# Defined

> Defined is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/definedcapital
- Website: https://www.definedvc.com

Defined is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders who are advancing the automation frontier.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Defined. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Defined. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/defined-bb57?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.8M–$8.4M |
| Pre-Seed | $2.5M–$3.5M |
| Series A | $4.5M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 10 | 48% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 33% |
| SaaS | 3 | 14% |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 14% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 10% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 48% |
| Series A | 5 | 24% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 7 | 33% |
| United States | 7 | 33% |
| Norway | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Trevitt | Founder & Managing Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-trevitt |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Inner Logic | Inner Logic serves as the development infrastructure for the next generation of procedural devices, including orthopedic implants, heart valves, and surgical robots. | $11.5M | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Channel Robotics | Channel Robotics is a developer of AI-powered miniature robotic systems for advanced endoscopic surgery. | $4.6M | Seed | Jun 18, 2026 |  |
| Ranger AI | Ranger AI helps manufacturers decrease response time to win new business, increase bid throughput. | $8.4M | Seed | May 14, 2026 |  |
| ViewsML | ViewsML leverages artificial intelligence to enhance virtual diagnostics and precision medicine. The company focuses on transforming spatial biology and translational research by utilizing virtual biomarkers. Their technology aims to improve patient outcomes by providing deeper insights into healthcare diagnostics. ViewsML is involved in developingimmunohistochemistry technology to streamline the diagnostic process and support research objectives efficiently. | $4.9M | Seed | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| OutPost Bio | OutPost Bio aims to unlock new ways to design drugs, ingredients, and consumer health products by boosting its experimental and modelling platforms. | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | Mar 02, 2026 |  |
| Pinch AI | Pinch is a no-code, AI-powered abuse mitigation platform that helps merchants gain control over their margins and customer acquisition costs by predicting post-purchase buyer behavior. | $5M | Seed | Jan 15, 2026 |  |
| Quandri | Quandri is a digital worker for insurance brokers & agencies. | $8.8M | Series A | Jul 16, 2025 |  |
| Phaselaw | Phaselaw is an AI-enhanced eDiscovery platform that significantly speeds up and simplifies the review and redaction of large document collections, tailored especially for legal, HR, and compliance teams managing disclosures, litigation, or regulatory inquiries. | $2.8M | Seed | Apr 21, 2025 |  |
| Potato | AI research assistant for biology. | $6.6M | Seed | Apr 08, 2025 |  |
| Kosli | Kosli is a DevOps tool for software developers. Kosli allows users to track and query every change from commit to production. When production breaks Kosli helps users to quickly pinpoint what went wrong. It will tell them exactly what has changed between commit and production, and make it easy for them to query those changes with command linetools. | $10M | Series A | Mar 20, 2025 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [25madison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/25madison) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FUSE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuse-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GreatPoint Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greatpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Heavybit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heavybit-industries) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Inovia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Defined invest in?

Defined invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Defined's check size?

Defined typically joins rounds of $2.8M–$8.4M at Seed, $2.5M–$3.5M at Pre-Seed and $4.5M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Defined participates in.

### How do I contact Defined?

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### Who are the partners at Defined?

The team at Defined includes Mark Trevitt (Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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