StandUp Ventures

StandUp Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada, established in 2017. The firm focuses on investing in female-founded companies, particularly in the B2B software, biotech, and digital health sectors. StandUp Ventures targets pre-seed, seed, and series A stage companies across Canada and the United States. Its investment approach is supported by an experienced team of investors and a diverse advisory committee that includes successful founders and strategic mentors. This structure enables StandUp Ventures to provide high-touch support to entrepreneurs while fostering strong deal flow through its network and partnerships with angel investors and other venture capitalists.

Lauren Epstein

Principal

McBane, Michelle

Managing Director

Lucas Perlman

Senior Associate

Past deals in Canada

ODAIA

Series B in 2023
ODAIA is a company that has developed an AI-powered Customer Data Platform specifically for the Life Sciences industry. This innovative platform integrates process mining, customer journey mapping, and artificial intelligence to provide commercial insights and automate processes. By leveraging data analysis, ODAIA's solution enables pharmaceutical commercial teams to enhance personalized selling and ensure that therapeutics reach the patients who require them. The platform aims to streamline decision-making and improve the effectiveness of commercial strategies in the healthcare sector.

Jombone

Seed Round in 2022
Jombone operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on staffing and human capital management specifically for the industrial sector's temporary and contingent workforce. The platform is designed to empower businesses by streamlining the hiring and staffing processes through advanced technology and social networking. By offering end-to-end automation in recruitment and employment management, Jombone helps organizations eliminate inefficiencies and reduce costs associated with traditional staffing methods. The company aims to make hiring more accessible and affordable, fostering an environment that encourages businesses to invest in economic growth.

Supportbench Services Inc.

Seed Round in 2022
Supportbench is a customer service platform that helps companies deliver an amazing customer experience. Supportbench unlocks the potential of support teams by giving them a canvas to create and execute their vision of how best to support their customers.

ODAIA

Series A in 2022
ODAIA is a company that has developed an AI-powered Customer Data Platform specifically for the Life Sciences industry. This innovative platform integrates process mining, customer journey mapping, and artificial intelligence to provide commercial insights and automate processes. By leveraging data analysis, ODAIA's solution enables pharmaceutical commercial teams to enhance personalized selling and ensure that therapeutics reach the patients who require them. The platform aims to streamline decision-making and improve the effectiveness of commercial strategies in the healthcare sector.

Tealbook

Series B in 2021
Tealbook is an enterprise software company that connects buyers and suppliers and provides the data needed to make procurement decisions. Tealbook’s innovations in buyer/supplier relations have earned recognition, including being named to the CIX Top 20 and a spot on the prestigious 2018 Gartner Cool Vendor list. Tealbook was founded in 2014 by Stephany Lapierre and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Mintlist

Seed Round in 2021
MintList allows consumers and car dealerships to buy and sell used vehicles from one another.

My Intelligent Machines

Seed Round in 2021
My Intelligent Machines (MIMs) is a Montreal-based company specializing in artificial intelligence and systems biology. It offers biopharmaceutical companies interactive augmented intelligence systems that facilitate accurate biological simulations during the early stages of drug development. These systems assist life scientists in creating precisely targeted and personalized therapies. MIMs also develops software designed for efficient and personalized medicine and agricultural systems, packaged as a software-as-a-service solution. Its offerings support patient stratification and the selection of therapeutic targets and biomarkers, which are essential for advancing personalized therapies. The company emphasizes open and explainable AI and data integration, enabling life-science organizations to leverage their big data and artificial intelligence capabilities to enhance food and drug production.

Disco

Seed Round in 2021
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.

Arteria AI

Series A in 2021
Arteria AI is a financial services-focused technology company that specializes in contract lifecycle management. It offers a platform designed for end-to-end digital contracting, allowing users to generate, negotiate, and convert executed contracts into actionable data. This functionality helps organizations diagnose issues, identify opportunities, and enhance value. The platform serves as a documentation layer for banking processes, facilitating real-time data flow and analytics. By integrating documentation processes with automation, Arteria AI enables efficient straight-through processing in core business activities across large enterprises.

AmacaThera

Series A in 2021
AmacaThera is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a novel drug delivery platform to improve patient outcomes across multiple therapeutic areas, including post‑surgical pain management, cancer, and other hard‑to‑reach target areas. AmacaThera is developing combination products at the interface of biomaterials and pharmaceuticals.

Tealbook

Series A in 2021
Tealbook is an enterprise software company that connects buyers and suppliers and provides the data needed to make procurement decisions. Tealbook’s innovations in buyer/supplier relations have earned recognition, including being named to the CIX Top 20 and a spot on the prestigious 2018 Gartner Cool Vendor list. Tealbook was founded in 2014 by Stephany Lapierre and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Aya

Seed Round in 2020
Aya Payments builds payment tools and programs for employee benefits packages. The company was founded in 2018 and based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

ODAIA

Seed Round in 2020
ODAIA is a company that has developed an AI-powered Customer Data Platform specifically for the Life Sciences industry. This innovative platform integrates process mining, customer journey mapping, and artificial intelligence to provide commercial insights and automate processes. By leveraging data analysis, ODAIA's solution enables pharmaceutical commercial teams to enhance personalized selling and ensure that therapeutics reach the patients who require them. The platform aims to streamline decision-making and improve the effectiveness of commercial strategies in the healthcare sector.

Acerta Analytics

Series A in 2020
Acerta Analytics Inc. specializes in machine intelligence solutions that analyze raw machine data to facilitate informed decision-making, particularly in the automotive sector. The company's flagship product, Acerta CHECK, employs statistical methods, data mining algorithms, and machine learning techniques to identify critical issues and anomalies in machine behavior. By assisting automotive manufacturers, including original equipment manufacturers and parts suppliers, Acerta helps improve quality control, reduce defects, and accelerate the market readiness of complex products. Additionally, the company's technology is applicable in aerospace for aircraft health management. Acerta's analytics platform empowers manufacturers to detect early signs of potential product failures, enhance root cause analysis, minimize scrap and rework, and continuously refine their processes. Founded in 2014 and based in Waterloo, Canada, Acerta is committed to transforming quality control through advanced artificial intelligence.

Sampler

Series B in 2020
Sampler is a provider of digital product sampling services. The company helps consumer-packaged goods brands of all sizes and categories deliver physical samples to digitally targeted consumers. Its turnkey solution helps brands gather consumer feedback and demographic insights that helps increase successful trials and in turn conversion rates.

Tealbook

Seed Round in 2020
Tealbook is an enterprise software company that connects buyers and suppliers and provides the data needed to make procurement decisions. Tealbook’s innovations in buyer/supplier relations have earned recognition, including being named to the CIX Top 20 and a spot on the prestigious 2018 Gartner Cool Vendor list. Tealbook was founded in 2014 by Stephany Lapierre and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Coconut Software

Series A in 2019
Our cloud based, enterprise level appointment scheduling and visitor management platform combines your on-location and digital channels, providing self-service booking and curbside pickup, online and physical queuing, wait time tracking, callback requests and virtual meeting support as well as contact center integration.

ODAIA

Seed Round in 2019
ODAIA is a company that has developed an AI-powered Customer Data Platform specifically for the Life Sciences industry. This innovative platform integrates process mining, customer journey mapping, and artificial intelligence to provide commercial insights and automate processes. By leveraging data analysis, ODAIA's solution enables pharmaceutical commercial teams to enhance personalized selling and ensure that therapeutics reach the patients who require them. The platform aims to streamline decision-making and improve the effectiveness of commercial strategies in the healthcare sector.

My Intelligent Machines

Seed Round in 2019
My Intelligent Machines (MIMs) is a Montreal-based company specializing in artificial intelligence and systems biology. It offers biopharmaceutical companies interactive augmented intelligence systems that facilitate accurate biological simulations during the early stages of drug development. These systems assist life scientists in creating precisely targeted and personalized therapies. MIMs also develops software designed for efficient and personalized medicine and agricultural systems, packaged as a software-as-a-service solution. Its offerings support patient stratification and the selection of therapeutic targets and biomarkers, which are essential for advancing personalized therapies. The company emphasizes open and explainable AI and data integration, enabling life-science organizations to leverage their big data and artificial intelligence capabilities to enhance food and drug production.

Nudge

Series B in 2019
Nudge is a communications platform that empowers deskless employees and drives better outcomes for your business. Backed by the power of behavioral science and the highest user ratings in its category, Nudge mobilizes non-desk teams by providing the information, inspiration, and insights employees need to exceed expectations and stay connected at work. Leading brands such as Compass Group, Staples, and Margaritaville rely on Nudge to boost employee engagement, exceed sales goals, and transform the customer experience. For more information, please visit www.nudgerewards.com.

Emovi

Series C in 2019
Emovi specializes in advanced knee joint assessment technologies aimed at improving patient quality of life. The company has developed a device that serves as a diagnostic aid for knee injuries and osteoarthritis, providing medical professionals with actionable data on joint movement while weight-bearing. This technology helps in reducing pain, minimizing opioid use, and shortening recovery times for patients. Emovi's commitment to innovation in healthcare is reflected in its focus on delivering high-quality products that enhance the treatment and management of knee conditions.

Sampler

Series A in 2019
Sampler is a provider of digital product sampling services. The company helps consumer-packaged goods brands of all sizes and categories deliver physical samples to digitally targeted consumers. Its turnkey solution helps brands gather consumer feedback and demographic insights that helps increase successful trials and in turn conversion rates.

Aya

Seed Round in 2019
Aya Payments builds payment tools and programs for employee benefits packages. The company was founded in 2018 and based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Nudge

Series A in 2017
Nudge is a communications platform that empowers deskless employees and drives better outcomes for your business. Backed by the power of behavioral science and the highest user ratings in its category, Nudge mobilizes non-desk teams by providing the information, inspiration, and insights employees need to exceed expectations and stay connected at work. Leading brands such as Compass Group, Staples, and Margaritaville rely on Nudge to boost employee engagement, exceed sales goals, and transform the customer experience. For more information, please visit www.nudgerewards.com.

Coconut Software

Series A in 2017
Our cloud based, enterprise level appointment scheduling and visitor management platform combines your on-location and digital channels, providing self-service booking and curbside pickup, online and physical queuing, wait time tracking, callback requests and virtual meeting support as well as contact center integration.

Tealbook

Seed Round in 2017
Tealbook is an enterprise software company that connects buyers and suppliers and provides the data needed to make procurement decisions. Tealbook’s innovations in buyer/supplier relations have earned recognition, including being named to the CIX Top 20 and a spot on the prestigious 2018 Gartner Cool Vendor list. Tealbook was founded in 2014 by Stephany Lapierre and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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