# Empire

> Empire is a VC fund backing Industrial Automation and Artificial Intelligence. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stellarton, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/empire-company-limited
- Website: https://www.empireco.ca

Empire is a VC fund in Stellarton focused on Industrial Automation and Artificial Intelligence. EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Our key businesses are food retailing and related real estate, through wholly-owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., and a 41.5% equity accounted interest in Crombie REIT. With approximately $24.4 billion in annualized sales and $8.7 billion in assets,Empire and its subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 120,000 people.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Empire. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Empire. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/empire-co?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Industrial Automation | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matt Reindel | CFO | 0 | — |
| Michael Vels | Chief Development Officer | 0 | — |
| Pierre St-Laurent | President and Chief Executive Office | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Keychain | Keychain is a CPG production platform that collaborates with retailers and brands to streamline and simplify the process of developing items that consumers adore. | $40M | Series B | Aug 19, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Afore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afore-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Ahold Delhaize — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Seven Stars — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shoprite Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shoprite-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Empire invest in?

Empire invests primarily in Industrial Automation and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Empire?

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### Who are the partners at Empire?

The team at Empire includes Matt Reindel (CFO), Michael Vels (Chief Development Officer) and Pierre St-Laurent (President and Chief Executive Office). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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