# Brenda Irwin

> Brenda Irwin is a seed investor at Relentless Pursuit Partners backing Communities and SaaS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Relentless Pursuit Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relentless-pursuit-partners)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-irwin-01872a3a
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/irwin_brenda

Brenda Irwin is a seed investor at Relentless Pursuit Partners in Vancouver focused on Communities and SaaS. Brenda Irwin joined the Providence Health Care Board in 2012.Brenda is the founder of Angel Links Capital, managing investments for private investors across a range of sectors, including health and wellness. Previously, she was a venture capitalist for 13 years as a member of BDC Venture Capital’s life sciences team. Before entering the worldof finance, Brenda enjoyed a career as a middle school science teacher.Her other non-profit experience includes tenure as vice-president for the Take A Hike, Youth At Risk Foundation while it went through a decade of program growth and community expansion. She is dedicated to mentorship and finds time to explore British Columbia’s beauty when training for triathlons. Brenda has a BSc from the University of Guelph and an MBA from the University of British Columbia.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $439k–$2.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Communities | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Music | 1 | 17% |
| Retail | 1 | 17% |
| Cycling | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LUCID | LUCID curates and creates personalized therapeutic music using biometrics, psychometrics, and AI to improve mental health and wellness. | $2.3M | Seed | Aug 12, 2022 |  |
| LUCID | LUCID curates and creates personalized therapeutic music using biometrics, psychometrics, and AI to improve mental health and wellness. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Aug 12, 2022 |  |
| ePACT Network | ePACT will improve emergency preparedness across North America. By connecting every home and organization with shared information and resources, ePACT will have a positive impact on the safety of our communities. Its benefits will encourage users to adopt and share the system, while its tools help North Americans manage unexpected situations. | $4.5M | Series A | Aug 30, 2019 |  |
| Social Nature | With Social Nature, people can try natural products for FREE in exchange for writing a product review on social media, #trynatural. | $1M | Seed | Jun 02, 2016 |  |
| ePACT Network | ePACT will improve emergency preparedness across North America. By connecting every home and organization with shared information and resources, ePACT will have a positive impact on the safety of our communities. Its benefits will encourage users to adopt and share the system, while its tools help North Americans manage unexpected situations. | $439K | Seed | Feb 12, 2016 |  |
| Vanhawks | Vanhawks Valour is an urban commuter bicycle with ultimate combination of safety, connectivity, design, and simplicity. | $1.2M | Seed | Mar 04, 2015 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Leva Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leva-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amplify Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-catalyst-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MEDTEQ+](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/medteq) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ontario Centre of Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oci-e51e) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pique Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pique-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Reverb Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reverb-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Relentless Pursuit Partners

VC Fund · Vancouver, Canada

Relentless Pursuit Partners is an early stage fund dedicated to investing in preventative and proactive technology solutions that optimize health, activity and longevity.

2 contacts available at Relentless Pursuit Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simon Whitfield | Co-Founder, Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-whitfield |
| Brenda Irwin | Managing Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brenda-irwin |

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## FAQ

### What does Brenda Irwin invest in?

Brenda Irwin invests primarily in Communities, SaaS and Music startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Brenda Irwin's check size?

Brenda Irwin typically joins rounds of $439k–$2.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Brenda Irwin participates in.

### When did Brenda Irwin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brenda Irwin closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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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