# Jim Estill

> Jim Estill is a seed investor at Danby Appliances backing Apps and Beauty. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Danby Appliances
- Location: Guelph, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-estill/1/64/b20
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jimestill
- Website: http://www.jimestill.com/

Jim Estill is a seed investor at Danby Appliances in Guelph focused on Apps and Beauty. Jim Estill founded EMJ Data in 1979 and grew the company to $350,000,000 in sales. Jim sold EMJ to SYNNEX in September 2004 and became CEO of SYNNEX Canada growing sales from $800,000,000 to $2 Billion in May 2009. Jim was one of the founding board members of RIM where he served for 13 years.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Beauty | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Fitness | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PumpUp | PumpUp is a positive community to share and achieve your health goals. The PumpUp community is a safe and supportive space to share your journey toward a healthy body and healthy mind. Share your challenges and triumphs, track your fitness, and receive unparalleled support from a global community of like-minded people. PumpUp equips you withthe tools you need to live a healthy lifestyle in a positive way. With millions of inspiring people cheering you on, it’s never been easier to become the best version of you! PumpUp is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in San Francisco. |  | Angel | Sep 30, 2013 |  |
| Well.ca | Well.ca is Canada's online destination for health, beauty and baby products and offers over 40,000 products with free shipping on all orders over $29. They also boast Canada's largest online assortment of Green & Natural products. With offices and a warehouse located in Guelph, Ontario, and an office in downtown Toronto, Well.ca is aproudly Canadian company that focuses on giving customers a simple and hassle-free shopping experience. | $425K | Seed | Apr 01, 2008 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hedgewood](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hedgewood) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maple Leaf Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maple-leaf-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Danby Appliances

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Danby Appliances.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Estill | CEO & President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-estill |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim Estill invest in?

Jim Estill invests primarily in Apps, Beauty and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Angel 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.

### How do I contact Jim Estill?

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### When did Jim Estill last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim Estill closed in Sep 2013. 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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