Anthony Lacavera
Founder and Chairman @ Globalive
Toronto, Canada
Anthony Lacavera is a seed investor at Globalive in Toronto focused on SaaS and Software. Anthony Lacavera founded Globalive in 1998 and serves as Chairman. Anthony also founded and was CEO of WIND Mobile, which he sold for USD$1.3 billion after it grew to become Canada’s fourth largest wireless carrier. A serial entrepreneur, he started his first business out of university with a small business loan from the Royal Bank of Canada.Anthony is also the founder of Globalive Technology, a software company focused on commercializing blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies where he serves as Chairman and CEO.As a venture capitalist, Anthony has a significant stake in dozens of startups in Canada as well as the United States. As a mentor and investor, he is heavily involved in accelerators and incubators, including MaRS, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), NEXT Canada and the DMZ at Ryerson University. Anthony has done business in more than thirty countries, ranging from producing plays on Broadway to raising almost CAD$2 billion in private capital. He is a regular television commentator and speaker on artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship and the telecommunications industry. He was educated at the University of Toronto.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Anthony Lacavera invests in
Stages Anthony Lacavera invests in
Countries Anthony Lacavera invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 3 (25%)
- Software 3 (25%)
- Health Care 3 (25%)
- Information Technology 3 (25%)
- Machine Learning 2 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (75%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (25%)
Country
- Canada 8 (67%)
- United States 2 (17%)
- United Kingdom 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Meissner leverages artificial intelligence to discover and develop next-generation superconducting materials. | $2.6M / Pre-Seed / Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| CAMO Hospitality provides a hotel-native room service platform that enables hotels to offer fully branded room, pool, and bar service without running in-house kitchens. The company connects hotel guests, partner kitchens, and last-mile delivery in one operating system for on-demand hospitality. Its web-based ordering experience uses QR codes andsupports Apple Pay, Google Pay, and card payments, routing orders to nearby kitchens and coordinating delivery and guest support. Hotels access a property portal for real-time order tracking, revenue share management, and staff and guest credit tools. Partner kitchens use a dedicated console and tablet to receive predictable, high-volume orders from nearby hotels. The platform is designed for limited-service, select-service, and extended-stay hotels that want to capture in-stay dining revenue and improve the guest dining experience. | $4M / Seed / Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| Key provides a unique method to making significant professional relationships while also promoting career advancement, financial well-being, and work-life balance | $4.3M / Seed / Mar 11, 2024 | ||
| KEEP, named TIME Best Inventions of 2020 and 2020 CES Innovation Award winner, is the first HIPAA compliant smart device and patient-centric platform protecting vulnerable family members from inadvertently accessing medications, aiding with the consistency of adherence, and enabling real-time intervention. | $2.8M / Seed / Oct 18, 2021 | ||
| Blippar is a technology company specializing in Augmented Reality and Computer Vision (AI). Blippar’s vision is to enhance everyday life with Augmented Reality and give you more from the world you see – more entertainment, more information, more value.Since 2011, Blippar has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible in AR and has helpedthousands of brands, retailers and agencies use AR /AI across the consumer journey to deepen customer engagement, drive footfall and increase sales. Blippar gives access to an AR ecosystem with products and professional services to meet specific business needs – from consultancy to AR creation tools that publish AR content within a client's own app or rich media banners (no app required).Blippar's technology has been used by world-leading brands such as PepsiCo, Porsche, Nestlé, L’Oréal, GSK, General Mills and Procter & Gamble to create exciting and award-winning experiences.Blippar has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies by CNN, Forbes, etc. and listed 3 years in a row on CNBC's list of most disruptive companies as well as named top Business Innovator by Bloomberg and most innovative AR/VR company by Fast Company.Determined to steer the growth of the AR industry and champion this new consumer behavior, Blippar acquired Layar in June 2014, a pioneering AR company founded in the late 2000s. In June 2015, Blippar invested in smart specs company WaveOptics. WaveOptics is developing low-energy lenses that provide a live display for the wearer but can be fitted into ordinary spectacles frames. | $5M / Seed / Mar 23, 2021 | ||
| Acorn Biolabs is a healthcare technology company that provides access to the future of cell-based medicine through a non-invasive, follicle-based cell collection and cryopreservation service. Acorn Biolabs is cryopreserving people's healthy young cells for use in future regenerative treatments. Acorn Biolabs' services are available toconsumers directly through at-home and in-clinic collections and are available across Canada through a network of clinic and pharmacy partners. | $2.5M / Seed / Jan 11, 2019 | ||
| Tread is a platform for managing construction equipment services. Tread allows contractors, brokers, and operators to interact as if they’re in the same fleet. | Seed / Jan 01, 2019 | ||
| Fighting misconduct. One incident at a time. | Pre-Seed / Jan 24, 2018 | ||
| Tread is a platform for managing construction equipment services. Tread allows contractors, brokers, and operators to interact as if they’re in the same fleet. | Pre-Seed / Jan 13, 2018 | ||
| Peloton Innovations is the world’s first startup studio aimed at disrupting the $50 billion security industry. Based in Toronto, Peloton creates impactful B2B and B2C products and services for use in the rapidly evolving protection sector. | $2.4M / Seed / Nov 09, 2017 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Globalive
Globalive is the startup studio and global investment firm of Anthony Lacavera. The Globalive partners and team of investment professionals led by Brice Scheschuk and Simon Lockie have over 100 years of startup, operating, and investing experience working with founders.
Globalive Contacts
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Anthony Lacavera
Founder and Chairman
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Chief Executive Officer
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FAQ
What does Anthony Lacavera invest in?
Anthony Lacavera invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Anthony Lacavera invest in?
Anthony Lacavera typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$5M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Anthony Lacavera's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Anthony Lacavera took part in.
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When did Anthony Lacavera last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Anthony Lacavera closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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