Extreme Venture Partners

Extreme Venture Partners is a Toronto-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups in Canada. Founded in 2007, it targets seed and pre-seed investments, often supporting pre-revenue or expanding ventures, with equity investments typically between CAD 0.25 million and CAD 1.5 million. The firm concentrates on internet, mobile, cloud computing, and big data, including machine learning and analytics, and also funds Internet-of-Things initiatives such as robotics, drones, wearables, and connected devices. Its primary Canadian footprint centers on the Toronto-Waterloo corridor, with a preference for B2B and commercial services sectors.

Ian Ainsworth

Managing Partner

Aniket Patel

Principal

Ray Sharma

Founding Partner

Past deals in Ontario

Foxquilt

Series A in 2021
Foxquilt operates an insurtech platform that connects consumers and insurance carriers. It facilitates group purchasing for individuals and small businesses, enabling them to save on premiums and deductibles while obtaining home, auto, and business insurance online.

Foxquilt

Seed Round in 2020
Foxquilt operates an insurtech platform that connects consumers and insurance carriers. It facilitates group purchasing for individuals and small businesses, enabling them to save on premiums and deductibles while obtaining home, auto, and business insurance online.

Envoi

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Envoi Technologies Inc. is a logistics company based in Waterloo, Canada, founded in 2017. It operates a mobile application and web-based platform that connects consumers and retail stores with independent contractor couriers, enabling efficient same-day delivery services. Envoi aims to replace traditional courier services by offering a comprehensive logistics model that includes real-time product tracking, evening deliveries, and package insurance. The company serves as a national last-mile partner for enterprise retailers, providing them with end-to-end visibility and a consistent quality of service. This approach helps retailers meet consumer demand for rapid delivery and enhances the overall last-mile experience for customers.

d1g1t

Series A in 2018
d1g1t develops a digital wealth management platform that provides analytics-driven portfolio management services to professional advisers and their individual investors. The platform integrates risk management tools, client management, onboarding, portfolio tracking, historical performance analysis, and future risk forecasting to support adviser-client relationships and business growth. Based in Toronto, Canada, the company focuses on transparent, data-driven investment guidance for advisory firms and their clients.

Envoi

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Envoi Technologies Inc. is a logistics company based in Waterloo, Canada, founded in 2017. It operates a mobile application and web-based platform that connects consumers and retail stores with independent contractor couriers, enabling efficient same-day delivery services. Envoi aims to replace traditional courier services by offering a comprehensive logistics model that includes real-time product tracking, evening deliveries, and package insurance. The company serves as a national last-mile partner for enterprise retailers, providing them with end-to-end visibility and a consistent quality of service. This approach helps retailers meet consumer demand for rapid delivery and enhances the overall last-mile experience for customers.

Foxquilt

Seed Round in 2018
Foxquilt operates an insurtech platform that connects consumers and insurance carriers. It facilitates group purchasing for individuals and small businesses, enabling them to save on premiums and deductibles while obtaining home, auto, and business insurance online.

Chatter Research

Seed Round in 2018
Chatter Research Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a real-time customer research and feedback application tailored for the retail and hospitality sectors. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with an additional office in Mountain View, California, Chatter Research enables businesses to engage customers in conversational surveys via text message as they exit stores or restaurants. This innovative approach leverages AI-powered conversations to gather immediate feedback, allowing retailers and restaurants to enhance customer experiences and drive sales. As of January 2020, Chatter Research operates as a subsidiary of Stingray Business.

Dot Health

Seed Round in 2018
Dot Health Inc., founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, specializes in a personal health information platform that empowers users to collect, track, and securely share their health data. The company’s services enable individuals to access their medical records online and through mobile devices, allowing them to consolidate and manage their health information effectively. By facilitating the tracking of health trends and providing a means to share this information with loved ones, Dot Health aims to enhance patient engagement in personal health management. This approach allows users to focus more on living healthily rather than on the administrative tasks associated with organizing their medical records.

Nekso

Seed Round in 2017
Nekso is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2015. It operates a ride-hailing platform that connects passengers with taxi lines and drivers, offering services such as ride hailing, payments, shared trips, delivery, navigation, and freight transportation through its website and mobile application. Nekso's solutions include NeksoPay for secure street hailing payments and Taxi Beacon, a machine learning system that helps drivers identify high-demand areas to increase revenue and reduce costs. The company operates in several Latin American countries, including Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, with plans to expand further into the region.

Nekso

Venture Round in 2017
Nekso is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2015. It operates a ride-hailing platform that connects passengers with taxi lines and drivers, offering services such as ride hailing, payments, shared trips, delivery, navigation, and freight transportation through its website and mobile application. Nekso's solutions include NeksoPay for secure street hailing payments and Taxi Beacon, a machine learning system that helps drivers identify high-demand areas to increase revenue and reduce costs. The company operates in several Latin American countries, including Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, with plans to expand further into the region.

Linkett

Seed Round in 2016
Linkett is a technology company specializing in hardware and software solutions for the out-of-home advertising industry. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kitchener, Canada, with an additional office in Mountain View, California, Linkett provides a device that enhances existing televisions and digital signs with motion and mobile capabilities, facilitating promotions. The company's platform integrates with digital signage networks to collect real-time data and generate performance analytics, allowing users to manage media delivery to displays and mobile devices. Linkett's solutions offer live audience data, actionable insights, and performance reports that help enterprises improve advertisement effectiveness and increase revenue through enhanced consumer engagement.

Revlo

Seed Round in 2016
Revlo Inc. is a Toronto-based company that operates a fan engagement platform tailored for broadcasters, particularly on Twitch. Founded in 2015, Revlo provides a suite of tools that enable broadcasters to enhance viewer interactions and monetize their audiences. The platform incorporates a custom virtual currency that allows viewers to earn rewards for watching streams, which can be redeemed for various incentives such as merchandise discounts, exclusive content, and participation in viewer games. Additionally, viewers can compete on leaderboards, engage in mini-games like quizzes and betting, and interact with broadcasters through chat commands. Revlo aims to enhance the overall viewing experience by gamifying audience engagement and fostering a sense of community among fans.

Statflo

Seed Round in 2016
Statflo Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in a one-to-one business text messaging platform designed for customer-facing teams. Founded in 2012, with an additional office in San Francisco, the company leverages data and analytics to assist wireless dealers in enhancing their customer engagement. Statflo's platform connects with vertical point-of-sale systems, predicts customer behavior, and facilitates targeted follow-ups, ultimately leading to increased sales and improved customer loyalty. The company also provides tools such as real-time dashboard reporting, monthly commission data, NPS surveys via SMS, and secure cloud data storage, empowering retailers to convert idle staff time into productive customer interactions. By utilizing Statflo's services, businesses have reported notable improvements in sales, in-store appointments, and customer lifetime value within a short timeframe.

Mavencare

Seed Round in 2015
Mavencare specializes in home care services, focusing on enabling seniors to safely age in place. They offer a range of services including companionship, housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, nursing care, and specialized care. Mavencare leverages technology to optimize caregiver hiring, match clients with caregivers, collect community-based data, and identify potential risks using machine learning algorithms.

Flixel Photos

Seed Round in 2015
Flixel Photos Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in tools for visual storytelling, particularly through the creation of cinemagraphs, or "living photos." Founded in 2011, Flixel offers a range of software solutions, including Cinemagraph Pro for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, which allows users to create and share cinemagraphs, and Persecond for Mac, designed for producing timelapse videos. Additionally, the company provides Flixel Cloud, a platform that enables users to access its software and services for hosting and sharing high-definition cinemagraphs on the web and social media. Flixel primarily serves photographers, videographers, and digital marketers who seek innovative ways to enhance their visual content.

Statflo

Seed Round in 2015
Statflo Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in a one-to-one business text messaging platform designed for customer-facing teams. Founded in 2012, with an additional office in San Francisco, the company leverages data and analytics to assist wireless dealers in enhancing their customer engagement. Statflo's platform connects with vertical point-of-sale systems, predicts customer behavior, and facilitates targeted follow-ups, ultimately leading to increased sales and improved customer loyalty. The company also provides tools such as real-time dashboard reporting, monthly commission data, NPS surveys via SMS, and secure cloud data storage, empowering retailers to convert idle staff time into productive customer interactions. By utilizing Statflo's services, businesses have reported notable improvements in sales, in-store appointments, and customer lifetime value within a short timeframe.

SensorSuite

Seed Round in 2015
SensorSuite Inc. provides real-time building intelligence solutions using wireless sensors for property managers across multi-residential, commercial, industrial, and consumer markets. Its offerings include mobile applications like BoilerLink and FridgeLink for monitoring and predictive maintenance, along with sensors that capture, process, analyze, and deliver real-time data to users via web or smartphone.

National ProStaff

Non Equity Assistance in 2015
National ProStaff is a social network and marketplace for anglers that combines a social platform with e-commerce. Based in Oshawa, Canada, the company connects anglers with brand experts in the fishing industry and enables discovery of fishing products and experiences through content that can be purchased on the platform. The service helps anglers share experiences, learn techniques for different fishing spots, and find new places to fish through a community-driven marketplace.

Well.ca

Venture Round in 2013
Well.ca Inc. is an online retailer specializing in health and wellness products, offering a diverse range of items including baby and kids’ essentials, beauty and skincare, personal care, dietary and fitness products, medicines, vitamins, pet supplies, and more. Founded in 2008 and based in Guelph, Canada, Well.ca aims to provide customers with a simple and hassle-free shopping experience. The company caters to consumers across Canada and the continental United States, ensuring easy access to health and beauty products through its online platform. Well.ca operates as a subsidiary of McKesson Canada Corporation, focusing on delivering fast shipping and discounts to enhance the convenience of online shopping for its customers.

Vouchr

Seed Round in 2012
Vouchr Ltd. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2012 that operates a social gifting community through its Vouchr app. This platform allows users to create personalized vouchers, which can be claimed by their Facebook friends. Users can customize these vouchers by selecting the gift, the recipient, and the location, as well as adding photos and descriptions. Vouchr aims to enhance the consumer payment experience by combining social interaction with financial transactions, facilitating peer-to-peer payments, remittances, and gift card exchanges. The company's innovative approach integrates multimedia elements such as photos and videos with monetary transactions, enabling brands and payment companies to engage effectively with their audiences.

ShopLocket

Seed Round in 2012
ShopLocket is an electronic commerce platform based in Toronto, Canada, dedicated to supporting hardware entrepreneurs in bringing innovative products to market. The company offers comprehensive ecommerce solutions specifically tailored for hardware, facilitating processes from pre-orders to full shopping cart functionalities. This enables users to create single-item storefronts that can be easily embedded on any website. As a PCH solutions company, ShopLocket is well-equipped to assist hardware companies throughout their entire journey, including stages such as inspiration, ideation, manufacturing, ecommerce, and fulfillment.

Influitive

Seed Round in 2012
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.

Fixmo

Series B in 2011
Fixmo Inc., founded in 2009 and headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, is a mobile risk management company specializing in solutions that help organizations address the risks associated with mobile device deployments. Fixmo's flagship product, Sentinel, enables enterprises and government agencies to maintain the integrity, compliance, and auditability of devices used by their mobile workforce. The company has advanced its technologies through a technology transfer agreement with the U.S. National Security Agency, enhancing its capabilities in managing mobile device risks. Additionally, Fixmo provides infrastructure management software designed to ensure device assurance, policy compliance, and auditing for enterprise mobile devices, supporting organizations in navigating the complexities of mobile risk management.
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