# Brian O’Higgins

> Brian O’Higgins is a seed investor at Mistral Venture Partners (Ottawa) backing SaaS and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mistral Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mistral-venture-partners)
- Location: Ottawa, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-o-higgins-2803

Brian O’Higgins is a seed investor at Mistral Venture Partners in Ottawa focused on SaaS and Software. Brian O’Higgins - Executive Fellow @ Mistral Venture Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |
| Task Management | 1 | 50% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cybeats Technologies | Cybeats Technologies is a leading software supply chain security company that helps organizations gain trust, visibility, and control over their software and digital products. Its flagship platform, SBOM Studio, empowers Fortune 500 enterprises and critical infrastructure providers across medical, industrial controls, and automotive sectors toefficiently manage, monitor, and secure their software components from development through deployment. As governments and industries worldwide adopt software transparency regulations, Cybeats is positioned at the center of this transformation, turning compliance into a competitive advantage. With proven success and expansion among global industrial and technology leaders, Cybeats represents one of the most promising growth stories in modern software supply chain security. |  | Seed | Jan 15, 2018 |  |
| Foko Retail | Foko Retail is the mobile-first task management and communication software used by some of the world’s leading retailers and brands for operations, visual merchandising and marketing, internal communications, store audits and surveys, and more. With native apps for Android, iOS, and Web, you can take Foko Retail anywhere. | $2M | Seed | Dec 16, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BDC IT Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-it-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inovia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maple Leaf Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maple-leaf-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mistral Venture Partners

VC Fund · Ottawa, Canada

Mistral Venture Partners is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. The firm invests in startups that solve critical business problems, regardless of the business model– enterprise software, B2B SaaS, marketplaces, etc. It also partners with founders who value experience, commitment, and the higheststandards of integrity and respect.

5 contacts available at Mistral Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bernie Zeisig | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernhardt-zeisig |
| Brian O’Higgins | Executive Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-ohiggins |
| Pablo Srugo | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pablo-srugo |
| Aaron Newman | Executive Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-newman |
| Bernie Zeisig | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernie-zeisig |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian O’Higgins invest in?

Brian O’Higgins invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Cyber Security startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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