# GrowthWorks Capital

> GrowthWorks Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Biotechnology. See 116 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 116
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 15%
- Last fund: Jan 2006
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/growthworks-capital
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/GrowthWorks
- Website: http://www.growthworks.ca
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrowthWorksCapitalLtd/

GrowthWorks Capital is a VC fund in Vancouver focused on Software and Biotechnology. Invest in our experienceGrowthWorks* offers you more: more accountability, more experience and more proven know-how to make the most of your investment.A principled approach to adding valueOver the last 20 years, we've built GrowthWorks into one of Canada's venture capital management companies. We've done that by managingfunds that rigorously follow core principles: structure strategic investments in growth-oriented companies, value portfolio assets conservatively, build vital industry connections and minimize risk through diversification. It's a simple formula that delivers powerful results.Regional know-how. National ReachAt GrowthWorks, we offer regionally based retail venture capital funds (RVCs) right across Canada.GrowthWorks specializes in the management of and growth of regionally based venture capital funds. The funds under management include the following RVCs: Working Opportunity Fund, GrowthWorks Commercialization Fund and GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund.Partners in performanceWe have specialized teams in each of our core sectors to identify and structure investments in potential winners. These skilled teams also help create success by helping the companies that GrowthWorks managed funds invest in to grow with strategic management support and advice. This way, the companies get guidance from experienced leaders. In turn, the funds’ investors know that these companies receive direction to help them thrive.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.6M–$16M |
| Series B | $3.2M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 30 | 26% |
| Biotechnology | 17 | 15% |
| Health Care | 10 | 9% |
| Enterprise Software | 9 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 7% |

107 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 33 | 28% |
| Series B | 23 | 20% |
| Series A | 20 | 17% |
| Series C | 16 | 14% |
| Seed | 6 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 63 | 54% |
| United States | 10 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joe Timlin | VP, Investments | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-timlin |
| Timothy lee | Chief Investment Officer | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/timothy-lee |
| Chris Moyer | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-moyer |
| Christopher Morris | President & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-morris-3 |
| David Levi | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-levi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spotta | Spotta is a provider of smart pest systems. Spotta commercialized Bed Pod, its first product which monitors bed bugs in hotels and other multi-room accommodation offerings. | $3.8M | Series A | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| ClearRisk | ClearRisk is the Online Source for Risk Management Solutions.It offers three products to help an organization better manage it's risk. ClearRiskManager:Online platform that supplies the tools and guides the formalization of a Risk Management Plan.ClearRiskTracker:Provides the mid-market with affordable software to manangeclaims, exposures, litigation, incidents and insurance polices. ClearRiskTrainer:A five module online training course for business peole wanting to improve on their formal risk management knowledge. | $300K | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 15, 2021 |  |
| HIGHLINEvc | HIGHLINE is a Pre-Seed investor & Acceleration Platform that helps digital startups get follow-on capital, backed by leading VCs with offices in Vancouver & Toronto.We believe in providing our founders with far more than capital. Yet unlike most accelerators, we have no rigid start/end dates throughout the year. By joining theHIGHLINE family, you get to call on us for advice on an ongoing basis, gain access to our premium network and monthly founder events. We’ll do our best to help with fundraising challenges and partner with incubators to help deliver specialized programming. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2016 |  |
| SWITCH Materials | SWITCH Materials develops revolutionary new materials based on proprietary organic molecules that "switch" optical properties on command.SWITCH’s molecular switches can be developed for a number of applications, especially in the areas of molecular electronics and health sciences, including optical filters, photochromic inks, paintsand fibers, high-density optical information storage systems, molecular sensors and biomarkers for labeling and tracking of live cells.SWITCH has assembled a team of cutting-edge materials scientists with combined expertise in synthetic chemistry, polymer processing, optics, and molecular & materials engineering. SWITCH conducts its research and development activities in our own laboratories and the state-of-the-art analytical and clean room facilities at 4D LABS, Simon Fraser University's new $40 million materials science research centre. | $2.7M | Series C | Jun 24, 2015 |  |
| General Fusion | General Fusion pursues a commercially oriented path toward fusion energy by developing a magnetized target fusion (MTF) technology. The company applies advances in plasma physics, modern electronics, materials, and compression mechanisms to generate fusion-relevant conditions. It operates a demonstration system, Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), thatinjects magnetized plasma into a liquid metal liner and compresses it using coordinated mechanical pistons to reach high temperatures and pressures. The technology serves as a practical stepping stone toward building a fusion demonstration facility and ultimately delivering fusion-derived electricity to the grid. The approach focuses on closing the gap between demonstration milestones and a deployable power-plant system. | $19.4M |  | May 19, 2015 |  |
| BuildDirect | BuildDirect Technologies Inc. is an innovative platform for purchasing and selling quality home improvement materials online. It directly connects buyers (consumers and contractors) with sellers (suppliers and manufacturers). Categories include, but are not limited to, flooring, tile, decking, building materials, outdoor, kitchen & bath,moldings & accessories and doors. The company is credited with building the first open network for heavyweight products. In February 2016, BuildDirect launched the BuildDirect Home Marketplace – the world’s largest online marketplace for heavyweight home improvement products. It is an online platform that cuts out the “middle men” to connect the suppliers of home improvement products directly with their customers. The BuildDirect Home Marketplace allows suppliers to manage the sale and distribution of their home improvement products. In February 2017, BuildDirect launched the Gateway Supply Chain, opening their logistics network to third parties and providing access to warehousing services, ground and ocean logistics for any part of the shipping process. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Vancouver, Canada with warehouses across North America. | $50M | Series C | Dec 10, 2014 |  |
| Verold (zyenti) | Verold is an online visual editor that allows users to integrate 3D models into their presentations. The platform provides a studio that enables users to customize the lighting and environment setup of their project. They can also add animations, audio, and video assets and share their output in the web through Verold’s embeddable player.In2015, Verold was acquired by Box. | $1.6M | Series A | Aug 13, 2014 |  |
| Cooledge Lighting | Cooledge Lighting is a venture backed start-up focused on delivering high value solid-state lighting solutions to the general illumination market. Founded in 2009, Cooledge is currently in the development stage of the company with product launch coming at Lightfair 2013 in Philadelphia, PA. | $4M |  | Mar 17, 2014 |  |
| ResponseTek | ResponseTek Networks Corp. is a global leader in on-demand Customer Experience Management (CEM) software solutions, transforming the voice of the customer into actionable business intelligence. The innovative ResponseTek Listening Platform™ connects Global 1000 corporations, such as HSBC, Vodafone, Barclays, Aon, Rogers and BCAA, with theircustomer base across retail, call centre, online, technical support, mobile app and business services touch-points. Using a variety of methods – SMS surveys, online collection and social media monitoring included – ResponseTek is able to provide organizations with a single view of the customer experience with quantitative and verbatim analysis. ResponseTek is headquartered in Vancouver with offices in Toronto and London, UK. | $6M |  | Jan 14, 2014 |  |
| BTI Systems | BTI delivers solutions that transform the economics, performance and innovation of global networks through intelligent networking software and systems. Leading content, cloud and service providers choose BTI to drive improved operational efficiencies and profitably deliver high-value services to businesses and consumers around the globe. With morethan 380 customers, BTI is headquartered in North America, and operates regional sales, marketing, and R&D centers of excellence throughout the world. | $27M | Series D | Jan 07, 2014 |  |

10 of 116 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does GrowthWorks Capital invest in?

GrowthWorks Capital invests primarily in Software, Biotechnology and Health Care startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 116 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is GrowthWorks Capital's check size?

GrowthWorks Capital typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$16M at Series A and $3.2M–$21M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds GrowthWorks Capital participates in.

### How do I contact GrowthWorks Capital?

Public channels for GrowthWorks Capital 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 GrowthWorks Capital?

The team at GrowthWorks Capital includes Joe Timlin (VP, Investments), Timothy lee (Chief Investment Officer) and Chris Moyer (Investment Manager), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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