# BNOTIONS

> BNOTIONS is a VC fund in Toronto backing Mobile and Social. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/bnotions
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/bnotions
- Website: http://www.bnotions.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BNOTIONS

BNOTIONS is a Mobile, Data, and Analytics Innovation Firm. We are the partner of choice for organizations with the desire to disrupt through innovation. We deliver large and complex deployments, but are small enough to retain a boutique approach to best-in-breed quality and agility. Our proprietary approach delivers measurable, effective,data-driven product innovation, from strategy to product launch and beyond. Put simply, we help organizations of any size think and act like a start-up.We are an innovation partner to Chapters Indigo, Royal Bank of Canada, American Express, C Spire Wireless, Vu Digital, Ebay, Telus/Black's, Johnson & Johnson, and 500px. Our dedication to innovation and quality of work has been acknowledged globally, with Qualcomm and Facebook both recognizing us as preferred developers. In the last year our products have been featured in the App Store (New & Noteworthy, Editors’ Choice, Top 10 Made in Canada), Google Play (Play Pick, 2 apps in Global Top 14 Apps of 2013), Windows App Store, and Geek.com (App of the Week). Learn more at bnotions.com

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Social | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Naeem Lakhani | Partner, Data Science | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naeem-lakhani |
| Aaron Ritchie | Technical Director, iOS | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-ritchie |
| Diamondali Nasser | Partner, CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diamondali-nasser |
| Joseph Laugelli | Brand Management,Co Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-laugelli |
| Logan Aube | Partner, Research & Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/logan-aube |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shopcaster | Shopcastr Inc ., a Canadian company providing an online and mobile social service for independent local retailers and shoppers. | $1M | Seed | Jul 09, 2012 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mantella Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mantella-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BNOTIONS invest in?

BNOTIONS invests primarily in Mobile, Social and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 BNOTIONS?

Public channels for BNOTIONS include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at BNOTIONS?

The team at BNOTIONS includes Naeem Lakhani (Partner, Data Science), Aaron Ritchie (Technical Director, iOS) and Diamondali Nasser (Partner, CFO), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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