# Fair Ventures

> Fair Ventures is a VC fund in Toronto backing E-Commerce, Marketplace and Construction. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2019
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fairventures
- Website: http://www.fairventures.ca/

Fair Ventures is a VC fund in Toronto focused on E-Commerce and Marketplace. FairVentures is the innovation initiative of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., with the mandate to research, develop, partner and invest in innovative solutions to support the Fairfax family of companies. We recognize that Fairfax companies need to be on the leading edge of emerging technologies, processes and thoughts as well as their applicationto industry in order to stay competitive. The purpose of the FairVentures initiative is twofold: 1) to generate and develop new business ideas and 2) evaluate new technologies, opportunities and businesses that are applicable to our subsidiaries and their customers.FairVentures operates an innovation and research lab at the Communitech Hub in Kitchener, Ontario; providing access to the vibrant technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Waterloo Region.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Construction | 1 | 50% |
| Information Services | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dozr | Dozr is bringing e-commerce to the equipment rental industry, and making construction efficient through technology.We are on a mission to power the digitization of North America's $60B+ equipment rental industry. The rental industry has been underserved by technology, and we are building the foundational infrastructure to help its transitionto e-commerce. Through DOZR.com, we have built the world's largest online marketplace to connect rental companies to contractors. And recently, we launched WebStores in beta, which is the "Shopify for B2B rentals", enabling any rental company to have their individualized e-commerce storefront. | $10.7M | Series A | Feb 27, 2019 | https://www.dozr.com |
| Dozr | Dozr is bringing e-commerce to the equipment rental industry, and making construction efficient through technology.We are on a mission to power the digitization of North America's $60B+ equipment rental industry. The rental industry has been underserved by technology, and we are building the foundational infrastructure to help its transitionto e-commerce. Through DOZR.com, we have built the world's largest online marketplace to connect rental companies to contractors. And recently, we launched WebStores in beta, which is the "Shopify for B2B rentals", enabling any rental company to have their individualized e-commerce storefront. | $1.8M | Seed | Sep 29, 2016 | https://www.dozr.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BaseCamp Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basecamp-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fair Ventures invest in?

Fair Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Marketplace and Construction 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 Fair Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fair Ventures closed in Feb 2019. 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.

### 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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