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Top 35 Beauty Startup Investors in Canada

Last updated: Jul 2024 A list of 35 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Beauty startups based in Canada. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Beauty companies from Canada. We update this investor list every month.

Top 35 Beauty Startup Investors in Canada

Investor	Beauty Canada investments
District Ventures Capital	3
Inovia Capital	2
Maple Leaf Angels	2
Pierre Lortie	2
Hedgewood	2
Sherbrooke Innopole	1
BDC Venture Capital	1
Crédit Mutuel Equity	1
Jonathan Seaton	1
Jim Estill	1
Thunder Road Capital	1
David Ceolin	1
Nadav Ben-Chanoch	1
Chelsea Handler	1
Audrey Capital	1
Jon Oringer	1
Longitude Capital	1
Oxford Finance LLC	1
Hilary Duff	1
Jon Oringer	1
BKR Capital	1
Accelia Capital	1
Harbinger Ventures	1
Dundee Venture Capital	1
Anges Quebec	1
Edward Lando	1
Fondaction	1
Storytime Capital	1
Fatima Yusuf	1
Disruption Ventures	1
Lyra Growth Partners	1
Manica Blain	1
Jon Oringer	1
Nadav Ben-Chanoch	1
Desjardins-Innovatech	1

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Venture capital funding for Canadian entrepreneurs. District Ventures Capital is led by Arlene Dickinson and invests in innovative food & health sector companies.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Retail
Pre-Seed, Funding Round, Seed
Canada, United States

Portfolio highlights

NadaMoo — Grab a spoon, you're going to want to try this deliciously dairy-free coconut milk ice cream. Dairy-free, Gluten-Free, Plant-Based, Vegan, Non-GMO, Faire Trade, B-Corp. Our pints are filled with 100% goodness.
Fody Food — Fody Foods Co. offers healthy, low FODMAP food products and recipes that are big on taste, and low in FODMAPs. Live and eat free of IBS symptoms!
Three Farmers — Three Farmers believes everyone should have wholesome food to eat, an understanding of where it comes from and how it's made. We are a family business with Three Farmers and Two Sisters at the heart, committed to preserving he land through sustainable farming practices, providing nourishing food grown on family farms.

We support entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey and build technology companies that generate a positive impact on society.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Series B
Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Gaiia — With an all-in-one solution for billing, operations, automation and everything in between. gaiia is the simplest platform to run your ISP.
BlinqIO — BlinqIO developed an autonomous AI-operated virtual tester (BVT) - the BVT receives as input test scenarios, takes decisions how to perform the tests and creates in the background test automation code.
Credit App — Credit App is a fintech company that operates a credit application platform. The platform is designed to manage billions of applications, ranging from automotive to residential rentals. It provides a secure and efficient way for consumers to apply for credit. The company also offers tools and capabilities that enable lenders of all sizes to processapplications. In addition to serving online lenders and automotive dealerships, Credit App also caters to residential landlords, providing a comprehensive solution for credit application management.

Maple Leaf Angels are an experienced group of private investors looking for great entrepreneurs, great products and great companies. Bringing together investment, experience and knowledge, we help accelerate companies to become market leaders in their industry.We focus on four main investment areas as follows:- Information Technology- CleanTechnology- Advanced Manufacturing and Materials- Special Opportunities

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Canada, United States

Portfolio highlights

Grüvi — Gruvi is a line of craft brewed alcohol-free beers & wines.
Wyvern — Wyvern was created to unlock the secrets of the elec-tromagnetic spectrum by providing groundbreak-ing access to high-resolution and quality imagery.This will enable a sustainable future for humanity.
EmergConnect — Emergconnect is creating the first ever digital 'front door' for patients seeking same day care.

Pierre Lortie

Investment focus

Beauty, Cosmetics, Manufacturing
Seed
Canada

Portfolio highlights

Biocean — Biocean develops and manufactures natural cosmetic products derived primarily from marine sources and markets with the Ocean+ brand.

Hedgewood is an investment firm active in venture capital, internet businesses, real estate, specialty finance, asset management, and private equity.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Canada, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Unito — Discover 2-way integrations to empower your digital organization to sync securely in under 12 minutes with a no-code solution.
Vetster — Pet health starts with Vetster. Find and book veterinarians from across North America to provide excellent health care for your pet through video consults. Cats, dogs, reptiles, horses - all pets are welcome.
Ready, Set, Food! — Ready, Set, Food! makes it easy for parents reduce their baby's risk of developing peanut, egg, and milk allergies by up to 80% with our gentle, daily system.

Sherbrooke Innopole is the economic development organization of the City of Sherbrooke which serves the industrial and tertiary-engine sectors. We provide free support to entrepreneurs in the industrial and technological sectors in Sherbrooke towards success.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Canada

Portfolio highlights

Immugenia — Immugenia is an early-stage immuno-oncology company developing a novel approach to CAR therapy by engineering hematopoietic stem cells to treat cancer and prevent relapses.
Calogy Solutions — Calogy Solutions is focused on solving complex industrial thermal management challenges. We leverage our expertise to solve thermal issues and provide novel solutions in diverse industries, notably battery thermal management in electric transport applications.
TATUM bioscience — TATUM bioscience is a synthetic biology startup developing synthetic advanced biologics capable of multi-tasking therapeutic activities, packing all the advantages of combination therapy in a single agent to provide safer and more efficient treatments.

BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets. The company helps create and develop strongCanadian businesses through financing, consulting services and securitization, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.BDC Venture Capital has been involved in venture capital since 1975 and has to date invested in more than 400 companies involved in the areas of Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Advanced Technologies.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Canada, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Manac — Manac manufactures and designs aluminum semi-trailers. They provide vans, flatbeds, and trailers such as dumps, low beds, grain hoppers, chassis, and chip and logging trailers. They serve the transportation, construction, energy, mining, forestry, and agricultural sectors.
Maxa AI — Maxa AI provides automated machine intelligence technology solutions.
Forcen — Forcen improves surgical safety through force-sensing technology.

Crédit Mutuel Equity is the Private Equity branch of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Software, Energy
Funding Round, Private Equity, Seed
France, Canada, United States

Portfolio highlights

Telelogos — Telelogos is a software publisher for the distribution of information on screens. This digital visual communication tool allows information to be disseminated in factories, warehouses, offices, airport halls, stations, and shops, among other places. The solution also enables the enhancement of workspaces (room reservations and flex office).Telelogos is based in Angers (Maine-et-Loire), has offices in the United States and Mexico, reports 2,000 customers and 500,000 active licenses worldwide.
MAKILA — MAKILA is specializing in simulation and predictive analytics solutions. Using all artificial intelligence levers, it offers business solutions based on multisource data related to financial, human, and operational functions. Data analysis and modeling allow Makila to generate concrete and relevant information to aid better decision-making.Makila’s solution covers all aspects of simulations and predictive analysis related to the financial health of the company, business performance, commissions, headcount, compensation, professional equality, and payroll.Established in Canada and France by Alain Latry in 2018, Makila offers simulation and predictive data analysis solutions, integrating all the levers of artificial intelligence. The founders are supported by a team of experts specializing in artificial intelligence, user experience, data security, and governance, as well as cloud technologies.
Omy Laboratoires — Omy Laboratoires develops and manufactures personalized cosmetic skin-care products using its AI based skin analysis system.

Jonathan Seaton is the co-founder and chief executive officer at Twinkl.

Investment focus

Software, Education, Internet
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Bippit — Bippit is a financial support system for employees, which provides them with a 1-1 financial coach, powerful tools, and practical resources.Research has shown that 3/4 staff members have financial concerns that directly affect them at work, but only 1/10 have been able to speak to an expert about them. This has a huge impact onbusinesses, as 15% of payroll cost can be lost from reduced productivity, presenteeism, and an increase in staff turnover, due to the financial worries of their workforce.Bippit makes professional financial support completely free for employees, whenever and wherever they need it, and is backed by early stage investors in Monzo, Freetrade, and Calm.
Wally Health — Unlimited dental cleanings and whitening for $199/year
Growth Kitchen — Growth Kitchen offers the best locations, satellite kitchens, and digital tools for restaurants that want to scale their delivery network.

Jim Estill founded EMJ Data in 1979 and grew the company to $350,000,000 in sales. Jim sold EMJ to SYNNEX in September 2004 and became CEO of SYNNEX Canada growing sales from $800,000,000 to $2 Billion in May 2009. Jim was one of the founding board members of RIM where he served for 13 years.

Investment focus

Apps, Beauty, Mobile
Seed, Angel
Canada

Portfolio highlights

PumpUp — PumpUp is a positive community to share and achieve your health goals. The PumpUp community is a safe and supportive space to share your journey toward a healthy body and healthy mind. Share your challenges and triumphs, track your fitness, and receive unparalleled support from a global community of like-minded people. PumpUp equips you withthe tools you need to live a healthy lifestyle in a positive way. With millions of inspiring people cheering you on, it’s never been easier to become the best version of you! PumpUp is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in San Francisco.
Well.ca — Well.ca is Canada's online destination for health, beauty and baby products and offers over 40,000 products with free shipping on all orders over $29. They also boast Canada's largest online assortment of Green & Natural products. With offices and a warehouse located in Guelph, Ontario, and an office in downtown Toronto, Well.ca is aproudly Canadian company that focuses on giving customers a simple and hassle-free shopping experience.

Thunder Road Capital, an Ontario-based venture capital firm, provides advisory and investment services to early stage technology companies.

Investment focus

Digital Media, Advertising Platforms, News
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Canada, United States

Portfolio highlights

Well.ca — Well.ca is Canada's online destination for health, beauty and baby products and offers over 40,000 products with free shipping on all orders over $29. They also boast Canada's largest online assortment of Green & Natural products. With offices and a warehouse located in Guelph, Ontario, and an office in downtown Toronto, Well.ca is aproudly Canadian company that focuses on giving customers a simple and hassle-free shopping experience.
Polar — Trusted publishers from around the world license our Format Management Platform to power a variety of digital advertising products.
Nova — With Nova, easily convert high-performing social posts into the best ads for every digital channel with just one click.

David Ceolin

Investment focus

Beauty, Wellness, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round
Canada

Portfolio highlights

Well.ca — Well.ca is Canada's online destination for health, beauty and baby products and offers over 40,000 products with free shipping on all orders over $29. They also boast Canada's largest online assortment of Green & Natural products. With offices and a warehouse located in Guelph, Ontario, and an office in downtown Toronto, Well.ca is aproudly Canadian company that focuses on giving customers a simple and hassle-free shopping experience.
Underknown — We are obsessed with boiling down complex subjects in a fun, engaging way by creating factual video content that sparks imagination and educates the world about science and the humanities.

Nadav Ben-Chanoch - Partner @ Pareto Holdings

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

Swaap — We build the market-neutral AMM protocol.
micro1 — We help companies hire and manage the best software engineers easily.
Skedway — The optimization hub for the Modern Enterprise - Visualize, integrate and manage every shared company asset in one place.

Chelsea Joy Handler is an American comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer.

Investment focus

Fashion, News, Beauty
Series A, Angel, Series B
Canada, United States

Portfolio highlights

NUDESTIX — NUDESTIX provides cruelty-free, vegan makeup products that enhance natural beauty for a fresh-faced, nude look. Shop lip and cheek pencils, face highlighters and more.
theSkimm — theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Join the millions who wake up with us every morning.
League One Volleyball — One League. For Youth. For Pro. For Life.

Elephants always run on trunk.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Food and Beverage
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

npm — npm is the package manager for the JavaScript programming language. Developers use it to install, manage, and publish shared pieces of JavaScript code for both front-end and back-end applications. npm supports the JavaScript community by providing the registry where developers publish and share packaged open-source modules, and offers paid productsthat allow for the storage of private packages.The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Oakland, California.
Magic Mind — Your new morning ritual for steady energy, a sharper mind, and less stress.
Wildwonder — delicious sparkling drinks crafted with live probiotics, prebiotics, superherbs, and fruit to elevate your gut and immune health

Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SLUSHY — Slushy is the ultimate app for free, paid, and subscription content. Create a exclusive creator profile and earn from your fans. Discover new trending videos and images and connect with our thriving community.
Skedway — The optimization hub for the Modern Enterprise - Visualize, integrate and manage every shared company asset in one place.
Unsloth AI — Easy finetuning for AI and LLMs. Open-source and for beginners. Get faster with Unsloth.

Longitude Capital is a healthcare venture capital firm that invests in transformative healthcare companies to unlock value and enable growth.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, Canada, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

OrsoBio — Developing first-in-class therapies to treat patients with metabolic disorders including diabetes, severe dyslipidemias, and more.
Lassen Therapeutics — Lassen Therapeutics is developing novel, best-in-class biotherapeutics to improve the lives of patients suffering from serious diseases.
Endeavor BioMedicines — Endeavor BioMedicines is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing transformational medicines for life-threatening diseases.

Providing Flexible and Creative Financial Solutions to Middle Market Companies.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Amino — Amino's digital healthcare guidance platform provides a fast, easy way to find a doctor, book appointments, and access health benefits.
Headspace — Live a healthier, happier, more well-rested life in just a few minutes a day with the Headspace app.
Pearl Street Dental Management — Pearl Street Dental Management supports non-clinical operations. They provide centralized services such as human resources, payroll, accounting, bookkeeping, finance, lending, facilities management, and information technology services. They address inquiries through online applications, phone calls, and emails.

Hilary Duff

Investment focus

Fashion, Beauty, Cosmetics
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Cubcoats — 2-in-1 wearable & playable transforming friends. A take everywhere that kids and parents equally adore.
NUDESTIX — NUDESTIX provides cruelty-free, vegan makeup products that enhance natural beauty for a fresh-faced, nude look. Shop lip and cheek pencils, face highlighters and more.
Kopari Beauty — At Kopari, we believe everything you put onto your body matters. Each one of our products is made with luxurious skin-loving ingredients for all of your beauty needs. From skin to hair to personal care, Kopari makes clean coconut products for your everywhere.

Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Skedway — The optimization hub for the Modern Enterprise - Visualize, integrate and manage every shared company asset in one place.
Zamp — We take care of sales tax, so you don't have to.
NewHomesMate — Find, compare and buy a new construction home - all in one place.

BKR Capital, a venture firm capital built with the objective of investing in promising Black founders in the technology space.

Investment focus

Beauty, Wellness
Pre-Seed
Canada

Portfolio highlights

Fyyne — Fyyne is a hair platform, connecting artists and customers to empower hair artists and promote black hair love.

Accelia Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in innovative companies with high technological potential. We aim for diversity, performance, and impact by favoring businesses owned or led by women. They invest in the most promising start-ups that have completed the development of a product or service and have gained some market validation.Their portfolio companies also benefit from the support of renowned female investors who contribute their network of contacts and expertise in various fields.

Investment focus

Beauty, Wellness
Funding Round
Canada

Portfolio highlights

Omy Laboratoires — Omy Laboratoires develops and manufactures personalized cosmetic skin-care products using its AI based skin analysis system.

Harbinger Ventures Provides venture capital and strategic resources to the next generation of female leaders. Harbinger Ventures identifies, invests in, and supports exceptional female entrepreneurs that have demonstrated proof of concept in an attractive natural products category. Harbinger’s focused investment strategy is designed to support itsprimary objective: driving outstanding, risk-adjusted returns for its investors. Their focused investment strategy is fundamental to their success. They exclusively invest where they have deep experience.

Investment focus

Organic Food, Food and Beverage, Beauty
Seed, Series A, Series C
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Vitruvi — Premium essential oils and diffuser products that look as beautiful as they smell. Free shipping on all orders over $45.00.
Nona Lim — Delicious fresh Asian bone broths, soups, rice and ramen noodles made with clean, non GMO ingredients. No MSG or preservatives. Order online for home delivery or find it in the refrigerated or frozen case at your favorite store. Proudly made in Oakland, California.
4th & Heart — We make premium, small-batch original and flavored ghee in our Los Angeles kitchen. Use pure spreadable butter in your own kitchen or give as a gift.

Dundee Venture Capital invests $250,000-$1M in high-growth, early-stage technology companies. DVC invests across industries in founding teams they believe in. Most of DVC's investments are in e-commerce, B2B SaaS, or consumer networks.Dundee VC formally began in 2010. The root of the idea started much earlier when Mark Hasebroock, DundeeVC’s founding, and managing partner, was raising money for his two e-commerce companies, giftcertificates.com and Hayneedle.com, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, respectively.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Blanka — Create your own branded cosmetics line with Blanka in under 5 minutes. 100s of high quality vegan cruelty-free cosmetic, skincare and beauty products.
Autobound — Autobound generates highly personalized sales emails and email openers in a single click, based on news events, job changes, shared experiences, and more. We've trained our machine learning model on millions of high quality sales emails to pinpoint what works best. Sign up for free and see for yourself!
Echo Labs — Echo Labs is developing the first artificial intelligence capable of human-level transcribing.

Value-added investors for innovative entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
Canada, Spain, United States

Portfolio highlights

Heylist — Heylist is an influencer marketing platform where brands connect with a community of content creators to create, track, and measure their marketing campaigns.
Propulso — Break the barrier between digital and physical world: target your competitors, target events, measure physical visits and generate results!
Saguaro Technologies — Saguaro Technologies offers innovative cell culture products that help scientists work with in vitro models that are more predictive of results in clinical trials with humans.

Edward Lando is the Founder of Pareto Holdings. He previously worked at Horizons School of Technology as a Co-Founder. Edward Lando attended the Wharton School.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

SiPay — Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners.
Fun — Fun offers to build a product ecosystem that leverages cross-chain decentralized wallets on the Odsy blockchain.
Unicorn Auctions — Unicorn Auctions offers rare spirits auctions to buyers, sellers, and collectors. They provide ios and android apps in addition to their web bidding platform for digital auctions. To ensure examination of every asset listed, they must take physical possession of their items.

Since its creation in 1996, Fondaction has been based on the belief that it is not only possible to do things differently in the financial and business world, it is a necessity.Fondaction helps Québecers prepare for retirement by offering affordable retirement savings to everyone. The savings collected are invested in companies across Québec.This way, Fondaction helps create and maintain quality jobs, contributing to a stronger, more equitable and greener economy.Created in 1996, Fondaction is a labour-sponsored fund with assets in excess of one billion dollars collected as retirement savings from more than 131,000 shareholders. Fondaction's direct investments and those made through investment funds support the development of more than 1 050 SMEs in different lines of business, in large part involved in various components of the social economy.Fondaction has always been resolutely committed to socially responsible finance, from the moment it was created. The principles of sustainable development are integrated in everything it does. Whether investing in businesses directly or in capital markets, Fondaction always applies the principles of responsible investment to the money entrusted by its savers.Fondaction was one of the first institutions in Québec to make accountability reports an obligation in an effort to improve its practices and contribute to moving sustainable development forward in Québec. It produced its first report on sustainable development in 2006 in accordance with the international standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the highest standards of precision and transparency in economic, social and environmental accountability.In 2010 and 2012, Fondaction remained at the forefront with its 3rd and 4th sustainable development reports, having them reviewed by an independent firm and achieving an application level of A+ from the GRI. Fondaction is the only financial institution in Québec to achieve this level.In 2014, Fondaction tabled its 5th sustainable development report, produced in accordance with the latest GRI guidelines, the G4. Fondaction also opted for Comprehensive compliance, becoming the 1st financial institution in North America and the 9th in the world to voluntarily adhere to these requirements.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software
Private Equity, Funding Round, Debt Financing
Canada, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Libro — Elevate Your Guest Experience Our guest experience platform does more than fill tables. Start building a highly personalized and profitable dining experience with Libro. Pricing Features How we help your restaurant thrive Reservations Accept online reservation requests in real-time 24/7/365. Access reservations from anywhere so your entire team is prepared to serve guests. Reputation Management
Dispersa — Harnessing the power of microbe-derived natural solutions to decarbonize the chemicals industry.
Omy Laboratoires — Omy Laboratoires develops and manufactures personalized cosmetic skin-care products using its AI based skin analysis system.

We believe that work is being completely redefined in subtle and significant ways. Storytime capital has launched its inaugural fund of CAD$17.5m to invest globally in pre-seed or seed stage companies and the entrepreneurs that are influencing and writing the future of work story.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Apps
Seed
Canada, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Blanka — Create your own branded cosmetics line with Blanka in under 5 minutes. 100s of high quality vegan cruelty-free cosmetic, skincare and beauty products.
Monark — Monark is an on-demand leadership development platform that offers self-led and expert-facilitated programs to help you transform your career.
Monark — At the Monark Ventures, we help great ideas live up to their fullest potential. We create, lead, and succeed.

Fatima Yusuf

Investment focus

Apps, Beauty, Software
Seed
Canada

Portfolio highlights

Blanka — Create your own branded cosmetics line with Blanka in under 5 minutes. 100s of high quality vegan cruelty-free cosmetic, skincare and beauty products.

Disruption Ventures invest in companies that are North American based, high growth at the Seed & Seed + stage.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, B2B
Seed, Series A
Canada, Belgium, United States

Portfolio highlights

Blanka — Create your own branded cosmetics line with Blanka in under 5 minutes. 100s of high quality vegan cruelty-free cosmetic, skincare and beauty products.
Ginger Desk — Revolutionize your healthcare experience with virtual medical assistants from Ginger Desk. Get the help you need anytime, anywhere.
Hostfully — Do less & earn more! Hostfully helps property managers scale and grow their businesses with industry-leading vacation rental management software.

Lyra Growth Partners is a Vancouver based Investment Firm providing capital and brand-savvy coaching to help emerging consumer brands accelerate growth and maximize value. With Lyra, you receive the full package to help your business grow to the next level. We provide non–institutional capital that is free from unrealistic expectations. Ourcoaching focus is on creating and strengthening a brand’s relationship with their consumers. To ensure our mutual success, we also provide the necessary coaching for igniting both business and personal development.Lyra is looking for fast growing Companies with over $5 million sales. If you have an emerging consumer brand and you want to maximize value while nurturing a positive corporate culture, then we want to talk to you.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Beauty
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Canada, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Hooray Foods — Hooray makes delicious plant-based meats that are designed to look, cook, and taste just like the real thing. Plants that remind us of our favorite meats while being made of ingredients we can feel good about? Now that's something to celebrate and say Hooray!
Atolla — We're on a mission to change the mass skincare model. Using a patented process developed at MIT, we design a custom routine with complementary ingredients tailored to your skin needs. Then we give you the tools and guidance to support your skin health over time — so you can make the best decisions for your skin.
Schoolyard Snacks — Old School Snacks Made the New Way: Low Carb, Keto Approved, High Protein

Manica Blain, consumer-focused investor and Founder of Top Knot Ventures.

Investment focus

Beauty, E-Commerce, Apps
Seed
Canada, United States

Portfolio highlights

Blanka — Create your own branded cosmetics line with Blanka in under 5 minutes. 100s of high quality vegan cruelty-free cosmetic, skincare and beauty products.
Sahajan — We create Category Defining, High Performance, Clean Skincare based on the Ancient Indian Science of Ayurveda

Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

Skedway — The optimization hub for the Modern Enterprise - Visualize, integrate and manage every shared company asset in one place.
Zamp — We take care of sales tax, so you don't have to.
NewHomesMate — Find, compare and buy a new construction home - all in one place.

Nadav Ben-Chanoch - Partner @ Pareto Holdings

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

Swaap — We build the market-neutral AMM protocol.
micro1 — We help companies hire and manage the best software engineers easily.
Skedway — The optimization hub for the Modern Enterprise - Visualize, integrate and manage every shared company asset in one place.

Desjardins-Innovatech is a Canadian venture capital company that funds innovative businesses in diverse sectors across Quebec.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Series B
Canada, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Concentric Agriculture — Concentric produces high-performance specialty biological products that naturally improve crop yields and replenish soils.
LeddarTech — The leader in environmental sensing, fusion and perception for automotive and mobility, LeddarTech delivers actionable data for autonomous driving and ADAS.
A3 Surfaces inc — A3 Surfaces Inc. offers a surface treatment service incorporating various antimicrobial agents directly into the anodized aluminum layer. The antimicrobial effect of these surfaces prevents the transmission of hospital-acquired infections. The technology used by A3 Surfaces offers antibacterial products that eradicate pathogens and can be used onall commercial, industrial or institutional surfaces. Founded in 2015, this Chicoutimi company employs 5 people.

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