First Angel Network
VC Fund
Halifax, Canada
First Angel Network is a VC fund in Halifax focused on Health Care and Medical. First Angel Network Association (FAN) is a not-for-profit organization formed to bridge the capital gap for companies with extraordinary potential in Atlantic Canada. Created by angel investors for angel investors, FAN provides entrepreneurs and investors with a confidential, disciplined, high-quality private equity investment experience. FAN alsodelivers education and networking opportunities in the areas of investment readiness, angel investing and commercialization.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries First Angel Network invests in
Stages First Angel Network invests in
Countries First Angel Network invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $250k–$3.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 3 (30%)
- Medical 2 (20%)
- Biotechnology 2 (20%)
- Cyber Security 2 (20%)
- Medical Device 2 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (50%)
- Angel 2 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (20%)
- Private Equity 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ross Finlay
Co-Founder, Director
|
Co-Founder, Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Brian Lowe
Co-Founder & Director
|
Co-Founder & Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauceron makes it faster, easier and less complex for organisations to measure, manage and monitor human-centric cyber risk. Their comprehensive, automated cybersecurity platform covers cybersecurity education, social engineering simulations, executive surveys, and dashboards as well as business process, and technology gap assessment and analysis. | $1.5M / Seed / Oct 24, 2018 | ||
| Covina Biomedical is a minimally invasive orthopaedics company producing injectable biomaterials that enhance quality of life. The company is developing its first platform product, a glass-based bone cement to enhance the longevity of orthopaedic implants. Using collaborative research approaches, and in partnership with end users, Covina Biomedicalhas created the first technology of its kind in the industry. | $1M / Private Equity / Mar 17, 2017 | ||
| Covina Biomedical is a minimally invasive orthopaedics company producing injectable biomaterials that enhance quality of life. The company is developing its first platform product, a glass-based bone cement to enhance the longevity of orthopaedic implants. Using collaborative research approaches, and in partnership with end users, Covina Biomedicalhas created the first technology of its kind in the industry. | $750K / Pre-Seed / Mar 17, 2017 | ||
| WellTrack provides on-demand online therapy for stress, anxiety, and depression. | Angel / May 01, 2016 | ||
| Chinova Bioworks uses a natural and effective antimicrobial chitosan polymer with broad spectrum protection. | Pre-Seed / Apr 01, 2016 | ||
| META® delivers previously unachievable performance, across a range of applications, by inventing, designing, developing, and manufacturing sustainable, highly functional materials. Our extensive technology platform enables leading global brands to deliver breakthrough products to their customers in consumer electronics, 5G communications, healthand wellness, aerospace, automotive, and clean energy. Our nano-optic technology provides anti-counterfeiting security features for government documents and currencies and authentication for brands. Our achievements have been widely recognized, including being named a Lux Research Innovator of the Year in 2021. Learn more at www.metamaterial.com. | $3.1M / Seed / Apr 23, 2015 | ||
| SageCrowd’s purpose is to help enterprises use collaboration to grow their top-line results. By leveraging new discoveries in the science of learning, they tackle organizations most mission critical change programs. They use their Collaborative Learning Platform and their methodology, SAGECROWD WAY, to target far more effective competency-basedtraining for large enterprises. Modern learning science has identified the problem with traditional skills training methods such as classroom, online, books, videos, keynotes and seminars. These methods do not align with the brain’s ‘natural’ learning cycle and fail to create permanent memories. This results in training programs that fail to achieve their objectives, poor skill adoption, and no change in personal or enterprise performance. SageCrowd has created the sageCrowd Collaborative Learning Platform; the learning sciences training methodology, the SageCrowd Way; and specific training programs based on the works of top authors. At the heart of the sageCrowd Way is Insight-Scaffolding®, a sequence of activities invoking reflections and insights. This revolutionary approach identifies invoking ‘reflection’ as the key to creating ‘personal insights’. Insights are the pathway to idea creation and idea testing; the key steps in the learning cycle that distinguishes short- and long-term memory. By invoking a sequence of reflections & insights, learners scaffold skills naturally, layer upon layer. The proprietary training methodology, The SageCrowd Way, combines collaborative learning capability with Insight-Scaffolding® sequencing to create a fundamentally different learning environment that can deliver a greater ROI on training and substantially improve enterprise performance. | $850K / Seed / Jan 30, 2014 | ||
| ABK Biomedical combines the clinical market with biomaterials. It specializes in improving treatment options for patients with hypervascular tumors. The company is dedicated to transforming an interventional radiology procedure called embolization. | Angel / Jan 01, 2014 | ||
| Interview Rocket is a revolutionary new online service that allows recruiters to pre-screen job candidates independent of busy schedules, time zones or geographies. | $250K / Seed / Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| TitanFile develops a cloud based enterprise file sharing solution that enables professionals to exchange files. | $1.1M / Seed / Oct 11, 2012 |
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FAQ
What does First Angel Network invest in?
First Angel Network invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does First Angel Network invest in?
First Angel Network typically joins rounds of $250k–$3.1M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not First Angel Network's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds First Angel Network took part in.
How do I contact First Angel Network?
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Who are the partners at First Angel Network?
The team at First Angel Network includes Ross Finlay (Co-Founder, Director) and Brian Lowe (Co-Founder & Director). 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 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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