# Hugo Larochelle

> Hugo Larochelle is a pre-seed investor at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute backing Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/Mila-Quebec)
- Location: Sherbrooke, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugo-larochelle-b11a7126
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/@hugo_larochelle
- Website: https://x.com/hugo_larochelle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hugo.larochelle.35

Hugo Larochelle is a pre-seed investor at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute in Sherbrooke focused on Software and Health Care. Hugo Larochelle is the Scientific Director of Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute. Hugo previously worked at Google DeepMind as a Head of AI Research. Hugo Larochelle attended the University of Montreal.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ubenwa Health | Ubenwa is a Montreal-based startup building the future of automated sound-based medical diagnostics by leveraging cutting-edge AI research. We have developed the first technology for rapid detection of neurological and respiratory conditions in infants using only their cry sounds. We are a team of award-winning scientists, engineers and medicalprofessionals. Our technology is based on years of scientific research in close collaboration with Mila - the Québec AI Institute and the McGill University Health Center. Ubenwa’s technology has applications in primary health care, clinical trials, and in guiding neurodevelopmental care. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 25, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Africa Venture Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/africa-venture-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AIX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aix-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Radical Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/radical-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute

VC Fund · Montréal, Canada

Founded in 1993 by Professor Yoshua Bengio (Université de Montréal), Mila is a research institute in artificial intelligence which now rallies 500 researchers specializing in the field of deep learning, including professors, students, industrial partners and startups.

5 contacts available at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hugo Larochelle | Scientific Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hugo-larochelle |
| Dendi Suhubdy | Ph.D Student | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dendi-suhubdy |
| Kundan Kumar | PHD Student | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kundan-kumar-5 |
| Laurent Charlin | Machine Learning Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laurent-charlin |
| Magaly Charbonneau | Member Board Of Directors & Audit Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magaly-charbonneau-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Hugo Larochelle invest in?

Hugo Larochelle invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Medical Device startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hugo Larochelle last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hugo Larochelle closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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