# Kanata Ventures

> Kanata Ventures is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kanatavc
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/KanataVc
- Website: https://kanata.vc

Kanata Ventures is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Artificial Intelligence and Medical. A Canadian venture firm focused on investing in B2B scaleups from emerging markets that are ready to scale into North America. We invest at the pre-seed to series A stages and add value to founders upfront by helping them assess their strategy, establish a presence in the market, and onboard their first B2B customers in North America. Throughthis process, we help scaleups to achieve local market validation and prepare for raising a Series A+ round with North American co-investors. We collaborate with partners and investors abroad to create a unique pipeline of opportunities in emerging markets attract the best global founder teams to settle in Canada and de-risk North American expansion.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Gamification | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| Singapore | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mike Cegelski | Investing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-cegelski |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LINDA Lifetech | LINDA is a Canadian startup named the Best Healthtech of G20, which developed a platform that helps doctors and healthcare professionals in the early detection of breast cancer. Through our proprietary methodology, we help detect early-stage breast lesions using painless technology, without radiation and without physical contact with patients. Weare in more than 10 cities in Brazil where we are available to more than 3M women nationwide. | $25K | Seed | Jan 29, 2025 | http://www.lindalifetech.com |
| The Talent Games | The Talent Games uses gamification principles and artificial intelligence to empower companies for their talent recruitment and development needs. Using gamified assessments, neuroscience + AI, the company has revolutionized the HR recruitment processes.By modernizing their pre-screening and assessments with The Talent Games, forward-thinkingorganizations are reducing candidate drop-off by meeting candidates where they are, while exponentially growing their talent pools and winning the war for top talent by creating an engaging and fun alternative to the standard recruiting process. |  | Seed | Mar 31, 2022 | https://x.com/GamesTalent |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SkyRiver Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skyriver-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kanata Ventures invest in?

Kanata Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Medical and Recruiting startups, most often at Seed 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 Kanata Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Kanata Ventures?

The team at Kanata Ventures includes Mike Cegelski (Investing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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