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 Toronto

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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