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Top 50 Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Canada (November 2026)

The most active angel investors investing in Canada Food and Beverage startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Canada Food and Beverage startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Tom Williams
Angel
3 United States, Canada, India Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services $1.3M–$57M
David Albert
Angel
3 Canada, United States Seed, Series A Software, Mobile, Employment $20k–$2.4M
Mike Fata
Angel
3 Canada, United States Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series B Food and Beverage, Organic Food, Manufacturing $5.4M–$10M
Manjit Minhas
Angel
2 Canada, India Angel Health Care, Solar, Energy $76k–$200k
Robert Gierkink
Angel
2 Canada, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Mobile, Retail, Grocery
Alex Moorhead
Angel
2 Canada Seed, Series A Mobile, Grocery, Internet
Marco Valta
Angel
2 United States, Germany, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Secondary Market E-Commerce, Internet, Software $200k–$24M
Malcolm Leggett
Angel
2 Canada Seed Food and Beverage, B2B, Consumer $1.1M–$1.1M
Arlene Dickinson
Angel
2 Canada, United States Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel Food and Beverage, Health Care, Wellness $150k–$20M
Richard Cargill
Angel
2 India, Canada Seed, Series A AgTech, B2B, Internet $1.3M–$3.2M
Eric Patel
Angel
2 Canada, United States Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Manufacturing $2.6M–$3.5M
Jim Newton
Angel
2 Canada Seed Food and Beverage, B2B, Consumer $1.1M–$1.1M
Robin Knox
Angel
1 United Kingdom, Canada, United States Pre-Seed, Seed Software, SaaS, Digital Media $38k–$2.9M
JJ Redick
Angel
1 Canada, United States Seed, Series B Winery, Software, Health Care
Mohamed Hage
Angel
1 Canada Agriculture, Hospitality, Organic Food
Amit Sharma
Angel
1 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Seed, Angel E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Retail
John Nemanic
Angel
1 Canada Seed Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
Etienne Plourde
Angel
1 Canada Angel Tea, Food and Beverage
James Pardieck
Angel
1 Canada Seed Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
Kathia Cambron
Angel
1 Canada Seed Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
Jonathan Roy
Angel
1 Canada Angel Tea, Food and Beverage
Nadav Ben-Chanoch
Angel
1 United States, France, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Health Care $100k–$5.5M
Phil Donnithorne
Angel
1 Canada Seed Food and Beverage
Ran Makavy
Angel
1 United States, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Medical $1M–$10M
Dennis Bennie
Angel
1 Canada, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Hardware, Health Care $20k–$15M
Chris Adams
Angel
1 Canada Seed B2B, Farming, Nutrition
Chris Rickett
Angel
1 Canada Seed Retail, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
Ethan Oren Perlstein
Angel
1 United States, Canada Seed Biotechnology, Life Science, Cannabis
Dror Balshine
Angel
1 Canada Organic Food, Food Processing, Food and Beverage
Judy Brooks
Angel
1 Canada Seed Organic Food, Food and Beverage
Aman Chatha
Angel
1 Canada Seed Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
John Flanagan
Angel
1 Canada Venture - Series Unknown Organic Food, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage
William Riggs
Angel
1 Canada, France Seed, Pre-Seed Seafood, Robotics, Software $747k–$2.1M
Ryan Holmes
Angel
1 Canada, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, SaaS, B2B $300k–$4M
Richard Cooperstein
Angel
1 United States, Canada, Germany Secondary Market, Seed, Angel Software, Aerospace, Hardware $424k–$9.5B
Tim Draper
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Financial Services $350k–$50M
Drew Green
Angel
1 Canada Convertible Note, Seed, Angel DSP, PaaS, Audio
Marc Altshuller
Angel
1 Canada Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Mobile, Apps, Health Care $450k–$500k
Peter Harrison
Angel
1 Canada, United States Seed, Series A SaaS, B2B, Software
Farhan Thawar
Angel
1 Canada, Israel, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, Information Technology, SaaS $2.7M–$8.5M
Jim Spatz
Angel
1 Canada Seed, Pre-Seed Sports, Software, Analytics $1.8M–$2.5M
Mark Macleod
Angel
1 Canada Seed, Series A Software, Apps, Bitcoin $900k–$35M
Hans Knapp
Angel
1 Canada Series A, Seed, Angel Software, SaaS, Health Care $838k–$16M
Kevin Kimsa
Angel
1 Canada, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Internet, Power Grid $3.3M–$22M
James McCann
Angel
1 United States, Canada Series A, Seed Grocery, Software, E-Commerce $4.5M–$13M
Lachy Groom
Angel
1 United States, India, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $2.2M–$80M
Aubrey Graham (Drake)
Angel
1 United States, Canada Series A, Seed, Angel Mobile, Fashion, FinTech $3M–$555M
Oskar Hartmann
Angel
1 Germany, India, Russian Federation Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive $125k–$52M
Chris Neumann
Angel
1 Canada, United States Pre-Seed, Seed Software, Finance, Grocery $1M–$1.3M
Jamie Rosenblatt
Angel
1 Canada, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, FinTech, Finance $1M–$98M
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Tom Williams
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 3 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Tom Williams

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 116
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$6M; Series A $7.9M–$32M; Series B $10M–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Unito — Unito is taking on a major problem that people are passionate about solving: they make it easier to collaborate across teams. They don't make users learn new tools and change the way they work. By connecting work management tools, they allow managers, cross-functional teams, departments, and entire companies to benefit from seamlesscollaboration and improved communication. The app syncs projects across a number of tools like Trello, Asana, JIRA, GitHub, Wrike, Zendesk & Hubspot. This is a hard problem of semantics, synchronization, and APIs.
  • Delphia — Delphia puts your data to work for you.
  • North One — NorthOne is an online Business Account with built-in features to make business banking fast and easy. No overdraft fees. No minimum balance. No hidden fees.
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David Albert
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 3 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Managing Director, @foodora (a Delivery Hero company)

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Mobile, Employment
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $20k–$2.4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Jiffy — Jiffy is a web and mobile platform that connects homeowners with service providers in real time, based on proximity and availability.
  • ChefHero — notch simplifies wholesale food and beverage ordering for restaurants and suppliers of all sizes. Make all your orders, chat, and pay in one place.
  • KitchenMate — Our modular Kiosks enable your business to easily integrate high-quality meals into your culture.
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Mike Fata
Angel · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · 3 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Mike Fata is based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is the Chairman of the Board of Mitsoh. Mike previously worked at SOL Cuisine as a Chairman of the Board.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, Organic Food, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Venture - Series Unknown $5.4M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mitsoh — Protein-rich traditional pemmican strips, grass-fed beef sticks and dry bison meat, made with simple ingredients and rooted in Canadian tradition.
  • Blume — Blends with benefits. Organic superfood powders for your mug, cup, bowl and baking sheet. We believe wellness should be fun and accessible. All of our colorful lattes are vegan, refined sugar-free and less than $1/serving.
  • Nuts For Cheese — Nuts For Cheese produces organic, 100% dairy free and plant-based cheese in six delicious flavors.
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Manjit Minhas
Angel · Calgary, Alberta, Canada · 2 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

34-year-old Manjit Minhas is the co-founder and co-owner of Minhas Breweries and Distillery and a Dragon on Dragon's Den. Though trained as a petroleum engineer, she has become a specialist in brand development, marketing, sales management and retail negotiations, having been recognized for several business industry awards such as PROFITmagazine's "Top Growth Entrepreneur", Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs in Canada, Calgary's Top 40 under 40, Chatelaine Magazine's "Top Entrepreneur Woman of The Year 2011" and The Sikh Centennial Foundation Award 2014.When Manjit Minhas was 19 years old, she and her brother Ravinder scraped together $10,000 to launch their first beer in Alberta. In 2006, they purchased the second oldest brewery in the United States and renamed it "Minhas Craft Brewery." At the time, this acquisition officially made the Minhas siblings the youngest brewery owners in the world.Their brewery in Monroe, Wisconsin is now the 10th largest in North America, and as a brand they produce more than 90 beers, spirits, liqueurs and wines that ship all across Canada and the U.S., as well as overseas to 15 different countries. Minhas Brewery makes all of the Kirkland brand beer for Costco worldwide, as well as all the craft beers under Trader Joes' label in the US. Today they run a group of companies that generated over $155-million in revenue last year.Manjit lives in Calgary, where she was born and raised, with her husband and two young daughters.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Solar, Energy
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: Canada, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Angel $76k–$200k
  • Lead/follow: 80% lead, 20% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ONES — Canada's first dealcoholized winery located in the Okanagan Valley making 0.5% ABV wine from premium Canadian wine. Zero sugar and <20 Calories/glass. An alternative to alcohol for every event and for the sober curious. Ones wine
  • 7 Fathoms — Seaweed Skin Care Formulated to Nourish and Hydrate the Skin. Anti-Aging, Anti-Inflammatory Skin Care using Seaweed Harvested off the Coast of Grates Cove, Newfoundland.
  • Kritrim Entertainment — Easy Platter Personal chefs prepare healthy, delicious custom cuisines in your kitchen for $7.75/Meal. Top-Rated Local Personal chefs prepare incredible meals per your dietary preferences. Sit back, relax while your affordable personal chefs prepare meals for you and your family in your kitchen or
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Robert Gierkink
Angel · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · 2 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

As an Entrepreneur in Residence at General Catalyst Partners, Rob Gierkink focuses on investing in early stage technology companies.Prior to founding DataLogix, Rob co-founded three of the world’s largest cross-merchant loyalty programs. He was most recently CEO of Loyalty Management Group (LMG), the company that operates the United Kingdom’slargest loyalty program, Nectar, with over 50% of UK households participating. Under Rob’s leadership, the company grew from start-up to over $400 million in revenues in under six years. LMG was sold to Group Aeroplan in December 2007 in a $750 million cash transaction. He also co-founded the largest loyalty programs in Canada (Air Miles Reward Program) and the Netherlands (Air Miles Program), which today have 70% and 50% of households participating in their respective countries. He has keynoted the DMA’s annual conference, and served as a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School and London Business School.Rob is a graduate of Ryerson University, earning a Bachelor of Business Management and Harvard Business School, where he received an M.B.A.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Retail, Grocery
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Index — Index is challenging the status quo of how retailers engage with their customers. We are a retail software company that brings the personalization and measurement of online commerce to the offline world. Index provides retailers with security and an advantage to elevate service, personalize experiences and measure the ROI of their efforts.Seeing a unique opportunity to directly serve the needs of top-tier retailers, former Google Wallet Product and Engineering leads Marc Freed-Finnegan and Jonathan Wall founded Index in early 2012. Our bench includes the team that conceptualized and developed Google Wallet, provided technical leadership for Google’s big data efforts, and partnered with retailers at Apple, Google and Oracle. In addition, our advisors were C-level executives at Saks, Whole Foods, Jamba Juice, Burger King, J.Crew and Williams-Sonoma.
  • Flashfood — Get massive savings on fresh food items like meat and produce that are nearing their best before date at grocery stores across Canada and the U.S.
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Alex Moorhead
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 2 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Alex Moorhead has 15 years of experience, primarily building and managing high growth companies. Prior to joining the Fund, Mr. Moorhead co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of LMG, a London, England based business which owns and operates Nectar, the UK’s leading consumer loyalty program with 50% UK household participation. LMG wasacquired by Group Aeroplan (now AIMIA, TSX:AIM) in December 2007. Mr. Moorhead has also worked in corporate finance at Banc of America Securities (San Francisco) and UBS (New York) where he executed a wide variety of transactions including capital raising and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Moorhead began his career as part of the start-up management team at Loyalty Management Group Canada (LMGC) which owns and operates the Air Miles program in Canada with household participation in excess of 75%. LMGC was acquired by Alliance Data System (ADS:NYSE) in August 1998. Mr. Moorhead received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University in 1991 and an MBA from Northwestern University (Kellogg) in 1997.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Grocery, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Flashfood — Get massive savings on fresh food items like meat and produce that are nearing their best before date at grocery stores across Canada and the U.S.
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Marco Valta
Angel · Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland · 2 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Marco Valta is an Entrepreneur and Investor with over 20 years experience in the tech industry. As an internet investor, Marco has a portfolio of more than 250 companies including Appnexus, Soldo, Revolut, Prima Assicurazioni, Flexport, Deliveroo, Space X, Brex, Cloudkitchens, Raya, Playco, Public, Coinbase, Pacaso, Oura, Anduril, Anthropic, Boring Company,

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Secondary Market
  • Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$4.1M; Series A $2.5M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Coinbase — Coinbase is an online platform for digital currency transactions, enabling merchants, consumers, and traders to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies. The company provides Bitcoin wallet services, allowing users to manage digital assets and conduct transactions. Coinbase offers merchant payment processing tools, supporting businesses in integrating cryptocurrency payments. It facilitates secure digital currency exchanges, assisting users in navigating blockchain-based financial transactions.
  • SmartPrice — SmartPrice specialize in the sale and certification of electronics, which was once used. They are a team of entrepreneurs who build business on the culture of ReCommerce. This culture suggests that in the world there are so many things that can be reused without losing quality.
  • Salty. — Salty Dot, Inc. is the Embedded Insurance® technology company. Salty removes existing consumer impediments to buying the right policy and having the proper coverage. The company’s platform is a proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that enables carriers and distribution partners to offer a customized policy to insure a product orservice in real-time during the purchase process. Salty uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze unique data sources about the buyer and the purchase. It then sorts through multiple carriers to seamlessly offer the right insurance. Salty is licensed in all 50 states. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wearesalty.com.
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Malcolm Leggett
Angel · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada · 2 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Malcolm Leggett is a member Board of Directors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, B2B, Consumer
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Arctic Shelf — Cubbi is a manufacturer and designer of refrigerated lockers catering to schools and workplaces.
  • Cubbi — 50+ local restaurants delivered to your office with no delivery fees, tips, or markups.
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Arlene Dickinson
Angel · Calgary, Alberta, Canada · 2 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Dickinson, owner and CEO of Venture Communications, a company she grew from a small, local firm to one of the largest independent agencies in Canada, is also the CEO of District Ventures and Youinc.com. Companies all aimed at helping market, fund and grow entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies. She is a two times best-selling author,accomplished speaker and is best known to Canadians as one of the venture capitalists on the award-winning CBC series’ Dragons’ Den.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Wellness
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Angel $200k–$420k; Pre-Seed $150k–$1.1M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.5M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 62% lead, 38% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cyder — Cyder is an end-to-end loyalty platform that allows credit unions to seamlessly issue, redeem, and integrate white-labeled rewards into everyday banking.
  • Aku Spike — Aku delivers a high-end self acupressure experience anywhere, anytime. Stress relief, relaxation, and treatment for sore back, neck aches, joint pain and more.
  • Vertiball — The precision massager that makes your back accessible in a way like never before. Our patent pending suction mounting system to mount onto walls and other flat surfaces. The technology allows you to place the device at specific heights giving you complete control over your sore, tense muscles.
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Richard Cargill
Angel · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · 2 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Richard Cargill is the founder of Turas Mara.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: AgTech, B2B, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: India, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$3.2M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Toolsvilla — India's leading B2B eCommerce Marketplace for Machinery, Tools & Supplies that solve operational inefficiencies in Indian SMBs specially in the Agri-Food Category.
  • Milk Moovement — Milk Moovement is a powerful tool that connects all players in the raw milk supply chain. With features for transportation monitoring, production tracking, quality monitoring and producer payment, Milk Moovement is the only tool your team needs to manage raw milk.
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Eric Patel
Angel · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · 2 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Eric Patel was first elected to the Ritchie Bros. Board in 2004. Mr. Patel has extensive business and financial experience, most recently as CFO of Pembrook Mining Corp. (formerly Paget Resources Corporation), a private mining company that he left in 2010. Prior to that Mr. Patel acted as the CFO of CrystalDecisions, Inc., a privately heldsoftware company. Mr. Patel joined Crystal Decisions in 1999 after holding executive level positions, including that of CFO, with University Games, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of educational toys and games. Before 1997, Mr. Patel worked for Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream as Director of Strategy, for Marakon Associates strategy consultants and for Chemical Bank. Mr. Patel sits on the Advisory Board of ACL Services Ltd, the board of Daiya Foods Inc. and is treasurer of B.C. Social Ventures Partners, a not for profit-organization. Mr. Patel holds an MBA degree. Mr. Patel is currently a member of the Audit Committee and is Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $2.6M–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TMRW Foods — TMRW Foods is a Canadian producer of plant-based proteins, producing out of their wholly owned HACCP certified facility in British Columbia, Canada. TMRW products can be found in retailers across Canada, and a local delivery platform is available for Lower Mainland Vancouver. TMRW has tripled their distribution points from the end 2020 to Q2 2021.
  • Apothékary — Apothékary provides a tailored, holistic approach to medicine and wellness to clients in over 23 countries globally. Rooted in Eastern medicine and over 5,000 years of research and tradition, the company puts out both traditional medicinal practice and goods to meet the requirements of their clients in natural sleep, stress, skincare, and more. Theproduct portfolio of the company is prepared with products from Mother Nature's pantry, driven by the notion that food is medicine.
  • Eclipse Foods — Eclipse Foods is the sweet tooth for all food lovers of plant-based, vegan ice cream. We offer delicious, cruelty-free vegan ice cream. Learn more today!
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Jim Newton
Angel · Markham, Ontario, Canada · 2 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Jim Newton is a General Manager at CN.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, B2B, Consumer
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Arctic Shelf — Cubbi is a manufacturer and designer of refrigerated lockers catering to schools and workplaces.
  • Cubbi — 50+ local restaurants delivered to your office with no delivery fees, tips, or markups.
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Robin Knox
Angel · Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Robin Knox is the Founder and CEO at Boundary.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Digital Media
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $327k–$2.9M; Pre-Seed $38k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • DragonflAI — Phone-Based AI Moderation Moderate user-uploaded images and videos before they leave mobile devices and reach the internet. Keep your platform and servers free from indecent or illegal content.
  • Handl — Handl is an online platform for vehicle & fleet servicing.
  • My Probate Partner — Simplify the probate process in Scotland with expert support. Join our free webinar and book a consultation today.
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JJ Redick
Angel · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

JJ Redick Former Pro-Basketball Player.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Winery, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Olipop — 2-5g sugar. 9g fiber. 8 classic flavors. Discover the delicious new soda made with plant fiber and prebiotics for a happy, healthy you. Try it in Vintage Cola, Classic Root Beer, Strawberry Vanilla, Ginger Lemon and more. Non-GMO, gluten free, paleo, vegan, and just plain delicious.
  • InVintory — Helping wine collectors track & find their bottles. Download on the App Store or use our Web App.
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Mohamed Hage
Angel · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Mohamed Hage is a young entrepreneur with a demonstrated track record of success and over 10 years of experience running software and real estate companies. He has a talent for inspiring passion in employees and an incredible knack for forging connections with experts from a diverse range of specialties. He conceived of Lufa Farms in the early2000s based on his childhood experiences with agriculture and fresh produce in a village just outside of Beirut.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Agriculture, Hospitality, Organic Food
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Lufa Farms — Find out how to subscribe to weekly fully customizable local food baskets.
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Amit Sharma
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Amit Sharma is the Founder and General Partner of Black Jays Investments. He attended London Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • OffLimits — Offensively delicious cereal. Nothing Artificial.
  • Package Free — At Package Free Shop we sell sustainable, green, eco friendly, plastic free products to help you live a zero waste, minimalist, and low impact lifestyle.
  • Penelope — Penelope | The retirement platform for small business
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John Nemanic
Angel · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

John Nemanic

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
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Etienne Plourde
Angel · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Etienne Plourde is the Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman of WeCook - Repas WeCook. He previously worked at WeCook - Repas WeCook as a Co-Founder and CEO.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Tea, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Bobba — Bobba provides ready-to-drink bubble tea made with an infusion of real tea and unique fruit juice beads.
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James Pardieck
Angel · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

James Pardieck

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
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Kathia Cambron
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Kathia Cambron

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
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Jonathan Roy
Angel · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Jonathan Roy

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Tea, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Bobba — Bobba provides ready-to-drink bubble tea made with an infusion of real tea and unique fruit juice beads.
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Nadav Ben-Chanoch
Angel · Miami, Florida, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Nadav Ben-Chanoch

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, France, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 178
  • Round size: Seed $329k–$5.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • micro1 — We help companies hire and manage the best software engineers easily.
  • TRIVER — Triver develops online and digital tools to assist and support various financial services. It is based in London, England.
  • Skedway — The optimization hub for the Modern Enterprise - Visualize, integrate and manage every shared company asset in one place.
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Phil Donnithorne
Angel · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Phil Donnithorne is the Managing Director at Maxwell Contract Warehousing Ltd.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Grüvi — Gruvi makes non-alcoholic craft beer and wine on the planet. They strive to create an inclusive community focused on making better choices within their daily lives. They provide various types of non-alcoholic craft beer such as alcohol-free dry red blend, dry secco, and bubbly rose.
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Ran Makavy
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Ran Makavy

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$8M; Pre-Seed $1M–$2.7M; Series A $6.7M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Darvis — Eliminate inventory gaps with AI-powered tracking and real-time healthcare supply visibility.
  • Copilot — Start, run, and grow your business with a client portal that streamlines messaging, payments, file-sharing, help centers, custom app access, and more.
  • Social Chat — Loup is an intelligent marketing platform that lets you turn your website into a personal shopping experience with interactive video.
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Dennis Bennie
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Dennis Bennie is a pioneer, entrepreneur and innovator in the Canadian technology industry. Over the past 20 years, Bennie's entrepreneurial management has powered Mission Electronics, Ingram Canada and Delrina. In 1997, he founded the XDL Venture Capital Fund, focusing on information technology opportunities. The $25 million fund hasyielded exceptional returns to date. One of its most noteworthy investments was a 1997 start-up, Delano Technology Corporation (NASD:DTEC). XDL Intervest, a $150 million fund was started in 1999 and is now fully invested. Bennie currently manages an experienced team investing in private equity opportunities as the XDL Capital Group. From 1988 to 1996, Mr. Bennie was CEO of Delrina Corporation, an independent software developer and publisher, which forged the new software categories of electronic forms and PC fax communications. Under Mr. Bennie's leadership, Delrina pioneered the development of PC fax software called WinFax and became a world leader in the communication software market with annual sales revenue exceeding $130 million. Listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, Delrina cultivated a reputation for leadership, growth and profitability, and completed several public offerings. In November 1995, the company was successfully sold to Symantec Corporation for share consideration valued at $560 million. Mr. Bennie entered the world of technology in 1979, when he co-founded Mission Electronics. He drove the expansion of this leading British audio equipment manufacturer to become a dominant force in the high-end stereo market. In 1982 he sold his interest in Mission Electronics and founded Aviva Software, an independent, mass-market software developer. Under his direction, the company expanded its scope to include software distribution and merged with Ingram Micro Inc. in 1986 to become Canada's largest software distributor. Residing in Toronto, Canada, with his wife Laura and three daughters, Dennis is an avid golfer and runner. A member of the World President's Organization, he also regularly serves on various charitable boards including the Toronto Hospital Board.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Hardware, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $731k–$15M; Pre-Seed $20k–$4.1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Delphia — Delphia puts your data to work for you.
  • Tread — Tread's construction fleet management software makes the business of moving construction materials easier and more profitable. Request a demo today!
  • Thriver — Discover, book, and manage workplace culture services and employee experiences all in one place. Empower your team with effective employee engagement activities.
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Chris Adams
Angel · Barrie, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Chris Adams - Founder & Managing Director @ Adams Hamilton

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2B, Farming, Nutrition
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Purchs — Compare online casinos for Canadian players: bonus wagering, Interac and CAD payments, withdrawal conditions, provincial licensing and player protection tools.
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Chris Rickett
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Chris Rickett, co-founder of Digital Main Street.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Retail, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • GoodGood — GoodGood is creating a better kind of local commerce, helping neighborhoods discover specialty treats, niche beverages, and your next oh-my-god-I'm-obsessed favorite craft items.
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Ethan Oren Perlstein
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Over the course of the last decade, first as a graduate student at Harvard University in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology with PhD advisor Professor Stuart Schreiber and then as an independent postdoctoral fellow at the Lewis-Sigler Institute at Princeton University, Dr. Ethan Perlstein developed an approach to studying old drugs anddiscovering new drugs in model organisms called evolutionary pharmacology. Ethan is an author on 19 peer-reviewed scholarly publications, including the discovery of a novel mechanism of action for the antidepressant Zoloft based on studies in yeast cells.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Life Science, Cannabis
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Epinoma — Epinoma is a diagnostics company that focuses on the multi-omics approach to cancer monitoring. It engineers proteins that control the operating system of biology. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
  • BluumBio — BluumBio develops next-generation remediation technologies that clean up pollution and restore degraded ecosystems
  • Promakhos Therapeutics — A Boston-based biotech startup developing therapeutics.
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Dror Balshine
Angel · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Dror Balshine is the President at Sol Cuisine Inc. Dror Balshine attended The University of British Columbia.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Organic Food, Food Processing, Food and Beverage
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Nuts For Cheese — Nuts For Cheese produces organic, 100% dairy free and plant-based cheese in six delicious flavors.
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Judy Brooks
Angel · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Advisor

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Organic Food, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Blume — Blends with benefits. Organic superfood powders for your mug, cup, bowl and baking sheet. We believe wellness should be fun and accessible. All of our colorful lattes are vegan, refined sugar-free and less than $1/serving.
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Aman Chatha
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Aman Chatha

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
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John Flanagan
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

John Flanagan is a Chief Executive Officer at Sol Cuisine.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Organic Food, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SOL Cuisine — To make delicious and high-quality foods that are vegan, gluten-free and healthy, using local, environmentally sound ingredients. Taste and see!
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William Riggs
Angel · San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

William (Billy) Riggs, Ph.D., AICP, LEED AP is a Californian academic and entrepreneur. He global expert and thought leader in the areas of future mobility and smart transportation, economics, design and urban development. Dr. Riggs is a professor and program director at the University of San Francisco School of Management, a partner at JustBusiness, and a consultant and advisor to multiple companies and start-ups on technology, smart mobility and urban development. This follows two decades of experience working as a planner, economist, and engineer. He has over 100 publications, featured in multiple global media outlets such as the Economist, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Atlantic, and is the author of the book Disruptive Transport: Driverless Cars, Transport Innovation and the Sustainable City of Tomorrow. Dr. Riggs has been both a fellow with the National Science Foundation fellow and the University of California Transportation Center, is the founder of ReStreet.com (app.restreet.com)—an online tool for democratizing street design. Dr. Riggs sits on the City of Palo Alto’s Planning and Transportation Commission and is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Transportation Economics and Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Committee on Transportation Economics and the Standing Committee on Policy and Law.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Seafood, Robotics, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $747k–$2.1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SCOUT — Scout is a company that manufactures and distributes canned seafood. They obtains all of their seafood directly from regional fishing communities. They managed fisheries that prioritize worker and environmental well-being. They offers specialty shops like bakeries, seafood markets and cheese shops.
  • Heex Technologies — Heex Technologies accelerates AI development by enabling engineering teams to get the most value out of their data
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Ryan Holmes
Angel · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Ryan Holmes is based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, and is the Interim CEO, Founder and Director of the Board of Hootsuite. Ryan previously worked at Aritzia as a Board of Directors. Ryan Holmes attended the University of Victoria. Ryan Holmes has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, B2B
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$4M; Angel $551k–$1M; Pre-Seed $300k–$1.4M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Favs — Favs HQ. Favs led to Aurascope. Both led to Legend.
  • Go Oil — Go Oil is car maintenance made easy. Our service vans come to you and change your car's oil, rotate your truck's tires, replace your SUV's battery and more
  • Blossom Social — The investor's social network.
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Richard Cooperstein
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

MIG Capital Partners, CEO, Board Chair; Media Investment Group, Managing Partner; frmr sr executive Meta, Disney, Paramount Global, WB, Graduate: Harvard Business School MBA, Harvard College AB, Cambridge University, MPhil, Harvard Law/MIT Executive Education Program

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Aerospace, Hardware
  • Stage:Secondary Market, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $424k–$2.6M; Secondary Market $1.3B–$9.5B
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PsiQuantum — PsiQuantum is building the world's first useful quantum computer.
  • Axiom Space — Creating a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere.
  • SpaceX — SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.
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Tim Draper
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups, 19 in the past 12 months

Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 333
  • Round size: Seed $350k–$5.9M; Series A $2.5M–$25M; Series B $3M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CASIMIR —
  • illumicell AI — illumicell AI combines patented AI algorithms and proprietary microscopy technology to test 50x faster, 20x more effectively, empowering every healthcare provider at the point of care – not just fertility clinics – with accessible, scalable fertility diagnostics.
  • SignalRank — SignalRank owns a growing asset portfolio of top performing venture backed companies. It enters at Series B by helping early stage investors maintain their ownership in their best assets. The resulting portfolio is a top decile venture performer since inception in May 2023. SignalRank finances early stage investors’ pro-rata in qualifying Series B rounds through an automated process designed for speed, high-conviction selection, and partner-aligned economics. it can decide inside 24 hours and fund in less than a week. As a result SignalRank has 300+ seed partners who invite it to partner for pro-rata financing in their fastest growing companies. It sees a high percentage of all Series B term sheets prior to close. Capital is supplied from SignalRank’s balance sheet, with no capital calls or partner IC process delays. Check size correlates with capital available. SignalRank handles SPV setup and ongoing administration, with a target of moving from partner allocation request to funding in 5 business days. 20% of the profit on each investment goes directly to partners. SignalRank creates deal-by-deal SPVs; SignalRank does not charge management fees for this partner product. The portfolio can be seen at - https://signalrank.com/signalrank-index.html
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Drew Green
Angel · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Drew Green is the Chief Executive Officer and President of INDOCHINO. He previously worked at Unata as a Shareholder. Drew Green attended York University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: DSP, PaaS, Audio
  • Stage:Convertible Note, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • YOURIKA — AI-assisted education technology and student support
  • Between — Domain name Between.app offers a sense of connection, bridging the gap between individuals, ideas, or experiences. The word between evokes feelings of balance, unity, and opportunity. With just seven letters and two syllables, this one-word
  • Kiwi Grocery — Kiwi Grocery cuts out the grocery store and delivers direct to your door. That means you pay less for your groceries and save on costly service fees. Kiwi users save 35% on their grocery checkout totals compared to other delivery apps.
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Marc Altshuller
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Marc Altshuller is based out of Toronto, Ontario and is the CEO of Varicent Software. Marc previously worked at IBM as a General Manager, Business Analytics Division. Marc Altshuller attended Schulich School of Business - York University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Apps, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $450k–$500k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ritual — Delivery & takeout from the best local restaurants. Providing over 15,000 restaurants globally with digital solutions to help them serve up their best.
  • Plasticity Labs — Plasticity offers predictive workforce analytics and reporting on the health, happiness and productivity of people and teams. Based on the findings of the Workforce Analytics, customers can turn on the complete platform which includes personal behavioral training to optimize people and build better habits aimed at improving the predictedperformance scoring and helping people to better handle the realities of work and life. Plasticity is the only workforce analytics engine that combines explicit employee data, company performance data, and open data to understand and predict the full range of effects on the employee's ability to perform at their best. Connect your HRIS, HCM, or CRM and start actually measuring the ROI of people and culture, health and wellness, and learn how the weather might effect your next quarters results.
  • Tacit Innovations — Digital ordering done right. With Tacit Corporation, you can get more orders by offering a seamless digital ordering experience.
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Peter Harrison
Angel · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Peter Harrison has over 35 years of executive and investment experience spanning the private and public technology sectors. Mr. Harrison is currently the Founder and General Partner of Sanderhill Capital, a fund focused on social and environmental impact investing. He is also an operating executive with Marlin Equity Partners as well as a boardtrustee of George Washington University where he chairs the ESG taskforce. Mr. Harrison earned a BS in Software Engineering in the UK before moving to the US in 1986. In 1990 he co-founded, Seer Technologies, an IBM backed spin-off from CSFB where he was working at the time. He led the growth of Seer’s international business growing the company to over $120 million culminating in an IPO in 1995. In 1996 Mr. Harrison joined Versata, an early stage technology start-up in the Bay Area where he led the growth of their revenues 60 fold in four years culminating in an IPO in 2020 which on the opening day was ranked as the 25th biggest opening of all time. In 2001 Mr. Harrison joined GlobalLogic as CEO, a technology service firm, which at the time had less than 20 people and over the next 10 years grew it to over 6,000 attracting investments from NEA, Sequoia Capital and Goldman Sachs and acquiring five companies along the way. GlobalLogic was itself acquired by Apax in 2013 resulting in a greater than a 10x return on capital. In 2013 Mr. Harrison took over as CEO of Snagajob, a marketplace for hourly workers with over 60 million users. While there, he recapitalized the business and grew software revenues 10 fold over five years. He presently sits on a number of technology boards and collaborates with several VC’s and PE’s advising them on new investments and M&A. Over his career Mr. Harrison has had a direct hand in raising $400 million in both public and private markets that have resulted in the creation of companies with a combined market value of more than $8 billion dollars.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, B2B, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Influ2 — Influ2 brings ABM intent, advertising, orchestration, and revenue influence to the contact level. Because people make decisions, not accounts.
  • 7shifts — Restaurant Employee Scheduling Software. Make scheduling, timesheets, team communication, task and tip management, and labor compliance easy. Get started for free.
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Farhan Thawar
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Farhan Thawar is the VP Engineering at Shopify. Attended University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Canada, Israel, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $2.7M–$8.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • thri5 — Thri5 develops software that connects retail data, people, and AI agents through a System of Actions. The platform monitors sales, margin, inventory, availability, and other operational data to identify exceptions and opportunities. It prioritizes signals, assigns ownership, coordinates workflows across retail teams, and supports execution through copilots and automation. The system also provides traceability and measures outcomes such as sales, margin, and inventory accuracy.
  • Mantle — Mantle offers two AI-powered platforms: Mantle Equity for cap table management, fundraising scenarios, SAFEs, options, and 409A workflows; and Mantle Portal for private fund data aggregation, document tracking, and LP reporting.
  • Ten Key Labs — Mantle is a next generation ownership and equity management platform for modern founders, powered by AI.
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Jim Spatz
Angel · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Jim Spatz is the Chairman and CEO of Southwest Properties Limited, one of Atlantic Canada’s leading real estate developers. Southwest owns, operates and develops residential and commercial real estate in Atlantic Canada, extended stay accommodations across Canada, as well as a multi-unit residential portfolios in four Florida cities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sports, Software, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Brizi — Brizi is the global pioneer of fan-controlled camera technology. We are the trusted choice for leading sports, entertainment, and attraction venues in a dozen countries around the world.
  • Grüvi — Gruvi makes non-alcoholic craft beer and wine on the planet. They strive to create an inclusive community focused on making better choices within their daily lives. They provide various types of non-alcoholic craft beer such as alcohol-free dry red blend, dry secco, and bubbly rose.
  • Harbr — Turn credit onboarding into a repeatable, scalable business process. Collect everything once. Trigger every decisioning service automatically. Your workflow, not ours.
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Mark Macleod
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Since 1999, Mark MacLeod has been helping fund, grow and exit venture-backed startups as either a CFO, advisor or VC. Mark has been involved with many high profile companies including FreshBooks, Shopify, Frank & Oak and many, many others.Mark MacLeod is the founder of SurePath Capital Partners, the premier strategic financial advisor to today's emerging technology leaders.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Apps, Bitcoin
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $900k–$9.1M; Series A $9.9M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ChefHero — notch simplifies wholesale food and beverage ordering for restaurants and suppliers of all sizes. Make all your orders, chat, and pay in one place.
  • Shakepay — Shakepay allows Canadians to buy/sell bitcoin and pay their friends. We're on a mission to create open access to building wealth.
  • Wrk — Unlock seamless automation with Wrk. Our AI automation tools and business automation solutions help you streamline workflows, cut costs, and scale effortlessly.
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Hans Knapp
Angel · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Hans co-founded Yaletown Venture Partners and brings over 15 years of legal counsel, corporate governance, turn-around, and investing experience to the Yaletown team. Hans manages Yaletown's investment in Redlen Technologies, Equicare Health, Genologics, Thetus, and Mixpo. In addition, as Yaletown's General Counsel he directs our firm's investment transactions, operations and legal affairs. Prior to Yaletown, Hans was Vice President of Investments and Corporate Counsel for Brigill Investments, a private Vancouver-based venture capital firm. Earlier in his career he practiced law in the commercial litigation group of Borden Ladner Gervais and held a judicial clerkship at British Columbia's highest court, the BC Court of Appeal. A recipient of Business in Vancouver's "Top 40 Under 40" award, Hans has B.A. and LLB degrees from the University of British Columbia and is called to the Bar of British Columbia.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $838k–$1M; Series A $4.5M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VitaminLab — Looking for personalized vitamins based on your health goals, DNA or blood? Choose how you want to formulate and get an all-in-one formula just for you.
  • Elevated Signals — Elevated Signals builds manufacturing operations software for regulated industries like cannabis, nutraceuticals, food, and beverage. As an alternative to rigid ERPs and fragile spreadsheets, its GMP-ready platform connects inventory, quality & compliance, planning, and costing into one easy-to-use system - empowering teams to plan smarter, actfaster, and scale with confidence.Purpose-built for complex, fast-growing operations, the platform supports vertically integrated producers, white-label and co-manufacturers, and GMP-ready, export-focused facilities that need airtight traceability and flexibility. It's used across teams: operations and QA capture production floor data in real time, while finance, compliance, sales, and planning rely on it for informed decision-making and audit readiness.It provides:- Real-time visibility into materials and processes - Embedded quality assurance and compliance - A structured but adaptable system that supports how manufacturers actually workFeatures available:- Inventory Management - Work Orders & Production Tracking - SKU & Product Management - Vendor & Procurement Management - Production Planning (New Module) - Embedded Quality Assurance (QA) - Traceability & Compliance - Role-Based Access & Permissions - Reporting & Export Tools
  • Nanoprecise Sci Corp — Predictive Maintenance, Automated Ai Based Predictive Maintenance, Machine Doctor, Wireless Industrial Iot Sensors, Artificial Intelligence in Maintenance, Scaling Iot Solutions
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Kevin Kimsa
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

In his role as General Partner at ScaleUP Ventures, Kevin Kimsa is responsible for investing in and supporting early stage portfolio companies in the North American market, with a focus on Enterprise Software, Artificial Intelligence and FinTech. Prior to founding ScaleUP Ventures, Kevin has spent more than 20 years in operational management positions at growth companies including live event e-commerce platform provider AudienceView Ticketing Inc., where he current serves as Executive Chair. His entrepreneurial successes also include co-founding IP billing software firm Solect Technology Group (sold to Amdocs Inc. in 2000 for US$1.2 billion), and software firm Casero Inc. (sold to Radialpoint in 2009.) Kevin’s solid track record in operations includes roles as the CEO and COO at companies he founded or co-founded, and successful completion of numerous financing rounds with a mixture of venture capitalists and strategic investors. Kevin is a 2002 recipient of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award, and is a Board member of Toronto East General Hospital and the Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology, University of Waterloo (Advisory Board). He holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree with a major in computer science and statistics from the University of Waterloo.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Power Grid
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $5M–$7.5M; Series A $3.3M–$9M; Series B $8.1M–$22M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Thriver — Discover, book, and manage workplace culture services and employee experiences all in one place. Empower your team with effective employee engagement activities.
  • XGS Energy — Reimagining geothermal energy with the first 24/7, carbon-free, scalable, truly closed-loop heat-harvesting system. Reach your full geothermal production potential--with a fraction of the water and cost of other geothermal systems.
  • Skyward Wildfire Technologies — We stop lightning strikes over high-risk areas to prevent catastrophic wildfires from starting. Interested in learning more?
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James McCann
Angel · Miami, Florida, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

James McCann is the Founder and CEO of Food Retail Ventures. He attended the University of Manchester.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Grocery, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Series A $4.5M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Halla — Halla Intelligence is a digital solution that leverages over 100 billion shopper and product data points to recommend and promote what grocery items.
  • Flashfood — Get massive savings on fresh food items like meat and produce that are nearing their best before date at grocery stores across Canada and the U.S.
  • Afresh — A solution built specifically to manage fresh department inventory, forecasting, ordering, merchandising, and store operations. Afresh eliminates food waste, improves perimeter operations, and transforms demand planning chainwide.
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Lachy Groom
Angel · San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups, 16 in the past 12 months

Lachy Groom is an Australian entrepreneur, investor, and technology executive. He joined Stripe as its 30th employee and later served as Head of Stripe Issuing, where he worked across product, growth, operations, and international expansion. He founded LGF, an investment firm focused on early-stage technology companies, and has invested in companies including Figma, Notion, Ramp, and Lattice. He is also a co-founder of Physical Intelligence, a company developing artificial intelligence systems for robots.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, India, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 230
  • Round size: Seed $2.2M–$10M; Series A $8.5M–$37M; Series B $20M–$80M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Airbound — Welcome to Airbound, where we're reaching the unreachable with our zero infrastructure deliveries. Discover our innovative solutions for efficient and sustainable delivery systems.
  • alteon energy — Alteon develops long-endurance aircraft and unmanned aerial systems for extended-duration flight. Its designs combine solar power and dynamic soaring to support continuous operation.
  • Volantis — Volantis specializes in developing AI-driven semiconductor solutions. The company focuses on creating advanced systems that support high-performance computing for various applications, including networking, data centers, and edge computing. Volantis provides integrated hardware and software platforms designed to optimize processing power, energyefficiency, and scalability. Their technology aims to enhance the capabilities of existing infrastructure, making it adaptable to emerging computational demands. The company's solutions cater to industries that require robust, efficient computing power at scale.
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Aubrey Graham (Drake)
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Aubrey Graham (Drake) is the Founder of OVO Sound.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Fashion, FinTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $3M–$5.2M; Series A $10M–$555M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MoonPay — MoonPay offers a fast and simple way to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. Buy crypto with credit card, bank transfers or Apple Pay today.
  • Bullrider — There's cannabis then there's Bullrider. Legacy in the making since 2004. Cannabis dispensary selling and delivering legal weed in Brampton, Canada from 67 Shelby Road.
  • 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
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Oskar Hartmann
Angel · Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Oskar Hartmann currently works as an Angel Investor for YAP. He previously worked at Flaschenpost SE as an Investor. Oskar Hartmann attended WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, India, Russian Federation

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 72
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$52M; Pre-Seed $125k–$200k; Series A $8.9M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tiggy — 15 minute grocery delivery on a mission to forever change the way we buy everyday essentials. Now live in Vancouver
  • Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
  • MoonAI Inc — MoonAI enables businesses to deploy no-code AI agents—referred to as “AI salespersons”—within one day, with no installation cost. These agents automate lead qualification, escalate warm leads to managers, schedule meetings, and integrate with CRMs, messaging platforms.The solution operates 24/7, supports multiple languages (includingRussian, English, and informal Kazakh), and processes customer interactions in just seconds. It has helped companies double the volume of processed inquiries, reduce response times from minutes to seconds, and even autonomously close a portion of leads—all while reducing sales team workload and improving customer satisfaction.
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Chris Neumann
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Chris Neumann is the CEO and Cofounder of DataHero, the leading platform for visualizing data from online services. Chris was previously the first employee at Big Data pioneer Aster Data Systems, where he helped create Aster’s innovative Big Data platform. Chris holds an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BS in Computing Sciencefrom Simon Fraser University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Finance, Grocery
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $1M–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Revyl — Build, develop, test, and understand mobile applications with cloud compute, live devices, agent-driven verification, and Atlas runtime evidence.
  • Kiwi Grocery — Kiwi Grocery cuts out the grocery store and delivers direct to your door. That means you pay less for your groceries and save on costly service fees. Kiwi users save 35% on their grocery checkout totals compared to other delivery apps.
  • Hack Capital Ventures — Hack Capital is a software company that helps digital companies hire, train, retain, and motivate employees to do the best work of their lives. The company is building vertically integrated systems of intelligence that will help startup companies, as they grow, to manage their scale intelligently.
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Jamie Rosenblatt
Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in Canada Food and Beverage startups

Jamie Rosenblatt is the Partner at Golden Ventures . Jamie Rosenblatt attended University of Toronto.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$5.7M; Pre-Seed $1.6M–$3.6M; Series A $6.9M–$98M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Jiffy — Jiffy is a web and mobile platform that connects homeowners with service providers in real time, based on proximity and availability.
  • ChefHero — notch simplifies wholesale food and beverage ordering for restaurants and suppliers of all sizes. Make all your orders, chat, and pay in one place.
  • Finaeo — Finaeo is powering the future of life and health insurance with our all-in-one platform. Our digital marketplace connects carriers, brokers and clients through a fully-integrated experience.
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Food and Beverage Angel investor funding in Canada at a glance

Stats across 52 deals from 110 investors.

110
investors
in Canada Food and Beverage startups
52
deals
in Canada Food and Beverage startups
$1.5M
median round
in Canada Food and Beverage startups
9%
lead investors
lead at least one round
50%
Seed
most common funding stage

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