ScaleUP Ventures

ScaleUP Ventures is a Toronto-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies, with an emphasis on business-to-business opportunities. Founded in 2016, the firm supports entrepreneurs with capital and guidance to help Canadian startups scale and reach market traction.

Dubie Cunningham

Venture Partner

Christian Grunt

Principal

Kevin Kimsa

Managing Partner

Matthew Roberts

Partner

Past deals in Canada

Penny AI Technologies

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2017, Penny AI Technologies develops an AI-driven CRM app that automates sales tasks and enhances customer experience. Its platform prioritizes next steps, creates consultants, and delivers targeted activity lists.

Canalyst

Series C in 2022
Canalyst is a prominent provider of public company data and analysis, offering a cloud-based SaaS platform designed to modernize the equity research function. Established in 2015, the company delivers structured fundamental data and financial models on global public companies, facilitating efficient analysis for firms in the financial services and corporate sectors. Canalyst's platform is utilized by numerous organizations to streamline their workflows and enhance the accuracy of their financial assessments. With a workforce of around 200 employees, Canalyst operates offices in New York and Vancouver, reflecting its commitment to delivering high-quality data and insights.

Rose Rocket

Series A in 2021
Rose Rocket, Inc. is a transportation management software company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2015. The company specializes in developing software solutions tailored for the trucking and freight industries, particularly for less-than-truckload carriers. Its platform facilitates the management of critical order processes, connecting shippers with brokers, carriers, private fleet companies, and third-party logistics providers through an online portal. By streamlining communication and improving operational efficiency, Rose Rocket's software enables users to automate manual tasks, maintain audit trails, and access real-time information throughout the supply chain, ultimately enhancing the overall logistics experience.

Cinchy

Series A in 2020
Cinchy Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing a data collaboration platform utilizing data fabric technology. Founded in 2014, Cinchy's platform connects multiple data sources within a networked architecture, allowing organizations to manage and protect their data more effectively. By liberating data from application silos, Cinchy transforms it into a network of federated data products, facilitating real-time collaboration among systems and users. This approach eliminates the inefficiencies and errors associated with traditional data integration methods, such as APIs and spreadsheets, resulting in significant time and cost savings. Cinchy serves a diverse clientele, including major banks, retailers, and educational institutions, helping them accelerate transformation projects, improve data governance, and modernize legacy systems. The company's solutions also enhance compliance and streamline data workflows, ultimately fostering a more efficient and collaborative data environment.

Canalyst

Series B in 2020
Canalyst is a prominent provider of public company data and analysis, offering a cloud-based SaaS platform designed to modernize the equity research function. Established in 2015, the company delivers structured fundamental data and financial models on global public companies, facilitating efficient analysis for firms in the financial services and corporate sectors. Canalyst's platform is utilized by numerous organizations to streamline their workflows and enhance the accuracy of their financial assessments. With a workforce of around 200 employees, Canalyst operates offices in New York and Vancouver, reflecting its commitment to delivering high-quality data and insights.

RenoRun

Series A in 2019
RenoRun Inc. is a construction materials delivery company that caters to the needs of the construction industry. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, the company offers a wide range of products, including beams, bricks, and concrete mixes. RenoRun has developed a mobile-friendly platform that allows general contractors to place orders easily, streamlining the process of procuring materials. This innovative service minimizes wasted time and effort for contractors by providing efficient delivery directly to job sites, with trained runners ensuring timely collection and drop-off of materials. In addition to its Montreal headquarters, RenoRun operates in Toronto, Canada, and Austin, Texas, positioning itself as a significant player in the construction supply market.

Penny AI Technologies

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2017, Penny AI Technologies develops an AI-driven CRM app that automates sales tasks and enhances customer experience. Its platform prioritizes next steps, creates consultants, and delivers targeted activity lists.

Sonder

Series D in 2019
Sonder is a hospitality company that designs, selects, and directly manages a portfolio of apartment-style accommodations, including rooms, suites, apartments, and boutique hotel properties, for short- and long-term stays. It operates in more than 30 cities across eight countries and three continents, with each property chosen, designed, and managed by the company. The business blends well-designed spaces with a technology-driven service model, supported by a mobile app that enables self-service features and 24/7 on-the-ground support. By offering flexible stays such as month-to-month arrangements, Sonder delivers modern, consistent experiences across diverse locations.

reDock

Seed Round in 2019
reDock Inc., established in 2016 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, specializes in AI-driven software that streamlines and accelerates the process of responding to complex Request for Proposals (RFPs). Its platform automates document management, requirement matching, and compliance checks, enabling IT consulting, IT staffing, and management consulting firms in North America to create compelling proposals up to ten times faster.

Medstack

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2015, Medstack operates an end-to-end cloud platform designed specifically for healthcare application developers. Its services streamline development processes by offering automated security measures, pre-written compliance policies, and a scalable DevOps platform. This enables digital health companies to meet privacy, security, and interoperability expectations efficiently.

RenoRun

Seed Round in 2019
RenoRun Inc. is a construction materials delivery company that caters to the needs of the construction industry. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, the company offers a wide range of products, including beams, bricks, and concrete mixes. RenoRun has developed a mobile-friendly platform that allows general contractors to place orders easily, streamlining the process of procuring materials. This innovative service minimizes wasted time and effort for contractors by providing efficient delivery directly to job sites, with trained runners ensuring timely collection and drop-off of materials. In addition to its Montreal headquarters, RenoRun operates in Toronto, Canada, and Austin, Texas, positioning itself as a significant player in the construction supply market.

Cinchy

Seed Round in 2018
Cinchy Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing a data collaboration platform utilizing data fabric technology. Founded in 2014, Cinchy's platform connects multiple data sources within a networked architecture, allowing organizations to manage and protect their data more effectively. By liberating data from application silos, Cinchy transforms it into a network of federated data products, facilitating real-time collaboration among systems and users. This approach eliminates the inefficiencies and errors associated with traditional data integration methods, such as APIs and spreadsheets, resulting in significant time and cost savings. Cinchy serves a diverse clientele, including major banks, retailers, and educational institutions, helping them accelerate transformation projects, improve data governance, and modernize legacy systems. The company's solutions also enhance compliance and streamline data workflows, ultimately fostering a more efficient and collaborative data environment.

FundThrough

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2014, FundThrough operates an online platform that provides financing solutions to entrepreneurs and small businesses. It offers lines of credit based on outstanding invoices, enabling clients to access working capital quickly with minimal obligations.

Dooly

Seed Round in 2018
Dooly Research Ltd. is a Vancouver-based company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence-driven software designed to enhance the efficiency of sales teams. Founded in 2015, Dooly's platform automates the customer relationship management process by monitoring and sharing digital notes, fields, and tasks from meetings and customer interactions. This software facilitates the seamless transfer of information between team members and systems, thereby addressing the challenges of note-taking and information sharing. By organizing workflow systems in real-time, Dooly's platform enables businesses to minimize administrative tasks, allowing sales teams to concentrate on core activities essential for closing deals.

Wysdom.AI

Series A in 2018
Wysdom.AI is a cognitive care solutions provider based in Richmond Hill, Canada, with additional offices in Atlanta, Kansas City, and London. Founded in 2012, the company specializes in Virtual Agent Operations, assisting clients in launching and managing virtual agents effectively. Recognizing that many virtual agents face challenges in implementation and operation, Wysdom.AI offers a dedicated team along with the necessary tools and data to optimize the performance of chatbots. This enables organizations to better handle high volumes of customer service inquiries, sales support, and employee assistance, thereby improving overall operational efficiency.

Rose Rocket

Venture Round in 2017
Rose Rocket, Inc. is a transportation management software company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2015. The company specializes in developing software solutions tailored for the trucking and freight industries, particularly for less-than-truckload carriers. Its platform facilitates the management of critical order processes, connecting shippers with brokers, carriers, private fleet companies, and third-party logistics providers through an online portal. By streamlining communication and improving operational efficiency, Rose Rocket's software enables users to automate manual tasks, maintain audit trails, and access real-time information throughout the supply chain, ultimately enhancing the overall logistics experience.

Wysdom.AI

Series A in 2017
Wysdom.AI is a cognitive care solutions provider based in Richmond Hill, Canada, with additional offices in Atlanta, Kansas City, and London. Founded in 2012, the company specializes in Virtual Agent Operations, assisting clients in launching and managing virtual agents effectively. Recognizing that many virtual agents face challenges in implementation and operation, Wysdom.AI offers a dedicated team along with the necessary tools and data to optimize the performance of chatbots. This enables organizations to better handle high volumes of customer service inquiries, sales support, and employee assistance, thereby improving overall operational efficiency.

Neuranet

Venture Round in 2016
Neuranet develops Flexitive, a SaaS-based HTML5 design platform that enables brands, agencies, and publishers to create responsive advertisements and content across multiple screen sizes. The tool automates design workflows for designers and developers, adapting layouts to various sizes and exporting assets for multi-channel use, including video and animated GIFs. It supports data-driven and live elements to tailor outputs by demographics, geography, language, or data feeds, helping global brands scale and streamline production of adaptable ads.

FundThrough

Debt Financing in 2016
Founded in 2014, FundThrough operates an online platform that provides financing solutions to entrepreneurs and small businesses. It offers lines of credit based on outstanding invoices, enabling clients to access working capital quickly with minimal obligations.

Fusebill

Series A in 2016
Fusebill Inc. is a Canadian company that specializes in automating invoicing, billing, collections, and customer lifecycle management for subscription-based businesses. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Kanata, it provides a cloud-based platform that streamlines various financial processes, enabling companies to manage subscriber milestones such as upgrades, downgrades, cross-selling, and churn management. Serving both B2B and B2C sectors, Fusebill caters primarily to industries including software as a service, digital media, and communications. By automating manual accounting tasks and workflows, the company empowers small and medium-sized enterprises to enhance their operational efficiency, seize new product opportunities, and maintain a competitive advantage in the market.

Mavencare

Seed Round in 2015
Mavencare specializes in home care services, focusing on enabling seniors to safely age in place. They offer a range of services including companionship, housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, nursing care, and specialized care. Mavencare leverages technology to optimize caregiver hiring, match clients with caregivers, collect community-based data, and identify potential risks using machine learning algorithms.

Plooto

Seed Round in 2015
Plooto is a cloud-based payments platform for small and medium-sized businesses that automates and streamlines payments. The platform enables users to send and receive payments online and automatically reconciles transactions with leading accounting software. It supports payments to anyone with an active bank account and typically completes transfers within 2-3 business days. Founded in 2015, Plooto is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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