# Damien Steel

> Damien Steel is a Series A investor at Whitecap Venture Partners backing Software and Apps. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Whitecap Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whitecap-venture-partners)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/pub/damien-steel/5/996/a95
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/damiensteel
- Website: http://www.omersventures.com

Damien Steel is a Series A investor at Whitecap Venture Partners in Toronto focused on Software and Apps. Damien Steel is based out of Toronto, Ontario, and is a Venture Partner of Whitecap Venture Partners. Damien previously worked at OMERS Ventures as a Sr. Advisor. Damien Steel attended Wilfrid Laurier University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 39% |
| Apps | 4 | 22% |
| SaaS | 4 | 22% |
| Big Data | 2 | 11% |
| Payments | 2 | 11% |

40 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 33% |
| Series B | 3 | 17% |
| Series D | 3 | 17% |
| Seed | 2 | 11% |
| Series E | 2 | 11% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 7 | 39% |
| United States | 4 | 22% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| goConfirm | Qui Identity builds the distributed identity tools that people and businesses will rely on for digital and real-world interactions. | $4.8M | Seed | Aug 04, 2022 |  |
| Courtyard AI | Prospects and customers are using AI. When someone asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude for a recommendation, availability, or a question about a business specifically, does AI know the answer? For most small service businesses, it doesn't. AI either can't find them, doesn't have accurate information, hallucinates, or tells the customerto go elsewhere, often to a competitor. There's a knowledge gap between what a business does and what AI knows about them. Critical information is trapped in third-party tools like booking platforms and SaaS systems, locked in formats AI doesn't easily read like PDFs and images, scattered across pages with conflicting details, or simply in the heads of owners and employees - never written down. Courtyard AI closes that gap. We help businesses get discovered, accurately represented, and give AI assistants the knowledge they need to sell. The platform works in three steps. Connect the business website, social media, files, and SaaS tools - Courtyard analyzes everything automatically. It then enriches and structures the business knowledge, including the implicit expertise in the heads of owners and employees, through guided prompts. The result is a business that's fully actionable to AI - discoverable, accurately represented, and ready to close the sale across every major AI assistant. Built for services businesses - home services, restaurants, gyms, clinics, salons, and other. Courtyard requires no technical work, no blog posts, and no SEO. | $5.1M | Seed | Aug 04, 2022 |  |
| Hopper | Hopper, Inc. is a travel technology company that operates consumer platforms, including the Hopper app and website, and supports partner-branded channels through its business-to-business division, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions).HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), the B2B division of global travel platform Hopper, powers modern travel commercefor the world’s leading banks, airlines, and travel brands. The company has developed several unique fintech ancillaries that offer unparalleled flexibility, driving customer satisfaction and incremental profit. Built on a data-rich, AI-driven platform, HTS supercharges its partners' direct channels with its travel commerce, fintech, and AI servicing products. | $35M | Secondary Market | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| Hopper | Hopper, Inc. is a travel technology company that operates consumer platforms, including the Hopper app and website, and supports partner-branded channels through its business-to-business division, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions).HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), the B2B division of global travel platform Hopper, powers modern travel commercefor the world’s leading banks, airlines, and travel brands. The company has developed several unique fintech ancillaries that offer unparalleled flexibility, driving customer satisfaction and incremental profit. Built on a data-rich, AI-driven platform, HTS supercharges its partners' direct channels with its travel commerce, fintech, and AI servicing products. | $70M | Series E | May 14, 2020 |  |
| TouchBistro | TouchBistro is an iPad-based restaurant point-of-sale system enabling owners to manage reservations and take orders instantly. Instead of servers repeatedly moving between customers and terminals for order management, servers can remain with customers and instantly submit orders to the kitchen and bar. Servers no longer need to write down an orderand then enter it into a distant terminal. TouchBistro's single entry system reduces errors and increases efficiency. Menu items can be presented in vibrant color with every detail captured and can be quickly and easily updated and even published to the Web, providing more dynamic impact than a traditional menu can provide. | $113.2M | Series E | Sep 18, 2019 |  |
| Hopper | Hopper, Inc. is a travel technology company that operates consumer platforms, including the Hopper app and website, and supports partner-branded channels through its business-to-business division, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions).HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), the B2B division of global travel platform Hopper, powers modern travel commercefor the world’s leading banks, airlines, and travel brands. The company has developed several unique fintech ancillaries that offer unparalleled flexibility, driving customer satisfaction and incremental profit. Built on a data-rich, AI-driven platform, HTS supercharges its partners' direct channels with its travel commerce, fintech, and AI servicing products. | $100M | Series D | Oct 03, 2018 |  |
| TouchBistro | TouchBistro is an iPad-based restaurant point-of-sale system enabling owners to manage reservations and take orders instantly. Instead of servers repeatedly moving between customers and terminals for order management, servers can remain with customers and instantly submit orders to the kitchen and bar. Servers no longer need to write down an orderand then enter it into a distant terminal. TouchBistro's single entry system reduces errors and increases efficiency. Menu items can be presented in vibrant color with every detail captured and can be quickly and easily updated and even published to the Web, providing more dynamic impact than a traditional menu can provide. | $51.6M | Series D | Jun 14, 2018 |  |
| Wave | Wave makes running a small business better by providing free accounting, invoicing, affordable credit card processing (payments) and payroll. Over 3 million small business owners, in more than 200 countries around the world, rely on WaveApps to run their business. Wave was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | $24M | Series D | May 30, 2017 |  |
| Klipfolio | Our mission is to help people succeed with data. We believe in empowering you to make better decisions by eliminating the unknown. Take control of your data and be stronger, better, and more competitive every day. Klipfolio is the new way people and their teams make informed decisions leveraging team-based BI, dashboards, and reporting. Fromstartups to Fortune 500 teams, Klipfolio provides the power and flexibility you always wanted. Succeed with data and start for free. | $8.6M | Series B | Jan 05, 2017 |  |
| Hopper | Hopper, Inc. is a travel technology company that operates consumer platforms, including the Hopper app and website, and supports partner-branded channels through its business-to-business division, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions).HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), the B2B division of global travel platform Hopper, powers modern travel commercefor the world’s leading banks, airlines, and travel brands. The company has developed several unique fintech ancillaries that offer unparalleled flexibility, driving customer satisfaction and incremental profit. Built on a data-rich, AI-driven platform, HTS supercharges its partners' direct channels with its travel commerce, fintech, and AI servicing products. | $58.8M | Series C | Dec 15, 2016 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [La Caisse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caisse-de-depot-et-placement-du-quebec) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Investissement Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investissement-quebec) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Brightspark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightspark-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acadia Woods Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acadia-woods-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CVP Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commonangels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Whitecap Venture Partners

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Whitecap Venture Partners is a Canadian-based Venture Capital fund investing in early stage technology companies. Whitecap is headquartered in Toronto and invests across Canada and the Northeastern US. Since Whitecap’s inception the early 1990s, Whitecap recognises the power of real collaboration between entrepreneurs and investors. This rapportenables them to provide significant value to companies along with strong returns across investment cycles.Whitecap specialises in Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) and Medical Technologies. Whitecap is continually searching for upcoming ventures to support as the next generation of exceptional enterprises.

5 contacts available at Whitecap Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blaine Hobson | Chair of Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blaine-hobson |
| Carey Diamond | Managing Director/Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carey-diamond |
| Damien Steel | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damien-steel |
| Kim Coote | VP of Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-coote |
| Natalie Smith | Senior Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natalie-smith |

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## FAQ

### What does Damien Steel invest in?

Damien Steel invests primarily in Software, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Damien Steel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Damien Steel closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 18 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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