# Jean-Francois Gagne

> Jean-Francois Gagne is a seed investor at Element AI backing Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Element AI
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Jean-Francois Gagne is a seed investor at Element AI focused on Software and InsurTech.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 50% |
| Life Science | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Noetik | Noetik is an AI-native biotechnology company. Noetik leverages in advanced machine learning methods to discover and develop cancer immunotherapies. | $40M | Series A | Aug 28, 2024 |  |
| Armilla AI | Armilla AI is a governance platform that enables algorithmic accountability to drive ethical decisions with transparency.The platform utilizes algorithmic accountability for tracking and governance and allows models to be tested in a matter of hours, vetting both the models themselves and the underlying datasets, helping clients by providingcontinuous monitoring of ongoing performance, accuracy, and algorithmic accountability by detecting errors. | $1.5M | Seed | Oct 21, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [11.2 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/112capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [C2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c2-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Catalio Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catalio-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/data-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EPIC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intermountain Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intermountain-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Element AI

VC Fund · Montréal, Canada

Element AI is an artificial intelligence company that gives organizations unparalleled access to cutting-edge technology. The company launches and incubates advanced AI-First solutions in partnership with large corporations. They deliver AI software products that augment decisions to make your business stronger, safer, and more agile.Element AIallows accelerating the deployment and commercialization of solutions that meet customer needs for the operationalization of AI while continuing to develop AI products. It maintains a strong connection to academia through research collaborations and takes a leadership position in policy-making around the impact of technology on society. The has built an AI systems integrator of sorts to help other companies develop and implement artificial intelligence solutions and Accenture’ for machine learning, neural network-based solutions, and computer vision applications.

5 contacts available at Element AI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrej Todosic | Director Architecture | — |
| Anne Martel | Co-Founder, SVP Operations | — |
| Gabriel Duford | SVP Platform & Technology, Co-founder | — |
| Jean-Francois Gagne | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-francois-gagn |
| Ludwig Gamache | IT Director | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Jean-Francois Gagne invest in?

Jean-Francois Gagne invests primarily in Software, InsurTech and Life Science startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Jean-Francois Gagne last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jean-Francois Gagne closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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