# Jim Fletcher > Jim Fletcher is a seed investor at Macmillan (Toronto) backing Mobile and Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Macmillan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/macmillan) - Location: Toronto, Canada - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Jun 2020 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 Jim Fletcher is a seed investor at Macmillan in Toronto focused on Mobile and Apps. Jim is a 30-year veteran of the Canadian venture capital industry. He has participated actively across all funding stages from being part of founding management through personal angel investment, institutional venture capital, corporate venture investment and a variety of public and private exits. He has also been actively involved in numerouspublic policy initiatives designed to foster a healthy Canadian environment for early-stage companies and venture capital investors.Jim has been a Managing Director with Ventures West and Chrysalix Energy Management, overseen corporate venture investing as Treasurer of MacMillan Bloedel, and was founder and CEO of China Capital, CFO of the Angus Reid Group, and a Director of many technology companies. He currently chairs the Boards of Vision Critical Communications Inc., Recombo Inc. and Tyze Personal Networks Inc., and is a member of the Advisory Board of OMERS Ventures.Jim is also actively involved in the non-profit and social enterprise sector. He was a founding partner of BC Technology Social Venture Partners, has served on many other non-profit Boards and is engaged in public policy initiatives to enhance social innovation and finance. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $603k–$835k | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Mobile | 2 | 50% | | Apps | 1 | 25% | | News | 1 | 25% | | SaaS | 1 | 25% | | Big Data | 1 | 25% | 15 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 50% | | Angel | 1 | 25% | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A&K Robotics | A&K Robotics was founded on a shared belief that robotic technologies has the potential to drastically improve Their world and quality of life. They see the future with unique eyes, pushing the boundaries of robotics and seeking real-life applications of new technologies. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2020 | | | Shelfie | Shelfie is an app that connects readers and books. Shelfie lets readers digitize their paper book collections, get free or discounted ebooks of the books they own and discover their next reads.Shelfie has signed deals with over 600 publishers allowing users to download an eBook if they own a print edition for nearly 150,000 titles. Readers justtake a picture of their bookshelf (a "shelfie") and the app will identify and catalog all of their books and let them know which ones are eligible for bundling. | $835K | Seed | May 23, 2014 | | | ePACT Network | ePACT will improve emergency preparedness across North America. By connecting every home and organization with shared information and resources, ePACT will have a positive impact on the safety of our communities. Its benefits will encourage users to adopt and share the system, while its tools help North Americans manage unexpected situations. | $603K | Seed | Jan 11, 2013 | | | Summify | Summify offers a service that provides daily summaries of users’ social news feed via email, web or mobile. This service is accessible to individuals via Twitter, Facebook, and Google Reader accounts. Summify is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | | Angel | Mar 30, 2011 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Threshold Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/threshold-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [WUTIF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wutif) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Yaletown Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yaletown-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Macmillan VC Fund 2 contacts available at Macmillan. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Annette Thomas | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annette-thomas | | Jim Fletcher | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-fletcher | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — 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 - [Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-angel-investors-canada) - [Media (entertainment) Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-investors-canada) - [Enterprise Angel Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/enterprise-angel-investors-canada) - [Internet Angel Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/internet-angel-investors-canada) - [Mobile Angel Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/mobile-angel-investors-canada) - [Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-angel-investors-canada) ## FAQ ### What does Jim Fletcher invest in? Jim Fletcher invests primarily in Mobile, Apps and News startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Jim Fletcher's check size? Jim Fletcher typically joins rounds of $603k–$835k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jim Fletcher participates in. ### When did Jim Fletcher last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Jim Fletcher closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 4 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? 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