# Harlo Equity Partners

> Harlo Equity Partners is a VC fund backing Software. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.harlocapital.com/

Harlo Equity Partners is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Toronto based, Private Equity/VC investment platform focussed on seed, early stage, and growth equity investments

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.6M–$5.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 38% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 38% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 25% |
| Art | 1 | 13% |
| Film | 1 | 13% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 5 | 63% |
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Israel | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jeffrey Kimel | President & CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeffrey-kimel |
| Justin Shulman | General Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-shulman |
| Michael Kimel | Co-Founder & Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-kimel-1694 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucra Sports | Lucra Sports operates as a social-first sports gaming platform that sits uniquely at the intersection of sports gaming and fantasy sports. | $20M | Series B | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| YOURIKA | YOURIKA combines years of AI research from the University of Waterloo (Top 5 in AI) with our proprietary technology and domain expertise to make smarter and more connected learning products. This includes our own platform, ORBITS, that liberates teenage students to work smarter when learning remotely. | $2.6M | Seed | Oct 31, 2022 |  |
| Kasheesh | Kasheesh is a fintech company that provides financial services. | $5.5M | Seed | Jun 23, 2022 |  |
| Mid-Day Squares | Mid-Day Squares is chocolate manufacturers & the creator of the first FUNCTIONAL CHOCOLATE BAR. |  | Series C | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies | Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ) is a Tech company and VFX studio that focuses on pushing the boundaries of VFX on TV. Through proprietary AI solutions, GPU rendering and world-class talent, MARZ is dedicated to delivering innovative, feature-film quality VFX on TV timelines and to helping studios scale their content at a pace previously notpossible. MARZ was recognized. | $5.1M | Series A | Dec 02, 2021 |  |
| Plantiga | Plantiga provides human movement intelligence, a deep insight into health based on the way people move. Its platform is built to optimize health, prevent injury, and monitor recovery by detecting changes in functional movement patterns that the eye cannot see. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. | $1.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 29, 2021 |  |
| Sports IQ Analytics | Sports IQ uses advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to provide cutting edge software solutions for the online sports gambling industry. Through the use of robust data gathering methods, innovative technologies and superior statistical models, Sports IQ builds best-in-class products. |  | Seed | May 12, 2021 |  |
| Avo | Avo offers internal online stores for corporations to centralize demand. Dekel Valtzer founded it on March 1, 2017, with its headquarters in Tel Aviv in Israel. |  | Series A | Nov 01, 2018 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ARK Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ark-investment-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Globalive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globalive-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Adapt Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adapt-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Harlo Equity Partners invest in?

Harlo Equity Partners invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Harlo Equity Partners's check size?

Harlo Equity Partners typically joins rounds of $2.6M–$5.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Harlo Equity Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Harlo Equity Partners?

Public channels for Harlo Equity Partners include 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 Harlo Equity Partners?

The team at Harlo Equity Partners includes Jeffrey Kimel (President & CEO), Justin Shulman (General Partner) and Michael Kimel (Co-Founder & Chairman). 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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