Empowered Startups
VC Fund
Vancouver, Canada
Empowered Startups is a VC fund in Vancouver focused on Software and Health Care. Empowered is a startup incubator and accelerator that helps entrepreneurial leaders to build outstanding startups by connecting them with institutional capital. It invests seed capital and time in the best scalable start-ups so that start-up founders can aggressively pursue their revenue goals.The firm was founded in 2009 and is based inVancouver, Canada.
- Total investments:
- 19
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Empowered Startups invests in
Stages Empowered Startups invests in
Countries Empowered Startups invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (16%)
- Health Care 3 (16%)
- Wellness 2 (11%)
- Financial Services 2 (11%)
- Internet of Things 2 (11%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 18 (95%)
- Seed 1 (5%)
Country
- Canada 18 (95%)
- United States 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amber Allen
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Christopher Lennon
President and General Counsel
|
President and General Counsel | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Laura Blumes
Managing Director - Europe
|
Managing Director - Europe | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Paul Girodo
Co-founder
|
Co-founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crewdioo connects filmmakers and photographers with the teams and tools for their project. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Borrowland is a crypto lending platform that builds blockchains solution to help people their reach financial golas. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Talentprise specializes in talent sourcing, headhunting, job finder, ai recruitment, candidate shortlisting, and IT recruitment services. | Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Humuz helps people grow fresh herbs and veggies at home with easy-to-use, stylish, and tech-powered systems. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Bluefield Net uses AI to offer secure and affordable financial services, helping people reach their financial goals. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| ShipSafe Maritime is a management platform that helps shipping companies reduce their operational costs and modernizes operations. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Waste Savant Technologies makes waste disposal easy and efficient for apartments and residents. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Defastra is a fraud prevention and data enrichment platform. Their products include deep phone checks and deep email checks. They provide alternatives for collecting real-time data, detect temporary and ephemeral emails, and enable real-time data enrichment, allowing organizations to better understand their users and protect themselves againstfraud. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Feb 10, 2022 | ||
| Data Crafters is an IT firm that provides mobile app and software development services. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2022 | ||
| GoAmazing offers online and in-person learning experiences, making quality education accessible worldwide. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2022 | ||
| See all 19 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Empowered Startups invest in?
Empowered Startups invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Wellness startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 19 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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Who are the partners at Empowered Startups?
The team at Empowered Startups includes Amber Allen (Co-Founder), Christopher Lennon (President and General Counsel) and Laura Blumes (Managing Director - Europe). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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