# Darren Farber

> Darren Farber is a Series B investor at Albion River backing Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Albion River
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Darren Farber is a Series B investor at Albion River focused on Software and Health Care. Darren Farber

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 60% |
| Health Care | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Hospital | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 3 | 60% |
| United States | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beacon Software | Beacon Software is a holding company that specializes in the acquisition of software businesses. | $250M | Series B | Nov 04, 2025 |  |
| Cove Soda | Cove Soda is a food and beverage company that specializes in kombucha, a fermented tea beverage. Their organic kombucha is made with ingredients to meet the standards of Organic Canada and the NON-GMO Project. This results in a wholesome product that is sustainable and in harmony with their values. They believe it’s important to give back wheneverpossible.Cove Kombucha offers organic loose leaf tea which is low in sugar, organic verified with fermentation for over a month, enabling the consumer to get a beverage full of probiotics that are good for the stomach. The company's mission is to inspire a healthy lifestyle by providing access to healthy (and delicious) beverages for everyone. | $15M | Series A | Nov 03, 2025 |  |
| PrefTech | PrefTech's is a computer software company that specializes in healthcare technology, supply chain technology, and surgical preference card optimization. Its platform provides the decision analytics and workflow governance necessary to correct, maintain, and optimize surgical preference cards. The company was founded in 2015 and headquarteredin Virginia, United States. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 30, 2019 |  |
| Beacon Software | Beacon Software acquires and supports software businesses, focusing on companies that serve established market niches and have demonstrated customer retention and operational stability. The company operates as a long-term holding organization, providing portfolio companies with operational support across areas such as engineering, artificialintelligence, sales, marketing, fintech, and business operations. Its model emphasizes maintaining the existing culture, customer relationships, and day-to-day autonomy of the businesses it acquires while helping them improve processes and scale sustainably. Beacon also offers shared resources, advisory expertise, and operational partners who work closely with management teams to address technical and organizational challenges. Through its platform, the company seeks to help software businesses strengthen their operations, develop products, and pursue long-term growth. |  | Series B |  |  |
| Ignium | Ignium provides software, power, energetic, and pyrotechnic products in weapon systems that serve defense companies. | $300M | Private Equity |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [D1 Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d1-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morrison-seger-venture-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Palm Tree Crew](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/palm-tree-crew) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RiverPark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverpark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Albion River

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Albion River.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Darren Farber | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darren-farber |

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## FAQ

### What does Darren Farber invest in?

Darren Farber invests primarily in Software, Health Care and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Darren Farber last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Darren Farber closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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