Information Venture Partners

Information Venture Partners is a Toronto-based venture capital firm established in 2014, specializing in early-stage investments in North American enterprise and financial technology companies. Originally founded in 2001 as RBC Venture Partners, the firm transitioned to independence with the support of institutional partners. With extensive experience in the financial services sector, Information Venture Partners identifies disruptive opportunities in the B2B FinTech and Enterprise SaaS markets. They prioritize collaboration with entrepreneurs who have innovative solutions to significant challenges, often acting as the first institutional investors in their portfolio companies. The firm emphasizes a supportive approach, providing resources and expertise without directly managing the companies they invest in, ensuring that the leadership teams maintain control over their operations. Information Venture Partners aims to foster mutual success through strategic partnerships and a commitment to the growth of their investees.

Eric Eden

Venture Partner

Aman Nabi

Associate

30 past transactions

nue.io

Seed Round in 2022
Nue is the leading quote-to-revenue platform, designed to help businesses of all sizes automate their sales and finance processes. With features such as automated pricing and quoting, sales enablement tools, financial reporting and analytics, and usage-based billing, Nue's platform empowers SaaS businesses to optimize their pricing and sales strategies, improve their cash flow, and reduce their operating costs. For more information, visit Nue.io.

Helcim Inc.

Series A in 2022
Helcim is a payments company that lets businesses accept credit cards with ease. Helcim focuses on delivering a better payment service by making it easier to sign up, providing smarter payment tools, and making it more affordable to get paid.

Coconut Software

Series B in 2021
Our cloud based, enterprise level appointment scheduling and visitor management platform combines your on-location and digital channels, providing self-service booking and curbside pickup, online and physical queuing, wait time tracking, callback requests and virtual meeting support as well as contact center integration.

Strike Graph

Series A in 2021
Strike Graph simplifies security certifications, such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR, so companies can focus on driving their business forward. Its innovative, easy-to-use platform adapts to a company’s specific needs and then integrates with common business systems and infrastructure to automatically collect evidence for auditor review. Strike Graph empowers companies to create trust, pass audits, and close enterprise deals at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods.

Empyrean Solutions

Venture Round in 2021
Fast and accurate results drive their efforts at Empyrean. Their system was designed and developed by Finance and Risk practitioners with years of experience in the industry, built with ease of use and speed of calculations as primary considerations for its model. It is the fastest growing solution in the market today. For these reasons and more, banks of all sizes turn to us for finance and financial risk management products that help them increase efficiency, reduce operational costs, and more easily manage financial performance. Their customers love working with Empyrean solutions. And more importantly, they are happy to tell you why.

Lydia.ai

Venture Round in 2021
Lydia AI is a health AI insurtech startup on a mission to insure the next billion people by making insurance personalized, easier to buy and more inclusive. Insurers work with Lydia AI to leverage new sources of data to make risk predictions which are used to personalize individual experiences, accelerate underwriting practices and develop new inclusive digital products with innovative Pay How You Live Benefits. The company has launched the first series of digital Lydia AI health score insurance products in Taiwan and plans to expand across Asia. Established in 2015, Lydia AI is backed by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Information Venture Partners and 500 Global with offices in Toronto and Taiwan.

Arteria AI

Series A in 2021
Arteria AI is a financial services-focused AI company that develops a contract lifecycle management platform for end-to-end digital contracting. Its contract lifecycle management platform helps users generate, negotiate, and turn the executed contracts into data to help clients diagnose problems, identify opportunities, and drive value for the organization. The company's AI platform forms the documentation layer for banking processes and enables the real-time flow of data and analytics. By connecting documentation processes to the automation lifecycle, the company enables true straight-through processing in core business activities across the enterprise.

Jirav

Series A in 2020
Jirav provides an FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) as a Service utilizing a dynamic toolset that connects model and operational data resulting in the ability to Plan and Report on Revenue, Headcount, and Expenses quickly & accurately. They provide extremely powerful financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting capabilities to users' fingertips, with the ability to launch a full financial planning & analysis function at most companies in a matter of hours/days.

ThoughtExchange

Series B in 2020
Whether you’re looking to engage ten stakeholders or a community of 10,000 people, ThoughtExchange allows leaders to drive strategic discussions at scale. Unlike meetings, ThoughtExchange ensures you’re not just hearing from the loudest voices in the room. Unlike surveys, respondents feel more comfortable answering tough questions candidly. Unlike polls, leaders receive dynamic, data-rich reports that list results according to priority and urgency. ThoughtExchange was founded in beautiful Rossland, British Columbia, but our teams enjoy working remotely from all over North America.

Cinchy

Series A in 2020
Cinchy is the world's leading Enterprise Data Collaboration platform. Using data mesh principles, Cinchy liberates data from application silos and transforms it into a network of federated data products. Cinchy makes it simple and secure for teams, systems, and AI to “co-produce” data in real time. Cinchy eradicates the time-consuming and error-prone processes associated with coordinating and merging changes across multiple teams and systems, steadily increasing efficiencies and 50%+ time and cost savings compared to traditional approaches, including APIs, ETLs, and spreadsheets. Our customers include tier-1 global banks, credit unions, community banks, asset managers, major retailers, higher education, manufacturing, commercial real estate, and more. They use Cinchy to accelerate their critical transformational projects, including: - Co-production of data between systems - Federated data governance & mastering - AI/ML/LLM operationalization (intelligent apps) - Extending data products/mesh beyond analytics - Elimination of spreadsheets from business-critical processes - Legacy system modernization / SaaS augmentation - Compliance and attestation lineage and workflows - 360 “everything” (digital twin’ for customer, employee, etc.) - SaaS license reduction Request a demo with one of our data collaboration experts to explore how Cinchy can help your organization eliminate copy-based data integration, establish meaningful data governance, and initiate a cycle of simplification, collaboration, and ever-increasing efficiency.

ThoughtExchange

Series B in 2019
Whether you’re looking to engage ten stakeholders or a community of 10,000 people, ThoughtExchange allows leaders to drive strategic discussions at scale. Unlike meetings, ThoughtExchange ensures you’re not just hearing from the loudest voices in the room. Unlike surveys, respondents feel more comfortable answering tough questions candidly. Unlike polls, leaders receive dynamic, data-rich reports that list results according to priority and urgency. ThoughtExchange was founded in beautiful Rossland, British Columbia, but our teams enjoy working remotely from all over North America.

Coconut Software

Series A in 2019
Our cloud based, enterprise level appointment scheduling and visitor management platform combines your on-location and digital channels, providing self-service booking and curbside pickup, online and physical queuing, wait time tracking, callback requests and virtual meeting support as well as contact center integration.

Verafin

Private Equity Round in 2019
Verafin provides a cloud-based cross-institutional software platform for Fraud Detection and Management, BSA/AML Compliance and Management, High-Risk Customer Management, and Secure 314(b) Information Sharing. More than 2600 banks and credit unions use Verafin to effectively fight financial crime and comply with regulations. Leveraging its big data intelligence, visual storytelling, and collaborative investigation capabilities, Verafin significantly reduces false positive alerts, delivers context-rich insights, and streamlines the daunting BSA/AML compliance processes that financial institutions face today. Verafin is the exclusive provider for Texas Bankers Association, Western Bankers Association, Florida Bankers Association, Illinois Bankers Association, Massachusetts Bankers Association, and CUNA Strategic Services, with industry endorsements in 47 U.S. states.

BigID

Series C in 2019
BigID develops software that helps companies have secure customer data and satisfy privacy regulations. It uses advanced machine learning and identity intelligence to help enterprises better protect their customer and employee data at a petabyte scale. The company helps organizations manage and protect their customer data, meet data privacy and protection regulations like the CCPA and GDPR, and leverage unmatched coverage for all data across all data stores. BigID aims to give enterprises the software to safeguard and steward customer data, by bringing data science to data privacy. BigID has offices in the US and Israel and is founded in 2016 by security industry veterans spanning the identity, data security, big data, and governance markets.

Flybits

Series C in 2019
Flybits is the leading customer experience platform for the financial services sector, delivering personalization at scale. With the most advanced capabilities in the market, its enterprise-level solution brings relevant content, products, offers, and information to a bank’s digital channels based on what each individual customer needs in the moments that matter. With Flybits, banks are able to design, launch, and measure data-driven consumer experiences that deliver the right information to the right customer at the right time, while preserving their privacy. www.flybits.com

Sensibill

Series B in 2019
Sensibill provides everyday financial tools and makes SKU-level data actionable, equipping financial institutions with personalized insights to help their customers build healthier financial habits. The AI-powered solution enables end-users to easily track their spending and manage their finances while unlocking unprecedented insights for the institution. Sensibill has rolled out its technology to over 60 million users across North America and the U.K. Visit getsensibill.com to learn more.

Procurify

Series B in 2019
Procurify is a cloud-based procurement tool that helps businesses manage their spending. The company's platform enables businesses to access centralized purchasing management, custom approvals, budget controls, and insights to help fuel business growth, while also providing complete control and visibility of where company money is going and accountability for your entire organization.
Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay is an automated AR platform that streamlines the entire credit-to-cash process for B2B companies. Save time prepping/chasing invoices & get paid faster! Our AI capabilities help you predict payor behavior, intelligently automate invoicing & collection communications, & determine customer credit. Our secure statement portal gives your customers more visibility/flexibility for faster payments, & we seamlessly integrate with your ERP, CRM & accounting systems.

Lydia.ai

Series A in 2018
Lydia AI is a health AI insurtech startup on a mission to insure the next billion people by making insurance personalized, easier to buy and more inclusive. Insurers work with Lydia AI to leverage new sources of data to make risk predictions which are used to personalize individual experiences, accelerate underwriting practices and develop new inclusive digital products with innovative Pay How You Live Benefits. The company has launched the first series of digital Lydia AI health score insurance products in Taiwan and plans to expand across Asia. Established in 2015, Lydia AI is backed by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Information Venture Partners and 500 Global with offices in Toronto and Taiwan.

Q4

Series C in 2018
Q4 help IROs better connect with their investors, make more effective decisions, and understand the capital markets. They create an online presence for the investor program and also help to engage with the global audience virtually.

BigID

Series B in 2018
BigID develops software that helps companies have secure customer data and satisfy privacy regulations. It uses advanced machine learning and identity intelligence to help enterprises better protect their customer and employee data at a petabyte scale. The company helps organizations manage and protect their customer data, meet data privacy and protection regulations like the CCPA and GDPR, and leverage unmatched coverage for all data across all data stores. BigID aims to give enterprises the software to safeguard and steward customer data, by bringing data science to data privacy. BigID has offices in the US and Israel and is founded in 2016 by security industry veterans spanning the identity, data security, big data, and governance markets.

Coconut Software

Series A in 2017
Our cloud based, enterprise level appointment scheduling and visitor management platform combines your on-location and digital channels, providing self-service booking and curbside pickup, online and physical queuing, wait time tracking, callback requests and virtual meeting support as well as contact center integration.

Flybits

Series B in 2017
Flybits is the leading customer experience platform for the financial services sector, delivering personalization at scale. With the most advanced capabilities in the market, its enterprise-level solution brings relevant content, products, offers, and information to a bank’s digital channels based on what each individual customer needs in the moments that matter. With Flybits, banks are able to design, launch, and measure data-driven consumer experiences that deliver the right information to the right customer at the right time, while preserving their privacy. www.flybits.com

Sensibill

Series A in 2017
Sensibill provides everyday financial tools and makes SKU-level data actionable, equipping financial institutions with personalized insights to help their customers build healthier financial habits. The AI-powered solution enables end-users to easily track their spending and manage their finances while unlocking unprecedented insights for the institution. Sensibill has rolled out its technology to over 60 million users across North America and the U.K. Visit getsensibill.com to learn more.

PostBeyond

Series A in 2016
We believe in challenging enterprises to adapt to the changing world of work. We do this by building innovative communication paths within the organization, and instilling a sense of belonging in the workforce. Some of our strong early partnerships include Molson Coors, Starbucks, and BMO. We provide customers with enterprise communications software that helps break down silos, and enable knowledge sharing across departments. Employees can also stay in the know with what’s happening at their company. The platform also makes it easy for employees to share approved brand content with their personal networks in an efficient, consistent, and measurable way. We'd love to have a chat with you, and help in any way!

Q4

Series B in 2016
Q4 is a SaaS platform that provides advanced communication and intelligence solutions to investor relations officers and the C-suite of public companies. With the goal of improving the effectiveness of investor relations through innovative, forward-thinking website solutions, the Q4 team designed an alternative approach to IR websites that put storytelling first and emphasized intuitive corporate reporting. Q4 is a trusted partner to over 2,200 of the world’s largest brands. Q4’s comprehensive portfolio of IR communications, intelligence and corporate access solutions, supported by an industry-leading customer experience model, empower customers to build impactful and strategic IR programs

eSentire

Venture Round in 2016
eSentire is the Authority in Managed Detection and Response, protecting the critical data and applications of 1500+ organizations in 80+ countries, representing 35 industries from known and unknown cyber threats. Founded in 2001, the company’s mission is to hunt, investigate and stop cyber threats before they become business disrupting events. Combining cutting-edge machine learning XDR technology, 24/7 Threat Hunting, and proven security operations leadership, eSentire mitigates business risk, and enables security at scale. The Team eSentire difference means enterprises are protected by the best in the business with a named Cyber Risk Advisor, 24/7 access to SOC Cyber Analysts & Elite Threat Hunters, and industry-leading threat intelligence research from eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU). eSentire provides Managed Risk, Managed Detection and Response and Incident Response services. For more information, visit www.esentire.com and follow @eSentire.

Workday Adaptive Planning

Series G in 2015
Workday Adaptive Planning provides software solutions for businesses. They also provide products including financial management, adaptive planning, and sourcing. They offer financial, workforce transaction, and legacy application data into a system.

Igloo Software

Series A in 2008
Igloo is a leading provider of digital workplace solutions, helping companies move beyond traditional intranets to inspiring digital destinations that improve communication, knowledge sharing, collaboration, and culture. All Igloo solutions are 100% cloud-based, mobile-enabled, and integrate with the leading enterprise systems and cloud apps your business relies on. By centralizing all information, Igloo provides a single-source-of-truth and enables a more productive and engaged workforce.
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