# Clarus Securities

> Clarus Securities is a VC fund in Toronto backing Energy and Mining. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 32%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clarus-securities
- Website: http://www.clarussecurities.com/

Clarus Securities is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Energy and Mining. Once an opportunity is identified, we seek to become the dominant trader in the equity by employing a uniquely focused concentration.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 5 | 23% |
| Mining | 4 | 18% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 14% |
| Mineral | 2 | 9% |
| Software | 2 | 9% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Equity | 16 | 73% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 2 | 9% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 5% |
| Post-IPO Secondary | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 18 | 82% |
| India | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Christodoulis | Founder, President & CEO | 0 | — |
| Joe Ladeira | Chief Compliance Officer & Research Supervisor | 0 | — |
| Tom Monahas | CFO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paragon Advanced Labs | Paragon Advanced Labs is a technology company that specialises in analytical solutions for mineral assaying. Its products include PhotonAssay™ technology and complementary tools, providing an accurate mineral analysis. The company also offers related services such as technical support and assay workflow optimisation. | $240K | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 15, 2026 |  |
| Sol Global Investments | SOL is an international cannabis company that offers strategic investments and partnerships. It follows a private equity strategy focusing on thematic investments in growth industries that disrupt traditional markets. Sol Global was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. | $2.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 19, 2024 |  |
| EV Nickel | EVNi’s mission is to accelerate the transition to clean energy. It is a Canadian nickel exploration company, focused on the Shaw Dome Project, south of Timmins, Ontario. EVNi has over 30,000 hectares to explore across the Shaw Dome and has identified >100 km of additional favourable strike length. | $3.8M | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| K92 Mining | K92 Mining Inc is focused on advancing the Kainantu Gold Mine, located in the Eastern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea, towards production. The Kainantu property covers a total area of approx. 410 km2 and was previously mined by Highlands Pacific and Barrick Gold from 2006-2009. K92 Mining Inc. was purpose built for the acquisition of theKainantu Gold Mine. In addition to targeting a move towards production, K92 will focus on ‎both expanding known areas of mineralization and drilling high priority exploration targets.K92 is led by an experienced team of industry professionals with substantial international expertise in mining, production start ups, production re-starts, mineral exploration, and finance. | $38.8M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| Organto Foods | Organto Foods is a Canada-based company, which provides fresh-cut, branded organic produce from company-owned organic farms and greenhouses principally located in Guatemala. The Company operates through the sourcing, processing, and packaging of natural, organic, and specialty food products segment. The Company focuses on products, such as snowpeas, sugar snaps, various types of green beans (Haricot Verts), peppers, broccoli, and other vegetable products. In addition, the Company sub-contracts growing of conventional products to multiple growing associations in and around the Patzun, Guatemala area. The Company supplies distributors, agricultural brokers, retailers and foodservice companies with a range of private label and branded retail market agricultural produce in Europe and the United States. Organto Guatemala, Sociedad Anonima is a subsidiary of the Company. | $8.1M | Post-IPO Debt | Nov 12, 2021 |  |
| QYOU Media | QYOU Media operates in India and the United States producing and distributing content created by social media stars and digital content creators. In India, we curate, produce and distribute premium content including television networks and video on demand ("VOD") for cable and satellite television, over-the-top ("OTT") andmobile platforms. In the United States, we manage influencer marketing campaigns for major film studios and brands. Founded and created by industry veterans from Lionsgate, MTV, Disney and Sony, QYOU Media's millennial and Gen Z-focused content reaches young consumers around the world.QYOUTV was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, USA. | $11.5M | Post-IPO Secondary | Feb 25, 2021 |  |
| enCore Energy | enCore Energy is a uranium developer and explorer focusing on advancing its portfolio of ISR and conventional assets. It is led by a team of uranium experts with a proven ability to build value within the domestic uranium sector. The company holds a 100% interest, with no holding costs, on 115,000+ acres (46,400 ha) of private mineral rights inNew Mexico, including the large Crownpoint and Hosta Butte uranium deposits. A portion of these resources is under the NRC license. Additionally, enCore Energy also holds the Marquez and Treeline projects in New Mexico as well as a number of other properties in Utah, Arizona, and Wyoming along with a position in the high-grade Northern Arizona Strip District. | $11.8M | Post-IPO Equity | Feb 16, 2021 |  |
| enCore Energy | enCore Energy is a uranium developer and explorer focusing on advancing its portfolio of ISR and conventional assets. It is led by a team of uranium experts with a proven ability to build value within the domestic uranium sector. The company holds a 100% interest, with no holding costs, on 115,000+ acres (46,400 ha) of private mineral rights inNew Mexico, including the large Crownpoint and Hosta Butte uranium deposits. A portion of these resources is under the NRC license. Additionally, enCore Energy also holds the Marquez and Treeline projects in New Mexico as well as a number of other properties in Utah, Arizona, and Wyoming along with a position in the high-grade Northern Arizona Strip District. | $4.8M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 18, 2020 |  |
| Roscan Gold | RosCan is a Canadian-based gold exploration company focused in West Africa. RosCan's initial prospective gold exploration property is the Dormaa Property in Ghana, a joint venture with Pelangio Exploration Inc. The company’s shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, trading under the symbol TSX.V: ROS. On November 7, 2016, the Companyentered into an Option and Joint Venture Agreement with Pelangio Exploration Inc., in which it acquired the right to earn a 50% interest in a gold exploration project in Ghana, West Africa, known as the Dormaa Project. | $5.5M | Post-IPO Equity | May 27, 2020 |  |
| CleanAir Systems | CleanAir Systems Inc., a Santa Fe emissions-control manufacturer. | $4.9M | Private Equity | May 27, 2020 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Clarus Securities invest in?

Clarus Securities invests primarily in Energy, Mining and Manufacturing startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 22 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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### Who are the partners at Clarus Securities?

The team at Clarus Securities includes Jim Christodoulis (Founder, President & CEO), Joe Ladeira (Chief Compliance Officer & Research Supervisor) and Tom Monahas (CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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