# Loyal VC

> Loyal VC is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 165 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 165
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last fund: Jun 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/loyal-vc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/LoyalVc
- Website: http://loyal.vc

Loyal VC is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Loyal runs a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a proprietary gate-stage process, reducing investment bias and unlocking greater returns. Partnered with INSEAD, Founder Institute, and 1000+ advisors, with 350+ investments in 60+ countries.We are a bit of an unusual fund with very specific referral partners for all of our sourcing,so unfortunately, unless your startup is from these sources, it will fall outside of our mandate. The three are: Founder Institute – we fund selected graduates referred by their directors, INSEAD – we fund selected INSEAD graduates, after diligence calls with their network, and Investors in our fund can tell us how to allocate some of their investment.In the longer term as our fund grows, we plan to be able to accept founders referred from additional sources, or someday even direct applicants. We can’t yet. If you don’t have one of the three referrers above, it doesn't make sense to discuss an initial investment. See if you are eligible to apply for funding here: https://www.loyal.vc/loyal-portfolio/prospective-founders

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $142k–$2.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $30k–$1.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 18 | 11% |
| Software | 15 | 9% |
| FinTech | 13 | 8% |
| E-Commerce | 13 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 7% |

167 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 88 | 53% |
| Seed | 42 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 4% |
| Angel | 3 | 2% |
| Series A | 3 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 29 | 18% |
| Canada | 12 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 7% |
| Singapore | 10 | 6% |
| India | 7 | 4% |

29 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aly Madhavji | LP & Venture Partner | 66 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aly-madhavji |
| Cedric Brusselmans | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cedric-brusselmans |
| Kamal Hassan | Founding Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kamal-hassan |
| Michael Kosic | Founding Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-kosic |
| Ralf Schlaepfer | Member Of The Board Of Advisors | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ralf-schlaepfer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dehurdle | Dehurdle is the intelligence infrastructure for human performance. We replace unscalable legacy executive coaching with continuous, privacy-first AI.Dehurdle delivers highly personalized coaching and predictive organizational analytics seamlessly within existing enterprise workflows. Our platform is built from the ground up to guarantee dataprivacy, ensuring that confidential communications are never compromised or analyzed, instantly satisfying the requirements of Fortune 500 CISOs.Dehurdle currently powers continuous behavioral development for the managerial layers of global giants, including Deloitte, PwC, AB InBev, and Suzuki R&D. Our foundational behavioral methodology has been officially validated and published as an academic case study by IIM Bangalore and Harvard Business Publishing. | $535K | Pre-Seed | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Vireo Capital | The AI operating system for private equity, eliminating manual work so investment professionals can focus on value creation. |  |  | Mar 01, 2026 |  |
| Hyperbond Studio | Hyperbond Studio is creating the next generation of emotionally intelligent AI apps. | $500K | Seed | Feb 09, 2026 |  |
| Mangosta | Mangosta is an AI-powered Security Co-pilot designed to automate and enhance critical cybersecurity functions, including Penetration Testing, AI Security, Compliance, and Blockchain security. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Jan 08, 2026 |  |
| Levery, Inc. | Levery is a DEX-as-a-Service platform for banks, asset managers, and fintechs to launch compliant digital-asset exchanges. | $20K | Pre-Seed | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Levery, Inc. | Levery is a DEX-as-a-Service platform for banks, asset managers, and fintechs to launch compliant digital-asset exchanges. | $20K | Pre-Seed | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| WASTETIDE | AI to detect the value of industrial waste | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| Bagel AI | Bagel ties product features to revenue opportunities & customer feedback. | $5.5M | Seed | Apr 23, 2025 |  |
| Aisel Health | Pre-assessments done. More time for care. Aisel’s AI conducts pre-assessments and delivers structured reports that fit directly into psychiatric workflows - saving clinics up to 30 minutes per consultation. Designed to feel like your most reliable colleague, Aisel enhances efficiency without compromising human care. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 03, 2025 |  |
| Edept | Edept empowers students with global opportunities and academic excellence, bridging industry and academia to develop skilled citizens. | $1M | Seed | Dec 16, 2024 |  |

10 of 165 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Loyal VC invest in?

Loyal VC invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and FinTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 165 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Loyal VC's check size?

Loyal VC typically joins rounds of $142k–$2.5M at Seed and $30k–$1.2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Loyal VC participates in.

### How do I contact Loyal VC?

Public channels for Loyal VC include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Loyal VC?

The team at Loyal VC includes Aly Madhavji (LP & Venture Partner), Cedric Brusselmans (Investor) and Kamal Hassan (Founding Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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