# Joshua Olawale

> Joshua Olawale is a venture - series unknown investor at CIBC Innovation Banking backing Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CIBC Innovation Banking](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cibc-innovation-banking)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaolawale

Joshua Olawale is a venture - series unknown investor at CIBC Innovation Banking focused on Software and FinTech. Joshua Olawale is the Director, Innovation Banking at CIBC Innovation Banking.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 75% |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Legal | 1 | 25% |
| Sales | 1 | 25% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 25% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 3 | 75% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DealMaker | DealMaker is an AI-driven platform that provides companies with the unique ability to own their end-to-end capital-raising lifecycle. The company provides a single platform to acquire, convert, and engage retail investors. DealMaker's white label approach ensures companies own their data and their future while seamlessly managing compliance,payments and investor relations—letting them focus on building their brand, their community and their business. | $20M | Private Equity | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Landbase | Landbase combines leading agentic AI with human expertise to intelligently automate your Go-To-Market |  | Debt Financing | Dec 17, 2024 |  |
| Procurify | Procurify is a cloud-based procurement software solution that gives you control and visibility. Their main goal is to help your company generate cost savings. It's done by providing a platform to streamline purchases, give optimized spending, and increase visibility throughout the entire procure-to-pay process. | $20M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 30, 2024 |  |
| Spare | Spare is a mobility management software company that enhances public transit services through on-demand and shared transportation solutions. The platform integrates various modes of transport, enabling efficient and accessible mobility for all users. Their platform uses advanced algorithms and data analytics to optimize routes, reduce wait times,and improve overall efficiency for transportation services. By optimizing transportation services and promoting shared rides, Spare Labs reduces traffic congestion and emissions, supporting more sustainable urban mobility. | $7.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 04, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Information Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/information-venture-partners-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CIBC Innovation Banking

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

CIBC Innovation Banking is a trusted financial partner to entrepreneurs and investors. Backed by the strength of CIBC, Innovation Banking can provide financial capital, rich network of connections, and insightful service that give our clients an edge in the innovation economy.

5 contacts available at CIBC Innovation Banking.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Schupack | Executive Director & Market Lead for Texas Region | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-schupack-8a7c |
| Vahid Gharavi | Credit Specialist and Lending Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vahid-gharavi |
| Youssef Kallel | Director - Innovation Banking | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/youssef-kallel |
| Andy Schwartz | Managing Director & Market Lead - Innovation Banking | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-schwartz-b11c |
| Joshua Olawale | Director, Innovation Banking | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joshua-olawale |

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## FAQ

### What does Joshua Olawale invest in?

Joshua Olawale invests primarily in Software, FinTech and SaaS startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Debt Financing 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.

### When did Joshua Olawale last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joshua Olawale closed in Nov 2025. 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?

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.

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