# Clairvest Group

> Clairvest Group is a VC fund in Toronto backing Waste Management and Software. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Fund size: $850M
- Last fund: Apr 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clairvest-group-inc./
- Website: http://clairvest.com

Clairvest Group is an equity management firm that invests its own capital in entrepreneurial corporations.Clairvest Group was founded in 1987 as a Canadian-based private equity management firm that invested its own capital in entrepreneurial corporations. Clairvest combines the capital and considerable experience of its board, consisting ofentrepreneurs who have themselves successfully built many companies. Their expertise and experience is brought to bear on every investment opportunity.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Private Equity | $18M–$75M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Waste Management | 6 | 17% |
| Software | 4 | 11% |
| Recycling | 4 | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 11% |

64 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 29 | 81% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 8% |
| Seed | 1 | 3% |
| Series A | 1 | 3% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 18 | 50% |
| Canada | 14 | 39% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Angus Cole | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angus-cole-5553 |
| Andrew Whiting | Vice President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-whiting-9c02 |
| G. John Krediet | Chairman Of The Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g-john-krediet |
| Jeff Parr | Vice Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-parr |
| Michael Wagman | President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-wagman |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beneficial Reuse | Beneficial Reuse is a waste management company that develops and manages reuse programs for coal ash and foundry byproducts. |  | Private Equity | May 21, 2025 | https://www.beneficialreuse.com/ |
| Narasimhan Consulting Services | Narasimhan Consulting Services is a water and wastewater engineering consulting company. Their services include drinking water services, water quality research, modeling services, regulatory compliance assistance, reclaimed water, construction management, administration, source water assessments, resident engineering, construction observation, andproject closeout. |  | Private Equity | Apr 10, 2025 | http://www.ncseng.com |
| Redstone Food Group | Redstone is a commercial bakery that specializes in bread and pastry products for in-store customers. |  | Private Equity | Nov 25, 2024 | https://redstonefoodgroup.com/ |
| Mountain Land Rehabilitation | Mountain Land Rehabilitation offers physical therapy, dry needling, home therapy, personal injury, inpatient and outpatients services. |  | Private Equity | Jul 06, 2023 | https://mlrehab.com |
| Top Aces | Top Aces is an aviation company that provides air training and airborne mission support for military forces worldwide. The company delivers air combat training, medevac-equipped aircraft services, airborne fire services, air charter services, helicopter operations, and transport and logistics support to ensure operational readiness, health, safety,and vital lifelines for its clients and the communities they serve. It also provides electronic warfare training and tactics development and supports advanced radar trials in nationally controlled environments. |  | Private Equity | May 31, 2023 | https://www.topaces.com |
| Bluetree Dental | Bluetree Dental is a dental management company. They are committed to adapting to the ever-changing dental landscape, balancing clinical and business principles. It serves children and adults with dental and orthodontic care. | $32M | Private Equity | Mar 01, 2023 | https://bluetreedental.com |
| Boca Biolistics | We are a hybrid CRO leveraging our vertically integrated model to build a biorepository with industry leading clinical and molecular data sets. Boca Bio’s vertically integrated platform with a data-centric modality provides true end to end solutions for accelerating the realization of cutting edge technological advancements. BocaBio has beenbuilding one of the largest, multi-national, data-rich, commercial biobanks. | $25M | Private Equity | Feb 21, 2023 | http://www.bocabio.com |
| Acera Insurance | Acera Insurance provides custom insurance and risk management solutions. Acera Insurance formed through the merger of CapriCMW and Rogers Insurance. | $75.5M | Private Equity | Sep 15, 2022 |  |
| Delaware Park Racetrack & Slots | Delaware Park Racetrack & Slots is a casino offering live table games, and thoroughbred racing. | $71M | Private Equity | Dec 02, 2021 | http://delawarepark.com |
| Brunswick Bierworks | Brunswick Bierworks is a beer manufacturing firm. They offer an essential range of brewing-related tests to aid the modern and professional brewer in producing beer. |  | Private Equity | Nov 30, 2020 | https://www.brunswickbierworks.com/ |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [La Caisse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caisse-de-depot-et-placement-du-quebec) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Brookfield Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brookfield-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Extuple](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/extuple) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Morgan Stanley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-stanley) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ontario Centres of Excellence](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ontario-centres-of-excellence) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Clairvest Group invest in?

Clairvest Group invests primarily in Waste Management, Software and Recycling startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Clairvest Group's check size?

Clairvest Group typically joins rounds of $18M–$75M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Clairvest Group participates in.

### How do I contact Clairvest Group?

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### Who are the partners at Clairvest Group?

The team at Clairvest Group includes Angus Cole (Managing Director), Andrew Whiting (Vice President) and G. John Krediet (Chairman Of The Board), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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