# George Weston

> George Weston is a VC fund in Toronto backing Travel and Car Sharing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/george-weston-limited
- Website: http://www.weston.ca

George Weston is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Travel and Car Sharing. George Weston Limited (“Weston”) is a major Canadian public company, representing Canada’s largest food and drug retail businesses through its control of Loblaw Companies Limited (“Loblaw”) and Loblaw’s recent acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart. With over 2,300 stores the retail operations reach most Canadians serving their everyday food, health andwellness needs. Through Weston Foods, Weston is one of Canada’s leading bakers, offering a wide selection of fresh and frozen products to the North American market. Weston also controls one of Canada’s largest REITs, Choice Properties REIT.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 100% |
| Car Sharing | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Ride Sharing | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Galen G. Weston | CEO & Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galen-g-weston |
| George Weston | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-weston-5b0e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Treepz | Treepz is using technology to help people move efficiently in Africa. Be it for daily, inter-city or corporate commutes, users can book predictable, reliable and comfortable trips through a world-class, demand-responsive app all at the tap of a button.Treepz was founded in 2019 and operates in 4 African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Ugandaand Kenya. It is headquartered in Ontario, Canada. | $1.2M | Seed | Feb 14, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BKR Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bkr-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GIIG Africa Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giig-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lynch Bros](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lynch-bros) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mo Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mo-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Roselake Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roselake-ventures-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does George Weston invest in?

George Weston invests primarily in Travel, Car Sharing and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at George Weston?

The team at George Weston includes Galen G. Weston (CEO & Chairman) and George Weston (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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