Arlene Dickinson
General Partner @ District Ventures Capital
Calgary, Canada
Arlene Dickinson is a pre-seed investor at District Ventures Capital in Calgary focused on Food and Beverage and Health Care. 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.
- Total investments:
- 21
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 62%
Last updated:
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Industries Arlene Dickinson invests in
Stages Arlene Dickinson invests in
Countries Arlene Dickinson invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Angel
- $200k–$420k
- Pre-Seed
- $150k–$1.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 7 (33%)
- Health Care 5 (24%)
- Wellness 4 (19%)
- Manufacturing 4 (19%)
- Food Processing 3 (14%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 4 (19%)
- Angel 3 (14%)
- Funding Round 3 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (14%)
- Series B 2 (10%)
Country
- Canada 11 (52%)
- United States 4 (19%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Huha
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Huha is a health-focused underwear and apparel brand known for designing breathable, mineral-infused underwear, especially targeting women seeking alternatives to conventional synthetic options. | $20M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 21, 2025 | |
Three Farmers
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Three Farmers is a trio of Canadian farmers dedicated to connecting with consumers by bringing sustainable, quality food products to the marketplace. Colin, Dan and Ron are second and third generation farmers who have grown up on this land and are committed to its preservation, proudly numbering the prairies among the best places in theagricultural world. Farming, they are proud to say, is not simply a job, but a way of life, and one they are all too happy to share. | Jan 22, 2025 | |
Cyder
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Cyder is an end-to-end loyalty platform that allows credit unions to seamlessly issue, redeem, and integrate white-labeled rewards into everyday banking. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Dec 09, 2024 | |
Gainful
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Gainful is a personalized sports nutrition company that offers subscriptions to its Hydration line of electrolyte drink mixes. | Series B / Sep 03, 2024 | |
Fody Food
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Fody Food creates a delicious, gut-friendly, low FODMAP foods. They believe that nothing should hinder freedom – especially not food. Through their delicious low FODMAP foods and recipes, they provide people much-needed relief from their IBS symptoms. Fody Food was in 2016 and is based in Montreal, Quebec. | Series B / Nov 14, 2023 | |
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Three Farmers
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Three Farmers is a trio of Canadian farmers dedicated to connecting with consumers by bringing sustainable, quality food products to the marketplace. Colin, Dan and Ron are second and third generation farmers who have grown up on this land and are committed to its preservation, proudly numbering the prairies among the best places in theagricultural world. Farming, they are proud to say, is not simply a job, but a way of life, and one they are all too happy to share. | $6.2M / May 03, 2022 | |
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Three Farmers
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Three Farmers is a trio of Canadian farmers dedicated to connecting with consumers by bringing sustainable, quality food products to the marketplace. Colin, Dan and Ron are second and third generation farmers who have grown up on this land and are committed to its preservation, proudly numbering the prairies among the best places in theagricultural world. Farming, they are proud to say, is not simply a job, but a way of life, and one they are all too happy to share. | $6.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 03, 2022 | |
Just Vertical
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Just Vertical offers a hydroponic system that allows anyone to easily grow herbs and produce right from home.Just Vertical is a proudly Canadian company founded by a team of passionate experts in sustainable agriculture and hydroponic growing from the University of Toronto. Just Vertical is dedicated to transforming the Canadian and global foodmovement. | Seed / Oct 19, 2021 | |
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Just Vertical
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Just Vertical offers a hydroponic system that allows anyone to easily grow herbs and produce right from home.Just Vertical is a proudly Canadian company founded by a team of passionate experts in sustainable agriculture and hydroponic growing from the University of Toronto. Just Vertical is dedicated to transforming the Canadian and global foodmovement. | $2M / Seed / Oct 01, 2021 | |
Chickapea
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Chickapea is a pasta product made entirely from organic chickpeas and lentils. They also offer a food service line for restaurants, schools, hospitals, and etc. By focusing on plant-based proteins they are helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve their fresh-water stores, reduce deforestation and clean air.Chickapea also provides anutritious, convenient and familiar meal option to families dealing with time constraints, picky eaters, allergies and health issues. Their mission is to make healthy eating simple, convenient and delicious by reinventing comfort foods with only nutritious, organic ingredients.Chickapea was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. | $7.4M / Series C / Apr 13, 2021 | |
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Co-Investors
About District Ventures Capital
District Ventures Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in food & beverage with health & wellness sectors.
District Ventures Capital Contacts
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General Partner
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FAQ
What does Arlene Dickinson invest in?
Arlene Dickinson invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Health Care and Wellness startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Arlene Dickinson's check size?
Arlene Dickinson typically joins rounds of $200k–$420k at Angel and $150k–$1.1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Arlene Dickinson participates in.
When did Arlene Dickinson last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Arlene Dickinson closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 21 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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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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