# Darren Huston

> Darren Huston is a seed investor at Gameaddik (Vancouver) backing Hospitality. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gameaddik](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gameaddik)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/drhuston
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Darren_Huston
- Website: http://www.darren-huston.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darren.huston

Darren Huston is a seed investor at Gameaddik in Vancouver focused on Hospitality. Darren Richard Huston is based out of Vancouver, British Columbia and is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of BlackPines Capital Partners. Darren previously worked at Allegro as a Chairman. Darren Richard Huston attended the Harvard University.

## Investment focus

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Operto Guest Technologies | Property automation made simple: We connect guests, property managers, services and IoT, across all accommodation types. | $12M | Series A | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Operto Guest Technologies | Property automation made simple: We connect guests, property managers, services and IoT, across all accommodation types. | $2M | Seed | Feb 08, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FUSE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuse-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Watchfire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/watchfire-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Gameaddik

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Gameaddik.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Darren Huston | Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darren-huston |

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## FAQ

### What does Darren Huston invest in?

Darren Huston invests primarily in Hospitality startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Darren Huston last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Darren Huston closed in Feb 2022. 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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