing on authentic online and retail experiences, GoodGood enables customers to discover and enjoy niche products from local makers, fostering a sense of community and supporting local businesses.

Composer

Seed Round in 2021
Composer allows users to build, test, and manage automated investment strategies without writing a line of code. the company was founded in 202 and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Float Financial

Series A in 2021
All-in-one corporate card spend management solution that saves you time and helps you stay in budget

Daylight

Series A in 2021
Daylight, operating under FormHero Inc., is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing a data collection software platform designed to enhance internal and customer-facing processes for enterprise organizations. This platform enables users to create smart forms that validate information in real-time, ensuring accuracy and facilitating the automatic generation of necessary documents and integrations. Daylight primarily serves sectors such as banking, insurance, and wealth management, along with clients in government, corporate, software, and home and lending markets. The focus is on improving the data collection process, making it more efficient and user-friendly for both customers and back-office operations.

Neo Financial

Series B in 2021
Credit card, rewards, and deposits all in one.

CruxOCM

Venture Round in 2021
Crux OCM utilizes AI and real-time optimization to enable autonomous operation of major oil and gas assets, reducing the risk of operation and increasing volumetric throughput up to 4%. Crux OCM is a control software provider simplifying major oil and gas asset operation for the control room operators. Unlike standard control solutions and current control room asset operations which use simple control methodologies and written procedures, Crux OCM offers enhanced operational capabilities while maintaining operation within existing safety constraints, resulting in faster, more consistent, more automated asset operation.

Callia

Series A in 2021
Callia is an online gifting platform that specializes in flower delivery services. The company offers hand-tied, seasonal bouquets delivered in a box, catering to both personal and corporate gifting needs. By providing an easy and affordable way to send various types of flower arrangements, Callia aims to enhance the experience of gifting flowers for individuals and organizations alike.

Shakudo

Seed Round in 2021
DevSentient streamlines workflow for AI and Data-intensive products. DevSentient Hyperplane is an end-to-end platform designed to take AI teams from ideation to production at breakthrough speeds. The company built Hyperplane because it needed a powerful platform for our scientists to design, develop, deploy and maintain their own work in production. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Horizon Blockchain Games

Seed Round in 2021
Horizon Blockchain Games Inc. is a video game studio that specializes in leveraging blockchain technology to create decentralized gaming experiences. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company also has locations in Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, Mexico City, and Madrid. Horizon develops various games, including Arcadeum, a video game network and wallet built on the Ethereum blockchain, and SkyWeaver, an online card game. The company's platform is designed to empower players by providing a community-driven ecosystem where they can enjoy true digital ownership, open economies, and the ability to earn real-world value through gameplay. By focusing on innovations in web3 gaming, Horizon Blockchain Games aims to reshape the gaming landscape for a new generation of players.

Notch

Series A in 2021
ChefHero Inc. is a technology company that operates a mobile and web application designed for businesses in the food service industry to efficiently order wholesale restaurant supplies. Founded in 2015 and based in Toronto, Canada, ChefHero connects restaurants, bars, coffee shops, food trucks, and caterers with regional suppliers. By streamlining the ordering process, the platform allows culinary professionals to focus more on their craft rather than the logistics of supply procurement. ChefHero aims to enhance the operational efficiency of food service businesses through its user-friendly interface and dedicated supplier network.

Float Financial

Seed Round in 2021
All-in-one corporate card spend management solution that saves you time and helps you stay in budget

ResQ

Seed Round in 2021
ResQ is the all-in-one app to request, track and pay for your restaurant's repair and maintenance needs.

SkyWatch

Series B in 2021
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Waabi

Series A in 2021
Waabi is a self-driving technology start-up focused on advancing the commercialization of autonomous driving solutions. The company employs an artificial intelligence approach that utilizes deep learning, probabilistic inference, and complex optimization techniques. This innovative software is designed to be end-to-end trainable and interpretable, allowing for complex reasoning within a closed-loop simulator. Waabi's technology enables clients to conduct extensive testing of both typical driving scenarios and critical safety edge cases, significantly decreasing the reliance on real-world driving miles. As a result, Waabi aims to provide safer and more cost-effective solutions for the autonomous driving industry.

Sherpa°

Venture Round in 2021
Developer of visa services platform intended to solve hassles related to electronic visas (e-Visas) and electronic travel authorizations (eTAs). The company's platform offers application programming interfaces (APIs) that provide an extensive database including passport and visa requirements, border procedures, health declarations, passenger locator forms, quarantine measures, transit restrictions and vaccination requirements, and embeddable elements to deliver travel documents to passengers as an ancillary service, enabling customers with a frictionless electronic visa (e-Visa) experience and make travel easier.

Marble

Series A in 2021
MedChart Inc. operates a cloud-based platform designed to simplify the retrieval and management of healthcare records. Founded in 2014 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company enables patients to view, store, and share their medical records securely online. MedChart's offerings include a variety of document types, such as legal, hospital, clinical, and research documents. The platform automates the release of information process, enhancing the ease with which individuals can access their health data. By facilitating better ownership and management of medical records, MedChart aims to improve patient care and streamline interactions between patients and healthcare providers.

Swyft

Series A in 2021
ShipSwyft Inc. develops same day delivery application that connects merchants to existing courier networks. It serves ecommerce brands with postal zone calculation, multiple fulfillment options, and real-time address verification. The company offers rapid deployment, improve customer experience, and dynamic supply to meet demand serves to retailers and it offers integration with shipping API, quality of service, and ease of execution service to 3PL and distributors. ShipSwyft Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Arteria AI

Series A in 2021
Arteria AI applies artificial intelligence to the drafting, negotiation, and analysis of contracts.

Yuhu

Seed Round in 2021
Yuhu is a cloud-based software platform designed for landlords and property managers, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including maintenance reporting and tracking, digital inspections, and an applicant and tenant portal. It also facilitates online bookings management, financial reporting, universal communication, and online payments. Yuhu's primary objective is to enhance the tenant experience in both residential and commercial properties while providing cost savings and efficiency improvements for property owners. By leveraging technology, Yuhu aims to streamline operations and foster better relationships between landlords and tenants.

Forma

Series A in 2021
Forma AI, Incorporated is a Toronto-based information technology company that specializes in software solutions for managing sales incentives and compensation within organizations. Founded in 2016, the company offers several products, including Forma Operator, which facilitates commission compensation processing; Forma Responder, which oversees variable compensation; and Forma Interpreter, which provides visualization, reporting, and updating of sales payouts. Through these offerings, Forma aims to streamline and enhance the management of sales compensation, helping organizations optimize their incentive structures.

Snack

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Snack is a video-first dating application that enables users to connect with potential matches through engaging video content. The platform allows individuals to create and post videos on a feed, facilitating real-time interactions and a more dynamic approach to online dating. By combining traditional matching algorithms with the ability to flirt-stream, Snack provides a unique environment for users to express themselves and connect creatively with others. This innovative approach to dating aims to enhance user engagement and foster meaningful connections in a modern digital landscape.

Manifest Climate

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a climate change risk management platform designed to turn climate risks into opportunities for organizations. The company's platform brings regularly curated industry-specific climate news, trends, peer benchmarking, and a monthly report, enabling businesses to build climate confidence and level up their reporting.

Neo Financial

Series A in 2020
Credit card, rewards, and deposits all in one.

Bettermode

Seed Round in 2020
Tribe is a computer software company that offers a cloud-based platform empowering the new generation of online communities. It integrates with messengers and social media and helps its users to amplify the vibe around their business by allowing them and their customers to create content. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Composer

Seed Round in 2020
Composer allows users to build, test, and manage automated investment strategies without writing a line of code. the company was founded in 202 and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Stadium Live Inc.

Seed Round in 2020
Stadium Live Inc. is a Toronto-based company that develops a sports application tailored for the next generation. Incorporated in 2020, the platform offers features such as live scores and interactive elements that allow users to play, earn, and shop while engaging with sports alongside friends. The application aims to create a fun and engaging environment for sports enthusiasts, appealing to a younger audience.

Swyft

Seed Round in 2020
ShipSwyft Inc. develops same day delivery application that connects merchants to existing courier networks. It serves ecommerce brands with postal zone calculation, multiple fulfillment options, and real-time address verification. The company offers rapid deployment, improve customer experience, and dynamic supply to meet demand serves to retailers and it offers integration with shipping API, quality of service, and ease of execution service to 3PL and distributors. ShipSwyft Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

ResQ

Funding Round in 2020
ResQ is the all-in-one app to request, track and pay for your restaurant's repair and maintenance needs.

Odyssey Interactive

Seed Round in 2020
Odyssey Interactive Inc, founded in 2020 and located in Grand Valley, Canada, is a video game development company focused on creating games that foster emotional connections. The company has developed a unique game development platform aimed at producing games that engage players through challenges related to purpose, community, and longevity. By emphasizing emotional potential in gameplay, Odyssey Interactive seeks to enhance the gaming experience and promote personal growth among players.

Horizon Blockchain Games

Seed Round in 2020
Horizon Blockchain Games Inc. is a video game studio that specializes in leveraging blockchain technology to create decentralized gaming experiences. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company also has locations in Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, Mexico City, and Madrid. Horizon develops various games, including Arcadeum, a video game network and wallet built on the Ethereum blockchain, and SkyWeaver, an online card game. The company's platform is designed to empower players by providing a community-driven ecosystem where they can enjoy true digital ownership, open economies, and the ability to earn real-world value through gameplay. By focusing on innovations in web3 gaming, Horizon Blockchain Games aims to reshape the gaming landscape for a new generation of players.

Horizon Blockchain Games

Seed Round in 2020
Horizon Blockchain Games Inc. is a video game studio that specializes in leveraging blockchain technology to create decentralized gaming experiences. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company also has locations in Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, Mexico City, and Madrid. Horizon develops various games, including Arcadeum, a video game network and wallet built on the Ethereum blockchain, and SkyWeaver, an online card game. The company's platform is designed to empower players by providing a community-driven ecosystem where they can enjoy true digital ownership, open economies, and the ability to earn real-world value through gameplay. By focusing on innovations in web3 gaming, Horizon Blockchain Games aims to reshape the gaming landscape for a new generation of players.

Daylight

Seed Round in 2020
Daylight, operating under FormHero Inc., is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing a data collection software platform designed to enhance internal and customer-facing processes for enterprise organizations. This platform enables users to create smart forms that validate information in real-time, ensuring accuracy and facilitating the automatic generation of necessary documents and integrations. Daylight primarily serves sectors such as banking, insurance, and wealth management, along with clients in government, corporate, software, and home and lending markets. The focus is on improving the data collection process, making it more efficient and user-friendly for both customers and back-office operations.

Forma

Seed Round in 2020
Forma AI, Incorporated is a Toronto-based information technology company that specializes in software solutions for managing sales incentives and compensation within organizations. Founded in 2016, the company offers several products, including Forma Operator, which facilitates commission compensation processing; Forma Responder, which oversees variable compensation; and Forma Interpreter, which provides visualization, reporting, and updating of sales payouts. Through these offerings, Forma aims to streamline and enhance the management of sales compensation, helping organizations optimize their incentive structures.

BenchSci

Series B in 2020
BenchSci Analytics Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Toronto, Canada, offers a research intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to assist scientists in navigating scientific literature for antibody usage data. By translating both closed and open-access data, the platform provides tailored recommendations for experiments, ultimately aiming to enhance the efficiency and success of biomedical research. BenchSci's technology is utilized by leading pharmaceutical companies and research institutions worldwide, significantly contributing to the acceleration of scientific discoveries. The company aspires to reduce the time it takes to bring medicines to patients by 50% by 2025, reflecting its commitment to advancing healthcare through innovative research solutions. BenchSci has garnered recognition as a top growth company and a favorable workplace, reflecting its impact and culture in the biotech industry.

EnPowered

Seed Round in 2020
EnPowered is a company focused on helping businesses manage their energy consumption and costs effectively. It offers free audits of energy bills that can lead to cost reductions of up to 70%. The company utilizes analytics to further optimize energy usage, providing energy retrofits that help lower consumption. EnPowered also enables small businesses to collaborate in group-buying initiatives, allowing them to secure lower electricity rates. Additionally, the company has developed a platform that tracks energy usage, facilitates on-bill payment, and predicts spikes in electricity prices, encouraging users to adjust their consumption accordingly. This empowers both energy providers and homeowners to monitor and control their energy usage, ultimately leading to reduced electricity bills and enhanced savings.

EnPowered

Debt Financing in 2020
EnPowered is a company focused on helping businesses manage their energy consumption and costs effectively. It offers free audits of energy bills that can lead to cost reductions of up to 70%. The company utilizes analytics to further optimize energy usage, providing energy retrofits that help lower consumption. EnPowered also enables small businesses to collaborate in group-buying initiatives, allowing them to secure lower electricity rates. Additionally, the company has developed a platform that tracks energy usage, facilitates on-bill payment, and predicts spikes in electricity prices, encouraging users to adjust their consumption accordingly. This empowers both energy providers and homeowners to monitor and control their energy usage, ultimately leading to reduced electricity bills and enhanced savings.

SkyWatch

Series A in 2020
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

EcoPackers

Seed Round in 2019
EcoPackers Inc. is a Toronto-based company established in 2018 that specializes in the production and sale of biodegradable packaging materials. The company focuses on creating eco-resins derived from plants, offering a 100% biodegradable alternative to traditional plastic inputs. These eco-resins enable plastic manufacturers globally to develop innovative, non-toxic, and compostable single-use packaging solutions. Through its commitment to sustainability, EcoPackers aims to reduce the environmental impact of plastic packaging.

Delphia

Series A in 2019
Delphia Inc. is a Toronto-based company that provides an innovative investment platform, allowing individuals to transform their personal data into investment capital. By participating in artificially intelligent surveys, users can share insights about their lives and perspectives, which Delphia uses to enhance investment returns. This approach enables users to build wealth without needing initial financial resources, marking a significant shift in how investment opportunities are accessed. Delphia's platform empowers individuals by strategically managing their data, creating a competitive advantage in financial markets and facilitating informed decision-making. Through this model, Delphia aims to drive economic empowerment and sustainable growth for both individual and institutional investors.

CruxOCM

Venture Round in 2019
Crux OCM utilizes AI and real-time optimization to enable autonomous operation of major oil and gas assets, reducing the risk of operation and increasing volumetric throughput up to 4%. Crux OCM is a control software provider simplifying major oil and gas asset operation for the control room operators. Unlike standard control solutions and current control room asset operations which use simple control methodologies and written procedures, Crux OCM offers enhanced operational capabilities while maintaining operation within existing safety constraints, resulting in faster, more consistent, more automated asset operation.

Properly

Series A in 2019
Properly Inc. is a residential real estate company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The company offers a streamlined solution for homeowners looking to sell their properties, utilizing technology and local market expertise to simplify the process. Properly provides fair-market offers and allows sellers to close on their own timeline, alleviating common stressors associated with home sales, such as extended showings, repairs, and the risk of buyers backing out. Through its online platform, Properly facilitates the buying and selling of residential properties, aiming to create a more efficient and user-friendly experience for families navigating the real estate market.

BlueDot

Series A in 2019
BlueDot Inc. specializes in data analytics solutions aimed at tracking and managing infectious diseases. Founded in 2008 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company utilizes a combination of human expertise and artificial intelligence to analyze a wide range of data, including disease outbreaks, healthcare facilities, population demographics, and environmental factors. By integrating these datasets with proprietary algorithms, BlueDot provides critical insights that help governments, healthcare organizations, and businesses protect their populations and mitigate the risks associated with infectious diseases. The company's early warning system is designed to anticipate disease threats and support effective responses, addressing an increasingly urgent public health challenge.

Clearco

Series B in 2019
Clearbanc provides growth capital for web-enabled businesses through its 20-minute term sheet. The company offers fast, affordable growth capital to eCommerce and B2B/SaaS companies. Its investments range from $10K - $10M and its portfolio spans small businesses across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to some of the fastest-growing consumer brands. Launched in 2015, Clearbanc uses proprietary underwriting technology to offer more capital at quicker speeds and more flexible terms than other financing alternatives.

Horizon Blockchain Games

Seed Round in 2019
Horizon Blockchain Games Inc. is a video game studio that specializes in leveraging blockchain technology to create decentralized gaming experiences. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company also has locations in Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, Mexico City, and Madrid. Horizon develops various games, including Arcadeum, a video game network and wallet built on the Ethereum blockchain, and SkyWeaver, an online card game. The company's platform is designed to empower players by providing a community-driven ecosystem where they can enjoy true digital ownership, open economies, and the ability to earn real-world value through gameplay. By focusing on innovations in web3 gaming, Horizon Blockchain Games aims to reshape the gaming landscape for a new generation of players.

ProteinQure

Seed Round in 2019
ProteinQure Inc. is a biotech company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2017. The company focuses on developing and manufacturing protein-based therapeutic drugs through innovative technologies such as quantum computing, molecular simulations, and reinforcement learning. ProteinQure employs a computational platform to design novel therapeutics, aiming to transform the drug discovery process by engineering drugs rather than relying solely on traditional methods. The company specializes in the design of exotic peptides with potential applications in treating various diseases, including cancer, diabetes, asthma, and cardiovascular conditions. By partnering with industry leaders in drug discovery, ProteinQure seeks to generate innovative therapeutics that extend beyond conventional chemical approaches.

ApplyBoard

Series B in 2019
ApplyBoard is an online platform that facilitates access to education for international students by connecting them with academic institutions and recruitment partners. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, the company has grown to employ over 500 staff members across 20 countries. ApplyBoard has formed partnerships with more than 1,200 educational institutions and collaborates with over 4,000 recruitment partners to promote diversity and attract qualified applicants to campuses in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Since its inception, ApplyBoard has assisted over 120,000 students in navigating the educational application process, making it easier for them to pursue their studies abroad.

EcoPackers

Seed Round in 2019
EcoPackers Inc. is a Toronto-based company established in 2018 that specializes in the production and sale of biodegradable packaging materials. The company focuses on creating eco-resins derived from plants, offering a 100% biodegradable alternative to traditional plastic inputs. These eco-resins enable plastic manufacturers globally to develop innovative, non-toxic, and compostable single-use packaging solutions. Through its commitment to sustainability, EcoPackers aims to reduce the environmental impact of plastic packaging.

KitchenMate

Seed Round in 2018
Reshaping your food experience with the only automated restaurant for your workplace. Stay safe, stay on-site with real food, cooked anytime powered by our plug-&-play Smart Cooking System.

Inkbox

Series A in 2018
Inkbox is a Toronto-based company specializing in semi-permanent tattoos and tattoo kits. Founded by brothers Tyler and Braden Handley, Inkbox emerged from their desire for a tattoo experience that avoids the permanence typically associated with traditional tattoos. The company offers tattoo kits that include an applicator, tattoo ink, gloves, a pre-moistened cloth, and an ethyl alcohol wipe. Inkbox tattoos are made from an organic fruit-based formula that allows the designs to last for about two weeks while providing the look and feel of real tattoos. Customers can choose from a diverse range of designs across various categories, including nature, music, and quotes, or they can create custom designs. The application process is straightforward, enabling users to apply tattoos at home without the need for needles.

Delphia

Seed Round in 2018
Delphia Inc. is a Toronto-based company that provides an innovative investment platform, allowing individuals to transform their personal data into investment capital. By participating in artificially intelligent surveys, users can share insights about their lives and perspectives, which Delphia uses to enhance investment returns. This approach enables users to build wealth without needing initial financial resources, marking a significant shift in how investment opportunities are accessed. Delphia's platform empowers individuals by strategically managing their data, creating a competitive advantage in financial markets and facilitating informed decision-making. Through this model, Delphia aims to drive economic empowerment and sustainable growth for both individual and institutional investors.

Xanadu

Seed Round in 2018
Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc., founded in 2016 and based in Toronto, Canada, specializes in developing photonic quantum computers. The company integrates quantum silicon photonic chips into existing hardware to create full-stack quantum computing solutions. Xanadu offers several software tools, including PennyLane, a Python library for quantum machine learning and hybrid quantum-classical computations, and Strawberry Fields, an open-source programming language for quantum computing. The company aims to make quantum computing accessible and beneficial by addressing real-world challenges and enhancing computational capabilities beyond classical methods. By combining expertise from leading scientists and industry professionals, Xanadu is positioning itself as a significant player in the quantum technology landscape.

BenchSci

Series A in 2018
BenchSci Analytics Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Toronto, Canada, offers a research intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to assist scientists in navigating scientific literature for antibody usage data. By translating both closed and open-access data, the platform provides tailored recommendations for experiments, ultimately aiming to enhance the efficiency and success of biomedical research. BenchSci's technology is utilized by leading pharmaceutical companies and research institutions worldwide, significantly contributing to the acceleration of scientific discoveries. The company aspires to reduce the time it takes to bring medicines to patients by 50% by 2025, reflecting its commitment to advancing healthcare through innovative research solutions. BenchSci has garnered recognition as a top growth company and a favorable workplace, reflecting its impact and culture in the biotech industry.

Notch

Series A in 2018
ChefHero Inc. is a technology company that operates a mobile and web application designed for businesses in the food service industry to efficiently order wholesale restaurant supplies. Founded in 2015 and based in Toronto, Canada, ChefHero connects restaurants, bars, coffee shops, food trucks, and caterers with regional suppliers. By streamlining the ordering process, the platform allows culinary professionals to focus more on their craft rather than the logistics of supply procurement. ChefHero aims to enhance the operational efficiency of food service businesses through its user-friendly interface and dedicated supplier network.

Jiffy

Seed Round in 2018
Jiffy Inc. is an online platform based in Toronto, Canada, that connects homeowners with third-party service professionals for various home maintenance tasks. Launched in April 2015, Jiffy enables users to easily find and request a wide range of services, including appliance repair, plumbing, lawn maintenance, and junk removal, among others. The platform prioritizes user convenience by offering real-time connections based on the proximity and availability of service providers, all of whom are pre-vetted for quality assurance. Jiffy also supports service professionals by automating essential business tasks such as marketing, lead generation, appointment scheduling, and payment processing, facilitating a seamless experience for both consumers and providers.

SkyWatch

Seed Round in 2018
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Wattpad

Venture Round in 2018
Wattpad Corp. is an online community platform based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2006, that facilitates storytelling by connecting readers and writers. The platform allows users to read, write, and share stories in multiple languages, fostering collaboration through comments and multimedia interactions. With over 65 million users who collectively spend more than 20 billion minutes per month engaged in original content, Wattpad enhances the storytelling experience through its flagship app. Additionally, the company offers Tap, a product featuring short, chat-based stories, and Wattpad Studios, which co-produces stories for film, television, and print with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions provides advertising products aimed at engaging Millennial and Gen Z consumers, leveraging the platform's extensive community and technological capabilities to enhance content creation and distribution.

Delphia

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Delphia Inc. is a Toronto-based company that provides an innovative investment platform, allowing individuals to transform their personal data into investment capital. By participating in artificially intelligent surveys, users can share insights about their lives and perspectives, which Delphia uses to enhance investment returns. This approach enables users to build wealth without needing initial financial resources, marking a significant shift in how investment opportunities are accessed. Delphia's platform empowers individuals by strategically managing their data, creating a competitive advantage in financial markets and facilitating informed decision-making. Through this model, Delphia aims to drive economic empowerment and sustainable growth for both individual and institutional investors.

Ritual

Series B in 2017
Ritual Technologies Inc. is a Toronto-based company that has developed a mobile application designed to enhance the food ordering experience for corporate professionals. Founded in 2015, the Ritual app allows users to browse and order from a variety of local restaurants and coffee shops, facilitating fast and easy pickup. The platform features a unique social ordering capability, enabling users to add their colleagues’ food orders to a single transaction, thereby streamlining the process and saving time. Additionally, Ritual offers employers redeemable credits for their employees, enhancing the overall user experience. The app is used by popular quick-service restaurants and coffee shops across major North American cities, helping these establishments improve customer engagement and drive profitability through a modern, technology-driven approach to food ordering.

BenchSci

Seed Round in 2017
BenchSci Analytics Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Toronto, Canada, offers a research intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to assist scientists in navigating scientific literature for antibody usage data. By translating both closed and open-access data, the platform provides tailored recommendations for experiments, ultimately aiming to enhance the efficiency and success of biomedical research. BenchSci's technology is utilized by leading pharmaceutical companies and research institutions worldwide, significantly contributing to the acceleration of scientific discoveries. The company aspires to reduce the time it takes to bring medicines to patients by 50% by 2025, reflecting its commitment to advancing healthcare through innovative research solutions. BenchSci has garnered recognition as a top growth company and a favorable workplace, reflecting its impact and culture in the biotech industry.

Roadmunk

Seed Round in 2017
Roadmunk Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in providing visual roadmap software tailored for product management. Founded in 2013, Roadmunk offers an online platform that allows users to create various types of roadmaps, including those for sprints, projects, releases, and consulting initiatives. The software facilitates comprehensive management of product portfolios across multiple teams, featuring tools for sharing and master roadmapping. Additionally, Roadmunk provides two-way data integration with Jira and supports multiple output formats such as PDF, PowerPoint, HTML, and PNG. By promoting transparency within organizations, Roadmunk enables teams to visualize their product strategies and effectively communicate their strategic plans.

Top Hat

Series C in 2017
As a student engagement and interactive teaching platform, Top Hat’s software helps college professors activate classrooms. In a world of digital distractions, countless academic studies have reinforced the reality that students better understand the day’s lesson if they’re asked to engage with peers, interact with complex material and participate in class. By requiring students to use their personal devices to answer quizzes, reply to polls, and tackle difficult simulations, Top Hat transforms the passive lecture hall into an engaging learning environment. As an advocate for traditional, on-campus education, Top Hat not only modernizes established teaching methods but also facilitates new approaches including the ‘flipped classroom,’ ‘group learning,’ and other creative solutions. Top Hat is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, hosts 120 full-time employees, and has been operating since its 2009 launch behind $22M in venture funding.

Helpful

Seed Round in 2017
Helpful.com Inc. develops a mobile application to share video updates, status updates, broadcast news, give feedback, and share ideas at work. The application can be used to share meeting updates, executive updates, and travel updates as well. Helpful.com Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Toronto, Canada. As of January 28, 2019, Helpful.com Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Shopify Inc.

SkipTheDishes

Seed Round in 2016
SkipTheDishes Restaurant Services Inc. is a technology company based in Winnipeg, Canada, that operates an application designed to connect users with local restaurants and food couriers. Founded in 2012, the application allows customers to conveniently order food for delivery or pickup from a wide range of local eateries and national chains, providing access to menus, ratings, and reviews to enhance their dining experience. The service operates in multiple Canadian cities, including Winnipeg, Calgary, and Ottawa, as well as select cities in the United States such as Columbus, Ohio, and Buffalo, New York. By facilitating food delivery, SkipTheDishes supports local restaurants in increasing their business and offers food couriers the opportunity to earn flexible income. The company has expanded its reach significantly since its inception, aiming to make quality food more accessible to busy customers.

SoapBox

Seed Round in 2015
SoapBox Innovations Inc. specializes in developing software solutions designed to facilitate effective communication between employees and leaders in organizations. Its primary product, SoapBox, is a SaaS tool that empowers managers of high-performing teams to foster an environment where employees can voice their ideas, ask questions, and propose improvements. The platform allows users to submit, vote on, and comment on ideas that align with the organization’s key business objectives, while also enabling leaders to communicate progress and provide feedback. This transparent feedback loop enhances employee engagement, performance, and organizational culture. Founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company was previously known as HitSend Inc. before rebranding in 2013.

Joist

Series A in 2015
Joist is a mobile application designed for contractors, enabling them to estimate projects, invoice clients, collect payments, and manage their work from their iPhone, iPad, or the web. The platform allows users to create professional estimates and invoices by incorporating company logos and building a list of frequently used items for quick reference. Joist facilitates rapid calculation of estimates, which can be printed or emailed on the spot, and enables conversion of estimates into invoices. Users can also record payments immediately and manage client information efficiently. Additionally, the application supports exporting all data to preferred accounting systems, streamlining financial management for contractors across various industries.

Gallop Labs

Seed Round in 2014
Gallop Labs Inc. operates a mobile marketing platform that integrates data science with in-app behavioral analytics to assist brands and mobile publishers in effectively connecting with their target audiences on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. By leveraging first-party data and machine intelligence, Gallop Labs enables marketers to gain actionable insights that enhance key growth metrics, including revenue, engagement, and user growth. The platform allows mobile publishers to analyze consumer behavior and application performance, ultimately helping them optimize their marketing campaigns. Based in Toronto, Canada, Gallop Labs serves clients primarily in North America and functions as a subsidiary of Big Viking Games Inc.

Avidbots

Seed Round in 2014
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.

Ritual

Seed Round in 2014
Ritual Technologies Inc. is a Toronto-based company that has developed a mobile application designed to enhance the food ordering experience for corporate professionals. Founded in 2015, the Ritual app allows users to browse and order from a variety of local restaurants and coffee shops, facilitating fast and easy pickup. The platform features a unique social ordering capability, enabling users to add their colleagues’ food orders to a single transaction, thereby streamlining the process and saving time. Additionally, Ritual offers employers redeemable credits for their employees, enhancing the overall user experience. The app is used by popular quick-service restaurants and coffee shops across major North American cities, helping these establishments improve customer engagement and drive profitability through a modern, technology-driven approach to food ordering.

OMsignal

Series A in 2014
OMsignal Inc. is a Montreal-based company specializing in bio-sensing clothing that integrates advanced sensor technology to monitor vital health metrics. Founded in 2011, the company produces apparel such as the OMbra, a sports bra that captures detailed body signals, and the OMshirt, which tracks heart rate and breathing patterns. These garments connect to mobile devices, allowing users to access real-time biometric data through the OMsignal app. The app provides insights into heart rate, breathing rhythms, calorie expenditure, and other activity metrics, facilitating comprehensive health tracking. OMsignal's innovative approach aims to empower individuals to maintain their fitness and well-being through the seamless integration of technology into everyday life. The company's products are available for purchase online.

Top Hat

Series B in 2014
As a student engagement and interactive teaching platform, Top Hat’s software helps college professors activate classrooms. In a world of digital distractions, countless academic studies have reinforced the reality that students better understand the day’s lesson if they’re asked to engage with peers, interact with complex material and participate in class. By requiring students to use their personal devices to answer quizzes, reply to polls, and tackle difficult simulations, Top Hat transforms the passive lecture hall into an engaging learning environment. As an advocate for traditional, on-campus education, Top Hat not only modernizes established teaching methods but also facilitates new approaches including the ‘flipped classroom,’ ‘group learning,’ and other creative solutions. Top Hat is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, hosts 120 full-time employees, and has been operating since its 2009 launch behind $22M in venture funding.

Wattpad

Series C in 2014
Wattpad Corp. is an online community platform based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2006, that facilitates storytelling by connecting readers and writers. The platform allows users to read, write, and share stories in multiple languages, fostering collaboration through comments and multimedia interactions. With over 65 million users who collectively spend more than 20 billion minutes per month engaged in original content, Wattpad enhances the storytelling experience through its flagship app. Additionally, the company offers Tap, a product featuring short, chat-based stories, and Wattpad Studios, which co-produces stories for film, television, and print with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions provides advertising products aimed at engaging Millennial and Gen Z consumers, leveraging the platform's extensive community and technological capabilities to enhance content creation and distribution.

Guardly

Seed Round in 2014
Guardly designs and provides mobile safety solutions to help security teams better prepare for and respond to threats against people and key assets they protect. Guardly mobile safety apps available on Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and BlackBerry act as personal emergency phones that provide instant two-way communication with private security and authorities. Guardly's mobile safety applications, indoor positioning system and mass notification technologies improve situational awareness by providing real-time indoor positioning / GPS data, caller identity and the nature of an incident — data otherwise not available to security operators. Guardly Command™ helps security operators monitor, manage and respond to real-time data, make more informed decisions and improve emergency response times by as much as 44 percent. Guardly is based in Toronto and is committed to improving emergency response and communication.

Joist

Seed Round in 2013
Joist is a mobile application designed for contractors, enabling them to estimate projects, invoice clients, collect payments, and manage their work from their iPhone, iPad, or the web. The platform allows users to create professional estimates and invoices by incorporating company logos and building a list of frequently used items for quick reference. Joist facilitates rapid calculation of estimates, which can be printed or emailed on the spot, and enables conversion of estimates into invoices. Users can also record payments immediately and manage client information efficiently. Additionally, the application supports exporting all data to preferred accounting systems, streamlining financial management for contractors across various industries.

Infinity Quick, Inc.

Seed Round in 2013
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Upverter

Seed Round in 2013
Upverter, Inc. is a Toronto-based company that has developed an online circuit design platform aimed at empowering hardware engineers. Founded in 2010, the platform facilitates electronics design across various operating systems, offering tools for real-time collaboration, automated version control, and work sharing. Key features include schematic capture, PCB layout tools, and an in-design markup system for annotation and issue tracking. Additionally, Upverter provides a virtual assistant known as Upverter Parts Concierge to streamline the design process. The platform caters to a wide range of users, including hobbyists, students, and professionals in the open-source hardware community, enhancing productivity through its comprehensive, cloud-based design capabilities. As of 2017, Upverter operates as a subsidiary of Altium Limited.

OMsignal

Seed Round in 2013
OMsignal Inc. is a Montreal-based company specializing in bio-sensing clothing that integrates advanced sensor technology to monitor vital health metrics. Founded in 2011, the company produces apparel such as the OMbra, a sports bra that captures detailed body signals, and the OMshirt, which tracks heart rate and breathing patterns. These garments connect to mobile devices, allowing users to access real-time biometric data through the OMsignal app. The app provides insights into heart rate, breathing rhythms, calorie expenditure, and other activity metrics, facilitating comprehensive health tracking. OMsignal's innovative approach aims to empower individuals to maintain their fitness and well-being through the seamless integration of technology into everyday life. The company's products are available for purchase online.

Wattpad

Venture Round in 2012
Wattpad Corp. is an online community platform based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2006, that facilitates storytelling by connecting readers and writers. The platform allows users to read, write, and share stories in multiple languages, fostering collaboration through comments and multimedia interactions. With over 65 million users who collectively spend more than 20 billion minutes per month engaged in original content, Wattpad enhances the storytelling experience through its flagship app. Additionally, the company offers Tap, a product featuring short, chat-based stories, and Wattpad Studios, which co-produces stories for film, television, and print with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions provides advertising products aimed at engaging Millennial and Gen Z consumers, leveraging the platform's extensive community and technological capabilities to enhance content creation and distribution.

Influitive

Seed Round in 2012
Influitive Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions tailored for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its primary product, AdvocateHub, enables companies to create advocate communities that engage customers, partners, and employees in marketing activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform helps businesses harness customer enthusiasm to enhance their marketing and sales initiatives. AdvocateHub integrates with Salesforce, allowing for seamless tracking of customer engagement. Additionally, Influitive offers consulting services that include coaching and training to assist companies in implementing effective advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software is accessible through a web portal, with integration options for client websites and mobile access via the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Influitive also has offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts.

AppHero

Seed Round in 2012
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Wattpad

Series B in 2012
Wattpad Corp. is an online community platform based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2006, that facilitates storytelling by connecting readers and writers. The platform allows users to read, write, and share stories in multiple languages, fostering collaboration through comments and multimedia interactions. With over 65 million users who collectively spend more than 20 billion minutes per month engaged in original content, Wattpad enhances the storytelling experience through its flagship app. Additionally, the company offers Tap, a product featuring short, chat-based stories, and Wattpad Studios, which co-produces stories for film, television, and print with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions provides advertising products aimed at engaging Millennial and Gen Z consumers, leveraging the platform's extensive community and technological capabilities to enhance content creation and distribution.

Top Hat

Series A in 2012
As a student engagement and interactive teaching platform, Top Hat’s software helps college professors activate classrooms. In a world of digital distractions, countless academic studies have reinforced the reality that students better understand the day’s lesson if they’re asked to engage with peers, interact with complex material and participate in class. By requiring students to use their personal devices to answer quizzes, reply to polls, and tackle difficult simulations, Top Hat transforms the passive lecture hall into an engaging learning environment. As an advocate for traditional, on-campus education, Top Hat not only modernizes established teaching methods but also facilitates new approaches including the ‘flipped classroom,’ ‘group learning,’ and other creative solutions. Top Hat is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, hosts 120 full-time employees, and has been operating since its 2009 launch behind $22M in venture funding.

Guardly

Debt Financing in 2011
Guardly designs and provides mobile safety solutions to help security teams better prepare for and respond to threats against people and key assets they protect. Guardly mobile safety apps available on Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and BlackBerry act as personal emergency phones that provide instant two-way communication with private security and authorities. Guardly's mobile safety applications, indoor positioning system and mass notification technologies improve situational awareness by providing real-time indoor positioning / GPS data, caller identity and the nature of an incident — data otherwise not available to security operators. Guardly Command™ helps security operators monitor, manage and respond to real-time data, make more informed decisions and improve emergency response times by as much as 44 percent. Guardly is based in Toronto and is committed to improving emergency response and communication.

Wattpad

Series A in 2011
Wattpad Corp. is an online community platform based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2006, that facilitates storytelling by connecting readers and writers. The platform allows users to read, write, and share stories in multiple languages, fostering collaboration through comments and multimedia interactions. With over 65 million users who collectively spend more than 20 billion minutes per month engaged in original content, Wattpad enhances the storytelling experience through its flagship app. Additionally, the company offers Tap, a product featuring short, chat-based stories, and Wattpad Studios, which co-produces stories for film, television, and print with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions provides advertising products aimed at engaging Millennial and Gen Z consumers, leveraging the platform's extensive community and technological capabilities to enhance content creation and distribution.

Guardly

Seed Round in 2011
Guardly designs and provides mobile safety solutions to help security teams better prepare for and respond to threats against people and key assets they protect. Guardly mobile safety apps available on Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and BlackBerry act as personal emergency phones that provide instant two-way communication with private security and authorities. Guardly's mobile safety applications, indoor positioning system and mass notification technologies improve situational awareness by providing real-time indoor positioning / GPS data, caller identity and the nature of an incident — data otherwise not available to security operators. Guardly Command™ helps security operators monitor, manage and respond to real-time data, make more informed decisions and improve emergency response times by as much as 44 percent. Guardly is based in Toronto and is committed to improving emergency response and communication.
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