# Top 50 Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Canada in June 2026 ## Mike Fata - Type: Angel - Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Organic Food, Snack Food Mike Fata is the Founder at Manitoba Harvest. He attended Institute for Integrative Nutrition. ## Tom Williams - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Financial Services Tom Williams ## Eric Patel - Type: Angel - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Food Processing 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. ## Arlene Dickinson - Type: Angel - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Wellness 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. ## David Albert - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Apps, Mobile Managing Director, @foodora (a Delivery Hero company) ## Colin Harris - Type: Angel - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Industrial Automation, AgTech Colin is Chief Operating Officer of PMC-Sierra Inc. Colin is a founder of PMC-Sierra, has served as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer since February 2007. Prior to this appointment, he served as Vice President of Worldwide Operations at PMC-Sierra from July 2004 and Vice President of IC Technology from May1997 to July 2004. Colin is anelected member of the Global Semiconductor Association Board of Directors and serves on the advisory board of the Design for E-Beam (DFEB) initiative. Colin currently also serves on the board of directors for Yaletown portfolio company Redlen Technologies ## Lauren Rathmell - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Agriculture, Hospitality, Organic Food Rathmell, a trained biochemist, started working with Lufa Farms as a researcher at McGill’s MacDonald campus. She played a large role in the development of the plant science and growing science that Lufa eventually implemented, including the NFT and drip irrigation systems, the use of biological pest controls, the microclimate and crop rotationsystems, and the selection of crop varieties. Rathmell currently supervises all greenhouse operations as well as research and development ## John Risley - Type: Angel - Location: Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Sharing Economy John Risley is Chairman and CEO of CFFI Ventures Inc., a diversified holding company operating internationally. The company has majority or significant stakes in a portfolio of young companies ranging from financial services, renewable energy and the tech sector. He is also the Chair of Northern Private Capital, a Toronto based fund which investsin high growth opportunities, and Chair of MDA Corporation, Canada’s iconic space company. ## Jon Oringer - Type: Angel - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock. ## Jerin Mece - Type: Angel - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Organic Food, Food and Beverage Founder ## Jeff Steinberg - Type: Angel - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Private Equity - Focus: Sports, Winery, Distillery Jeff Steinberg ## Lanny Lipson - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing Lanny Lipson ## Andrew Ferrier - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Agriculture, Hospitality, Organic Food Andrew has held a number of director and executive positions for large multinationals and has 30 years of experience in international business. He has a strong background in growing businesses including 17 years as a CEO.From 2003 to 2011, Andrew was CEO of Fonterra Co-Operative Group, New Zealand's largest company. Prior to Fonterra,Andrew served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and director of GSW of Toronto, a manufacturer of consumer durable products and, prior to GSW, Andrew was President and CEO of Tate & Lyle North America Sugars of New York and President of Redpath Sugars in Toronto.Andrew currently runs his own investment company, Canz Capital, is Chairman of the New Zealand Government's economic development agency New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, sits on the Council of the University of Auckland and, in addition to Orion Health, sits on the boards of Bunge Ltd. in New York and Lufa Farms Inc. in Montreal, as well as other advisory and charitable boards.Andrew holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Business Administration from Concordia University. ## Eric Wetlaufer - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, Farming, Nutrition Eric Wetlaufer is the Managing Partner at TwinRiver Capital.Eric Wetlaufer attended Wesleyan University. ## Josh Hart - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Gaming, Retail Josh Hart is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association. ## Walter James Treliving - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Solar, Energy, Mobile Jim Treliving is the Chairman and Owner of one of Canada’s most beloved restaurant chains, Boston Pizza International (BPI)—but that’s just the tip of the iceberg of his accolades. Well-known for his role as the encouraging, savvy, entrepreneurial spirit on CBC’s Dragons' Den, Jim has a history rooted in integrity—one which has led him well inthe world of business. One of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs, Jim has been at the helm of the Boston Pizza name for nearly 50 years which has received prestigious recognition, including Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Platinum Club, Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures, the Henry Singer Award from the Canadian Institute of Retailing and Services and, most recently, the Canadian Franchise Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. ## Rogers Healy - Type: Angel - Location: Dallas, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Retail, Software A Texas based entrepreneur, investor, leader, and music guru, Rogers embodies the spirit of a business owner. Rogers jumped into business at an early age, and started what is now Texas' largest independently owned real estate company, Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate, in 2005. Since inception , Rogers went on to be the founder of RogersHealy and Associates Land and Lake, Rogers Healy and Associates Commercial Real Estate, Healy Global Real Estate and Relocation and Healy Property Management. As fate would have it, Rogers made his first investment in the world of Venture Capital in 2012, in Mizzen + Main. He fell in love with the idea of connecting the dots in the world of VC, and has since become one of Texas' most active investors. After over a decade investing in deals ranging from CPG to SaaS, Rogers founded Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners. "MoSe" quickly made a name for themselves, with early stage investments in companies ranging from tequila to trading cards, and have been able to add a new layer of experience to venture capitalism. Most importantly, Rogers lives a life of faith, alongside his wife Abby, their daughter Henley (named after Eagles' frontman, Don Henley), their dogs, and all their music memorabilia (Rogers has one of the largest collections in the world). ## Manjit Minhas - Type: Angel - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Solar, Energy, Health Care 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. ## JJ Redick - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Winery, Software, Health Care JJ Redick Former Pro-Basketball Player. ## Mohamed Hage - Type: Angel - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Agriculture, Hospitality, Organic Food 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. ## Amit Sharma - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Retail Amit Sharma is the Founder and General Partner of Black Jays Investments. He attended London Business School. ## John Nemanic - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing John Nemanic ## Oskar Hartmann - Type: Angel - Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive 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. ## Ran Makavy - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, Medical Ran Makavy ## Tim Draper - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School. ## Jamie Rosenblatt - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Finance Jamie Rosenblatt is the Partner at Golden Ventures . Jamie Rosenblatt attended University of Toronto. ## Chuck Rifici - Type: Angel - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Cannabis, Lifestyle, Marketing Dubbed the ‘Willy Wonka of Weed,’ Chuck is a true pioneer of the North American cannabis industry having founded Canopy Growth (formerly Tweed Marijuana) in an dilapidated old Hershey factory and building it into 500,000 square feet of thriving marijuana grow capacity. Today Canopy Growth is worth over $US 200 million and recognized as a worldclass cannabis producer. The talent he recruited now guides the entire Canadian cannabis industry.As CEO of Nesta, Chuck communicates the Company’s vision and purpose, devising practical strategies for sustainable growth and attracting top entrepreneurial talent to the firm. ## Marc Altshuller - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Mobile, Apps, Health Care Marc Altshuller is the President and CEO at Varicent. He attended Schulich School of Business - York University. ## Malcolm Leggett - Type: Angel - Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, Consumer, Manufacturing Malcolm Leggett is a member Board of Directors. ## Phil Donnithorne - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage Phil Donnithorne ## Dennis Bennie - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Hardware, Health Care 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. ## Aubrey Graham (Drake) - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: Gaming, Mobile, FinTech Aubrey Graham (Drake) is the Founder of OVO Sound. ## Etienne Plourde - Type: Angel - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Tea, Food and Beverage 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. ## Philip Sane - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing Philip Sane ## Philip Donne - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Philip Donne ## James Pardieck - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing James Pardieck ## Kathia Cambron - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing Kathia Cambron ## Jonathan Roy - Type: Angel - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Tea, Food and Beverage Jonathan Roy ## Ethan Song - Type: Angel - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Legal Tech, Organic Food, Web Development Ethan Song has lived and worked around the world, with major stints in Shanghai, Paris and Vancouver. His independent travels and his background in theatre and engineering inspired him to merge art with science and technology, and ultimately, to co-found Frank & Oak. As the company’s CEO, Ethan oversees product design and development and thecustomer shopping experience. ## Tomas Lestrup - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing Tomas Lestrup ## Hans Knapp - Type: Angel - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Health Care, Industrial Automation 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 Counselhe directs ourfirm'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. ## Andrew Perlman - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Water, Wellness, Advertising Andrew Perlman is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at North Equity. He attended The George Washington University School of Business in 1996. ## Kevin Kimsa - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence 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 managementpositions 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. ## Mark Macleod - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Apps, Bitcoin 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 totoday's emerging technology leaders. ## Tim Griffin - Type: Angel - Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services I'm a founder and angel investor, backing early stage startups across the U.S. and Canada. I founded Cloosiv (acquired by Odeko in 2020) and most recently co-founded Craftwork, a full-service home painting company that uses software to dramatically improve the homeowner and operator experience. ## Steve Wood - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Industrial, Food Delivery, Food Processing Steve Wood is working as the VP of Product, Developer Platform at Slack.He attended Queen's University. ## Ryan Garrah - Type: Angel - Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Industrial, Food Delivery, Food Processing Ryan Garrah is a President at Emerson Canada. ## Marc Poulin - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Industrial, Food Delivery, Food Processing Marc Poulin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited as well as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sobeys Inc., a leading Canadian grocery retailer and food distributor.A native of Québec, Mr. Poulin has more than 30-years experience in the food retailing, packaged goods and financial services industries.Between 1986 and 1996 Mr. Poulin held a variety of progressively senior retail marketing and management roles with Provigo Distribution, Culinar Inc. and Desjardins-Laurentian Life Group.In 1997 he joined the Oshawa Group as Vice President, Grocery Merchandising and in 2001 was appointed President of Operations, Sobeys Québec. In 2011 he was appointed President, Sobeys IGA Operations, the position he held immediately prior to being named President & Chief Executive Officer of Sobeys Inc. in 2012. In December 2013, Mr. Poulin also assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited, Sobeys Inc.'s parent company.In 2013 Mr. Poulin was appointed to the Board of Directors of Richelieu Hardware (TSX:RCH), a Québec-based importer and distributor of specialty hardware products. Mr. Poulin is also an active member of his community serving on the Board of Directors for the Montréal Heart Institute Foundation, as a volunteer for the United Way of Greater Montréal and as President of the Québec Chess Federation. He is a past board member of the Montréal Board of Trade and a former participant (1987) in the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference. In 2010 he was recognized as one of Québec's top business leaders by Perform Québec.Mr. Poulin has a Bachelor of Actuarial Science degree from the Université Laval and holds a Masters of Management (Marketing) degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. ## Brett Wilson - Type: Angel - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Cannabis, Lifestyle, Marketing W. Brett Wilson was the Co-Founder of FirstEnergy Capital. He currently worked at Canoe Financial as the Chairman. ## Chris Adams - Type: Angel - Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, Farming, Nutrition Chris Adams - Founder & Managing Director @ Adams Hamilton