# Equitable Bank

> Equitable Bank is a VC fund in Toronto backing Financial Services and Credit. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2021
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eqb
- Website: https://www.equitableonline.com

Equitable Bank is a venture capital firm that provides its clients with mortgage financing solutions.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Equitable Bank. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Equitable Bank. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/equitable-bank?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Credit | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Finance | 1 | 20% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 20% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hamid Arian | Associate Director, Research and Financial Engineering | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamid-arian |
| Kish Kapoor | Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kish-kapoor |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Borrowell | Borrowell is a credit education company that offers free credit scores, education, and weekly credit monitoring. It also offers innovative digital tools like personalized credit coaching and AI-powered financial product recommendations. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. | $19.8M | Series C | Feb 22, 2021 |  |
| BridgePoint Financial Group | Since 2002, BridgePoint Financial Services* has been the pioneering force in developing Canada’s litigation finance market. They are the only full service provider of innovation funding solutions for Plaintiffs, Lawyers and the Experts involved in advancing legal claims. Their goal is to level the litigation playing field and to protect theirclients’ rights to full and fair access to justice. | $60M | Debt Financing | Mar 05, 2020 |  |
| Borrowell | Borrowell is a credit education company that offers free credit scores, education, and weekly credit monitoring. It also offers innovative digital tools like personalized credit coaching and AI-powered financial product recommendations. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. | $8.6M | Series A | Jul 21, 2017 |  |
| Borrowell | Borrowell is a credit education company that offers free credit scores, education, and weekly credit monitoring. It also offers innovative digital tools like personalized credit coaching and AI-powered financial product recommendations. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. | $6.4M | Debt Financing | Feb 23, 2016 |  |
| Borrowell | Borrowell is a credit education company that offers free credit scores, education, and weekly credit monitoring. It also offers innovative digital tools like personalized credit coaching and AI-powered financial product recommendations. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. | $5.4M | Seed | Dec 03, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NAventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Portage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portag3-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [White Star Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/white-star-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-development-bank-of-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hedgewood](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hedgewood) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Equitable Bank invest in?

Equitable Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, Credit and FinTech startups, most often at Debt Financing 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.

### How do I contact Equitable Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Equitable Bank?

The team at Equitable Bank includes Hamid Arian (Associate Director, Research and Financial Engineering) and Kish Kapoor (Board of Directors). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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