# Bryan Trudel

> Bryan Trudel is a pre-seed investor at Avatar Innovations backing Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Avatar Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avatar-innovations)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-trudel-3176061/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/TrudelBryan

Bryan Trudel is a pre-seed investor at Avatar Innovations in Toronto focused on Energy and Brewing. Bryan Trudel is based out of Toronto, Ontario, and is the CFO & Co-Founder of Avatar Innovations and also on the Board of Directors of Serenity Power. Bryan previously worked at CIBC Capital Markets as an Executive Director. Bryan Trudel attended Sprott School of Business.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Brewing | 1 | 50% |
| Fuel Cell | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Carbon Capture | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Serenity Power | Serenity Power is a developer of solid oxide fuel cell systems delivering low-emission, noise-free, multi-fuel clean energy for industries. | $851.5K | Pre-Seed | Apr 27, 2026 | http://www.serenitypower.ca/ |
| CO2Brew | CO2Brew provides a CO2 recovery technology specifically designed to help small-to-medium-sized craft breweries reduce their GHG emissions. | $800K | Pre-Seed | Jul 03, 2024 | https://co2brew.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Antimo — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Front Row Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/front-row-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Rep Matters — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- rpv — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Firehood](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-firehood-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Avatar Innovations

VC Fund · Calgary, Canada

Avatar Innovations is a corporate venture studio. They build an energy future through leadership, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and capital for decarbonization. It fills a critical gap in the energy innovation ecosystem by working with oil and gas firms to champion solutions from within by engaging their staff.

1 contacts available at Avatar Innovations.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bryan Trudel | CFO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-trudel-6604 |

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## FAQ

### What does Bryan Trudel invest in?

Bryan Trudel invests primarily in Energy, Brewing and Fuel Cell startups, most often at Pre-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.

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### When did Bryan Trudel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bryan Trudel closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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