Extreme Venture Partners

Extreme Venture Partners is a Toronto-based venture capital firm established in 2007, focusing on pre-seed, start-up, and early-stage investments. The firm primarily targets technology companies within the Toronto-Waterloo corridor, emphasizing sectors such as internet services, mobile applications, cloud computing, and big data, including machine learning and analytics. Additionally, it invests in the Internet of Things, encompassing robotics, drones, wearable technology, and connected devices. Extreme Venture Partners aims to support businesses that are either pre-revenue or in the process of expansion, typically making equity investments ranging from CAD 0.25 million to CAD 1.5 million.

Ian Ainsworth

Managing Partner

Aniket Patel

Principal

Past deals in Toronto

Foxquilt

Series A in 2021
Foxquilt Inc. is an insurance technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that operates a platform designed to connect consumers with insurance carriers. Founded in 2016, Foxquilt focuses on empowering individuals and small businesses to join social groups with similar insurance needs, allowing them to save on upfront premiums and reduce deductibles while purchasing home, small business, and auto insurance online. The company's offerings cater to a diverse range of sectors, including contractors, retail, e-commerce, healthcare, and technology. By leveraging data and machine learning, Foxquilt's insurance-as-a-service platform simplifies the insurance process for small businesses and B2B networks, ultimately helping them achieve significant savings and rewards at renewal.

Foxquilt

Seed Round in 2020
Foxquilt Inc. is an insurance technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that operates a platform designed to connect consumers with insurance carriers. Founded in 2016, Foxquilt focuses on empowering individuals and small businesses to join social groups with similar insurance needs, allowing them to save on upfront premiums and reduce deductibles while purchasing home, small business, and auto insurance online. The company's offerings cater to a diverse range of sectors, including contractors, retail, e-commerce, healthcare, and technology. By leveraging data and machine learning, Foxquilt's insurance-as-a-service platform simplifies the insurance process for small businesses and B2B networks, ultimately helping them achieve significant savings and rewards at renewal.

ThinkData Works

Series A in 2020
Data is more available than ever, but varied sources, inconsistent formats, and an evolving compliance landscape make it difficult to manage. Maximizing return on your data investments requires the right strategy and toolset. ThinkData Works unlocks the value of data to grow your business. Connect seamlessly to any source, catalog your assets, and deliver data while retaining visibility and control. Flexible data connections, robust metadata management capabilities, and secure, reliable tools to deliver data where it needs to be — inside or outside your organization. Purpose-built to handle the complexities of data variety, our unified cloud platform cuts overhead, fuels innovation, and drives revenue growth.

Envoi

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Same day delivery. Returns. Exchanges. Envoi is a one-stop, national last mile partner that gives enterprise retailers end-to-end visibility, a consistent quality of service, and ensures their omnichannel investments don’t go to waste.

d1g1t

Series A in 2018
d1g1t is a digital wealth management platform powered by analytics that offers advanced, transparent portfolio management services to professional advisers and their individual investors. The platform of the company uses analytics and risk management tools to provide portfolio management services and features such as client management, monitoring and managing the adviser's business growth, historical performance and future risk analysis, onboarding solutions, and portfolio tracking.

Envoi

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Same day delivery. Returns. Exchanges. Envoi is a one-stop, national last mile partner that gives enterprise retailers end-to-end visibility, a consistent quality of service, and ensures their omnichannel investments don’t go to waste.

Foxquilt

Seed Round in 2018
Foxquilt Inc. is an insurance technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that operates a platform designed to connect consumers with insurance carriers. Founded in 2016, Foxquilt focuses on empowering individuals and small businesses to join social groups with similar insurance needs, allowing them to save on upfront premiums and reduce deductibles while purchasing home, small business, and auto insurance online. The company's offerings cater to a diverse range of sectors, including contractors, retail, e-commerce, healthcare, and technology. By leveraging data and machine learning, Foxquilt's insurance-as-a-service platform simplifies the insurance process for small businesses and B2B networks, ultimately helping them achieve significant savings and rewards at renewal.

Chatter Research

Seed Round in 2018
Chatter Research Inc specializes in 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, the company enables customers to provide feedback through conversational surveys via text message as they exit stores or restaurants. By leveraging AI-driven conversations, Chatter aims to enhance customer experiences and drive sales for its clients. As of early 2020, Chatter Research operates as a subsidiary of Stingray Business.

Dentem

Seed Round in 2018
Dentem is a comprehensive dental practice management platform designed to enhance the efficiency and reliability of dental clinics. It offers a range of tools for daily workflow management, including online patient booking, electronic dental records, and staff management. In addition to standard clinic management services, Dentem employs machine learning technology to analyze X-rays and is developing a digital voice-enabled assistant to further streamline operations. By providing these innovative solutions, Dentem aims to support dental practices in improving patient care and achieving business growth, positioning itself as a significant player in the dental software market.

Dot Health

Seed Round in 2018
Dot Health allows you to own and control your health data. We believe you should be an active participant in your health, and we do all of the heavy lifting so you don’t have to.

Port

Seed Round in 2018
Port is the fastest and easiest way to travel between cities and to events.

Nekso

Seed Round in 2017
Launched in Latin America in 2016, Nekso is a safe, legal and convenient solution for taxi drivers, companies, and passengers, including payments, ride hailing, data intelligence, shared trips and delivery. The NeksoPay solution for street hailing makes payment simple, fast and secure for passengers and drivers alike. Nekso's Taxi Beacon provides drivers with a machine learning system that predicts "hot spots" to increase revenue, reduce costs and lower customer ETA. Currently operating in Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, and Dominican Republic, Nekso is expanding to Colombia, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, and Argentina in 2018.

Nekso

Venture Round in 2017
Launched in Latin America in 2016, Nekso is a safe, legal and convenient solution for taxi drivers, companies, and passengers, including payments, ride hailing, data intelligence, shared trips and delivery. The NeksoPay solution for street hailing makes payment simple, fast and secure for passengers and drivers alike. Nekso's Taxi Beacon provides drivers with a machine learning system that predicts "hot spots" to increase revenue, reduce costs and lower customer ETA. Currently operating in Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, and Dominican Republic, Nekso is expanding to Colombia, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, and Argentina in 2018.

CalendarHero

Seed Round in 2017
CalendarHero develops a digital assistant application designed to minimize the distractions at work from operational tasks. The company's digital assistant application is an automated virtual assistant that streamline office works including meeting scheduling, workload management, arranging contact list, setting reminders and storing background information, enabling enterprise managers to improve productivity at work.

Hackworks

Seed Round in 2017
Hackworks specializes in event management services focused on planning, organizing, and executing hackathon events. The company aims to unite innovative individuals, including computer programmers, graphic designers, and project managers, to collaboratively tackle significant business, social, policy, scientific, and technical challenges. By utilizing techniques such as crowdsourcing, co-creation, and challenge-based learning, Hackworks helps clients enhance innovation management, cultivate organizational culture, and develop recruitment strategies. Their services also support community engagement and brand enhancement, allowing customer engagement teams to seamlessly host hackathons, challenges, sprints, or workshops using a customizable and modular platform.

Noq

Seed Round in 2017
Noq is a group update app so you can spontaneously share your reality and feel more connected to your friends in a authentic way.

Evree

Seed Round in 2017
Provider of a financial software platform intended to provide digital financial advice, support and fulfillment via Web and mobile tools. The company's financial software platform offers unbiased financial coaching, services and products, enabling people overcome financial obstacles.

Blanc Labs

Venture Round in 2016
Blanc Labs Inc. is a technology consulting firm based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in developing custom digital solutions for various industries, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, and emerging technology. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on digital transformation through services such as cloud enablement, application development, and integration, as well as automation and product engineering. Blanc Labs addresses specific industry challenges by providing solutions for banking automation, business process improvement, and artificial intelligence integration. Their offerings aim to enhance operational efficiency, drive innovation, and support clients in maintaining a competitive edge in an evolving digital landscape.

Pitstop

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Pitstop, founded in 2015 and based in Kitchener, Canada, specializes in artificial intelligence software that monitors and analyzes vehicle data. The company offers a cloud-based Prognostic Maintenance Platform designed to help enterprises optimize their vehicle fleets by aggregating automotive data from connected vehicles, dealerships, fleet managers, and various stakeholders in the automotive supply chain, including insurance companies. Pitstop's platform utilizes advanced algorithms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to provide real-time insights into vehicle performance, predict maintenance needs, and prioritize potential failures. By leveraging this wealth of information, Pitstop enables fleets to enhance operational efficiencies, reduce downtime, and lower maintenance costs.

Revlo

Seed Round in 2016
Revlo is the fan engagement platform for broadcasters on Twitch. We offer a suite of tools that help Twitch broadcasters better engage and monetize their fans. Broadcasters use Revlo to integrate a custom currency into their Twitch channel that viewers earn for watching their stream. The currency allows them to reward loyal fans and gamify the viewing experience. For example, viewers can spend their currency on getting a discount on merchandise or joining the next viewer game. Viewers can also use Revlo to compete on a leaderboard, bet on matches, and enter into giveaways. Fans can interact with the broadcaster on Revlo or using chat commands on Twitch.

Statflo

Seed Round in 2016
Statflo Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a one-to-one business text messaging platform designed for customer-facing teams, primarily in the retail sector. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with an additional office in San Francisco, Statflo's platform utilizes data and analytics to enhance customer engagement and loyalty. By integrating with point-of-sale systems, it enables retailers to effectively communicate with past customers, helping to turn idle time into productive interactions. The platform offers features such as real-time dashboard reporting, monthly commissions data, NPS surveys via SMS, and secure data storage. Customers using Statflo have reported significant increases in sales, in-store appointments, and customer lifetime value within a short time frame.

DirectedAI

Seed Round in 2016
DirectedAI™ utilizes various artificial intelligence technologies through our patent pending Conversational Logic Engine to allow data within users email conversations, get directly into their CRM.

Lokafy

Venture Round in 2016
Lokafy helps travellers see a new city through the eyes of the people who live there. letting you see cities as they are meant to be seen. Their mission is to make travel about people, not just places.

STEM Village

Seed Round in 2016
STEM Village is an innovative online education solution that focuses on enhancing students' critical skills while providing career guidance. The program offers detailed reporting to parents and creatively incentivizes students to engage in their learning journey. STEM Village aims to facilitate real-world outcomes, including summer jobs, internships, university admissions, and scholarships, ultimately leading to rewarding careers in the evolving knowledge economy. Through its comprehensive tools and resources, the company supports supplemental education and equips youth with the necessary skills to thrive in future job markets.

Webware.io

Seed Round in 2015
Webware.io is an online marketing agency that focuses on helping small businesses enhance their digital presence. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including the development of websites and e-commerce platforms, social media management, email marketing, blogging, search engine optimization, and reputation management. By providing these services, Webware.io enables small businesses to effectively navigate the digital landscape and establish a strong online identity.

Mavencare

Seed Round in 2015
Mavencare Inc. is a home care services provider based in Toronto, Canada, with additional locations in Calgary, Ottawa, and Edmonton. The company offers a comprehensive range of services designed to support seniors in aging at home, including companionship, housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, specialized nursing care, and support for conditions such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, and Parkinson’s. Founded by individuals who faced challenges in securing quality home care for their own grandparents, Mavencare aims to address the needs of the nearly 90 percent of seniors who wish to remain in their homes as they age. The company leverages technology to enhance caregiver vetting, match clients with appropriate caregivers, and facilitate communication among families and care providers, ensuring that seniors feel connected and well-cared for. By utilizing data and machine learning, Mavencare seeks to identify potential risks and improve the overall quality of home care.

Flixel Photos

Seed Round in 2015
Flixel Photos Inc. specializes in developing tools for visual storytelling, focusing on the creation of cinemagraphs—dynamic images that feature subtle, looping motion within a still frame. Founded in 2011 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company offers several products, including Cinemagraph Pro, a software platform available for Mac and iOS that allows users to create and share cinemagraphs. Additionally, Flixel provides Persecond for Mac, which enables the production of timelapse videos. Through Flixel Cloud, the company offers a subscription service that grants users access to its software tools, along with hosting and sharing services for high-definition cinemagraphs across web and social media platforms. Flixel serves a diverse clientele, including photographers, videographers, and digital marketers, seeking to enhance their visual content through innovative techniques.

Statflo

Seed Round in 2015
Statflo Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a one-to-one business text messaging platform designed for customer-facing teams, primarily in the retail sector. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with an additional office in San Francisco, Statflo's platform utilizes data and analytics to enhance customer engagement and loyalty. By integrating with point-of-sale systems, it enables retailers to effectively communicate with past customers, helping to turn idle time into productive interactions. The platform offers features such as real-time dashboard reporting, monthly commissions data, NPS surveys via SMS, and secure data storage. Customers using Statflo have reported significant increases in sales, in-store appointments, and customer lifetime value within a short time frame.

Gopher Leads Inc.

Angel Round in 2015
Gopher, the platform that gets your front-line online. Revolutionize the way you generate new business leads by enabling employees and associates who are on the ground.

SensorSuite

Seed Round in 2015
SensorSuite Inc. is a real-time machine intelligence platform. We reduce operational risks and improve the performance and efficiency of machines, equipment, assets, and things. We are a leading-edge, real-time sensor and control, cloud analytics platform that empowers executives and managers to extract more value out of their assets, space, and equipment; and make more informed decisions.

Beam Messenger

Seed Round in 2015
See your friends type and respond in real time! The closest you will get to having a verbal conversation, no matter how close or how far you are. Everything happens fast and responsive - speaking, listening, interrupting, and taking back the last thing you said (said what ... ?). Share pictures and personal stories on the first mobile platform of its kind.

AirStream App

Angel Round in 2015
AirStream App is an application that enables its users to access files and stream media. It enables its users to access media from their PCs, Mac devices, and laptop through their mobile devices. In addition, users can access files from multiple cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive. The application also provides streaming services along with the ability to synchronize files exchanged between PCs and mobile devices. AirStream App is available for Android and iOS platforms. Users can access their PCs by downloading a separate PC-Suite. AirStream App was launched in 2012.

Wysdom.AI

Seed Round in 2014
Wysdom.AI, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Richmond Hill, Canada, specializes in providing cognitive care solutions through its Virtual Agent Operations. The company assists clients in launching and managing virtual agents, which serve as effective tools for addressing high volumes of customer service, sales, and employee support challenges. Recognizing that many virtual agents are poorly implemented and managed, Wysdom.AI offers a dedicated operations team, along with the necessary tools and data, to enhance the performance of its clients' chatbots. Additionally, Wysdom.AI has offices in Atlanta, Kansas City, and London, allowing it to support a diverse range of clients globally.

ThinkData Works

Seed Round in 2014
Data is more available than ever, but varied sources, inconsistent formats, and an evolving compliance landscape make it difficult to manage. Maximizing return on your data investments requires the right strategy and toolset. ThinkData Works unlocks the value of data to grow your business. Connect seamlessly to any source, catalog your assets, and deliver data while retaining visibility and control. Flexible data connections, robust metadata management capabilities, and secure, reliable tools to deliver data where it needs to be — inside or outside your organization. Purpose-built to handle the complexities of data variety, our unified cloud platform cuts overhead, fuels innovation, and drives revenue growth.

Well.ca

Venture Round in 2013
Well.ca Inc. is an online retailer specializing in health and wellness products, offering a wide range of items including baby and kids' products, beauty and skincare, personal care, diet and fitness, medicine, vitamins, and pet supplies. Established in 2008 and based in Guelph, Canada, the company serves customers throughout Canada and the continental United States. Well.ca aims to provide a straightforward and convenient shopping experience, featuring quick shipping and competitive pricing. As of December 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of McKesson Canada Corporation.

Spently

Seed Round in 2013
Spently makes it easy for merchants to create and deliver e-receipts and other transactional messages that increase customer engagement and drive sales. Spently also provides capability for full customer lifecycle messaging via outbound campaigns. Spently’s software helps merchants plan, create, and deliver content to individual customers via e-Receipts and other email notifications. Email notifications can be customized to deliver promotional messages, logos, disclaimers, and geographic-based information, all while providing new insights to merchants.

Vouchr

Seed Round in 2012
Vouchr Ltd. is a Toronto-based company that operates as a social gifting community, enabling users to create personalized gift certificates through its Vouchr app. Launched in 2012, the app allows users to design vouchers for friends on Facebook by selecting specific details such as the gift type, location, recipient, and adding images and descriptions. Vouchr focuses on enhancing consumer payment experiences by integrating features like photos, videos, and social interactions into its platform. This innovative approach transforms traditional peer-to-peer transactions, remittances, and gift card experiences, providing a secure and interoperable payment tool. As a result, Vouchr not only facilitates personal gifting but also empowers brands and payment companies to engage their audiences effectively in a digital landscape.

Chango

Venture Round in 2012
Chango is a programmatic advertising company that specializes in helping marketers create timely and relevant advertising campaigns using exclusive intent data and advanced technology. Its innovative live-profile technology enables clients to access intent data rapidly, facilitating efficient brand awareness, customer acquisition, and retargeting of website visitors. Chango collaborates with over 60 Fortune 500 companies, including notable names such as eBay, Clorox, and Toyota. In addition to its core services, Chango provides a comprehensive suite of marketing solutions for online retailers, including display advertising, search retargeting, and programmatic site retargeting. The company is also an approved partner on Facebook's advertising platform, allowing it to utilize social data for targeted marketing efforts. Recently, Chango was acquired by Rubicon Project, which enhances its capabilities by integrating intent marketing with a premium advertising marketplace.

ShopLocket

Seed Round in 2012
ShopLocket is a platform for hardware entrepreneurs looking to bring innovative products to life and into the hands of visionary consumers. ShopLocket specializes in ecommerce solutions for hardware, covering everything from pre-orders to a full shopping cart. As a PCH solutions company ShopLocket is ideally positioned to help hardware companies at every phase of their journey, from inspiration and ideation, through to manufacturing, ecommerce, fulfillment, and beyond.

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.

Guardly

Debt Financing in 2011
Guardly is a Toronto-based provider of mobile safety solutions aimed at enhancing the preparedness and response of security teams to various threats. The company offers mobile safety applications compatible with multiple platforms, including Android and iPhone, which function as personal emergency phones. These applications facilitate instant two-way communication with private security and authorities, improving situational awareness through real-time indoor positioning, GPS data, caller identity, and incident details. Guardly Command™ is a key component of its offerings, allowing security operators to monitor and manage real-time data effectively, thereby enhancing decision-making and reducing emergency response times by up to 44 percent. Additionally, Guardly's cloud-based platform prioritizes the protection of clients' personal data while streamlining emergency communication.

Locationary

Venture Round in 2011
Locationary created Saturn, the management and exchange platform for local business places data. Saturn helps companies improve their local business profiles by making it easy to convert and integrate different data sources into their custom format. Saturn also offers a new type of API that everyone can use to exchange this info. Legacy APIs distribute data in the provider's format which makes it difficult to integrate with the subscriber's internal databases which are usually in a different format. With Saturn, you can push information in whatever format you're using, and your subscribers can receive real-time updates in whatever custom format they need.

SharedBy.co

Seed Round in 2011
SharedBy.co, previously known as Visibli, is a web-based technology company that assists businesses and content creators in enhancing their digital presence and promoting their offerings through shared links. The company provides an Engagement Bar, a tool designed to help clients reach broader audiences while delivering relevant content, promotions, and e-commerce opportunities to consumers. This platform also offers detailed, real-time analytics for links shared across social networks and the web, enabling publishers to optimize their content for increased engagement. By focusing on improving customer interaction and driving growth, SharedBy.co serves as a valuable resource for companies looking to expand their market reach.

Visibli

Seed Round in 2011
Visibli ​creating effective messages, steps must be taken to ensure that your posts get the highest possible visibility.

Chango

Series B in 2011
Chango is a programmatic advertising company that specializes in helping marketers create timely and relevant advertising campaigns using exclusive intent data and advanced technology. Its innovative live-profile technology enables clients to access intent data rapidly, facilitating efficient brand awareness, customer acquisition, and retargeting of website visitors. Chango collaborates with over 60 Fortune 500 companies, including notable names such as eBay, Clorox, and Toyota. In addition to its core services, Chango provides a comprehensive suite of marketing solutions for online retailers, including display advertising, search retargeting, and programmatic site retargeting. The company is also an approved partner on Facebook's advertising platform, allowing it to utilize social data for targeted marketing efforts. Recently, Chango was acquired by Rubicon Project, which enhances its capabilities by integrating intent marketing with a premium advertising marketplace.

Uken Games

Seed Round in 2011
Uken Games is a developer of mobile and web-based games that focuses on creating engaging and interactive gaming experiences. Known for popular trivia games such as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Jeopardy! World Tour, Uken attracts millions of players worldwide each month. The company employs a data-driven approach to game design, blending creativity with user feedback to enhance gameplay. Uken develops games across various genres, including strategy and story-based formats, ensuring a diverse offering for gamers. The company's culture emphasizes collaboration and innovation, allowing for rapid updates and improvements to its games and technologies. Uken Games is committed to delivering high-quality entertainment while continually pushing the boundaries of technical capabilities.

Work.com

Series A in 2010
Ryple is a web-based social performance management platform that helps managers and employees improve performance through continuous coaching, real-time feedback and meaningful recognition. Designed to build a transparent, results-driven work culture, Rypple replaces the traditional performance review with an easy, social and collaborative approach so people know where they stand and are accountable for achieving their goals. Unlike top-down enterprise performance management software, which sits on the shelf until annual review time, Rypple's quick set-up, intuitive Facebook-like interface and social environment make it easy and fun to use. Thousands of high-performing organizations use Rypple, including Facebook, Gilt Groupe, Kobo, Mozilla and Rackspace.

Chango

Series A in 2010
Chango is a programmatic advertising company that specializes in helping marketers create timely and relevant advertising campaigns using exclusive intent data and advanced technology. Its innovative live-profile technology enables clients to access intent data rapidly, facilitating efficient brand awareness, customer acquisition, and retargeting of website visitors. Chango collaborates with over 60 Fortune 500 companies, including notable names such as eBay, Clorox, and Toyota. In addition to its core services, Chango provides a comprehensive suite of marketing solutions for online retailers, including display advertising, search retargeting, and programmatic site retargeting. The company is also an approved partner on Facebook's advertising platform, allowing it to utilize social data for targeted marketing efforts. Recently, Chango was acquired by Rubicon Project, which enhances its capabilities by integrating intent marketing with a premium advertising marketplace.

BumpTop

Seed Round in 2008
BumpTop provides users with a personalized desktop interface allowing users to customize their screens in a 3D environment.
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