Panache Ventures

Panache Ventures, established in 2018, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, and San Francisco. The company specializes in pre-seed and seed-stage investments, focusing on sectors that align with Canada's strengths, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain, enterprise SaaS, data analytics, fintech, digital health, and enterprise software. Panache Ventures typically invests up to USD 1 million in early-stage technology companies across Canada and the United States.

Mike Cegelski

Founder and Chairman

Tim Kwok

Analyst

Nadia Lachman

Analyst

Scott Loong

Partner

Patrick Lor

Partner

Chris Neumann

Partner

Domenic Del Vecchio

Associate

Sarah Willson

Principal

Past deals in Montreal

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.

Bliinx

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Bliinx Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in developing software aimed at enhancing business relationships for professionals. Founded in 2018, Bliinx offers a sales engagement platform that aggregates all interactions between users and their contacts into a comprehensive relationship timeline within Office 365. This platform allows access from various tools, including inbox and calendar, facilitating seamless engagement. By analyzing how leads interact with products and social content, Bliinx enables go-to-market teams to identify qualified users, thereby accelerating conversions and driving revenue expansion. The platform is designed to assist sales, marketing, and customer success teams by providing timely insights that optimize client interactions, improve close rates, and enhance overall client satisfaction.

InVivo AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
InVivo AI, founded in 2017 and based in Montreal, Canada, specializes in utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance pharmaceutical research and development, particularly in the area of preclinical toxicology. The company aims to streamline the drug discovery process by implementing advanced AI methods for molecular representation and de novo design, which allows for the creation of novel chemical compounds that can address complex biological challenges. Through its innovative platform, InVivo AI is positioned to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of drug design, paving the way for breakthroughs in pharmaceutical science.

StreamingFast

Seed Round in 2019
StreamingFast, founded by a team of experienced tech entrepreneurs, specializes in developing highly scalable open-source software designed for processing and indexing blockchain data. Based in Montreal, Canada, the company leverages its expertise in large-scale data science to create innovative solutions. Its flagship innovation, the Firehose, employs a file-based and streaming-first approach to handle blockchain data efficiently, facilitating high-performance indexing on high-throughput chains.

Livescale

Pre Seed Round in 2019
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.
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