Inovia Capital

Inovia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 and based in Montreal, Canada. The firm is dedicated to partnering with passionate tech founders to build impactful and lasting businesses. It focuses on investing in both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) sectors, particularly targeting software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies in areas such as commerce, digital health, enterprise platforms, and the future of work. Inovia aims to support founders by providing capital, mentorship, and access to a global network, facilitating growth in North America and Europe. With a team that adopts an operator mindset, Inovia Capital is committed to transforming complex legacy industries, including healthcare and financial services, by leveraging innovative technologies. The firm manages over $2.2 billion and has established operations in major cities such as Toronto, Calgary, San Francisco, and London.

Rania Ajakane

Associate

Pascale Archambault

Vice President

Chris Arsenault

General Partner

Alex Behal

Vice President

Andrew Biddell

Associate

Charlotte Borgognoni

Associate

Steven Chung

Vice President

Simon Constantineau

Analyst

Etienne Gauthier

Associate

Patrick Ghoche

CFO

Raif Jacobs

Partner

Prem Kalevar

Vice President, Discovery Program

Dennis Kavelman

Partner

Phoebe Kitchen

Principal

Mia Morisset

Principal

Taha Mubashir

Principal

Noah Nagle

Associate

Karamdeep Nijjar

Partner

Gabi Piccininni

Associate

Jules Pichette

Associate

Steven G Woods

Partner and CTO

Hugues Lalancette

Partner

333 past transactions

Delos

Seed Round in 2025
Delos is a generative AI platform for organizational and business development for companies.

DIAMO

Seed Round in 2025
DIAMO enables smaller properties to compete on performance, without the cost or complexity of business technologies.

Tera AI

Seed Round in 2025
Tera is creating a software-only, platform-neutral spatial reasoning framework that will allow any robot to use its existing camera to traverse novel environments.

Nue

Series A in 2025
Nue is a prominent revenue management platform that specializes in automating sales and finance processes for businesses of all sizes. Its comprehensive suite of features includes automated pricing and quoting, sales enablement tools, and financial reporting and analytics. By leveraging usage-based billing and accurate analytics, Nue's platform enhances the efficiency of sales strategies and optimizes pricing models. This enables companies to improve their cash flow and streamline their operations, ultimately accelerating sales and fostering growth.

Vasco

Seed Round in 2025
Vasco is a software company that provides revenue architect, finance, consultants, revops solution for startup companies.

Flare

Series B in 2024
Flare is a proactive digital footprint monitoring solution for organizations. Its AI-driven technology constantly scans the online world, including the dark, deep, and clear web, to discover unknown events, automatically prioritize risks, and deliver actionable intelligence you can use instantly to improve security.

Upheal

Series A in 2024
Upheal is a technology company that has developed an AI-assisted platform aimed at supporting mental health clinicians. The platform offers features such as automated progress notes, secure video calling, and analytics to enhance the therapeutic process. By capturing sessions in the background, Upheal generates DAP-informed progress notes that can be easily edited, allowing mental health professionals to organize insights and maintain focus during client interactions. This approach helps reduce the cognitive load on clinicians and minimizes distractions, ultimately enabling them to provide better care to their clients.

Medeloop

Series A in 2024
Medeloop is a pioneering platform that enhances medical research through advanced artificial intelligence and a robust data linkage infrastructure. It integrates and analyzes vast amounts of health data, transforming it into a graph database that provides deeper insights and connectivity. This technology streamlines the clinical research process by offering research hypotheses for underexplored diseases, thereby enabling researchers to publish findings more efficiently. Additionally, Medeloop features a patient-facing application that empowers individuals to monitor their health information and actively contribute to significant medical research. By facilitating collaboration among patients, providers, and researchers, Medeloop aims to accelerate the discovery of biomarkers and potential drug targets, ultimately improving treatment development and saving lives.

runQL

Pre Seed Round in 2024
runQL is a smart query tool designed to assist data professionals in writing queries quickly.

Poolside

Series B in 2024
Poolside is an artificial intelligence platform that offers foundation concepts and infrastructure. It aims to unlock humanity's potential by pursuing AGI for software creation, with the fundamental belief that the transitional path for humanity to AGI is by building specific capabilities instead of a general-purpose approach. It also helps users utilize the power of software creation and understand future systems.

Scribenote

Seed Round in 2024
Scribenote is an AI-powered medical scribe tailored to help veterinarians by automating and streamlining the documentation process. Veterinary practices often struggle with extensive, time-consuming paperwork, leading to stress and inefficiencies. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Scribenote reduces the administrative burden, enabling veterinarians to focus more on patient care and less on paperwork.

Motion

Series B in 2024
Motion creates platform that combines visual content with performance metrics to help growth teams improve their creative strategy.

Landbase

Seed Round in 2024
Landbase combines leading agentic AI with human expertise to intelligently automate your Go-To-Market

Spare

Series B in 2024
Spare is a mobility management software company that enhances public transit services through on-demand and shared transportation solutions. The platform integrates various modes of transport, enabling efficient and accessible mobility for all users. Their platform uses advanced algorithms and data analytics to optimize routes, reduce wait times, and improve overall efficiency for transportation services. By optimizing transportation services and promoting shared rides, Spare Labs reduces traffic congestion and emissions, supporting more sustainable urban mobility.

Reliant AI

Seed Round in 2024
Reliant AI operates as an AI generated data analytics software provider.

Inscora

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Inscora provides automated cyber risk assessment and sales enablement tools for cyber insurance brokers.

Momentum

Series A in 2024
Momentum is a developer of a deal collaboration platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance sales workflows and improve efficiency for businesses. The platform automates data capture from sales and customer calls, providing real-time summaries and actionable insights that assist teams in decision-making. By integrating seamlessly with tools such as Salesforce and Slack, Momentum reduces manual work and minimizes context switching for sales professionals. Its no-code builder enables revenue teams to streamline their sales processes, improving the adoption and consistency of sales strategies.

Fractile

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Fractile is building chips to run large language models two orders of magnitude faster. Existing hardware is good for training LLMs, but very poorly suited to subsequent inference of the trained model, which is increasingly the dominant workload. A network’s weights need to be moved onto a chip once per word generated, and this movement takes a few hundred times longer than the subsequent computations themselves. Fractile’s revolutionary approach to fusing computation with memory eliminates this bottleneck, and can scale to allow running the world’s largest models at a global scale.

Gaiia

Series A in 2024
Gaiia offers an operating system for Telcos that focuses on billing, operations, inventory, automation, workforce, and network. The company acknowledges the necessity of an operating system that provides exceptional digital customer experiences while safeguarding growth and profitability.

Plenty

Seed Round in 2024
Plenty is a financial planning application that aims to help customers achieve financial independence more quickly. The company's software offers individualized insights at reasonable prices, allowing consumers to have a financial planning platform that helps them manage their wealth.

Vidyard

Venture Round in 2024
Vidyard is a video platform based in Kitchener, Ontario, that enables businesses to enhance their communications and drive revenue through the strategic use of online videos. Founded in 2011, the company goes beyond basic video hosting and management by providing tools that increase viewer engagement, track individual viewing activities, and facilitate actionable insights from video interactions. Vidyard's platform empowers organizations to create interactive and personalized video experiences, helping them to effectively convert viewers into customers. Prominent global companies, including Honeywell, McKesson, Lenovo, LinkedIn, and Citibank, utilize Vidyard to support their video content strategies and enhance their marketing efforts.

Guesty

Series F in 2024
Guesty Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in Walnut, California, specializes in providing an all-in-one software solution for managing short-term rental properties. Their platform streamlines operations by offering tools such as channel management for listing on multiple platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com, a unified inbox for communication, automation workflows, reporting features, payment processing, and guest communication services. Formerly known as BookHost Inc., Guesty caters to property managers worldwide, simplifying the complexities of short-term rental management.

ai|coustics

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Berlin-based startup ai|coustics combats poor speech quality and intelligibility in audio communication and content creation with machine learning algorithms for everyone, across every device.

PayShepherd

Seed Round in 2024
PayShepherd is a fintech platform that specializes in contractor billing management, specifically tailored for the construction industry. Its cloud-based software helps businesses monitor and control project costs by detecting overbilling and identifying billing errors in real-time. This ensures accurate billing and fosters effective communication between facilities and contractors, promoting fair pay practices. By generating comprehensive reports, PayShepherd enables users to resolve billing discrepancies quickly, facilitating faster payment turnaround and enhancing cash flow reliability. The platform aims to eliminate costly overages and improve overall financial management in construction projects.

Bench IQ

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Bench IQ is an AI-powered assistant for elite law firms and corporate and government litigators that want unparalleled reconnaissance on the key players in their legal battles: judges and attorneys. The astute lawyer knows anticipating the potential outcomes of a case based on the facts and law is as uncertain as predicting the winner of a chess match from the arrangement of pieces and rulebook. In both cases, you must know who’s playing.

Optionality.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Optionality.AI is a Generative AI co-pilot designed for Advisors in the M&A and Financing space. Powered by large language models and optimized using proprietary algorithms and M&A datasets, Optionality empower advisors to scale by being better prepared for key clients interactions by: -Generating Client Pitchbooks In One Click -Building Business Assessment & Valuations In Minutes -Generating Value Creation Roadmaps More Effectively -Creating Teasers, CIMs and Target Buyer Lists 10x Faster Advisors win by fostering trust while expanding their deal pipeline, allowing them to identify who is looking for financing or is considering selling or buying a business before everybody else.Optionality was founded by Simon Leroux, a serial entrepreneur in the field of Artificial Intelligence, who sold his last start-up to KKR. Optionality is backed by Inovia Capital.

Spellbook

Series A in 2024
Spellbook is a legal software startup that specializes in developing a generative artificial intelligence tool for contract drafting aimed at legal professionals. Its technology harnesses advanced language models to enhance contracting performance, utilizing extensive legal datasets. The platform automates document creation and streamlines routine legal tasks, allowing law firms to draft and review contracts more efficiently. Additionally, Spellbook supports online collaboration, enabling law firms to maintain clients' minute books in a shared workspace, thereby improving client intake processes and overall service delivery.

Upheal

Seed Round in 2023
Upheal is a technology company that has developed an AI-assisted platform aimed at supporting mental health clinicians. The platform offers features such as automated progress notes, secure video calling, and analytics to enhance the therapeutic process. By capturing sessions in the background, Upheal generates DAP-informed progress notes that can be easily edited, allowing mental health professionals to organize insights and maintain focus during client interactions. This approach helps reduce the cognitive load on clinicians and minimizes distractions, ultimately enabling them to provide better care to their clients.

Inverted AI

Seed Round in 2023
Inverted AI is a research and product company that originated as a spinout from the University of British Columbia. It focuses on developing a proprietary software system that predicts human driving behavior. This technology is utilized to create bots that emulate human drivers, which are essential for training simulators used in the development of self-driving cars. By employing probabilistic programming, Inverted AI aims to enhance the capabilities of AI agents for safe and efficient vehicle control. This approach not only aids vehicle manufacturers in obtaining relevant data but also plays a significant role in advancing the technology required to achieve higher levels of autonomy in self-driving vehicles.

Booksy

Venture Round in 2023
Booksy is a prominent booking platform that connects beauty, wellness, and health professionals with local customers, facilitating hundreds of millions of appointments annually. Founded in Poland in 2014, Booksy operates in multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, and France. The company's mobile-first SaaS solution, Booksy Biz, is tailored for small business owners and offers essential tools for attracting new clients, managing appointments, handling payments, and fostering customer loyalty. Through the Booksy Marketplace, millions of consumers can discover, schedule, and manage appointments with various service providers such as stylists, barbers, and estheticians. The platform employs machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance user experience by analyzing buying patterns and optimizing scheduling.

Aikido Security

Seed Round in 2023
Aikido Security is a software security platform designed to enhance the security of code, containers, and cloud environments for developers. The platform employs multiple scanning techniques to identify significant vulnerabilities and security issues, prioritizing those that require immediate attention. By streamlining the process of vulnerability resolution and minimizing false positives, Aikido Security facilitates quicker triage and remediation efforts. This approach allows developers to maintain a secure product while minimizing disruptions to their coding activities. The emphasis on developer-friendliness positions Aikido Security as a valuable tool for busy development teams seeking to enhance their software security without sacrificing productivity.

Cavelo

Seed Round in 2023
Cavelo is a developer of a data management platform that focuses on simplifying data protection and enhancing attack surface management for businesses. The platform is designed to assist organizations in achieving data compliance by proactively reducing cybersecurity data risks. It features automated data discovery, classification, and reporting, which help streamline compliance processes. Additionally, Cavelo's cloud-compatible data risk management capabilities continuously scan, identify, and classify sensitive data across various machines, servers, and cloud applications. This functionality enables businesses to effectively protect their data while simplifying compliance reporting and managing risk remediation.

Photonic

Venture Round in 2023
Photonic specializes in the development of quantum computing and networking technologies that harness silicon spin qubits and a native telecom networking interface. The company aims to transform fault-tolerant quantum technologies into practical solutions by integrating the memory and computing abilities of spins with the connectivity offered by photonics. This approach facilitates the creation of scalable, fault-tolerant, networked quantum computers. Photonic’s innovations enable a range of sectors, including government, academia, and various industries, to leverage the advanced computational capabilities of quantum computing to address complex problems previously deemed intractable.

Reliant AI

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Reliant AI operates as an AI generated data analytics software provider.

Lakera

Seed Round in 2023
Lakera is a real-time GenAI security company focused on the safe and responsible development of artificial intelligence technologies. It offers a machine learning development kit that helps organizations create Generative AI applications while prioritizing safety and compliance with current and future regulations. Lakera's software enhances the security of AI systems by enabling development teams to identify flaws in computer vision systems, thereby preventing critical failures and building trustworthy products. Additionally, the company has developed Gandalf, an educational tool that has informed over one million users about AI security, further promoting the secure adoption of AI technology. By leveraging AI to adapt its defenses, Lakera aims to keep its customers ahead of emerging threats in an evolving landscape.

Nano Corp

Seed Round in 2023
Nano Corp offers IT infrastructure managers the control of increasingly complex networks. The company's features include targeted and contextualized alerts, real-time analysis of all network flows, automatic mapping of networks by flows, visibility on all tunnels and virtual networks, network health status, detection of plateaus and bottlenecks, advanced network cybersecurity features, integration with fleet management tools as well as cyber siem or soar tools.

Clearco

Series D in 2023
Clearco is an online financial platform focused on providing growth capital to e-commerce and B2B companies. The company leverages proprietary software and data science models to identify high-growth funding opportunities. Clearco offers funding in exchange for a percentage of future revenue, allowing startups to secure the necessary capital for expansion without diluting their equity. This innovative approach enables businesses to access an alternative funding source tailored to their unique growth trajectories.

Vital Bio

Venture Round in 2023
Vital Bio is focused on transforming lab testing to make healthcare more accessible and personalized. The company develops advanced diagnostic technologies that connect diagnosis and treatment through a comprehensive ecosystem of devices, software, and services. By empowering patients to monitor their health and manage diseases, Vital Bio aims to enhance the overall healthcare experience. Their approach seeks to reduce disparities in healthcare outcomes and redistribute control to patients while equipping healthcare providers with the tools necessary to achieve better results.

BenchSci

Series D in 2023
BenchSci is a developer of a research intelligence platform that leverages advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance biomedical discoveries. By translating both closed and open-access data into actionable recommendations, BenchSci enables researchers to optimize experiments, particularly in the area of antibody extraction. This innovative approach allows scientists to conduct more successful experiments efficiently, minimizing resource waste and accelerating drug discovery. The company's technology is utilized by pharmaceutical companies and over 4,300 research centers globally, underscoring its significant impact on the scientific community. BenchSci is backed by notable investors, including F-Prime, Gradient Ventures, and Inovia Capital.

Novisto

Series B in 2023
Novisto is a provider of enterprise software focused on corporate sustainability management, enabling organizations to effectively manage their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies and reporting. The company's platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including automation, AI-driven analytics, and a unified ESG dataset, to enhance decision-making and risk management. By streamlining the sustainability management process, Novisto helps companies create value from non-financial data while improving the accuracy and efficiency of their sustainability reporting. The company's mission is to foster a more inclusive and resilient society through effective sustainability practices, allowing organizations to take ownership of their ESG narrative.

Spellbook

Seed Round in 2023
Spellbook is a legal software startup that specializes in developing a generative artificial intelligence tool for contract drafting aimed at legal professionals. Its technology harnesses advanced language models to enhance contracting performance, utilizing extensive legal datasets. The platform automates document creation and streamlines routine legal tasks, allowing law firms to draft and review contracts more efficiently. Additionally, Spellbook supports online collaboration, enabling law firms to maintain clients' minute books in a shared workspace, thereby improving client intake processes and overall service delivery.

Plenty

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Plenty is a financial planning application that aims to help customers achieve financial independence more quickly. The company's software offers individualized insights at reasonable prices, allowing consumers to have a financial planning platform that helps them manage their wealth.

Super.com

Series C in 2023
Super.com is a financial application that focuses on helping users save money and build credit. Originally known as Snapcommerce, the company operates a platform that offers discounted everyday items and travel deals, including hotel bookings. By facilitating cashback opportunities and providing users with tools to manage their finances effectively, Super.com aims to empower consumers to make smarter purchasing decisions. The application serves as a centralized hub for users to access various deals, enabling them to maximize savings while enhancing their credit profiles through responsible spending.

Super.com

Debt Financing in 2023
Super.com is a financial application that focuses on helping users save money and build credit. Originally known as Snapcommerce, the company operates a platform that offers discounted everyday items and travel deals, including hotel bookings. By facilitating cashback opportunities and providing users with tools to manage their finances effectively, Super.com aims to empower consumers to make smarter purchasing decisions. The application serves as a centralized hub for users to access various deals, enabling them to maximize savings while enhancing their credit profiles through responsible spending.

Certn

Series B in 2023
Certn is a company that specializes in risk management solutions for employers, landlords, and property management firms. It provides a comprehensive and efficient platform for applicant screening, emphasizing user-friendly service and rapid turnaround times. Certn's offerings include criminal record checks, identity verification, employment and education verification, and reference checks. Additionally, the company features its proprietary Softcheck, which scans over 100,000 databases worldwide for negative news, watchlists, and regulatory violations, delivering results within minutes. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Certn enhances the background screening process, enabling recruiters to streamline hiring and make informed decisions based on risk-relevant data from various global sources.

Cohere

Venture Round in 2023
Cohere is a technology company that specializes in natural language processing (NLP) software, designed to enhance the ability of machines to understand human language. By leveraging advanced large language models, Cohere provides developers and businesses with tools that enable them to create applications capable of interpreting meaning, sentiment, and tone from text. This capability not only improves comprehension but also facilitates the development of more personalized user experiences. The company's focus is on making these sophisticated language models safely accessible, ensuring that organizations can harness the power of NLP to better engage with their users and derive insights from vast amounts of textual data.

Fabacus

Seed Round in 2023
Fabacus Holdings Limited is a technology company based in London that focuses on transforming the licensing and retail industries through its proprietary platform, Xelacore. Established in 2013, Fabacus develops a cloud-based supply chain management solution that connects licensors, licensees, agents, and retailers, providing them with enhanced visibility and control over their processes. Xelacore enables businesses to standardize product information, create compliant product catalogs, and integrate seamlessly with existing systems. This modular platform improves business agility, reduces risks, and enhances efficiency by generating authenticated product records and facilitating collaboration among stakeholders. By leveraging data-driven insights, Fabacus aims to empower brands and their partners to optimize their consumer product licensing programs, ultimately driving sales and combating counterfeit products.

DarwinAI

Series A in 2022
DarwinAI Corp. is a company that designs and develops a platform for creating deep neural networks aimed at enterprise artificial intelligence. Based in Waterloo, Canada, the company offers GenSynth, a software platform that accelerates the deep learning development cycle for developers and data scientists. GenSynth automatically generates models that meet specific performance targets while ensuring transparency and providing insights into the factors influencing decision-making. DarwinAI's technology, referred to as Generative Synthesis, optimizes and explains deep learning processes, thereby eliminating uncertainties in AI development. Additionally, the company has developed an AI-powered visual quality inspection system for the PCBA manufacturing lifecycle, which utilizes specialized optics and artificial intelligence to detect product defects. This system enhances product quality and consistency, ultimately reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction in manufacturing.

CommerceBear

Seed Round in 2022
CommerceBear is a vertical SaaS platform that specializes in providing e-commerce technology tools for the furniture and home brands sector. The platform enables users to automate product listings on various furniture marketplaces, facilitating multichannel publishing. By offering an automated inventory solution, CommerceBear allows furniture wholesalers to synchronize their entire product catalog across major marketplaces. This capability helps optimize and enhance product listings, ultimately driving revenue and streamlining end-to-end e-commerce operations through a unified interface.

WorkJam

Series D in 2022
WorkJam, Inc. is a technology company that develops an employee engagement platform designed to enhance the relationship between employers and their front-line workforce. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional locations in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Melbourne, Australia, WorkJam offers a web and mobile app that can operate independently or be integrated with existing workforce management systems. The platform features tools for shift and task management, communication, training, and recognition, enabling shift-based, hourly, and non-desk workers to effectively manage their work life. By promoting agile scheduling and transformative communication, WorkJam empowers organizations in various sectors, including retail, healthcare, and manufacturing, to improve operational efficiency, labor cost management, and customer experience through a more engaged workforce. The company also has a strategic partnership with Digital Goodie to further enhance its offerings.

Symend

Series C in 2022
Symend Inc. is a company that specializes in debt recovery solutions through its innovative software platform. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Calgary, Canada, with additional offices in Toronto and Denver, Symend focuses on enhancing the debt collection process by utilizing automation, predictive analytics, and behavioral science. The platform aims to minimize debt delinquency while ensuring a positive experience for all stakeholders. It offers tools for treatment planning, campaign management, and self-service options, allowing businesses in sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, and utilities to engage customers effectively. By creating personalized interactions, Symend empowers individuals to manage their debts through flexible repayment options, ultimately fostering better financial outcomes and strengthening customer relationships.

Shyft

Series B in 2022
Shyft Moving Inc. is a mobility technology company that specializes in relocation management solutions for corporations and relocation service providers. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco with an additional office in Belgrade, Serbia, Shyft offers a mobile application designed to simplify the relocation process for employees. The company’s innovative platform integrates various services, including housing searches and pricing transparency, to facilitate seamless relocations worldwide. With a focus on enhancing customer experience, Shyft serves over 300 moving companies across more than 68 countries, helping them manage leads and improve service delivery. The company aims to transform the moving industry by providing efficient, technology-driven solutions that streamline the entire moving process, from initial inquiries to final invoicing.

Flare

Series A in 2022
Flare is a proactive digital footprint monitoring solution for organizations. Its AI-driven technology constantly scans the online world, including the dark, deep, and clear web, to discover unknown events, automatically prioritize risks, and deliver actionable intelligence you can use instantly to improve security.

Haloo

Seed Round in 2022
Haloo is a company focused on simplifying and democratizing brand protection through its innovative trademark search platform. Designed for marketing and legal teams, Haloo's platform allows users to manage the trademark workflow in one integrated workspace. It offers features such as instant professional trademark searches, streamlined trademark applications, and automated brand enforcement, which collectively enhance the efficiency and affordability of trademark management. By facilitating collaboration between marketing and legal professionals, Haloo addresses the challenges of the traditional trademark process, which can be slow, costly, and prone to errors. The platform is continuously updated in consultation with experts to ensure compliance with current trademark laws and practices, making it a valuable tool for businesses seeking to protect their brand assets effectively. Additionally, Haloo is developing tools to assist in the Web3 space, particularly in combating counterfeit NFTs and helping creators safeguard their intellectual property.

Certn

Series B in 2022
Certn is a company that specializes in risk management solutions for employers, landlords, and property management firms. It provides a comprehensive and efficient platform for applicant screening, emphasizing user-friendly service and rapid turnaround times. Certn's offerings include criminal record checks, identity verification, employment and education verification, and reference checks. Additionally, the company features its proprietary Softcheck, which scans over 100,000 databases worldwide for negative news, watchlists, and regulatory violations, delivering results within minutes. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Certn enhances the background screening process, enabling recruiters to streamline hiring and make informed decisions based on risk-relevant data from various global sources.

Tengiva

Seed Round in 2022
Tengiva is a pioneering developer of a B2B marketplace and e-commerce builder solution focused on transforming the $1.8 trillion textile supply chain. The platform integrates a Supply Chain Manager (SCM) and a Product Information Manager (PIM), allowing brands and suppliers to mitigate risks, reduce costs, and expedite product development. Unlike traditional systems, Tengiva operates on a unified, structured database, facilitating seamless global distribution strategies from a single interface. This innovative approach not only enhances resource optimization and transparency for textile manufacturers and apparel brands but also aims to create the largest and most reliable dataset for artificial intelligence within the textile industry. By centralizing access to in-stock textile products and curated fabrics from global suppliers, Tengiva is set to revolutionize interactions and transactions across the textile business landscape.

Pine

Series A in 2022
Pine is a digital mortgage company focused on transforming the traditional home financing process into a more accessible and efficient experience. By leveraging advanced technology, Pine aims to simplify and expedite mortgage services for its clients. The company provides a range of mortgage products, emphasizing a user-friendly approach that alleviates the complexities often associated with obtaining a mortgage. Pine combines technological innovation with personalized support, ensuring that clients receive a streamlined and stress-free mortgage experience.

Signal 1

Seed Round in 2022
Signal 1 is a provider of hospital services focused on transforming patient care through the responsible use of artificial intelligence. The company addresses critical challenges faced by healthcare institutions, such as surgical backlogs and staffing shortages, by integrating AI-driven insights into existing workflows. This integration aims to enhance patient outcomes and improve overall hospital efficiency while alleviating stress for front-line care providers. By leveraging advanced AI technology, Signal 1 seeks to support hospitals in delivering high-quality care and optimizing operational flow.

Talent.com

Series B in 2022
Talent.com is a platform that centralizes jobs available on companies'​ career websites, staffing agencies, or job boards. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Calico

Seed Round in 2022
Calico is a women's clothing retailer based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, specializing in trendy apparel, shoes, and accessories from a variety of well-known brands. Established in 2005, Calico has become a favored destination for standout women's fashion in the Southcoast region. The store features a welcoming atmosphere, with in-store stylists available to enhance the shopping experience. In addition to its physical location, Calico operates an online store that was revamped in 2014 to provide a more user-friendly shopping experience. The website is updated weekly with new arrivals, allowing customers to explore the latest trends conveniently. The company emphasizes local engagement and community, contributing to the vibrant downtown area that includes galleries and restaurants.

Bloom AI

Seed Round in 2022
Bloom AI is an artificial intelligence company focused on enhancing user experiences by promoting happier and healthier lifestyles. The company specializes in optimizing e-commerce conversion rates by refining existing product content for merchants. By analyzing various factors such as shopper behavior, device type, and location, Bloom AI ensures that the most relevant photos and information are presented to customers. This targeted approach not only improves engagement but also increases the likelihood of sales, ultimately benefiting both merchants and consumers.

Disco

Series A in 2022
Disco is a platform that enables creators to develop and expand their educational offerings efficiently. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools that allows users to launch and monetize live classes or courses under their own branding. By facilitating the hosting of streaming classes for multiple participants, Disco empowers educators to create cohort-based learning experiences. The platform aims to support a vision of lifelong learning that is interactive and accessible from anywhere, moving away from traditional educational models.

RouteThis

Series A in 2022
RouteThis operates a network connectivity support platform aimed at transforming in-home network diagnostics and ensuring seamless WiFi connectivity. The platform utilizes mobile devices as network probes, providing real-time visibility into network performance. By employing a remote visual support tool, it enables internet service providers (ISPs) to diagnose and resolve internet disruptions virtually. This innovative approach enhances the efficiency of troubleshooting processes, allowing ISPs to deliver reliable internet services and improve customer satisfaction.

Hopper

Secondary Market in 2022
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company based in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, New York, and Sofia, Bulgaria. Founded in 2007 by Frederic Lalonde and Joost Ouwerkerk, Hopper has developed a mobile application that leverages big data and predictive analytics to provide users with travel recommendations. The app specializes in analyzing and forecasting airfare and accommodations, enabling travelers to secure the best deals. Hopper notifies users when flight and hotel prices are anticipated to be at their lowest, allowing them to make informed decisions about their travel plans. The company's innovative platform aims to simplify the travel booking process, making it easier for users to plan and book their trips directly from their mobile devices.

BenchSci

Series C in 2022
BenchSci is a developer of a research intelligence platform that leverages advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance biomedical discoveries. By translating both closed and open-access data into actionable recommendations, BenchSci enables researchers to optimize experiments, particularly in the area of antibody extraction. This innovative approach allows scientists to conduct more successful experiments efficiently, minimizing resource waste and accelerating drug discovery. The company's technology is utilized by pharmaceutical companies and over 4,300 research centers globally, underscoring its significant impact on the scientific community. BenchSci is backed by notable investors, including F-Prime, Gradient Ventures, and Inovia Capital.

Conduit

Seed Round in 2022
Conduit offers a financial software platform designed to facilitate cross-border payments for global businesses. It enables efficient and seamless transactions between multiple local currencies in Latin America and USD, allowing companies to settle invoices and conduct commercial transactions promptly. The platform is user-friendly, providing enhanced visibility and faster, more accurate payment quotes compared to traditional methods. By streamlining the process of moving money across borders, Conduit supports businesses in capitalizing on financial opportunities and conducting transactions on the same day, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and transparency.

Spatial

Series B in 2021
Spatial Systems, Inc. offers an augmented workplace platform designed to enhance communication and collaboration among users. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company enables users to conduct meetings with spatial audio and 3D telepresence, facilitating a more immersive experience. Additionally, Spatial's platform allows for the sharing and organization of various digital content, including 3D models, videos, documents, images, and websites. The focus of the company is to transform how people work by creating a collective computing environment that fosters creativity and productivity. Spatial has attracted investment from notable firms and individuals, positioning itself as a leader in the augmented reality and virtual reality space.

Life House

Series C in 2021
Life House is a hotel software and management platform focused on enhancing profitability and reliability for independent hoteliers. By developing proprietary products, the company aims to streamline hotel ownership, making it more profitable and predictable for owners while improving the overall guest experience. Life House stands out as one of the few vertically integrated hotel companies supported by institutional venture and private equity investors, allowing for significant investment in technology and services. This approach enables travelers to enjoy boutique hotel experiences at affordable prices, thereby contributing to the growth and success of independent hotels.

Spare

Series A in 2021
Spare is a mobility management software company that enhances public transit services through on-demand and shared transportation solutions. The platform integrates various modes of transport, enabling efficient and accessible mobility for all users. Their platform uses advanced algorithms and data analytics to optimize routes, reduce wait times, and improve overall efficiency for transportation services. By optimizing transportation services and promoting shared rides, Spare Labs reduces traffic congestion and emissions, supporting more sustainable urban mobility.

Momentum

Seed Round in 2021
Momentum is a developer of a deal collaboration platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance sales workflows and improve efficiency for businesses. The platform automates data capture from sales and customer calls, providing real-time summaries and actionable insights that assist teams in decision-making. By integrating seamlessly with tools such as Salesforce and Slack, Momentum reduces manual work and minimizes context switching for sales professionals. Its no-code builder enables revenue teams to streamline their sales processes, improving the adoption and consistency of sales strategies.

Neo4j

Series F in 2021
Neo4j, Inc. is a developer of a graph database platform that helps organizations uncover the business value of connections, influences, and relationships within their data. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers a platform that supports various applications, including artificial intelligence, fraud detection, identity management, analytics, and recommendation systems. Neo4j's technology is utilized by a diverse range of industries such as financial services, retail, government, and telecommunications, enabling clients to adapt to changing business needs and scale their analytical workloads effectively. The platform is available both as a fully managed cloud service and as a self-hosted solution, providing flexibility for developers and data scientists to build intelligent applications and machine learning workflows.

Fellow

Series A in 2021
Fellow is a meeting productivity and management platform that aims to enhance collaboration between managers and their teams. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Fellow integrates users' calendars with meeting notes, allowing attendees to contribute to the agenda, reference previous notes, and record actionable items. Its features include designated areas for one-on-one notes, feedback, objectives, and action items, facilitating effective communication whether meetings are held in person or remotely. By promoting better meeting habits and creating a centralized repository for meeting documentation, Fellow helps organizations improve the quality of their meetings and strengthen team dynamics.

Neo

Series B in 2021
Neo Financial is a FinTech company that offers an array of banking and financial services designed for efficient money management. It provides a secure platform for spending, saving, and earning rewards. Neo's credit card, issued by ATB Financial, operates on the Mastercard network, allowing users to make purchases easily. Additionally, the Neo Savings account, backed by Concentra Bank, offers competitive interest rates and is protected by deposit insurance. The company focuses on delivering a seamless experience with no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements, enabling users to manage their finances with greater flexibility and security.

Rewind

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2015, Rewind is dedicated to assisting small and medium businesses in maintaining their online growth. With over 30,000 customers across 100 countries, Rewind offers highly-rated software and support to help businesses manage their software-as-a-service data effectively. By providing solutions for data protection and recovery, Rewind enables businesses to safeguard the information necessary for their continued success and development.

Colabra

Seed Round in 2021
Colabra specializes in enhancing the efficiency of scientific teams through its development of data integration and collaboration tools. The company provides a platform that facilitates real-time collaboration, allows for the integration of diverse data sources, and supports agile project management. This enables scientific researchers to effectively track their workflows, share data, and communicate outcomes. By streamlining these processes, Colabra aims to eliminate inefficiencies and boost research productivity, ultimately fostering a more innovative approach to scientific research and development.

EnPowered

Seed Round in 2021
EnPowered is a company focused on helping businesses manage their energy usage and costs effectively. By offering free audits of energy bills, EnPowered enables clients to achieve significant cost reductions, potentially up to 70%. The company utilizes analytics to assess energy consumption patterns, facilitating further savings through tailored energy retrofits. EnPowered also promotes a group-buying approach, allowing small businesses to collaborate and secure lower electricity rates. Their energy usage tracking platform features on-bill payment capabilities and anticipates spikes in electricity prices, encouraging users to shift their consumption accordingly. Overall, EnPowered aims to empower customers to take control of their energy expenditures while minimizing their environmental impact.

Playbook

Seed Round in 2021
Playbook organizes, shares, and collaborates on creative files and projects with clients and teams. In addition to integrating current storage and streamlining file management, the company's software can automatically import, tag, and organize creative files, allowing clients to maintain their blogs and websites without worrying about file management.

Lambent

Series A in 2021
Lambent is a Boston-based software company that focuses on enhancing data-driven decision-making in real estate. Through its Lambent Spaces platform, the company provides insights into occupancy analytics and utilization trends by utilizing existing data sources like Wi-Fi. This platform enables real estate professionals in corporate and higher education settings to optimize their use of available spaces. By offering powerful insights into workplace utilization, planning, scheduling, and maintenance, Lambent serves as an effective alternative to more expensive and invasive solutions. The platform allows clients to quickly implement improvements while significantly reducing costs, ultimately facilitating better service and operational efficiency.

Branch Energy

Seed Round in 2021
Branch Energy is a company focused on promoting renewable energy through local wind and solar projects. By leveraging data analytics and smart home technology, it aims to reduce power consumption and support clean energy initiatives. The company has developed a green energy platform that not only helps consumers save on their energy bills but also encourages the transition to sustainable energy sources. Through its efforts, Branch Energy seeks to enable individuals to lower their energy costs while simultaneously decreasing their carbon footprint, contributing to a cleaner energy future.

AlayaCare

Series D in 2021
AlayaCare is a start-up based in Montréal, Quebec, that offers a comprehensive home health care software platform and hardware ecosystem. Founded in 2014 by Adrian Schauer and Neil Grunberg, the company aims to modernize the home care industry, which often relies on outdated software and inefficient processes. AlayaCare's platform integrates various functions, including planning, clinical documentation, remote patient monitoring, and mobile care worker capabilities, enabling home care agencies to operate more effectively and efficiently. By providing mixed telehealth and in-person health solutions, AlayaCare empowers patients to improve their quality of life while simultaneously reducing care costs. The company promotes an open culture that encourages team members to voice dissent while maintaining a focus on overarching goals. Additionally, AlayaCare collaborates with NGOs in the developing world, offering its solution at no cost to enhance mobile technology's impact on underserved communities.

ResQ

Seed Round in 2021
ResQ operates a comprehensive platform designed to streamline the repair and maintenance needs of restaurants. It connects restaurateurs with a network of service providers, allowing them to request, track, and pay for various maintenance services through a user-friendly app. This service enables restaurant owners to focus on their core business of serving customers while ensuring that their maintenance needs are met efficiently and effectively. By facilitating on-demand connections between service providers and restaurant operators, ResQ aims to enhance operational efficiency in the hospitality industry.

Commit

Seed Round in 2021
Commit is a professional network designed for startup engineers, focusing on creating a community of mission-driven and entrepreneurial individuals. The platform facilitates real-time peer-to-peer support and offers career development resources, including mentorship and coaching. It also provides full-stack career transition services, allowing engineers to explore new career paths and access opportunities within startups. Additionally, Commit assists companies in connecting with talented engineers, thereby bridging the gap between skilled professionals and innovative organizations.

Bench

Series C in 2021
Bench Accounting Inc. is a fintech company based in Vancouver, Canada, that specializes in providing online bookkeeping services for small businesses. Founded in 2012, the company combines intuitive software with a dedicated team of professional bookkeepers to automate accounting tasks, allowing clients to manage their finances more efficiently. Bench offers a range of services, including monthly financial statements, year-end financials, and year-round tax support, ensuring that business owners have access to comprehensive financial reporting and expert assistance. With a focus on affordability and convenience, Bench aims to streamline the bookkeeping process, empowering clients to concentrate on growing their businesses. The company has raised significant funding to support its operations and currently employs a workforce dedicated to serving thousands of clients across Canada.

Pine

Seed Round in 2021
Pine is a digital mortgage company focused on transforming the traditional home financing process into a more accessible and efficient experience. By leveraging advanced technology, Pine aims to simplify and expedite mortgage services for its clients. The company provides a range of mortgage products, emphasizing a user-friendly approach that alleviates the complexities often associated with obtaining a mortgage. Pine combines technological innovation with personalized support, ensuring that clients receive a streamlined and stress-free mortgage experience.

Wealthsimple

Private Equity Round in 2021
Wealthsimple Financial Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in providing digital investment advisory services across Canada and operates additional offices in Brooklyn, New York, and London, United Kingdom. Founded in 2014, Wealthsimple offers a range of financial tools designed to help investors grow and manage their money. The company builds diversified portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on behalf of its clients, offering accessible and affordable investment management without the high fees and account minimums typical of traditional firms. Wealthsimple also provides on-demand financial planning solutions and a hybrid savings and spending product known as Wealthsimple Cash. As of September 2020, Wealthsimple operates as a subsidiary of Purpose Advisor Solutions Inc.

Botpress

Series A in 2021
Botpress, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing an open-source chatbot development platform. Founded in 2016 and based in Newark, Delaware, Botpress provides software that enables the creation of various types of chatbots, including scripted, artificial intelligence, and application-based options. The platform is widely used by developers, organizations, and individuals, facilitating the building, deployment, and management of chatbots. Key features include a conversational flow management system and natural language understanding, allowing businesses to create customizable conversational experiences. Additionally, the platform is designed to be manageable by non-developers after deployment, making it accessible for a broader audience to enhance their conversational strategies.

Plooto

Series A in 2021
Plooto, Inc. operates a cloud-based payments platform tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The platform simplifies payment management by allowing users to send and receive payments online to anyone with an active bank account, typically completing transactions within 2-3 business days. Plooto also integrates with leading accounting software to automatically reconcile transactions, enhancing financial management. By streamlining the payment process, Plooto helps businesses overcome common challenges associated with traditional banking, enabling them to efficiently authorize, edit, send, and collect payments.

Clearco

Series C in 2021
Clearco is an online financial platform focused on providing growth capital to e-commerce and B2B companies. The company leverages proprietary software and data science models to identify high-growth funding opportunities. Clearco offers funding in exchange for a percentage of future revenue, allowing startups to secure the necessary capital for expansion without diluting their equity. This innovative approach enables businesses to access an alternative funding source tailored to their unique growth trajectories.

Swyft

Series A in 2021
Swyft is a B2B marketplace offering same-day delivery for brands and retailers. It enables carriers to digitize or automate a good deal of what they’re traditionally doing by hand. Ship via Swyft and gain unified bills, digital PODs, real-time track and trace, branded customer notifications, SMS updates, and more. Swyft converts more shoppers at checkout and delights them with reliable and affordable same-day delivery. Swyft was founded in 2020 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Hopper

Series F in 2021
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company based in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, New York, and Sofia, Bulgaria. Founded in 2007 by Frederic Lalonde and Joost Ouwerkerk, Hopper has developed a mobile application that leverages big data and predictive analytics to provide users with travel recommendations. The app specializes in analyzing and forecasting airfare and accommodations, enabling travelers to secure the best deals. Hopper notifies users when flight and hotel prices are anticipated to be at their lowest, allowing them to make informed decisions about their travel plans. The company's innovative platform aims to simplify the travel booking process, making it easier for users to plan and book their trips directly from their mobile devices.

Livescale

Seed Round in 2021
Livescale is a live shopping platform based in Montreal, Canada, founded by Virgile Ollivier. The company specializes in enhancing audience engagement and sales conversion for e-commerce businesses through its innovative technology. Livescale enables brands to create immersive and seamless shopping experiences by utilizing shoppable live video. This approach not only fosters community building but also allows businesses to manage the entire shopping experience in-house. With features like integrated checkout and comprehensive client resources, Livescale stands out in the global market, providing brands with the tools needed to optimize revenue, expand market reach, and improve client relations.

Neeva

Series B in 2021
Neeva, Inc. is a software as a service (SaaS) company that operates an ad-free, private search engine designed to help users find relevant online content and personal files, such as emails and documents. Founded in 2019 and based in Mountain View, California, Neeva aims to provide a personalized search experience by integrating cloud services and delivering tailored results without the distractions of advertisements. The company was previously known as Anamika Inc. and rebranded to Neeva, Inc. in March 2019. Its platform emphasizes user privacy and effectiveness in information retrieval.

Super.com

Series B in 2021
Super.com is a financial application that focuses on helping users save money and build credit. Originally known as Snapcommerce, the company operates a platform that offers discounted everyday items and travel deals, including hotel bookings. By facilitating cashback opportunities and providing users with tools to manage their finances effectively, Super.com aims to empower consumers to make smarter purchasing decisions. The application serves as a centralized hub for users to access various deals, enabling them to maximize savings while enhancing their credit profiles through responsible spending.

ZenHub

Seed Round in 2021
ZenHub is a project management software company founded in 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Matthew Butler. The software is designed to enhance the software development lifecycle for developers by enabling project planning directly within GitHub. It automates workflows to eliminate redundancies, extra steps, and hand-off delays, while utilizing live data to identify risks and bottlenecks. By creating real-time project roadmaps, ZenHub allows clients to focus more on coding and less on project management, ultimately streamlining the development process.

Symend

Series B in 2021
Symend Inc. is a company that specializes in debt recovery solutions through its innovative software platform. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Calgary, Canada, with additional offices in Toronto and Denver, Symend focuses on enhancing the debt collection process by utilizing automation, predictive analytics, and behavioral science. The platform aims to minimize debt delinquency while ensuring a positive experience for all stakeholders. It offers tools for treatment planning, campaign management, and self-service options, allowing businesses in sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, and utilities to engage customers effectively. By creating personalized interactions, Symend empowers individuals to manage their debts through flexible repayment options, ultimately fostering better financial outcomes and strengthening customer relationships.

Rewind

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2015, Rewind is dedicated to assisting small and medium businesses in maintaining their online growth. With over 30,000 customers across 100 countries, Rewind offers highly-rated software and support to help businesses manage their software-as-a-service data effectively. By providing solutions for data protection and recovery, Rewind enables businesses to safeguard the information necessary for their continued success and development.

Nacelle

Series A in 2021
Nacelle, Inc. is a company specializing in headless e-commerce software, founded in 2019 and based in Santa Monica, California. Its platform enables merchants to seamlessly connect their product catalogs while allowing developers to create storefronts without the need for coding. Nacelle's technology facilitates the integration of existing Shopify stores for implementing headless progressive web applications. The company's data orchestration capabilities help brands and retailers syndicate commerce and content across various channels by transforming, storing, and reindexing data. This approach aims to reduce maintenance costs and infrastructure complexities, providing e-commerce professionals with the tools needed to enhance customer experience, manage increased traffic, and boost conversion rates and average order values.

Neo

Series A in 2020
Neo Financial is a FinTech company that offers an array of banking and financial services designed for efficient money management. It provides a secure platform for spending, saving, and earning rewards. Neo's credit card, issued by ATB Financial, operates on the Mastercard network, allowing users to make purchases easily. Additionally, the Neo Savings account, backed by Concentra Bank, offers competitive interest rates and is protected by deposit insurance. The company focuses on delivering a seamless experience with no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements, enabling users to manage their finances with greater flexibility and security.

DarwinAI

Seed Round in 2020
DarwinAI Corp. is a company that designs and develops a platform for creating deep neural networks aimed at enterprise artificial intelligence. Based in Waterloo, Canada, the company offers GenSynth, a software platform that accelerates the deep learning development cycle for developers and data scientists. GenSynth automatically generates models that meet specific performance targets while ensuring transparency and providing insights into the factors influencing decision-making. DarwinAI's technology, referred to as Generative Synthesis, optimizes and explains deep learning processes, thereby eliminating uncertainties in AI development. Additionally, the company has developed an AI-powered visual quality inspection system for the PCBA manufacturing lifecycle, which utilizes specialized optics and artificial intelligence to detect product defects. This system enhances product quality and consistency, ultimately reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction in manufacturing.

Planned

Venture Round in 2020
Planned is an online platform that transforms the process of organizing in-person events. It specializes in providing a comprehensive selection of rental spaces for corporate gatherings, featuring a curated portfolio of venues and service providers. This platform allows users to compare options from verified suppliers, including caterers and equipment rentals, thereby streamlining the booking process for event and corporate planners. By offering a centralized resource for all event planning needs, Planned enhances efficiency and simplifies decision-making for its users.
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