Killick Capital

Killick Capital Inc. is a private equity firm founded in 2004 and headquartered in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The firm specializes in acquisitions, restructurings, and investments in undervalued companies, with a particular focus on the aerospace sector and private businesses located in Atlantic Canada. Killick Capital aims to partner with its portfolio companies, often taking board membership to enhance collaboration and drive growth. The firm provides capital for expansion and acquisition financing, positioning itself as a key player in supporting the development of businesses within its targeted regions.

Joe McKenna

Partner and Vice President, Investments

Tom Williams

Vice President, Investments and Partner

47 past transactions

Mysa

Series B in 2024
Mysa is a developer of innovative high-voltage smart thermostats designed to optimize home heating while reducing energy costs. The company offers a fully featured thermostat that includes smart learning capabilities, which can lead to approximately 15% savings on energy bills. Mysa's Wi-Fi-enabled devices allow homeowners to monitor and control their home’s temperature remotely through a smartphone app, providing convenience and efficiency. Additionally, the thermostats utilize location tracking to identify and address any appliances that may be left on when the house is unoccupied. Mysa also generates detailed energy reports that inform users about their daily energy consumption and potential utility expenses. The thermostats seamlessly integrate with popular smart home platforms, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit, enhancing their utility and user experience.

Sparrow BioAcoustics

Seed Round in 2024
Sparrow BioAcoustics ,developers of a smartphone stethoscope designed to gather and collaborate on medical-grade cardiac and pulmonary data.

QuickFacts

Seed Round in 2024
QuickFacts is a software platform designed to enhance the operational efficiency of insurance brokerages. It provides a comprehensive solution for organizing personal lines information in accordance with brokerages' agreements with insurance carriers. By consolidating this data into a single search-engine platform, QuickFacts enables brokerages to streamline their workflows and reduce the time spent searching for information. The platform also focuses on minimizing errors and omissions in insurance claims, ultimately improving productivity and facilitating training across departments. Through its innovative approach, QuickFacts aims to support insurance brokerages in optimizing their business operations.

CoLab Software

Series B in 2024
CoLab Software Inc. is a Canadian company based in St. John's, established in 2017. It specializes in developing Gradient, a cloud-based platform designed for issue tracking and management specifically for mechanical design teams. The platform facilitates real-time collaboration by enabling users to view 3D files, gather feedback from stakeholders, track issues, and manage projects within a shared cloud environment. By streamlining communication and enhancing productivity, CoLab's solution helps manufacturing and design teams reduce development cycles and minimize manufacturing defects, ultimately improving project efficiency.

QuickFacts

Seed Round in 2023
QuickFacts is a software platform designed to enhance the operational efficiency of insurance brokerages. It provides a comprehensive solution for organizing personal lines information in accordance with brokerages' agreements with insurance carriers. By consolidating this data into a single search-engine platform, QuickFacts enables brokerages to streamline their workflows and reduce the time spent searching for information. The platform also focuses on minimizing errors and omissions in insurance claims, ultimately improving productivity and facilitating training across departments. Through its innovative approach, QuickFacts aims to support insurance brokerages in optimizing their business operations.

QuickFacts

Seed Round in 2023
QuickFacts is a software platform designed to enhance the operational efficiency of insurance brokerages. It provides a comprehensive solution for organizing personal lines information in accordance with brokerages' agreements with insurance carriers. By consolidating this data into a single search-engine platform, QuickFacts enables brokerages to streamline their workflows and reduce the time spent searching for information. The platform also focuses on minimizing errors and omissions in insurance claims, ultimately improving productivity and facilitating training across departments. Through its innovative approach, QuickFacts aims to support insurance brokerages in optimizing their business operations.

Frenter

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Frenter is a comprehensive platform designed for the rental industry, offering a robust technical infrastructure that enables businesses to make informed decisions and minimize risks. The company provides a suite of tools for fleet management, incorporating telematics, usage data, and equipment health insights. Frenter's software facilitates real-time monitoring of equipment, utilizing cellular and satellite GPS to track assets even in remote locations. With features such as asset management, GPS tracking, fleet analytics, maintenance scheduling, and logistics tracking, Frenter equips rental businesses with the necessary insights to optimize operations and reduce downtime.

Gibli

Venture Round in 2022
Gibli Tech is a company based in Halifax, Canada, founded in 2019, that specializes in the development of aerodynamic sensors designed to enhance athletic performance. Its primary product is a real-time sensor that enables cyclists and triathletes to validate equipment and position changes, thereby optimizing aerodynamics. This innovation allows athletes to achieve immediate improvements in performance without the need for additional equipment purchases or increased training time. By providing real-time aerodynamic feedback during training or racing, Gibli Tech empowers athletes to optimize their riding positions, leading to significant gains in efficiency.

Rayleigh Solar Tech

Private Equity Round in 2022
Rayleigh Solar Tech is a company focused on the development of perovskite solar cells aimed at promoting the widespread adoption of sustainable solar energy. It specializes in creating multi-junction solar cells utilizing large-scale production methods and innovative materials. This approach allows Rayleigh Solar Tech to provide low-cost, versatile, and efficient solar cell technologies to its clients, facilitating enhanced energy solutions in the renewable energy sector.

Landwash Brewery

Venture Round in 2022
Landwash Brewery is a craft brewery that specializes in producing a diverse range of beers, including blonde ale, New England IPA, and sour ale infused with Newfoundland sea salt. The brewery features a taproom where patrons can enjoy its offerings in a social setting, complemented by a retail store that provides access to its products. Designed to create a welcoming atmosphere for friends and family, Landwash Brewery aims to enhance leisure experiences for its customers while showcasing the unique flavors of its craft beers.

Frenter

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Frenter is a comprehensive platform designed for the rental industry, offering a robust technical infrastructure that enables businesses to make informed decisions and minimize risks. The company provides a suite of tools for fleet management, incorporating telematics, usage data, and equipment health insights. Frenter's software facilitates real-time monitoring of equipment, utilizing cellular and satellite GPS to track assets even in remote locations. With features such as asset management, GPS tracking, fleet analytics, maintenance scheduling, and logistics tracking, Frenter equips rental businesses with the necessary insights to optimize operations and reduce downtime.

Mysa

Series B in 2021
Mysa is a developer of innovative high-voltage smart thermostats designed to optimize home heating while reducing energy costs. The company offers a fully featured thermostat that includes smart learning capabilities, which can lead to approximately 15% savings on energy bills. Mysa's Wi-Fi-enabled devices allow homeowners to monitor and control their home’s temperature remotely through a smartphone app, providing convenience and efficiency. Additionally, the thermostats utilize location tracking to identify and address any appliances that may be left on when the house is unoccupied. Mysa also generates detailed energy reports that inform users about their daily energy consumption and potential utility expenses. The thermostats seamlessly integrate with popular smart home platforms, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit, enhancing their utility and user experience.

Swiftsure Innovations

Seed Round in 2021
Swiftsure Innovations provides registered nurses with the tools required to improve patient outcomes. It develops a medical device that enhances oral care for patients on life support with the aim of decreasing the incidence of ventilator-acquired pneumonia, length of mechanical ventilation, and length of hospital stay. Creative Destruction Labs supports the company.

Sparrow Biologic

Seed Round in 2021
Sparrow is leading a new generation of computational health companies. We use our proprietary technology to process biological sounds and build powerful diagnostic models of disease. Our goal is to help healthcare providers offer early detection and monitoring of progressive conditions like cardiovascular disease to broader populations, especially those without equal access to medical care. Our approach targets the costs, speed and barriers to access currently causing millions of people to go under-serviced or undiagnosed. This will lead to fewer hospital readmissions, fewer unnecessary tests and better, more proactive care paths for people.

Coloursmith Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Coloursmith Labs Inc. is an optical filtering technology company based in Halifax, Canada, founded in 2018. The company specializes in developing advanced optical filters for contact lenses, designed to enhance color saturation and assist individuals with color vision deficiencies. By focusing on innovative materials and the principles of light and optics, Coloursmith Labs aims to create products that offer protection from harmful light while addressing chromatic applications. Their mission centers on integrating science and creativity to expand the potential of human vision, thereby improving the quality of life for their users.

BreatheSuite

Seed Round in 2021
BreatheSuite Inc., based in Saint John's, Canada, specializes in developing an innovative inhaler attachment and software aimed at improving the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This device connects directly to patients' smartphones via Bluetooth, enabling real-time feedback on inhaler technique and adherence. By providing users with insights into their medication usage and technique, BreatheSuite empowers patients to use their inhalers effectively without the need for separate training devices. The information gathered can also be shared with healthcare professionals, facilitating better management of respiratory conditions and ultimately helping patients lead healthier lives.

Mysa

Venture Round in 2020
Mysa is a developer of innovative high-voltage smart thermostats designed to optimize home heating while reducing energy costs. The company offers a fully featured thermostat that includes smart learning capabilities, which can lead to approximately 15% savings on energy bills. Mysa's Wi-Fi-enabled devices allow homeowners to monitor and control their home’s temperature remotely through a smartphone app, providing convenience and efficiency. Additionally, the thermostats utilize location tracking to identify and address any appliances that may be left on when the house is unoccupied. Mysa also generates detailed energy reports that inform users about their daily energy consumption and potential utility expenses. The thermostats seamlessly integrate with popular smart home platforms, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit, enhancing their utility and user experience.

SucSeed

Venture Round in 2020
SucSeed is a socially-driven hydroponics company. They sell their grow tanks and accessories to households across Canada. Their at-home hydroponic systems are built by Choices For Youth, an organization that supports and employs youth facing barriers to work and housing.

Spellbook

Equity Crowdfunding in 2019
Spellbook is a legal software startup focused on enhancing contract drafting through generative artificial intelligence. Utilizing advanced language models, the company's platform is designed to automate the drafting and reviewing of contracts, thereby improving efficiency for legal professionals. The technology streamlines routine legal tasks, enabling law firms to manage client interactions more effectively and reduce the inefficiencies associated with traditional processes. Additionally, Spellbook offers document automation and maintains shared workspaces for clients' minute books, which further facilitates collaboration and enhances productivity within legal practices.

Rallynow

Venture Round in 2019
Rally is a web app where users can manage their contracts and company’s legal documents in a frictionless manner and entirely on the cloud. Rally gives its users an extensive library of contract and corporate templates and provides an innovative customization process that makes generating documents easier than ever. On Rally you create, customize, and collaborate with your team on documents, as well as negotiate your deals with counterparties before e-signing them and storing them in an active repository that tracks important actions and obligations from both parties.

CoLab Software

Seed Round in 2019
CoLab Software Inc. is a Canadian company based in St. John's, established in 2017. It specializes in developing Gradient, a cloud-based platform designed for issue tracking and management specifically for mechanical design teams. The platform facilitates real-time collaboration by enabling users to view 3D files, gather feedback from stakeholders, track issues, and manage projects within a shared cloud environment. By streamlining communication and enhancing productivity, CoLab's solution helps manufacturing and design teams reduce development cycles and minimize manufacturing defects, ultimately improving project efficiency.

Coloursmith Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Coloursmith Labs Inc. is an optical filtering technology company based in Halifax, Canada, founded in 2018. The company specializes in developing advanced optical filters for contact lenses, designed to enhance color saturation and assist individuals with color vision deficiencies. By focusing on innovative materials and the principles of light and optics, Coloursmith Labs aims to create products that offer protection from harmful light while addressing chromatic applications. Their mission centers on integrating science and creativity to expand the potential of human vision, thereby improving the quality of life for their users.

Harbr

Venture Round in 2019
Harbr Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven software solutions for the construction industry. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Harbr develops tools designed to enhance project management by organizing and managing data effectively. Its offerings include a range of construction management solutions, such as the free Super Schedule that provides daily logs for user and site safety, the Pro version that facilitates team connectivity on job sites, and the Enterprise solution that links multiple job sites and teams. Additionally, Harbr's platform streamlines the qualification process for lenders by automating document evaluation and data extraction, allowing businesses to reduce manual intake efforts and improve scalability.

Mysa

Seed Round in 2018
Mysa is a developer of innovative high-voltage smart thermostats designed to optimize home heating while reducing energy costs. The company offers a fully featured thermostat that includes smart learning capabilities, which can lead to approximately 15% savings on energy bills. Mysa's Wi-Fi-enabled devices allow homeowners to monitor and control their home’s temperature remotely through a smartphone app, providing convenience and efficiency. Additionally, the thermostats utilize location tracking to identify and address any appliances that may be left on when the house is unoccupied. Mysa also generates detailed energy reports that inform users about their daily energy consumption and potential utility expenses. The thermostats seamlessly integrate with popular smart home platforms, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit, enhancing their utility and user experience.

CoLab Software

Pre Seed Round in 2018
CoLab Software Inc. is a Canadian company based in St. John's, established in 2017. It specializes in developing Gradient, a cloud-based platform designed for issue tracking and management specifically for mechanical design teams. The platform facilitates real-time collaboration by enabling users to view 3D files, gather feedback from stakeholders, track issues, and manage projects within a shared cloud environment. By streamlining communication and enhancing productivity, CoLab's solution helps manufacturing and design teams reduce development cycles and minimize manufacturing defects, ultimately improving project efficiency.

Radient360

Seed Round in 2017
Radient360 Solutions Inc., established in 2012 and based in St. John's, Canada, is an energy sector technology company specializing in operational solutions for the industry. The company offers a range of services including in-field inspection, maintenance, and auditing; process safety management; knowledge management; tool tracking; and logistics. Their core mission is to provide value-driven solutions that enable real-time execution in the field and real-time metrics in the office, enhancing clients' operational efficiency and asset visibility.

HeyOrca

Venture Round in 2017
HeyOrca Inc. is a company that develops cloud-based social media planning and approval software tailored for marketing agencies and their clients. Its platform streamlines the social media workflow by offering features such as a Social Media Calendar for reviewing, editing, and scheduling content; tools for direct publishing to major social networks; and real-time collaboration capabilities for creative teams. The software allows users to capture media, preview live posts, and integrate various tools, while supporting GIF and video scheduling with full functionality, including calls to action and custom thumbnails. Additionally, HeyOrca provides a Social Media Audit Trail that tracks changes and approvals, ensuring transparency throughout the lifecycle of a social media post. Based in Saint John's, Canada, the company serves over 300 clients globally, enhancing the efficiency of the asset production workflow for creative teams.

Mysa

Seed Round in 2017
Mysa is a developer of innovative high-voltage smart thermostats designed to optimize home heating while reducing energy costs. The company offers a fully featured thermostat that includes smart learning capabilities, which can lead to approximately 15% savings on energy bills. Mysa's Wi-Fi-enabled devices allow homeowners to monitor and control their home’s temperature remotely through a smartphone app, providing convenience and efficiency. Additionally, the thermostats utilize location tracking to identify and address any appliances that may be left on when the house is unoccupied. Mysa also generates detailed energy reports that inform users about their daily energy consumption and potential utility expenses. The thermostats seamlessly integrate with popular smart home platforms, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit, enhancing their utility and user experience.

Seaformatics Systems

Venture Round in 2017
Seaformatics Systems designs and manufactures power harvesting and wireless communication products for the ocean monitoring industry.

HeyOrca

Seed Round in 2016
HeyOrca Inc. is a company that develops cloud-based social media planning and approval software tailored for marketing agencies and their clients. Its platform streamlines the social media workflow by offering features such as a Social Media Calendar for reviewing, editing, and scheduling content; tools for direct publishing to major social networks; and real-time collaboration capabilities for creative teams. The software allows users to capture media, preview live posts, and integrate various tools, while supporting GIF and video scheduling with full functionality, including calls to action and custom thumbnails. Additionally, HeyOrca provides a Social Media Audit Trail that tracks changes and approvals, ensuring transparency throughout the lifecycle of a social media post. Based in Saint John's, Canada, the company serves over 300 clients globally, enhancing the efficiency of the asset production workflow for creative teams.

Sequence Bio

Seed Round in 2016
Sequence Bio is a biotechnology company focused on advancing drug discovery and development through genome therapy. Leveraging the unique genetic characteristics of isolated populations, particularly those in Newfoundland, the company collects DNA and health information to enhance the identification of drug targets. This approach aims to improve the treatment of complex and inherited diseases, ultimately addressing the high failure rate of drug candidates and expediting access to effective therapies for patients in need. By utilizing genetic insights, Sequence Bio seeks to transform the landscape of medicine and deliver better health outcomes.

Clockwork Fox

Private Equity Round in 2016
Clockwork Fox Studios is a digital gaming and educational technology studio based in St. John's, Canada, founded in 2009. The company specializes in creating and developing innovative games and learning resources, focusing on enhancing educational outcomes, particularly in early math education. Clockwork Fox designs a game-based learning system aimed at improving classroom experiences, along with producing meditative puzzle games and augmented reality games. The studio is dedicated to leveraging interactive technologies to foster engaging learning environments that yield significant improvements in educational results.

Sequence Bio

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Sequence Bio is a biotechnology company focused on advancing drug discovery and development through genome therapy. Leveraging the unique genetic characteristics of isolated populations, particularly those in Newfoundland, the company collects DNA and health information to enhance the identification of drug targets. This approach aims to improve the treatment of complex and inherited diseases, ultimately addressing the high failure rate of drug candidates and expediting access to effective therapies for patients in need. By utilizing genetic insights, Sequence Bio seeks to transform the landscape of medicine and deliver better health outcomes.

Celtx

Venture Round in 2015
Celtx is a pioneering company in the media pre-production industry, offering an all-in-one digital system that streamlines traditional paper-based processes. The platform provides tools for creating scripts, storyboards, shot lists, scene breakdowns, and crew reports, catering to various fields including film, video, theatre, animation, radio, and new media. By digitizing these workflows, Celtx enhances collaboration, simplifies planning, and facilitates easier sharing among production teams.

PathFactory

Venture Round in 2015
PathFactory Inc. operates a content marketing automation platform designed to enhance the efficiency of the B2B buying process. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company enables marketers to deliver relevant content experiences that facilitate the buyer's journey. By tracking individual buyer interactions with content, PathFactory provides real-time, hyper-relevant recommendations, allowing potential customers to access the information they need at each stage of their decision-making process. This approach not only helps to remove friction in the buying experience but also aims to increase the volume of qualified leads, shorten sales cycles, and enhance marketing's impact on revenue. PathFactory was previously known as LookBookHQ Inc. before rebranding in May 2018.

Max

Venture Round in 2013
Max offers active and healthy programs such as athletics and arts for families.

CT Aerospace

Venture Round in 2011
CT Aerospace is a supplier of aerospace engines and related components, specializing in the sale, lease, and exchange of parts. The company focuses on providing engines and engine parts from reputable manufacturers, including Pratt & Whitney Canada, specifically the JT15D, PT6, and PW100 models. With a commitment to delivering high-quality products and services, CT Aerospace supports its customers in meeting their aviation needs through reliable engine solutions.

Prime Turbines

Venture Round in 2011
Prime Turbines Inc. is a specialized provider of aircraft engine repair, maintenance, and overhaul services, catering primarily to the aerospace and defense sectors. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Hyannis, Massachusetts, the company operates facilities in Dallas, Texas; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Wynne, Arkansas; and Frankfurt, Germany. Its comprehensive service offerings include engine overhauls, repairs, hot section inspections, fuel nozzle servicing, and bleed valve exchanges, along with engine testing and mobile response capabilities. Prime Turbines also supplies a variety of engine parts, such as fuel nozzle sets, bleed valves, and hot section components, as well as component installation and inspection kits. The company serves both corporate and agricultural turboprop engines, helping clients manage maintenance costs and enhance aircraft performance. As of early 2020, Prime Turbines operates as a subsidiary of PTB Group Limited.

Kansas Aviation of Independence

Venture Round in 2011
Kansas Aviation of Independence LLC is a specialized provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft. The company focuses on the overhaul and repair of oil, air, and fuel-related engine accessories, catering primarily to the needs of corporate and regional jet aircraft. In addition to its MRO services, Kansas Aviation also supplies parts essential for the operation and maintenance of these aircraft engines, ensuring reliability and performance for its clients in the aviation industry.

Killick Aerospace

Debt Financing in 2011
Killick Aerospace Limited is a prominent company engaged in the buying, selling, exchanging, and leasing of commercial aircraft, jet engines, airframes, and related components. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Cloghran, Ireland, the company serves airlines and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) providers globally. Killick Aerospace specializes in supplying commercial engine, airframe, and rotable parts, facilitating the maintenance, repair, and upgrade of aircraft, particularly those operating turboprop engines. Additionally, it offers inventory management services to MRO shops, ensuring the efficient operation and upkeep of commercial jet engines.

Carta Worldwide

Venture Round in 2011
Carta Worldwide Inc., founded in 2008 and headquartered in Oakville, Canada, specializes in transaction processing and payments technologies. The company offers a range of cloud-based payment solutions, including host card emulation, tokenization, digital offers, loyalty programs, and stored value services. Carta's platform supports various financial activities such as payroll, expenses, incentives, benefits, insurance, and gift cards, catering to banks, mobile network operators, merchants, and program managers. With offices in London, Charlottetown, Canada, and Racine, Morocco, Carta Worldwide is a subsidiary of Carta Solutions SA and is recognized for its secure and reliable transaction solutions.

Verafin

Venture Round in 2009
Verafin Inc. is a company that specializes in developing cloud-based software solutions for fraud detection and anti-money laundering (AML) specifically designed for financial institutions in North America. Founded in 2003 and based in Saint John's, Canada, Verafin offers a comprehensive Software-as-a-Service platform that allows banks and credit unions to identify and manage potential money laundering and terrorist financing activities. Its suite of tools includes capabilities for scanning transactions against watch lists, analyzing customer behavior, and facilitating collaborative investigations, thereby reducing false positive alerts. The platform also provides essential features for compliance automation, risk management, and vendor management, addressing various types of fraud, including identity theft and loan fraud. With over 2,600 users, Verafin has established itself as a key player in the industry, partnering with numerous banking associations across the United States to enhance its service offerings.

Verafin

Private Equity Round in 2007
Verafin Inc. is a company that specializes in developing cloud-based software solutions for fraud detection and anti-money laundering (AML) specifically designed for financial institutions in North America. Founded in 2003 and based in Saint John's, Canada, Verafin offers a comprehensive Software-as-a-Service platform that allows banks and credit unions to identify and manage potential money laundering and terrorist financing activities. Its suite of tools includes capabilities for scanning transactions against watch lists, analyzing customer behavior, and facilitating collaborative investigations, thereby reducing false positive alerts. The platform also provides essential features for compliance automation, risk management, and vendor management, addressing various types of fraud, including identity theft and loan fraud. With over 2,600 users, Verafin has established itself as a key player in the industry, partnering with numerous banking associations across the United States to enhance its service offerings.

Turbine Engine Specialists

Venture Round in 2004
Turbine Engine Specialists, Inc. is a provider of on-call, on-site aviation services specializing in business aircraft engines. Founded in 2001 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, the company offers a comprehensive range of services, including engine maintenance and repair, troubleshooting, pre-buy inspections, and hot section repairs. Turbine Engine Specialists is equipped to handle both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance needs, ensuring that aircraft are serviced promptly and efficiently. Their expertise extends to field services, aircraft parts and rotables, as well as engine sales and leasing. The company maintains crews that can travel worldwide to meet the demands of their clients, delivering tailored solutions to enhance the operational reliability of business aviation.

Air Parts & Supply Company

Venture Round in 2004
Air Parts & Supply Company, Inc. is a specialized distributor of aircraft parts, focusing on ignition and fuel control components. The company serves the aerospace industry by providing essential parts such as starter generators and related components for both aircraft turbine engines and industrial gas turbine engines used in power generation. Through its targeted offerings, Air Parts & Supply Company plays a crucial role in supporting the operational efficiency and safety of aviation and industrial applications.
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