Leaders Fund

Leaders Fund Inc. is a venture capital firm established in 2016, with headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and an additional office in Alpharetta, Georgia. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, focusing primarily on high-growth B2B enterprise software companies that leverage cloud computing, mobile technology, and machine learning. Leaders Fund typically invests between $1 million and $5 million in its portfolio companies, aiming for ownership stakes of 5 to 20 percent. The firm is managed by a team of experienced operators who have successfully founded and scaled multiple enterprise software companies. By maintaining an evergreen, flexible investment structure, Leaders Fund fosters creative partnerships with other investors while ensuring alignment with the long-term objectives of its portfolio companies.

Stephen A. DeBacco

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Gideon Hayden

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

David Kamenetsky

Principal

Dave MacDonald

Venture Partner

David Stein

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

26 past transactions

ThreeKit

Series B in 2021
ThreeKit Inc. designs and develops three dimensional (3D) product configuration and visualization platform that offers interactive product solutions and user-selected customization options. It offers interactive 3D solutions, photorealistic 2D solutions, augmented reality and virtual reality solutions, visual configuration solution that provides interactive visualization of product catalog, and digital asset management solutions which control digital assets through platform. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Drata

Series B in 2021
Drata is the world’s most advanced security and compliance automation platform with the mission to help companies earn and keep the trust of their users, customers, partners, and prospects. Drata helps companies streamline their SOC 2 compliance through continuous, automated control monitoring and evidence collection, resulting in lower costs and time spent preparing for annual audits.

Drata

Series A in 2021
Drata is the world’s most advanced security and compliance automation platform with the mission to help companies earn and keep the trust of their users, customers, partners, and prospects. Drata helps companies streamline their SOC 2 compliance through continuous, automated control monitoring and evidence collection, resulting in lower costs and time spent preparing for annual audits.

Drata

Seed Round in 2021
Drata is the world’s most advanced security and compliance automation platform with the mission to help companies earn and keep the trust of their users, customers, partners, and prospects. Drata helps companies streamline their SOC 2 compliance through continuous, automated control monitoring and evidence collection, resulting in lower costs and time spent preparing for annual audits.

Ada

Series B in 2020
Ada Support Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing a chatbot platform aimed at enhancing customer support for enterprise businesses. Established in 2014, Ada's technology utilizes machine learning to automate customer interactions, allowing non-technical support teams to manage inquiries more efficiently. The platform enables customers to find answers independently, thereby reducing the overall volume of support requests. Additionally, the system continually learns from interactions to improve its service capabilities over time.

Briza

Seed Round in 2020
Briza, Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in an online insurance-as-a-service platform, launched in 2016. The platform facilitates instant quoting, binding, and issuance of commercial insurance policies, serving as a marketplace for automated underwriting models. By providing a comprehensive API, Briza enables organizations, including insurance agencies and consumer applications, to integrate commercial insurance solutions seamlessly. This infrastructure allows insurers to deliver their products in a digital format quickly and cost-effectively, catering primarily to small business clients.

Top Hat

Series D in 2020
As a student engagement and interactive teaching platform, Top Hat’s software helps college professors activate classrooms. In a world of digital distractions, countless academic studies have reinforced the reality that students better understand the day’s lesson if they’re asked to engage with peers, interact with complex material and participate in class. By requiring students to use their personal devices to answer quizzes, reply to polls, and tackle difficult simulations, Top Hat transforms the passive lecture hall into an engaging learning environment. As an advocate for traditional, on-campus education, Top Hat not only modernizes established teaching methods but also facilitates new approaches including the ‘flipped classroom,’ ‘group learning,’ and other creative solutions. Top Hat is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, hosts 120 full-time employees, and has been operating since its 2009 launch behind $22M in venture funding.

Spatial

Series A in 2020
Spatial Systems, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2016 that offers an augmented workplace platform designed to enhance collaboration and productivity. The platform enables users to conduct meetings using spatial audio and 3D telepresence, facilitating a more immersive interaction. It also allows for the sharing and organization of various digital content, such as 3D models, videos, documents, images, and websites, effectively transforming traditional work environments into dynamic digital workspaces. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, Spatial aims to empower individuals and organizations to unlock their creative potential and improve connectivity. The company has attracted investment from notable venture firms and angel investors, underscoring its innovative approach within the augmented reality and virtual reality sectors.

Ada

Series A in 2018
Ada Support Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing a chatbot platform aimed at enhancing customer support for enterprise businesses. Established in 2014, Ada's technology utilizes machine learning to automate customer interactions, allowing non-technical support teams to manage inquiries more efficiently. The platform enables customers to find answers independently, thereby reducing the overall volume of support requests. Additionally, the system continually learns from interactions to improve its service capabilities over time.

CrowdRiff

Series A in 2018
CrowdRiff is a visual marketing platform for travel and tourism brands that allows to discover and deliver top-performing visual content to every marketing channel. Powered by artificial intelligence, its platform allows marketers to source and share top performing visuals with their respective audiences, at scale. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Spot.io

Series B in 2018
SPOT, a new Tinder like app for cool, geeky products just launched publicly for iOS and Android at the same time using the cutting-edge Famo.us framework. SPOT is the best way to discover the newest and coolest products! Easily swipe through product cards that we curate and that your friends spot to let everyone know how you feel about each one. Apple App Store: http://bit.ly/SpotAppiOS (Search for "spot" or "spot the cool") Android: http://bit.ly/SpotAppDroid

Zaius

Series B in 2018
Zaius is a B2C marketing platform designed to empower marketers to grow revenue from existing customers. The company's CRM eliminates that gap by bringing customer data and campaign execution together in a single platform, empowering marketers to engineer the repeat purchase. Founded in 2012, Zaius is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

CallRail

Venture Round in 2017
CallRail is a phone call tracking and analytics platform businesses use to understand which marketing campaigns drive leads and conversions. Its intuitive software helps data-driven marketers optimize the performance of their online and offline advertising campaigns, increase sales effectiveness, and improve customer retention.

Manifold.co

Series A in 2017
Manifold allows you to discover, buy, and manage the best developer services for your application, regardless of cloud. Manifold is on a mission to reduce the complexity of building and deploying applications with micro-services and third-party infrastructure services.

Flashpoint

Series C in 2017
Flashpoint is the globally trusted leader in risk intelligence for organizations that demand the fastest, most comprehensive coverage of threatening activity on the internet. From bolstering cyber and physical security, to detecting fraud and insider threats, Flashpoint partners with customers across the private and public sectors to help them rapidly identify threats and mitigate their most critical security risks. Learn more at https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/ or follow us on Twitter at @FlashpointIntel.

Top Hat

Series C in 2017
As a student engagement and interactive teaching platform, Top Hat’s software helps college professors activate classrooms. In a world of digital distractions, countless academic studies have reinforced the reality that students better understand the day’s lesson if they’re asked to engage with peers, interact with complex material and participate in class. By requiring students to use their personal devices to answer quizzes, reply to polls, and tackle difficult simulations, Top Hat transforms the passive lecture hall into an engaging learning environment. As an advocate for traditional, on-campus education, Top Hat not only modernizes established teaching methods but also facilitates new approaches including the ‘flipped classroom,’ ‘group learning,’ and other creative solutions. Top Hat is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, hosts 120 full-time employees, and has been operating since its 2009 launch behind $22M in venture funding.

Zaius

Venture Round in 2017
Zaius is a B2C marketing platform designed to empower marketers to grow revenue from existing customers. The company's CRM eliminates that gap by bringing customer data and campaign execution together in a single platform, empowering marketers to engineer the repeat purchase. Founded in 2012, Zaius is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Helpful

Seed Round in 2017
Helpful.com Inc. develops a mobile application to share video updates, status updates, broadcast news, give feedback, and share ideas at work. The application can be used to share meeting updates, executive updates, and travel updates as well. Helpful.com Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Toronto, Canada. As of January 28, 2019, Helpful.com Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Shopify Inc.

360insights

Venture Round in 2016
360 Incentives provides a highly flexible software as a service platform which enables manufacturers and distributors to create, measure and manage their incentives programs such as sales spiffs or rebates in real time with 100% auditing and fast payout of claims.

Baker Technologies

Seed Round in 2016
Baker Technologies, Inc. develops online customer relationship management solutions for the cannabis industry in the United States and Candida. It offers customer acquisition, engagement, and retention tools; and an e-commerce platform for online ordering, menus, and delivery. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Denver, Colorado. Baker Technologies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of TILT Holdings Inc.

Flashpoint

Series B in 2016
Flashpoint is the globally trusted leader in risk intelligence for organizations that demand the fastest, most comprehensive coverage of threatening activity on the internet. From bolstering cyber and physical security, to detecting fraud and insider threats, Flashpoint partners with customers across the private and public sectors to help them rapidly identify threats and mitigate their most critical security risks. Learn more at https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/ or follow us on Twitter at @FlashpointIntel.

Zaius

Venture Round in 2016
Zaius is a B2C marketing platform designed to empower marketers to grow revenue from existing customers. The company's CRM eliminates that gap by bringing customer data and campaign execution together in a single platform, empowering marketers to engineer the repeat purchase. Founded in 2012, Zaius is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Influitive

Series B in 2016
Influitive Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions tailored for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its primary product, AdvocateHub, enables companies to create advocate communities that engage customers, partners, and employees in marketing activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform helps businesses harness customer enthusiasm to enhance their marketing and sales initiatives. AdvocateHub integrates with Salesforce, allowing for seamless tracking of customer engagement. Additionally, Influitive offers consulting services that include coaching and training to assist companies in implementing effective advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software is accessible through a web portal, with integration options for client websites and mobile access via the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Influitive also has offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts.

360insights

Venture Round in 2016
360 Incentives provides a highly flexible software as a service platform which enables manufacturers and distributors to create, measure and manage their incentives programs such as sales spiffs or rebates in real time with 100% auditing and fast payout of claims.

Acme Technologies

Venture Round in 2014
Acme Technologies Inc. specializes in a cloud-based ticketing and visitation management solution designed for various cultural institutions and attractions, including museums, zoos, aquariums, wineries, and theme parks. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company provides a comprehensive software platform that facilitates consumer and group ticketing, visitor management, and resource allocation. Acme's system enables organizations to manage customer relationships and reseller operations while streamlining back-office functions. Its innovative visitor commerce engine allows users to transact seamlessly across multiple channels—web, phone, or in-person—enhancing the overall visitor experience. Additionally, Acme integrates visitor data with third-party tools to support personalized marketing efforts, ultimately helping clients increase their revenue. The company offers an inclusive package that includes software, hardware, service, support, and upgrades at predictable pricing.