# Air Canada

> Air Canada is a VC fund in Montréal backing Energy and FinTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montréal, Canada
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/air-canada
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/aircanada
- Website: http://www.aircanada.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aircanada

Air Canada is a VC fund in Montréal focused on Energy and FinTech. Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 178 destinations worldwide.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Air Canada. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Air Canada. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/air-canada?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Payments | 1 | 25% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 25% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2 | 50% |
| Sweden | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alejandro Legorreta Cortina | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alejandro-legorreta-cortina |
| John Di Bert | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-di-bert |
| Marlon Guerios | Senior Product Owner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marlon-guerios |
| Michael Friisdahl | President and Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-friisdahl |
| Edward Bekeris | Chief Medical Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-bekeris-def7 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chexy | Chexy operates a digital platform intended to modify the process of paying rent. They allow tenants to send money online to their landlords, earn rewards, build credit points, and also facilitate the redemption of those points in order to access exclusive membership perks. It gives tenants control over one of their key monthly expenses, which isrent. | $10.2M | Series A | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Heart Aerospace | Heart’s mission is to create the fastest, most affordable and sustainable transportation for regional travel to every corner of the world. Their first aircraft is the ES-19, a nineteen-passenger airliner with an operating range of 400 km. Heart's goal is to have the aircraft certified for commercial operation by 2026. | $107M | Series B | Feb 01, 2024 |  |
| Carbon Engineering | Founded in 2009, CE is a Canadian-based clean energy company leading the commercialization of groundbreaking technology that captures CO₂ directly from the atmosphere, and synthesizes it into clean, affordable transportation fuels. From a pilot plant in Squamish, B.C., CE has been removing CO₂ from the atmosphere since 2015 and converting it intofuels since December 2017. |  | Corporate Round | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| Carbon Engineering | Founded in 2009, CE is a Canadian-based clean energy company leading the commercialization of groundbreaking technology that captures CO₂ directly from the atmosphere, and synthesizes it into clean, affordable transportation fuels. From a pilot plant in Squamish, B.C., CE has been removing CO₂ from the atmosphere since 2015 and converting it intofuels since December 2017. |  | Debt Financing | Nov 17, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Airbus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airbus-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crossbeam Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crossbeam-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Innovation Council](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eic-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EQT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eqtventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Air Canada invest in?

Air Canada invests primarily in Energy, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Air Canada?

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### Who are the partners at Air Canada?

The team at Air Canada includes Alejandro Legorreta Cortina (Chief Executive Officer), John Di Bert (Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) and Marlon Guerios (Senior Product Owner), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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