# Golden Opportunities Fund

> Golden Opportunities Fund is a VC fund backing Software and Agriculture. See 48 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saskatoon, Canada
- Total investments: 48
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.goldenopportunities.ca
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/golden-opportunities-fund-668416670026910

Golden Opportunities Fund is a VC fund in Saskatoon focused on Software and Agriculture. Golden Opportunities Fund Inc. is Saskatchewan's first Provincial Labour-sponsored Investment Fund which was launched in 1999 and is registered as a Labour-sponsored Investment Fund Corporation under The Labour-sponsored Venture Capital Corporations Act (Saskatchewan). Saskatchewan residents who purchase Shares of the Fund receive a 15%Federal tax credit and a 20% Provincial tax credit for a total of 35% in tax credits to a maximum contribution of $5,000 annually. Investments are also 100% RRSP eligible.With the capital raised, the Fund makes investments in Saskatchewan companies, or other entities that carry on business in Saskatchewan, that have less than 500 employees at the time of investment and that pay at least 25% of all their wages and salaries to Saskatchewan employees (as per current regulation which may be amended from time to time). The objective of the Fund is to realize long-term capital appreciation of its investments in eligible businesses. Potential investments are evaluated according to, among other things: stage of development; size; quality of management; the market potential of the products or services sold or distributed; the profit potential of eligible business; and the opportunity for realization by the Fund of its investments.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$20M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1.5M–$6.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 17% |
| Agriculture | 8 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 13% |
| Farming | 5 | 10% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 8% |

61 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 14 | 29% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 9 | 19% |
| Seed | 8 | 17% |
| Private Equity | 3 | 6% |
| Series A | 2 | 4% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 34 | 71% |
| United States | 3 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grant Kook | Founder, Chairman & Manager | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-kook-3073 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LiORA | EMS is a technological solution provider dedicated to solving the contamination, environmental management and sustainability challenges. | $3M | Seed | Aug 06, 2025 |  |
| Drake Meats | Drake Meats is a producer of sausage, bacon, smokies, wieners, and burgers. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Three Farmers | Three Farmers is a trio of Canadian farmers dedicated to connecting with consumers by bringing sustainable, quality food products to the marketplace. Colin, Dan and Ron are second and third generation farmers who have grown up on this land and are committed to its preservation, proudly numbering the prairies among the best places in theagricultural world. Farming, they are proud to say, is not simply a job, but a way of life, and one they are all too happy to share. |  |  | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Three Farmers | Three Farmers is a trio of Canadian farmers dedicated to connecting with consumers by bringing sustainable, quality food products to the marketplace. Colin, Dan and Ron are second and third generation farmers who have grown up on this land and are committed to its preservation, proudly numbering the prairies among the best places in theagricultural world. Farming, they are proud to say, is not simply a job, but a way of life, and one they are all too happy to share. |  |  | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Rivercity Innovations | Rivercity Innovations provides cold-chain monitoring technologies. | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 10, 2024 |  |
| Pivot Furniture | Pivot is a better way to furnish your home. Make high quality furniture a smart decision for every experience of your life. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Mega Group | Mega Group offers billing, expert accounting, consumer finance, business basics, merchandising, marketing, integrated website, digital services, store design, and fundamentals services. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| Vize Labs | Vize Labs is a SaaS platform that integrates with Microsoft tools to provide real-time feedback and analytics. It helps organizations foster inclusive communication and improve workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| LiORA | EMS is a technological solution provider dedicated to solving the contamination, environmental management and sustainability challenges. | $1.6M | Seed | Dec 10, 2022 |  |
| Ground Truth Agriculture | Ground Truth Agriculture provides grain analysis to farmers directly from their combine in lab-quality. | $2.9M | Seed | Nov 29, 2022 |  |

10 of 48 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Westcap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/westcap) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [SaskWorks Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saskworks-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Export Development Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-development-canada) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Golden Opportunities Fund invest in?

Golden Opportunities Fund invests primarily in Software, Agriculture and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 48 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Golden Opportunities Fund's check size?

Golden Opportunities Fund typically joins rounds of $500k–$20M at Seed and $1.5M–$6.2M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Golden Opportunities Fund participates in.

### How do I contact Golden Opportunities Fund?

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### Who are the partners at Golden Opportunities Fund?

The team at Golden Opportunities Fund includes Grant Kook (Founder, Chairman & Manager). 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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