# Brian Craig

> Brian Craig is a seed investor at Adventure Capital backing Artificial Intelligence and News. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Adventure Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adventure-capital-2)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancraig3

Brian Craig is a Principal of Adventure Capital, a privately held venture capital firm based in Calgary.Brian has had operating roles in many high-tech companies in Calgary and is the former CEO of Solium Capital Inc., a publicly traded financial services firm based in Calgary. Brian has experience leading several successful start-ups and is aco-founder and director of privately held FX Energy, a Calgary-based oil and gas firm.Brian is an investor and serves on the Board of several early-stage companies - public, private, energy and technology. He is a passionate architect of emerging businesses with the knowledge, experience and patience to help guide these fragile companies through their early life experiences. The clarity to succeed, the drive to win and the discipline to execute are all common attributes of the companies Brian associates with.Brian is an engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton).

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $744k–$2.6M |
| Pre-Seed | $750k–$1.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| News | 1 | 20% |
| Security | 1 | 20% |
| Social Media | 1 | 20% |
| Social Shopping | 1 | 20% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Creator.co | Creator is a SaaS powered marketplace that connects hundreds of brands with millions of Influencers to drive commerce at scale. SMBs to fortune 500's depend on Creator to scale performance focused influencer marketing campaigns. Thousands of Creators join for free every month for an opportunity to collaborate with brands and drive commercefocused campaigns. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2023 |  |
| Samdesk | SAM turns unstructured social media into actionable insight and awareness. It also operates a social media management platform for newsrooms. The company allows newsrooms to curate, collaborate, search, annotate, verify, and process around social content, as well as publish and tell stories with social content.When the unexpected occurs, everysecond count - millions of dollars are often lost in just the first few minutes after an emergency. Having accurate and relevant data on the location and impact of an emergency event as it unfolds is of paramount importance to those in corporate security, public safety, and emergency response. However, obtaining this information using traditional news media and data analysts is expensive, slow, and prone to error. SAM Inc. has developed a novel tool which utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to detect the location of emergency events based on social media chatter. Their proprietary algorithm scans millions of social media posts to detect events such as fire, flooding, tornado, or terrorist attacks, at their earliest stages based on unstructured social media chatter. Following the detection of an event, we use AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to verify the source and triangulate location. This information is then provided to decision-makers so they can take appropriate action quickly and monitor the situation as it unfolds in time and space, minimizing the impact on business operations and risk to personnel. When the unexpected happens, every second counts and SAM provides minutes. SAM was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Edmonton, AB, Canada. | $2.5M | Seed | May 01, 2020 |  |
| Nanoprecise Sci Corp | Nanoprecise Sci Corp is an automated AI-based predictive maintenance solution provider that facilitates early detection of even small changes in machine operations well before they impact production or cause downtime. Nanoprecise specializes in the implementation of Artificial Intelligence and IIoT technology for predictive asset maintenance andreducing the carbon footprint of manufacturing plants. We are defining the industry’s service standard for the monitoring & analytics of all types of industrial machines, through our leading energy efficiency & health analytics platform for industrial assets. We work with companies across various sectors to help drive their Industry 4.0 journey. | $744.2K | Seed | Mar 01, 2020 |  |
| Nanoprecise Sci Corp | Nanoprecise Sci Corp is an automated AI-based predictive maintenance solution provider that facilitates early detection of even small changes in machine operations well before they impact production or cause downtime. Nanoprecise specializes in the implementation of Artificial Intelligence and IIoT technology for predictive asset maintenance andreducing the carbon footprint of manufacturing plants. We are defining the industry’s service standard for the monitoring & analytics of all types of industrial machines, through our leading energy efficiency & health analytics platform for industrial assets. We work with companies across various sectors to help drive their Industry 4.0 journey. | $750K | Seed | May 01, 2019 |  |
| Nanoprecise Sci Corp | Nanoprecise Sci Corp is an automated AI-based predictive maintenance solution provider that facilitates early detection of even small changes in machine operations well before they impact production or cause downtime. Nanoprecise specializes in the implementation of Artificial Intelligence and IIoT technology for predictive asset maintenance andreducing the carbon footprint of manufacturing plants. We are defining the industry’s service standard for the monitoring & analytics of all types of industrial machines, through our leading energy efficiency & health analytics platform for industrial assets. We work with companies across various sectors to help drive their Industry 4.0 journey. | $750K | Pre-Seed | Oct 31, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accelerate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forge Innovation & Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forge-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sea Change Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sea-change-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Adventure Capital

VC Fund · Calgary, Canada

Adventure Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in mobile, information technology, and media sectors. It is an active angel investor whose investments are a combination of personal capital and energy. The firm envisions building a stable of businesses that have the ambition and pedigree to become global leaders.

2 contacts available at Adventure Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Craig | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-craig-2 |
| Shelley Kuipers | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shelley-kuipers |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Craig invest in?

Brian Craig invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, News and Security startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Brian Craig's check size?

Brian Craig typically joins rounds of $744k–$2.6M at Seed and $750k–$1.8M 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 Brian Craig participates in.

### When did Brian Craig last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Craig closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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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