Avrio Capital
VC Fund
Calgary, Canada
Avrio Capital is a venture capital and private equity investment firm specializing in commercialization to growth-stage companies with a focus on later-stage, early stage, mid venture, middle market, and emerging growth businesses. It also provides mezzanine financing. Avrio Capital prefers to invest in food technology, advanced agriculture,industrial bioproducts, and nutraceutical ingredients and innovative companies that provide solutions to global challenges in the areas of health, wellness and sustainability. It invests in companies based in Canada and North America. Avrio Capital seeks to invest between CAD $1 million $0.77 million to CAD $10 million $7.70 million, with significant capital reserved for subsequent financing rounds over the life of the portfolio company. It seeks to invest in companies with sales value between CAD $1 million $0.77 million and CAD $20 million $15.40 million. Avrio Capital prefers to take an active role in each investment it makes. It began operation in 2006, with its headquarters in Alberta in Canada and additional offices in Ontario and Quebec therein.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Avrio Capital invests in
Stages Avrio Capital invests in
Countries Avrio Capital invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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1 more contact available
Investment Focus
Industry
- Agriculture 4 (44%)
- Food and Beverage 3 (33%)
- Hospitality 2 (22%)
- Organic Food 2 (22%)
- Biotechnology 2 (22%)
Stage
- Funding Round 6 (67%)
- Series B 2 (22%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
Country
- Canada 4 (44%)
- United States 4 (44%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Kaneb
Managing Director & Founder
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Managing Director & Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Daniel McCrimmon
Investment Director
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Investment Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Denis Boyer
Director
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Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Randi Lethebe
Office Administrator
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Office Administrator | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Hortau
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Hortau specializes in wireless and web-based irrigation management. Hortau integrates proprietary soil sensing innovations with the latest information technologies to deliver the most advanced irrigation management solutions on the market. Hortau was founded in 2002, by Dr. Jean Caron, Agronomist, Ph.D in Soil Physics and Jocelyn Boudreau,agricultural engineer, M.Sc. in Soil Physics. Their expertise is in Agronomy, Soil Physics and Agricultural Engineering. Improving crop production is their focus. | Feb 28, 2019 | |
Enterra Feed
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Enterra is a Vancouver-based company commercializing a natural system that uses a common beneficial insect to rapidly recover nutrients from recycled food waste; sourced from grocery stores, markets, food distributors and food processors, to up-cycle the nutrients into sustainable feed ingredients for aquaculture, animal feed and pet food, as wellas a concentrated natural fertilizer product for use in agriculture. | Series B / Sep 05, 2018 | |
SOL Cuisine
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To make delicious and high-quality foods that are vegan, gluten-free and healthy, using local, environmentally sound ingredients. Taste and see! | $13M / May 03, 2018 | |
Phytelligence
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Phytelligence is a product-focused technology company that develops and provides smart plants and solutions to growers, nurseries, and horticultural experts. It provides custom genetic analysis services that assess the similarity or dissimilarity of closely related samples.The company provides plants free of diseases, viruses, and pests. Itsportfolio includes the Geneva series, Gisela series, and Krymsk series of rootstocks.Phytelligence was founded in 2012 by Amit Dhingra, and it is based in Pullman, Washington. | $12M / Series B / Sep 01, 2017 | |
Alasko
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The Alasko global supply network reaches over 60 agri-food producers, in 20 countries. All facilities are federally inspected and satisfy all of the H.A.C.C.P. program requirements. We import, prepare and distribute over 80 million pounds of frozen foods.Our distribution network currently utilizes 7 warehouses across North America and offersoptimal efficiency and control of the cold chain: frozen food requires constant follow-up. Our internal quality assurance program provides for constant monitoring of all products to ensure the highest safety and quality standards are respected throughout the cold chain. Our Montreal facility is certified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (C.F.I.A) and has recently received a GFTC gold rating. We also have received organic certification by Ecocert Canada. | $11M / May 20, 2016 | |
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Hortau
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Hortau specializes in wireless and web-based irrigation management. Hortau integrates proprietary soil sensing innovations with the latest information technologies to deliver the most advanced irrigation management solutions on the market. Hortau was founded in 2002, by Dr. Jean Caron, Agronomist, Ph.D in Soil Physics and Jocelyn Boudreau,agricultural engineer, M.Sc. in Soil Physics. Their expertise is in Agronomy, Soil Physics and Agricultural Engineering. Improving crop production is their focus. | $10M / Series C / Feb 04, 2016 | |
SunSelect Produce
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SunSelect is one of the founders of the greenhouse industry in Western Canada and has been in operation for over 25 years. SunSelect is one of the largest producers of greenhouse grown bell peppers in North America and has a strong industry reputation and leaders in the industry. The company currently operates two greenhouse facilities with 70acres of greenhouses and 135 acres of land located in Aldergrove and Delta, British Columbia and is managed by a team with over 100 years of collective greenhouse growing and management experience. | $7M / Oct 07, 2013 | |
VoloAgri Group
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VoloAgri is an ag-tech company that provides plant breeding and plant genetics services. It invests in the global vegetable seed industry. Their focus is on world-class plant breeding and plant genetics, including all major species of vegetables. They apply the latest hybrid breeding technologies to improve agricultural results and fostersustainable agricultural practices. They are non-GMO. VoloAgri Group was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco Bay Area, California. | Aug 28, 2013 | |
Allylix
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Allylix, Inc., an early stage biotechnology company, develops terpene products and their derivatives for the flavor and fragrance, food ingredient, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biofuel markets. Its products comprise nootkatone, which is a grapefruit flavor that is used in fruit juices and citrus flavored sodas. The company also developssesquiterpenes that are part of aroma chemical segment of the flavor and fragrance market; and production platforms for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and agricultural markets. Allylix, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California with research and development laboratories in Lexington, Kentucky. | $18.2M / Mar 12, 2012 |
Co-Investors
Capital régional et cooperatif Desjardins
2 deals together
Export Development Canada
2 deals together
Fondaction
2 deals together
Investeco Capital
2 deals together
Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners
1 deal together
Advantage Capital
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Avrio Capital invest in?
Avrio Capital invests primarily in Agriculture, Food and Beverage and Hospitality startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Avrio Capital includes Thomas Kaneb (Managing Director & Founder), Daniel McCrimmon (Investment Director) and Denis Boyer (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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