# Hatch

> Hatch is a VC fund in Mississauga backing Energy and Mining. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mississauga, Canada
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 54%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatch
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/hatchglobal
- Website: https://www.hatch.com

Hatch is a VC fund in Mississauga focused on Energy and Mining. Market conditions are transforming the way you do business. Stalled global economies, reduced investment activity, weaker global trade, and geopolitical turmoil are driving us all to make significant changes. They understand that your needs are changing rapidly, and so are your expectations of your partners.Their organization is passionatelycommitted to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. They embrace your visions as Their own and partner with you to develop better ideas that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. Their global network of 9,000 professionals work on the world’s toughest challenges. Their corporate roots extend back more than a hundred years, and Their experience spans over 150 countries around the world in the metals, energy, infrastructure, digital, and investments market sectors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$4.1M |
| Post-IPO Equity | $616k–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 4 | 31% |
| Mining | 3 | 23% |
| Mineral | 2 | 15% |
| Oil and Gas | 2 | 15% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 15% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Equity | 3 | 23% |
| Seed | 2 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 15% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |
| Series F | 1 | 8% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 6 | 46% |
| United States | 2 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emily Moore | Managing Director, Innovation | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-moore |
| Gary Toomey | Founder and Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-toomey |
| Gerald G. Hatch | Founder and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-kuperman |
| Jan Kwak | Managing Director - Mining and Mineral Processing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-kwak |
| Andrew Ibbotson | Co Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-ibbotson-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LoopX | LoopX offers system solutions for autonomous vehicles, mining equipment manufacturers, and mining technology companies. | $4.1M | Seed | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| NOA Lithium Brines | NOA Lithium Brines is a lithium exploration and development firm founded to purchase assets with high resource potential. NOA is committed to sustainable and responsible exploration and business activities that align with industry best practices. |  | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Hydrostor | Hydrostor develops and operates long-duration energy storage systems to replace the use of fossil fuels. It addresses bulk electricity system needs for dispatchable capacity, renewable integration and optimization, transmission deferral, and ancillary services, and is ideal for use in behind-the-meter or remote applications for mines and largeindustrial operations.Hydrostor’s solution delivers low-cost, long-duration bulk energy storage (hundreds of MWs, 4-24+ hours) that is synchronous and emission-free and can be located where required by the grid, including the ability to replace retired fossil fuel plants and the need for a new transmission. |  | Corporate Round | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| Perpetua Resources | Perpetua Resources deals with exploring for gold, antimony and other minerals in the historic Stibnite-Yellow Pine mining district in Idaho. | $4M | Post-IPO Equity | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| 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. | $21.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 21, 2025 |  |
| Defense Metals | Defense Metals is a mineral exploration company that specializes in the acquisition of mineral deposits containing metals and elements. Defense Metals is committed to providing the world with resources necessary to provide reliable energy as well as defend and protect nations globally. | $616.3K | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| R-LABS Canada | Problems in real estate are increasing in magnitude and complexity. From urban housing challenges to climate change to disruptive technologies, the issues we face in our built environments have significant impacts on our economy, communities and well-being. In 2018, R-LABS (“Our Labs”) was founded as an innovation and company building platformto solve these problems and drive positive change in real estate. As an industry-level partner, we work with entrepreneurs and global organizations to build purpose-driven companies. Our unique combination of people, ideas, technology and capital has created the perfect environment for real estate innovation and our communities to thrive. | $2.6M |  | Jul 09, 2025 |  |
| Origen | Origen Carbon Solutions provides scalable limestone-based direct air capture technology to permanently reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The company focuses on carbon removal and industrial technology, leveraging the power of limestone to sequester CO2. Origen collaborates with various stakeholders to restore the atmosphere and mitigate climatechange impacts. | $13M | Series A | Jan 16, 2025 |  |
| 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. | $16M |  | Aug 08, 2024 |  |
| 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. | $16M | Series F | Aug 08, 2024 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Canadian Nuclear Laboratories](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canadian-nuclear-laboratories) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BDC Capital Cleantech Practice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleantech-practice) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Enbridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enbridge) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PenderFund Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/penderfund-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Barclays](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-7c03) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hatch invest in?

Hatch invests primarily in Energy, Mining and Mineral startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Seed stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Hatch's check size?

Hatch typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$4.1M at Seed and $616k–$4M at Post-IPO Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hatch participates in.

### How do I contact Hatch?

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### Who are the partners at Hatch?

The team at Hatch includes Emily Moore (Managing Director, Innovation), Gary Toomey (Founder and Managing Director) and Gerald G. Hatch (Founder and CEO), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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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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