# Jason Chapnik > Jason Chapnik is a seed investor at Intercap (Toronto) backing SaaS and Big Data. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Intercap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intercap-c388) - Location: Toronto, Canada - Total investments: 6 - Last investment: Jan 2024 - Lead investor: 67% - Last updated: Aug 2026 Jason Chapnik is a seed investor at Intercap in Toronto focused on SaaS and Big Data. Jason Chapnik has been an entrepreneur and investor for over 25 years. As a teenager, he co-founded Kaboom Fireworks Inc., the leading provider of family fireworks in Ontario. In 1995, Jason co-founded TouchTech Corporation to provide consumers access to real estate listing information. In 1997 TouchTech was acquired by Homestore Inc. (laterMove Inc., Nasdaq:MOVE). In late 1998, Jason founded The .TV Corporation to market the dotTV top level domain, in partnership with the government of Tuvalu. In 2002, The .TV Corporation was acquired by Verisign Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSN). In 2001, Jason joined the board of directors of Dealer.com Inc., a leading provider of automotive Internet marketing solutions. Jason is currently the Chairman of the Board of Dealer.com. He also sits on the boards of Method, Nulogy, StickerYou, and OpenApps. He lives in Toronto, with his wife of fifteen years and their three children. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | SaaS | 1 | 17% | | Big Data | 1 | 17% | | Software | 1 | 17% | | Analytics | 1 | 17% | | Mobile Apps | 1 | 17% | 14 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 1 | 17% | | Series A | 1 | 17% | | Series C | 1 | 17% | | Secondary Market | 1 | 17% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 2 | 33% | | Canada | 1 | 17% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Plex | Plex is a globally available one-stop-shop streaming media service offering thousands of free movies and TV shows and hundreds of free-to-stream live TV channels from the biggest names in entertainment, including Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Lionsgate, Legendary, Sinclair Broadcast Group, AMC, A+E, Crackle, and BBC. Backed byIntercap and Kleiner Perkins, Plex is the only streaming service that lets users manage their personal media alongside a continuously growing library of free third-party entertainment spanning all genres, interests, and mediums including podcasts, music, and more. With a highly customizable interface and smart recommendations based on the media you enjoy, Plex brings its users the best media experience on the planet from any device, anywhere. Plex was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Gatos, California. | $40M | Series C | Jan 29, 2024 | | | Unreserved | Unreserved is an Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-based PropTech company, | $27.1M | Seed | Jan 13, 2022 | | | Faraday | Faraday is a consumer prediction platform that lets marketers, developers, and agencies build their own predictive capabilities with ease.The Faraday Prediction Cloud makes AI-driven growth a reality for companies of all sizes, regardless of technical expertise. Integrations, data, algorithms, and visualizations are all included, enabling anyteam to quickly and easily add a predictive layer to their tech stacks.Visit faraday.ai to learn more. | $4.1M | Series A | Jul 19, 2021 | | | Plex | Plex is a globally available one-stop-shop streaming media service offering thousands of free movies and TV shows and hundreds of free-to-stream live TV channels from the biggest names in entertainment, including Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Lionsgate, Legendary, Sinclair Broadcast Group, AMC, A+E, Crackle, and BBC. Backed byIntercap and Kleiner Perkins, Plex is the only streaming service that lets users manage their personal media alongside a continuously growing library of free third-party entertainment spanning all genres, interests, and mediums including podcasts, music, and more. With a highly customizable interface and smart recommendations based on the media you enjoy, Plex brings its users the best media experience on the planet from any device, anywhere. Plex was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Gatos, California. | $15M | Series C | Apr 14, 2021 | | | Plex | Plex is a globally available one-stop-shop streaming media service offering thousands of free movies and TV shows and hundreds of free-to-stream live TV channels from the biggest names in entertainment, including Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Lionsgate, Legendary, Sinclair Broadcast Group, AMC, A+E, Crackle, and BBC. Backed byIntercap and Kleiner Perkins, Plex is the only streaming service that lets users manage their personal media alongside a continuously growing library of free third-party entertainment spanning all genres, interests, and mediums including podcasts, music, and more. With a highly customizable interface and smart recommendations based on the media you enjoy, Plex brings its users the best media experience on the planet from any device, anywhere. Plex was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Gatos, California. | $35M | Secondary Market | Apr 14, 2021 | | | Faraday | Faraday is a consumer prediction platform that lets marketers, developers, and agencies build their own predictive capabilities with ease.The Faraday Prediction Cloud makes AI-driven growth a reality for companies of all sizes, regardless of technical expertise. Integrations, data, algorithms, and visualizations are all included, enabling anyteam to quickly and easily add a predictive layer to their tech stacks.Visit faraday.ai to learn more. | $2M | Series A | Apr 25, 2018 | | 6 of 6 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [FreshTracks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freshtracks-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [LaunchCapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchcapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Intercap VC Fund · Toronto, Canada Intercap Inc. is a merchant bank based in Toronto, Canada. Its principals have over twenty five years of experience investing in and advising leading management teams and growth companies. 1 contacts available at Intercap. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Jason Chapnik | Chairman and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-chapnik | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Second Century Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/second-century-ventures) — VC Fund - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund - [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund - [Anges Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anges-quebec) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Proptech Angel Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/proptech-angel-investors-canada) - [Real Estate Angel Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/real-estate-angel-investors-canada) ## FAQ ### What does Jason Chapnik invest in? Jason Chapnik invests primarily in SaaS, Big Data and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Jason Chapnik last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Jason Chapnik closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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