Beacon Securities
VC Fund
Toronto, Canada
Beacon Securities is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Mining and Software. Founded in 1988, Beacon is a full-service independent investment dealer in Canada, with a growing emphasis on mid-market institutional equities. Our services include:- Equity research- Institutional sales & trading- Equity & debt underwriting- M&A advisory- Private client servicesBeacon has a strategic presence acrossCanada and serves clients globally across many different sectors. Our team is comprised of a diverse group of dedicated investment professionals who are passionate about creating value for our clients.
- Total investments:
- 36
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Beacon Securities invests in
Stages Beacon Securities invests in
Countries Beacon Securities invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Post-IPO Debt
- $8.1M–$17M
- Private Equity
- $4.9M–$46M
- Post-IPO Equity
- $5M–$35M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mining 4 (11%)
- Software 4 (11%)
- Precious Metals 4 (11%)
- Health Care 3 (8%)
- Biotechnology 3 (8%)
Stage
- Post-IPO Equity 23 (64%)
- Post-IPO Debt 2 (6%)
- Private Equity 2 (6%)
- Seed 1 (3%)
- Series B 1 (3%)
Country
- Canada 23 (64%)
- United States 4 (11%)
- India 1 (3%)
- Isle of Man 1 (3%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alistair Maxwell
CEO
|
CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Bruce Wetherly
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer
|
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Madre is a mining and exploration company whose assets surround current and historic mines. Sierra Madre's Tepic Project is close to the Tepic, Nayarit metropolis. According to previous metallurgical testing, gold and silver recoveries have been good. The initiative has great potential to increase the quality and quantity of currentlyavailable historic resources. The project's location in a mining-friendly jurisdiction is crucial. | $36.2M / Post-IPO Equity / May 27, 2026 | ||
| Awalé Resources Limited is a junior gold exploration company focusing on an economic discovery in west African Birimian Greenstone belts in Côte d’Ivoire. | $1.5M / Post-IPO Equity / Jan 30, 2023 | ||
| Organto Foods is a Canada-based company, which provides fresh-cut, branded organic produce from company-owned organic farms and greenhouses principally located in Guatemala. The Company operates through the sourcing, processing, and packaging of natural, organic, and specialty food products segment. The Company focuses on products, such as snowpeas, sugar snaps, various types of green beans (Haricot Verts), peppers, broccoli, and other vegetable products. In addition, the Company sub-contracts growing of conventional products to multiple growing associations in and around the Patzun, Guatemala area. The Company supplies distributors, agricultural brokers, retailers and foodservice companies with a range of private label and branded retail market agricultural produce in Europe and the United States. Organto Guatemala, Sociedad Anonima is a subsidiary of the Company. | $8.1M / Post-IPO Debt / Nov 12, 2021 | ||
| good natured is producing and distributing one of North America’s widest assortments of better everyday products made with the highest possible percentage of renewable, plant-based materials and no BPAs, phthalates or other chemicals of concern potentially harmful to human health and the environment.With a growing assortment of over 385 productsand services, good natured creates eco-friendly home and business products, food packaging, restaurant/take-out containers, medical and industrial supplies designed to do good for the planet, good for human health and good for business by driving incremental sales, minimizing waste and reducing environmental impact, all bundled up in a fresh and approachable brand. | $17.3M / Post-IPO Debt / Oct 28, 2021 | ||
| Tantalus provides Smart Grid communications solutions for Advanced Metering, Demand Response & Distribution Automation. TUNet® – the Tantalus Utility Network – is a rapid & reliable two-way network that enables electric, water & gas distributors to automate processes, improve business operations and deliver top-tier customerservice. TUNet is deployed at utilities determined to manage resources intelligently and meet ambitious conservation goals. | $10.6M / Post-IPO Equity / Aug 12, 2021 | ||
| Kraken Robotics is a marine technology company engaged in the design, development, and marketing of advanced sonar and acoustic velocity sensors for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles used in military and commercial applications.Over the last two years, the company has earned a reputation as world leaders in Synthetic Aperture Sonar - a revolutionaryunderwater imaging technology that dramatically improves seabed surveys by providing ultra-high resolution imagery at superior coverage rates. Kraken’s series of SAS products called AquaPix® leverages nearly two decades of R&D conducted by NATO’s Undersea Research Centre and millions of dollars in funding support from NATO government sponsors. AquaPix® offers comparable performance to existing high-end military systems at less than 20% of the cost.Kraken is currently engaged in various stages of technology validation and teaming agreements with leading laboratories and strategic industry partners including Defence Research and Development Canada, U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA); the UK Ministry of Defence; Northrop Grumman; ECA Robotics and others. Kraken is located in beautiful, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland. | $8M / Post-IPO Equity / Jul 29, 2021 | ||
| JustKitchen creates and curates delivery-only food brands and cuisines on the internet via its Hub-and-Spoke infrastructure model, and sold through its selected 3rd party delivery partners without the traditional delivery geographic limitations. | $20M / Post-IPO Equity / May 25, 2021 | ||
| Avicanna is a biotechnology company that focuses on the medical cannabis industry. It provides the global marketplace with advanced natural cannabinoid solutions through an evidence-based approach offered across several product platforms including API, medical, pharmaceutical, and derma cosmetic. As a multinational organization with verticalintegration, Avicanna is focused on utilizing the scientific research related to plant-derived cannabinoid products through its internal research platforms and strategic collaborations with world-class research institutions.Avicanna was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CA. | $5.8M / Post-IPO Equity / Dec 31, 2020 | ||
| Blackline Safety is a global connected safety leader that helps to ensure every worker gets their job done and returns home safely each day. Blackline provides wearable safety technology, personal and area gas monitoring, cloud-connected software and data analytics to meet demanding safety challenges and increase productivity of organizations withcoverage in more than 100 countries. Blackline Safety wearables provide a lifeline to tens of thousands of people, having reported over 161 billion data-points and initiated over five million emergency responses. Armed with cellular and satellite connectivity, we ensure that help is never too far away. | $27.2M / Post-IPO Equity / Aug 13, 2020 | ||
| Luckbox is a fully licensed betting platform in the cross-section between esports, digital currencies, and gambling. The platform is dedicated to serving the global esports community, where fans are able to bet, watch and chat in a safe environment using cryptocurrencies, in-game items, and cash. It offers esports betting on CS:GO, Dota 2, Leagueof Legends, Overwatch, StarCraft II, and more.Luckbox was founded in 2016 and is based in Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man. | $3.8M / Seed / Jun 11, 2020 | ||
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FAQ
What does Beacon Securities invest in?
Beacon Securities invests primarily in Mining, Software and Precious Metals startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Beacon Securities's check size?
Beacon Securities typically joins rounds of $8.1M–$17M at Post-IPO Debt, $4.9M–$46M at Private Equity and $5M–$35M at Post-IPO Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Beacon Securities participates in.
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Who are the partners at Beacon Securities?
The team at Beacon Securities includes Alistair Maxwell (CEO) and Bruce Wetherly (Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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