# Front Row Ventures

> Front Row Ventures is a VC fund in Montréal backing Health Care and Software. See 37 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montréal, Canada
- Total investments: 37
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10944447/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/frontrowvc
- Website: https://frontrow.ventures/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontrowventures

Front Row Ventures is a VC fund in Montréal focused on Health Care and Software. Front Row Ventures believe , students are in a unique position to challenge the status quo. Their university years are an entrepreneurial sweet spot, and they want their peers to capitalize on their potential. Their want to help them to launch unthinkable ventures, and start companies that change the world.Their bigger mission is to spread startupand venture capital culture across Montreal campuses. They engage and empower students to learn, get involved, and create from Montreal’s vibrant technology sector.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $18k–$4.1M |
| Pre-Seed | $37k–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 8 | 22% |
| Software | 7 | 19% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 16% |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 14% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 11% |

57 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 16 | 43% |
| Seed | 9 | 24% |
| Funding Round | 9 | 24% |
| Angel | 1 | 3% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 31 | 84% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Raphael Christian Roy | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raphael-christian-roy |
| Eleonore Jarry-Ferron | Managing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/el%C3%A9onore-jarry-ferron |
| Nicolas Synnott | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicolas-synnott |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Serenity Power | Serenity Power is a developer of solid oxide fuel cell systems delivering low-emission, noise-free, multi-fuel clean energy for industries. | $851.5K | Pre-Seed | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| Tydra Laboratories | Tydra Labs is a biotechnology company that transforms crustacean shell waste into chitin and bio-products. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| Asepha | Asepha is an AI clinical decision support (CDS) tool to help healthcare professionals make faster clinical decisions. | $4M | Seed | Jun 06, 2025 |  |
| Dispersa | Harnessing the power of microbe-derived natural solutions to decarbonize the chemicals industry. | $4.1M | Seed | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| UVX | UVX's patented Zener device use a form of UV light that, unlike conventional UV, is safe for humans but deadly for pathogens. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Aug 15, 2024 |  |
| Avo | Avo provides an automated crypto wallet and influencer tracking, helping users monitor holdings, portfolio performance, and top positions. | $225K | Pre-Seed | Jun 24, 2024 |  |
| Queva | Queva creates AI-powered smart collars for dogs, providing real-time health monitoring to detect diseases early. We're transforming pet care, making it proactive and personalized for a better quality of life for our furry friends. | $183.5K | Pre-Seed | Mar 23, 2024 |  |
| Vega BioImaging | Improving prognostic for immunotherapy | $37K | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Asepha | Asepha is an AI clinical decision support (CDS) tool to help healthcare professionals make faster clinical decisions. |  | Seed | Nov 06, 2023 |  |
| Kelsen Legal Technologies Inc. | Kelsen is developing Kelsen Draft to help legal professional to save time developing complex texts with power of AI. |  |  | Jul 20, 2023 |  |

10 of 37 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NEXT Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-next-36) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Front Row Ventures invest in?

Front Row Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 37 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Front Row Ventures's check size?

Front Row Ventures typically joins rounds of $18k–$4.1M at Seed and $37k–$1.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Front Row Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Front Row Ventures?

Public channels for Front Row Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Front Row Ventures?

The team at Front Row Ventures includes Raphael Christian Roy (Managing Partner), Eleonore Jarry-Ferron (Managing Partner) and Nicolas Synnott (Managing Partner). 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 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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