Top 45 ESports VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Canada in May 2026
Top 45 ESports VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Canada in May 2026
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Find investors — It's Free!VA Angels, one of Canada’s leading angel investment groups, has member locations in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna and Winnipeg. Since 2003 they have done 57 deals worth $28.5 million and are one of the most active angel groups in Canada.
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- Health Care, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Debt Financing
- Canada, United States, India
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- Tonit — Connect with local riders. Discover hundreds of rides & events. Track & share your ride. Share photos & videos with the community.
- PLAYR.gg — Surf Giveaways is the #1 platform to run giveaways, sweepstakes, and contests for gamers. Grow your audience and build your community with giveaways now!
- eThor — Trusted By National Brands Trusted By National Brands Contactless In the age of COVID-19, it's more important than ever to provide your customers a safe way to pay. eThor offers a number of contactless payment options, from Apple Pay, Samsung Pay or other forms of
We invest in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology.
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- Sports, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Symitri — Symitri is the integrated privacy firewall and real-time data cleanroom for the open web.
- NIL FanBox — NIL FanBox is a sports merchandise company that offers curated boxes of autographed collectibles for sports fans.
- The Realest — The first dedicated marketplace and authentication standard for physical memorabilia.
Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City.
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- Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
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- Karat Financial — Karat is the best card for creators, helping you save money, earn rewards, and grow your channel faster - because content IS a business.
- Otis — Otis is a fractional ownership platform that makes it possible for almost anyone to buy and sell shares of collectibles, sneaker grails, rare comics, art, and more. Low minimums. Get started today.
- Reservoir — Infrastructure and APIs to bring efficient token markets to every chain, wallet, and app
We provide early- and mid-stage venture capital and expertise for extraordinary founders in gaming and emerging technology.
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- Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Germany, Canada
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- Airoclip — Airoclip is a gaming studio that uses AI to create highly personalized casual puzzle game experiences. Enjoy our flagship game, Hexa Dreams.
- Studio 369 — METALCORE is a free-to-play, first-person/third-person multiplayer mechanized combat game powered by towering War Machines fighting for dominance in large-scale battles.
- Yield Guild Games — Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for investing in non fungible tokens (NFTs) used in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. The organization’s mission is to create the biggest virtual world economy, optimizing its community-owned assets for maximum utility, and sharing its profits with its token holders.
We back legendary consumer founders with an unfair advantage from seed to series A. Funding meets influence.
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- Gaming, Sports, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, France, Canada
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- Phacet — Achieve rapid ROI with tailored AI Applications connected to your systems powered by Phacet.
- Le Walk — Choose an experience, put your phone away, and your guide will tell you where to go, and what to know.
- LAP Coffee — LAP Coffee is a community-driven specialty coffee brand.
Bettor Capital is a venture capital firm and invests in companies that provide a platform for sports gambling.
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- Sports, Gaming, Casino
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Xpoint — Geolocation Compliance Software
- MOGL — MOGL is created for athletes by athletes. The platform empowers all athletes to seek out opportunities to monetize their name, image, and likeness in a safe...
- Bettormetrics — Bettormetrics is a data analytics infrastructure for your sports trading operation.
Innovacorp is an early-stage venture capital firm that helps knowledge-based startups commercialize their technologies in the global marketplace. It invests in early stage Nova Scotia entrepreneurs, combining venture capital with business mentoring and incubation facilities. Innovacorp was established in 1995 and based in Halifax, Canada.
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- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Canada, Australia, United States
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- Bright Breaks — Bright offer on-site and virtual amenities for companies and employees. whether your team is on-site, working from home, or in between.
- Planetary — Planetary restores the chemistry of seawater so it can do what it has always done: support life and protect the planet.
- CarbonCure Technologies — CarbonCure Technologies creates, develops, and licenses solutions that consume waste CO2 to make better concrete. It spurs the market shift towards affordable green concrete, by enabling concrete manufacturers to convert waste CO2 into solid minerals, locked away as a solid within concrete during manufacturing. It is a green building technologycompany currently serving concrete product manufacturers in the US and Canada. It offers concrete producers the ability to manufacture green concrete products without compromising on either quality or price.CarbonCure is a retrofit innovation that repurposes CO2 gas from large final emitters as a feedstock in concrete plants. The gas is permanently converted into embedded solid mineral carbonates that yield material, environmental, and production advantages. By enabling concrete manufacturers to consume CO2 into concrete products during manufacturing, the technology differentiates an otherwise traditional commodity concrete product, while achieving superior material performance characteristics. In addition to technology, CarbonCure provides demand-pull marketing and environmental reporting/certification services to reinforce its customers’ exclusive competitive positioning. The technology is licensed at a very low-CAPEX to concrete producers, generating a recurring revenue stream.CarbonCure Technologies was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Breakout Capital is a fintech company that provides simple and straightforward working capital solutions to small businesses.
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- E-Commerce, Insurance, Chemical
- Series A, Seed, Series E
- United States, Canada
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- Koffie Financial — At Koffie, we believe trucking insurance should be a smooth ride for everyone. Our priority is delivering trusted insurance backed by cutting-edge tools, so that businesses can grow safely and profitably for generations.
- Stadium Live Studios — Stadium Live is a unique digital world for sports & esports fans - create, connect and play with fans around the world to shape your own stadium.
- Beam — Smarter employee benefits including dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health. Our plans are easy to understand, implement, and use.
305 Ventures is an early stage VC fund run by active founders investing in other founders.
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- Financial Services, Software, Gaming
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada
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- Betty — Betty is a mobile gaming entertainment company that develops the intersection of casual mobile gaming and real money online casinos.
- Manifest — Manifest is an anchor for a generation seeking direction.
- Teleport — Teleport is ridesharing reimagined as a protocol. By distributing ownership and governance of the network, riders get cars cheaper and faster, drivers earn more, and entrepreneurs can innovate on top.
Even Odds Investments is an investment firm.
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- Sports, eSports, Media and Entertainment
- Seed
- Canada
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- The GIST — The GIST is a women-led, inclusive sports media brand that's leveling the playing field in sports. Join the 1 million who read our entertaining sports newsletter.
Social Starts is a $60M+ venture capital partnership with a uniquely data-driven approach to investing in moment-of-inception and Series A financing rounds.
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- Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom
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- Dyad Medical — Dyad Medical develops software that automatically analyzes the content of cardiac and cardiovascular images. Its software applications support both treatment decision making in the clinic and analysis in research, enabling researchers to optimize observations and conclusions. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Original Stitch — PLATINUMTOTO hadir sebagai situs togel macau di Indonesia yang sangat populer di kalangan togelers platinumtoto dengan jackpot 4D setiap hari nya
- Bark Technologies — Learn how Bark's parental controls can help you protect your kids online and in real life with monitoring, screen time controls, and more.
NewBound VC is an early stage venture capital firm partnering with entrepreneurs who challenge what's "possible".
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- Sports, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Portugal
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- Siprocal — Unparalleled reach across the Americas. Impact your target audiences with immersive experiences on their first screen of choice.
- Alice Mushrooms — Our chocolates are made w/ high-quality, organic ingredients & no artificial flavors or preservatives. Try Alice Mushrooms today and feel the difference! Alice Mushroom
- Greyson Clothiers — Greyson Official: fashionable and functional men's, women's and youth's performance golf, lifestyle, and activewear. Free US ground shipping on orders $250+
Access curated startup investment opportunities and diversified venture capital exposure designed for accredited investors.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
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- LOLIWARE — LOLIWARE is rewriting the story of destructive packaging. By harnessing the power of seaweed to replace plastic at scale, LOLIWARE is tapping into its potential to regenerate our ocean and decarbonize our planet.
- Kolors — Kolors is a technological platform that focuses on providing intelligent intercity mobility of bus transportation in the region.
- ARRIS — Using next-gen advanced manufacturing technologies, ARRIS Composites produces smarter, lighter, stronger, and more sustainable products at scale.
We are early-stage technology investors across North America and Europe.
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- Gaming, E-Commerce, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, France, Canada
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- Olyzon — Olyzon offers adtech solutions for Connected TV, enhancing brand uplift, optimizing user engagement, and maximizing ROI for advertisers, content owners, and distributors.
- Those Beyond — Those Beyond develops a social gaming platform that supports interactive fan experiences within fictional universes. The platform uses its proprietary Arise Engine to enable browser-based adventures, role-playing, and puzzle-solving activities involving mass community participation. Projects include collaborations with entertainment franchises suchas "The Walking Dead," allowing fans to engage with story-driven challenges and community events. The platform includes customizable social spaces designed to reflect the themes and aesthetics of the associated intellectual properties.
- Invisible Universe — Invisible Universe is an internet-first animation studio that develops original character IP on social media and web3 platforms. Its mission is to create the next household name animated franchises faster and more economical than traditional models. We believe the next generation of animated franchises will be born on the internet.
Broad Street Bulls VC invests in companies, ideas, and founders in Saskatchewan and the prairies at the pre-seed and seed stage. It offers capital, mentorship, and support to founders of early-stage technology and high growth start-ups in industries ready for disruption.The company is driven by a vision to become a valuable partner forearly-stage tech companies and support them as they scale up beyond the prairies. It hopes to create an outsized impact on the ecosystem and economy.Broad Street Bulls was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Canada, Isle of Man
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- Budsense — Cannabis menus are hard to manage. Selling weed is supposed to be fun. BudSense helps you create better digital, print, and web cannabis menus.
- Virtuo — The Complete Platform for Modern Homeownership
- Cherry Health — Cherry Health is your medical network. Where healthcare connects, finds jobs and more.
6th Man Ventures is an early stage crypto VC firm investing in web3 applications & infrastructure6MV was born from a love of web3 in practice and principle, founded and run by a group who both see the potential and actively work to bring projects to life every day. That makes us incredible partners to have on your journey.6th Man Ventureswas established in March 2021 in New York, United States.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
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- worm.wtf — worm.wtf is the prediction marketplace for the Solana ecosystem.
- Bullpen — Bullpen is completely non-custodial and protected by Turnkey's enterprise-level private key management infrastructure. Users can benefit from military-grade protection while maintaining total control over their assets thanks to an air-gapped architecture.
- Ceramic Network — Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models.
We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. We support small and medium-sized businesses in all industries and at every stage of growth with money and advice. We are the Business Development Bank of Canada.
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- Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Seed, Debt Financing
- Canada, United States, Argentina
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- LSL Pharma Group — LSL Pharma Group is a manufacturing company that innovates and manufactures life sciences products. Formed to integrate the operations of its Canadian subsidiaries, each boasting over two decades of expertise, LSL Pharma Group excels as a niche manufacturer in the life science industry. The company offers turnkey formulation, development andmanufacturing services.
- Conquest Planning — Conquest Planning is a FinTech company that is developing an innovative solution for the financial services industry.
- Highwood Asset Management — Highwood Asset Management is an asset management company that manages oil production and oil midstream spaces.
An Entrepreneur Led Investment Fund
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- eSports, Software, Marketing
- Seed
- Canada
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- UGX.ai — Connect, Process, and Optimize your industrial operations with our comprehensive DataOps platform
- PLAYR.gg — Surf Giveaways is the #1 platform to run giveaways, sweepstakes, and contests for gamers. Grow your audience and build your community with giveaways now!
- Gully Labs — Gully Labs is a homegrown sneaker design house, specializing in hand-lasted sneakers that blend Indian cultural motifs with contemporary design. The brand releases new collections every 60 days, often drawing inspiration from Indian traditions, festivals, and regional art forms. Gully Labs positions itself as a response to both the lack ofauthentic Indian representation in mainstream sneaker culture and the prevalence of imitation products in the market, aiming to celebrate original Indian stories and craftsmanship
3GP Capital is an investment firm.
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- Sports, eSports, Media and Entertainment
- Seed
- Canada
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- The GIST — The GIST is a women-led, inclusive sports media brand that's leveling the playing field in sports. Join the 1 million who read our entertaining sports newsletter.
We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. We support small and medium-sized businesses in all industries and at every stage of growth with money and advice. We are the Business Development Bank of Canada.
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- Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Canada, United States, Argentina
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- Dozr — Construction equipment rentals available near you. From compact track loader to aerial work platform rentals, research prices and reserve heavy equipment rentals online.
- Effenco — Effenco designs, manufactures and markets technologies for the electrification and connectivity of heavy-duty vocational trucks.
- Spring Loaded Technology — Breakthrough spring technology has delivered the world's first and only knee brace that can reduce pressure across the entire joint and power the legs.
Invest in top tier VC funds as well as direct co-investment
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- Mobile Apps, Software, E-Commerce
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, China, Canada
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- Arraiy — Headquartered in Palo Alto, Arraiy is building the premier AI-driven production platform for the motion picture and television industry. Arraiy is collaborating with major studios, industry veterans, and award-winning artists to re-invent the filmmaking process with machine learning at its foundation. With its products, Arraiy seeks to enhance thecreative freedom of storytellers and unlock the next generation of visual storytelling.
- Stackin' — Side Hustles provides a part-time & remote job board and thousands of ideas and gig app reviews to help you start earning side hustle income.
- BABOON TO THE MOON — BABOON TO THE MOON is an adventure brand - we make versatile, technical and radical bags. All with a lifetime warranty and free shipping in the US.
Working to build the most durable companies in the world - by backing founders with Canadian roots
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, Israel
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- imper.ai — imper.ai is the workforce identity security platform that stops helpdesk vishing and hiring fraud
- ChargeLab — ChargeLab is the Android of EV charging. We don’t build EV chargers, but our hardware-agnostic platform runs on the world’s most popular EV chargers. Once connected, our software makes any EV charger smarter and easier to use.
- Internet Backyard — Internet Backyard is an AI platform that embraces financial stability of the compute economy by automating quoting and billing.
Fueling the future of sports & entertainment while giving back to the game
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- Sports, Advertising, Video
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada
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- Aglet — Aglet is the first location-based app connecting sneakerheads, creators, and brands with geo-location play to explore the world. Download for iOS and Android!
- SuperNFT — SuperNFT is the developer of virtual event platform intended to organize decentralized music festivals and events.
- StatusPro — Completely rewrite the rules of the game and leave your legacy in the latest NFL and NFLPA-licensed VR experience, NFL PRO ERA 25
First Serve Partners is a venture capital firm investing in sports, media, entertainment, and consumer industries.The VC firm is an active, hands-on investor, using their unique perspective, strategic relationships, and experience in engaging emerging generations - millennials and Gen-Zers - to capitalize on what’s new and what’s next.FoundersWaylon Ian Chin and Joey Brander established the firm in Boca Raton, Florida.
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- eSports, Sales, Gaming
- Pre-Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Colombia
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- Sleek — Learn the benefits of WoW boosting for faster leveling and superior gameplay. Enhance your skills and strategy with professional boosting services!
- Favik — Favik is an online platform that sets business for influencers. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.
- OverActive Media Group — Overactive Media is a global esports and entertainment organization focused on creating immersive experiences for players and fans. With top-tier teams across various games, it bridges esports and traditional sports, aiming to connect and engage a new generation of fans.
Leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stage technology companies in North America.
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- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, India, Canada
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- Caden — Caden is the world's first Zero-Party Data platform. We allow users to own and control their own personal data, make money off it, and share it with trusted consumer brands, while maintaining their privacy.
- Dashy Dash — Dashy Dash is a free community powered tool that makes it easy to manage invoices, discover new products & compare prices to help you save money.
- Vero Technologies — Vero Technologies is a Financial Services based company.
At August Capital we take Venture Capital personally
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- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, Canada, Japan
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- MaintainX — MaintainX helps you track your reactive maintenance, preventive maintenance, and control the daily operations of your business. Get started for Free!
- PayNearMe — PayNearMe is the modern payments platform that simplifies bill payments for businesses, Lower the total cost of payment acceptance with PayNearMe.
- Caresync.website — Our telemedicine platform aims to transform the way healthcare is accessed, offering patients the flexibility to connect with trusted healthcare providers anytime, anywhere. Through our intuitive interface and advanced video conferencing capabilities, we enable seamless communication and personalized care delivery.
Valhalla Private Capital offers investor and startup, angel investing, private equity and debt funds, and global accelerator programs to meet the lifecycle needs of both businesses and investors. In 2017, Danny Way established the firm in Calgary, Alberta.
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- Software, Marketing, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Canada
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- PLAYR.gg — Surf Giveaways is the #1 platform to run giveaways, sweepstakes, and contests for gamers. Grow your audience and build your community with giveaways now!
- Beatdapp — Beatdapp offers a tracking system that authenticates, verifies, and validates media streamed in real-time.The service reduces the tracking discrepancies between Digital Service Providers (DSPs) and rights holders, increasing royalty revenue for rights holders while limiting legal exposure to royalty lawsuits for DSPs. Think of it like a PWC formusic play count.
- DYNE — Growing restaurants and local economies while connecting communities over food. We are in the foodie community business, ready to Dyne with us?
Thirty Five Ventures is a startup founded by basketball star Kevin Durant that invests in tech companies.
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- Software, Sports, FinTech
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, Canada, Mexico
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- Buzzer — Buzzer is a notification-driven mobile platform for live sports personalized for fans. The company's mission is to simplify the discovery of live moments and make them seamless to watch. Buzzer takes fans from league to league and game to game, instantaneously.
- Adentro — Zenreach created Walk-Through Marketing to help businesses with physical locations dramatically improve customer acquisition and lifetime value by connecting digital marketing with in-store results. Zenreach Engage automatically tracks customer visits, effortlessly builds rich customer profiles and keeps them up to date. Zenreach Attract improvesad performance 4x by targeting audiences based on your best customers. Results are measured with our Walk-Through Rate™, a proprietary metric that shows when someone exposed to an ad visits a location. Founded in 2012, Zenreach serves thousands of independent merchants and leading brands like Peet’s Coffee, Ruth’s Chris and BCBG Max Azria.
- Rec Technologies — Modern recreation software to power awesome parks and programs in every community.
Leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stage technology companies in North America.
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- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, India, Canada
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- Caden — Caden is the world's first Zero-Party Data platform. We allow users to own and control their own personal data, make money off it, and share it with trusted consumer brands, while maintaining their privacy.
- AnthologyAI — AnthologyAI is the breakthrough Artificial Intelligence Consumer Insights & Predictions Platform with billions of real-time data sourced directly and ethically from consumers. Access previously unavailable levels of intelligence about retail spending, geolocation, media consumption, travel, ride sharing and more — in realtime, at scale.
- Vero Technologies — Vero Technologies is a Financial Services based company.
The Government of Canada is making it easier for Canadians to find and access government information and services online through its central website, Canada.ca. The website is the single entry point for all government information and services available online and is accessible using any device with an Internet connection, including tablets ormobile phones. Its portal shows how government works, its priorities, laws, finances, transparency, digital government, and policies.
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- Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Grant, Debt Financing, Funding Round
- Canada, United States, Germany
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- Tech Spark AI — Tech Spark is Canada's first edtech company committed to culturally relevant and equitable tech education for Black and students of colour, girls, and teachers.
- Exxel Polymers — Exxel Polymers takes post-industrial and post-consumer plastic waste from various sources and processes it using granulation, shredding, and extrusion. The company sells recycled materials through an established distribution network.
- The Alignment Project — The Alignment Project is dedicated to accelerating progress in AI alignment research. TAP aim is to promote the development of advanced AI systems that are safe, reliable, and beneficial to society.
Everblue Management is a family office for the hedge fund managers.
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- Gaming, Video Games, eSports
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Germany
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- VAULT — Flick is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of software development, android, iOS, and mobile applications. Flick draws an audience of sports fans who want to engage on a deeper level with their favorite sports influencers, teams, and leagues. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mamaroneck, New York.
- Modulate — Modulate uses revolutionary machine learning to proactively detect and escalate toxic behavior in your game. ToxMod becomes an expert in your code of conduct and empowers your moderators to make the right decisions to protect your community from the worst behavior happening in voice chat in real time.
- House of Blueberry — House of Blueberry is the leading digital fashion house in the metaverse. Since 2012, Blueberry has served hundreds of thousands of consumers and sold more than 20 million digital assets, making it the industry leader in this quickly expanding sector. Blueberry is actively bringing its community and brand to the biggest web 2.0 and 3.0 metaverseplatforms, where it is already present on a number of platforms.Blueberry was established in 2012 by Gizem Mishi McDuff in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Deep Space Ventures is an early stage investor in great ideas and amazing leaders. The team has demonstrated a track record of engaging with talented leaders using innovative solutions to create value across a wide array of industries.The investment focus is primarily on markets where incredible innovation is taking place, the cost to operate abusiness is relatively low, and there is a lack of seed capital available relative to the early stage opportunities that exist. Some people call these markets "flyover cities" or "tier 2 and tier 3" startup ecosystems. We consider them to be the capital efficient markets where our capital and strategic value can go a long way to help a founding team achieve their goals.Current primary focus areas are B2B Software and Esports.
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- eSports, Software, Gaming
- Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada
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- Ateyo — TLDR; You've never gamed like this before. Technical apparel designed specifically for gaming and esports. Gear for esports, PC gaming, and all gamers
- Eventador.io — Eventador.io is a fully managed, enterprise grade Stream Processing as a Service platform based in Austin, TX. It was founded by Erik Beebe and Kenny Gorman in 2016 to address a critical business problem - to alleviate the complexities and enable building applications that use real-time data at their core.
- Quarterback — While esports continues to grow rapidly and more gaming influencers grab the spotlight, most of them struggle to monetize their fan-base and rely heavily on creating new content for their fans to consume. Founded by a team of experienced software industry veterans, Quarterback is the first fan-engagement platform that enables streamers andprofessional players to continuously engage with their audiences by creating their own fan-club gaming leagues. These leagues can host daily challenges, give away prizes, compete against other clubs worldwide, help fans compete with like-minded players and offer other perks.Quarterback is on a mission to evolve the way esports enthusiasts interact with each other. Quarterback creates a new language of engagement, where esports talents and streamers become an integral part of their fans gameplay.
Deep Fork Capital (DFC) is a $30mm seed-focused venture capital fund in San Francisco focused on providing equity capital and convertible debt financing to companies in the consumer technology, digital media, and enterprise spaces. The firm's initial investment size typically ranges from $250k to $500k. Current DFC portfolio companies includeAlgorithmia, Dataminr, Educents, Transfix, StatMuse, Boxed, DealPath, and Canopy, among others.
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- SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Israel
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- Datmo — Datmo enables continuous delivery of data science. Deploy, Experiment and optimize without leaving your familiar workflows and deliver results in a fraction of the time. We are a team with DNA from the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab, UC Berkeley, IIT, Mozilla, Box, Wolfram, and Cisco, backed by top-tier VCs. We are passionate aboutcollaboration among the machine intelligence community (experts, enthusiasts, and otherwise).
- VIVE Style — Vive is the modern beauty concierge for the modern woman. Vive gets you a convenient, top salon appointment in just two taps. Gone are the days of searching, Yelping and calling for an appointment. Vive members can enjoy unlimited blowouts to use at salons in the Vive network.
- Winnie — Find local child care providers, including daycare and preschools for your children. Winnie provides parent-trusted child care resources and community.
Golden Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital fund, based in Toronto and investing across North America. We back bold teams and their transformative ideas.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Canada, United States, Japan
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- Wattpad — Wattpad is a digital entertainment company providing an online social storytelling platform for original stories.The company utilizes the power of community and technology to enable the creation and distribution of content across a variety of formats. Its flagship app, Wattpad, is home to a community of more than 65 million people who spend over20 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Tap by Wattpad, the company’s second storytelling product, offers short, chat-based stories in over a dozen languages. Wattpad Studios co-produces stories for film, television, digital, and print, together with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions offers a full suite of advertising products to help brands build deep engagement with Millennial and Gen Z consumers.It was established by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2006.
- Forma.ai — Forma.ai's sales performance management software brings comp strategy and execution into one platform, and acts as a single source of truth for sales performance.
- OMsignal — Discover our range of Hexoskin and Astroskin Smart Garments for health and fitness tracking. Find the perfect Shirts and Kits for your needs today!
Dapper Labs uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences that are made for you and ready for the real world.
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- Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Singapore, Canada
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- Yoz Labs — Save time, streamline your development, and reach users on their preferred channels
- Ceramic Network — Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models.
- Halfbrick Studios — Creators of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride and more mobile mega hits!
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- Software, SaaS, Internet
- Angel, Seed, Series A
- Canada, United States, Malaysia
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- Torum — Convert your crypto to Ringgit and spend it at any DuitNow QR-enabled merchant with ease.
- Coldblock — Coldblock Technologies Inc delivers short wave infrared sample digestion technology to prepare samples for analysis, accuracy and safety.
- fraction/al — Fan Ownership Platform that empower fans to own a piece of their favorite sports team.
Meta is a social-technology company that offers a wide ecosystem of applications and hardware. Its Family of Apps includes platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Threads which allow people to communicate, share content, and form communities. On the hardware side, Meta’s Reality Labs develops virtual and augmented realitydevices, including Meta Quest headsets and smart glasses. Meta also builds artificial intelligence tools notably Meta AI, powered by its Llama large language models, and envisions long-term digital spaces in the form of a metaverse.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, Canada
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- Scale — Trusted by world class companies, Scale delivers high quality training data for AI applications such as self-driving cars, mapping, AR/VR, robotics, and more.
- gett.me — AI outplacement software
- Tyndall National Institute — Established with a mission to support industry and academia in driving research to market, Tyndall National Institute is one of Europe’s leading research centres in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) research and development and the largest research facility of its type in Ireland. Established in 2004 as a successor to the NationalMicroelectronics Research Centre (NMRC founded in 1982) at University College Cork, the Institute hosts over 460 researchers, engineers and support staff, including a full-time postgraduate cohort of 135 students, generating over 200 peer-reviewed publications each year.With a network of over 200 industry partners and customers worldwide, Tyndall generates around 30M income each year, 85% from competitively won contracts nationally and internationally. Tyndall is also a lead partner in European research programmes in its core areas of ICT, communications, energy, health and the environment worth 44M, including 6M accruing to industry in Ireland (from Framework 7). Hosting the only full CMOS, Micro-Electronic-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and III-V Wafer Semiconductor fabrication facilities and services in Ireland, Tyndall is capable of prototyping new product opportunities for its target industries - electronics, medical devices, energy and communications. Tyndall is a globally leading Institute in its four core research areas of Photonics, Microsystems, Micro/Nanoelectronics and Theory Modelling & Design. Tyndall is the lead institution for the Science Foundation Ireland funded Irish Photonics Integration Centre (IPIC).
Sprout Fund invests in seed- and early-stage companies with Series-A funding potential. The fund leverages the collective experience of its Managing and Limited Partners to mentor and fund high-potential technology companies. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.
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- Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
- Canada
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- Truss — Send and receive business payments online with no limits, no percentage fees and no bullsh*t. Bring your business payments into the 21st century.
- PLAYR.gg — Surf Giveaways is the #1 platform to run giveaways, sweepstakes, and contests for gamers. Grow your audience and build your community with giveaways now!
- Ideon Technologies — Unlock the power of subsurface imaging with groundbreaking muon tomography. Discover precise mineral detection for confident decision-making.
Third Wave is an early stage venture capital firm focused on the Digital Media sector.
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- Media and Entertainment, Digital Media, Video
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada
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- Girlboss — Navigating the future of work and helping you find success on your terms.
- Drone Racing League — Drone Racing League is a drone racing circuit for professional pilots. The company designs and builds a custom in-house racing drone, the Racer3, which speeds more than 85 MPH around the most complex 3D race courses ever imagined outside a video game. It combines media and technology to create thrilling 3D drone racing content with mass appeal.Drone Racing League was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Skybound Entertainment — Skybound Entertainment is an imprint of image comics that provides comic book creators the opportunity to publish their work. It offers Robert Kirkman’s Eisner award-winning comic book series, The Walking Dead, long-running Invincible, all-ages Super Dinosaur, Thief of Thieves and Clone as well as Witch Doctor, Guarding the Globe, and TheAstounding Wolf-Man.Since its inception, Skybound Entertainment has created television shows, merchandise, and a wide spectrum of platforms, games, and entertainment events. It was launched by Robert Kirkman in 2010.Skybound Entertainment is operated from Culver City, California.
QueensBridge Venture Partners invests in technology companies in highly competitive and visible markets.The company's collective experience has shaped our approach to investing by allowing us to quickly recognize and capitalize on key trends. Furthermore, by focusing on co-investment opportunities with leading venture capital funds and angelinvestors in Silicon Valley, we have unique access to very attractive companies.Successful venture capital investing is highly influenced by a network of reputable investors. QBVP aligns itself with firms that have proven their ability to source and invest in the next generation of leading technology companies in Silicon Valley and emerging markets. We bring capital along with our network of industry veterans and corporate relationships to accelerate the development of the companies in which we co-invest. We seek to partner with firms that generate the most value among VCs and back the companies that reach enterprise value of over $1 billion on a regular basis.The general partners of QBVP are industry veterans in consumer products & services, media & entertainment, and financial services. We have (i) advised tech, media, and entertainment companies in raising over $20 billion of capital at bulge bracket Wall Street firms (e.g. Goldman Sachs; Deutsche Bank) (ii) started over twenty businesses, (iii) produced and/or recorded six number 1 albums on the Billboard 200, (iv) sold over 25 million records worldwide, (v) have products in over 3,000 stores.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, China
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- Edyn — The Edyn smart garden system lets you know what’s happening in your garden at all times. Whether you’re a novice gardener or managing a small-scale organic farm, Edyn is there to take the guesswork out of gardening. Inserted in the soil, the Edyn Garden Sensor gathers and analyzes data about changing weather and soil conditions. The Edyn Appdisplays this data as a real-time snapshot of your garden, and pushes alerts and suggestions to maximize plant health.
- Matternet — Matternet is a technology platform for urban aerial delivery. In March 2017, Matternet became the first company in the world to be authorized for urban drone delivery operations in Switzerland. In May 2018, the company was selected to participate in the FAA's Drone Integration Pilot Program for operations in North Carolina and San Diego. InMarch 2019, Matternet and UPS announced a partnership to implement drone delivery services at US hospitals and launched the first ongoing revenue drone delivery operation in US history at Wakemed in North Carolina.Founded in 2011, Matternet is headquartered in Mountain View, California
- ALL DAY — All Day is building an editorial media brand and publishing technology for mobile-first Millennial audiences. The company leverages a network of owned and partner Social Media properties for content distribution and audience engagement, driving content sharing and virality. All Day’s network partners, writers, and editors manage posts, trackanalytics, and grow engagement through its CMS and Social distribution dashboard.Today, All Day maintains and engages a growing audience on Social Media channels through owned and operated content brands with over 28 million followers, as well as a distribution network reaching over 200 million followers across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Included among the company’s more popular social accounts are HistoryinPics and EarthPix on Twitter. Through these owned and partner accounts, All Day distributes highly visual and shareable editorial content, which is often featured on its destination site AllDay.com.
Your story is your strategy. At Position Ventures, we work alongside founders to help them position their business and tell their story.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Peru
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- Patlytics — Patent discovery, analytics, comparison, and workflow. Simplified via Artificial Intelligence.
- Oyster — Get peace of mind for things you own instantly. With no fine print or complicated forms, Oyster gets you tailored personal insurance products designed for your lifestyle.
- Lavender — Lavender helps thousands of sellers around the world write better emails faster, getting them more positive replies in less time. Rated 4.9/5 on G2.
Secocha Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early stage startups.
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- Financial Services, Internet, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, France
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- 10club — 10club acquires small brands that sell their products on e-commerce platforms and scales those businesses.Great businesses are growing on the backs of e-commerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart, Nykaa, and more. They get their foundational years right but find it difficult to scale, and understand that competition is hard to curb. That's where10club steps in, allowing entrepreneurs to enjoy an exit and benefit from years of hard work
- CarePredict — CarePredict @Home detects changes in the daily activity pattern of a senior and alerts family members when things are different than usual.
- Allocate — Allocate is the operating system for private market alternatives investing
WME is the original talent agency, enabling generations of artists and creators to achieve success, impact culture, and shape a better world.
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- Internet, Software, Video
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, Canada
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- isima — isima is a clinically backed, science-driven haircare brand.
- ResortPass — Enjoy the pool, spa, and amenities at a luxury hotel for the day starting at only $25. Take a daycation and book a day pass or cabana at hotels and resorts near you!
- Newman Executive Talent Acquisition Partnerships — Newman ETAPs became a global leader in the entertainment industry, known for developing and supporting top social media talent. Working with high-net-worth clients and partnering with major entertainment companies, the company earned widespread recognition and financial success.Focused on identifying and nurturing talent, Newman ETAPs helpedlaunch the careers of figures like Noen Eubanks and groups like Hype House, Clubhouse LA, and AMP World, driving their success in the digital space.Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Newman ETAPs demonstrated resilience and adaptability, achieving continued growth and success. Its innovative strategies allowed the company to thrive during a period of widespread adversity.The company's rapid ascent was driven by its founder, Jose Manuel Anderson, also known as Jose Newman. A visionary entrepreneur, Anderson's leadership and strategic insights were instrumental in establishing Newman ETAPs as a leader in social media entertainment, empowering the next generation of Gen Z talent and leaving a lasting impact on the industry. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Newman ETAPs demonstrated resilience and adaptability, achieving continued growth and success. Its innovative strategies allowed the company to thrive during a period of widespread adversity.Distinguished by its expansive network and global reach, Newman ETAPs maintained a presence across 22 offices strategically positioned around the world. This extensive infrastructure facilitated seamless engagement with a diverse array of social media luminaries, enabling the company to exert a profound and far-reaching influence within the digital sphere.Central to the company's meteoric rise was its visionary founder, the avant-garde entrepreneur Jose Manuel Anderson, known affectionately as Jose Newman. A trailblazing figure within the industry, Newman's visionary leadership and entrepreneurial acumen were instrumental in guiding the company to its position of prominence, empowering a new generation of Gen Z talent to realize their full potential and leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of social media entertainment.
Largest and most active angel group in the Pacific Northwest
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- Software, Health Care, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Canada, Nigeria
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- Julep — We are Julep, creators of innovative makeup, skincare, nail polish & sets. Every day is a chance to Brave Pretty.
- 3D BioFibR — 3D BioFibR is a biomaterial manufacturing company that produces naturally sourced, high-value bio fibers such as spider silk, collagen, chitosan, and others. Preliminary fiber performance data shows the potential applications of these fibers in several global markets, including biomedical engineering, green textiles, defense, and aerospaceengineering. Formed in July 2020, 3D BioFibR was founded on the pioneering research of Dr. John Frampton. 3D BioFibR is focused on novel and proprietary methods of biofiber production that have a quality and scale that is currently not achievable with current methods. 3D BioFibR scientists have demonstrated the ability to make collagen fibers, termed CollaFibR™, that are stronger than natural tendons, and spider silk that is tougher than steel and 2000% more flexible. 3D BioFibR’s vision is to become the global leader in the manmade production of nature’s strongest, lightest and toughest materials at a scale and cost that makes them a competitive solution to the engineering challenges of our day.
- Hest Outdoors — We're on a mission to maximize days outside through a better night's sleep under the stars. Explore our revolutionary camping mattresses, sleeping pads and pillows. Sleep well. Play more.
Archer Gray is a media production, finance and venture investment company driven by for a passion for innovation, integrity, and results.
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- Media and Entertainment, Apps, Video
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Battlefy — Battlefy is the simplest way to start, manage, and find esports tournaments | Create. Compete. Conquer.
- Inked Brands — They enable influencer commerce™ by empowering influencers to leverage their following to create a lasting revenue stream.
- Colony — We find companies with untapped profit. Then we unlock it.
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