# InitioGroup

> InitioGroup is a VC fund in Vancouver backing Gaming and Mobile. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://initiogroup.com

InitioGroup is a Vancouver-based early stage investment fund led by Managing Director Mike Edwards. Initio’s focus is consumer internet, mobile, and solving real problems. Initio helps startups realize their potential by funding, connecting, listening and, hopefully, just the right amount of advice. Initio invests in people first, then teams,then vision, and then market. InitioGroup is actively involved in fostering the startup community at home in Vancouver, and building bridges to major hubs of innovation including Silicon Valley, New York, and Europe.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for InitioGroup. Shizune tracks 1 team members at InitioGroup. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/initiogroup?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| Industrial | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maura Rodgers | Associate | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Playerize | Playerize is a rapidly growing company that specializes in monetization and high quality user acquisition for the social and mobile gaming industry.Our acquisition of [SuperRewards][http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/super-rewards] expands our reach globally and offers customers a complete alternative payments solutionthat any developer of any size can integrate in under ten minutes. | $1M | Series A | Jan 04, 2012 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FounderFuel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founderfuel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Machkor Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rho Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rho-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does InitioGroup invest in?

InitioGroup invests primarily in Gaming, Mobile and Marketing startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact InitioGroup?

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### Who are the partners at InitioGroup?

The team at InitioGroup includes Maura Rodgers (Associate). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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