# Manulife Financial

> Manulife Financial is a VC fund backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 47%
- Last fund: Jul 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/manulife-financial
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/manulifejobs
- Website: http://www.manulife.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ManulifeFinancial

Manulife Financial is a Canada-based financial services company with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Since welcoming its first customers in 1887, Manulife Financial has built a significant global presence by providing customers with strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significantfinancial decisions.Manulife Financial international network of more than 84,000 employees and agents offers our clients a broad range of financial protection and wealth management products and services. We offer personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking products to millions of customers across our three operating divisions: Asia, Canada and the United States, each of which represents about one third of our overall business.Manulife Financial has a demonstrated business expertise in Asia dating back more than 100 years. Since issuing our first Asian policy in Shanghai in 1897, we have pursued strong, sustained growth and remained a leading provider of financial protection and wealth management products in Asia. We are relentlessly focused on helping Asian customers prepare for their future, and that focus drives our growth strategy and underpins our commitment to the region. Now diversified across Asia, including some of the world’s largest and fastest-growing economies, we have deep roots and an expanded operational footprint across all of this important region. We have more than 50,000 contracted agents selling our products and have expanded our distribution capabilities to include more than 100 bank partnerships and more than 500 dealers, independent agents and brokers. Learn more about our operations in Asia.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 7 | 23% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 23% |
| Health Care | 6 | 20% |
| Software | 5 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 13% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 10 | 33% |
| Series B | 4 | 13% |
| Debt Financing | 3 | 10% |
| Series A | 2 | 7% |
| Series C | 2 | 7% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 12 | 40% |
| Canada | 9 | 30% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amir Sepasi | Lead Data Scientist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amir-sepasi |
| Anita Swamy | Vice President of Retail, Customer Experience | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anita-swamy |
| Roy Gori | President & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roy-gori |
| Carina Doshi | Assistant Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carina-doshi |
| Eileen Lau | Senior Manager | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eileen-lau |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| STL | Sterlite Technologies Limited is a leading global provider of transmission solutions for the telecom and power industries. Equipped with a product portfolio that includes overhead power T&D conductors including high performance conductors, optical power ground wire (OPGW), EHV/HV/ MV power cables, optical fibers, telecommunicationcables and a comprehensive telecom systems / solutions portfolio, Sterlite’s vision is ‘Connect every home on the planet’. | $157.4M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 02, 2026 |  |
| ProSites | ProSites delivers innovative website design and online marketing solutions that help professionals achieve measurable practice growth. Their comprehensive suite of solutions include ready-to-go and custom website design, search engine marketing, social media management, automated patient communications, and pay-per-click solutions. Trusted by over14,000 dental, medical and professional practices, ProSites is endorsed by 11 state dental associations, a 5-time honoree on Inc. 5000’s list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private companies, and a 2015 and 2016 Dentaltown Townie Choice Award recipient, voted #1 in website design and services. |  | Debt Financing | Dec 17, 2025 |  |
| Spearmint Energy | Spearmint aims to be the preeminent green merchant trading company developing, owning, operating, and trading around Battery Energy Storage, Solar, and Wind to reduce grid volatility, increase system resiliency, and help to reduce Carbon emissions in a responsible and efficient way. | $154M | Debt Financing | Apr 17, 2025 |  |
| Waterlily | Waterlily makes long-term care planning easy. Using AI trained on over 500 million data points, Waterlily predicts an individual's personalized likelihood of needing long-term care later in life, projects the exact cost of their long-term care and even calculates the number of hours that each member of their family will step in to providecaregiving. The software then guides families through building a holistic plan consisting of financial planning, care planning, and the logistics of family coordination. | $26K | Grant | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| TELL Toolkit | TELL is on a mission to revolutionize the fight against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and frontotemporal dementia. The company's innovative approach to brain health combines automated speech and language analysis with cutting-edge AI technology to detect early markers and provide reliable data to get todiagnoses.The company's HIPAA-compliant SaaS solution is designed to address the challenges of early detection, specificity, cost, access, and reliability. By offering a unified, user-friendly, and scalable tool for discovering and implementing novel markers, we're bringing hope to patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals across the globe.So, whether you're a patient, physician, biotech company, health insurance provider, or government agency, TELL is here to help you make better decisions and improve brain health for all. |  | Grant | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Givers | Givers supports and pays family caregivers. | $36.3K | Grant | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| juli | Dedicated to your health. We're a digital healthcare startup on a worldwide mission to improve the lives of people with chronic conditions. We're really good at analyzing data and want to use this superpower to change healthcare for the better. There’s great potential within all the health data we're all already collecting aboutourselves. We at juli strive to bring it all together!juli was founded in 2020, right at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic by a group of people that wanted to use their knowledge about big data for a better cause. Some of the founders suffer from a chronic condition themselves and have been on the lookout for many years to find out what triggers episodes and what helps to get better. Learn more |  | Grant | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Conquest Planning | Conquest Planning provides financial planning software that integrates AI-driven analytics, real-time collaboration, and open APIs to support advisory workflows. The platform offers digital self‑service, collaborative hybrid, and traditional advisor‑led modes tailored to varied client needs. Its Strategic Advice Manager dynamically generatespersonalized strategies and adjusts plans using client data and tax‑aware modeling. The system centralizes data integration, scenario testing, and reporting to streamline advisor efficiency and client engagement. Multiple financial institutions deploy the platform to automate plan creation and foster goal‑based conversations without replacing human expertise. | $36.3K | Grant | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Zencey | Zencey's platform is a one-stop destination to help patients with chronic conditions manage their health. They use our virtual medical assistant to evaluate their symptoms and get personalized guidance on the most adequate care option for their situation. If necessary, they can book a visit with one of our doctors and specialists for an onlineconsultation at their convenience. We also enable them to order prescription and over-the-counter medications right from the app. | $36.3K | Grant | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Addition Wealth | Addition Wealth is a holistic financial wellness platform that empowers employees to make smart, informed financial decisions. By taking a tech-forward approach that combines digital tools, online events, expert content, and access to financial professionals, Addition is making personalized financial expertise inclusive and accessible for allemployees. Addition partners with forward-thinking employers to help employees make the most of their money. | $36.3K | Grant | Oct 16, 2024 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BMO Capital Markets](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmo-capital-markets-corp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FinTech Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fintech-collective) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kensington Capital Partners Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kensington-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Route 66 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/route-66-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TELUS Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telus-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Transamerica Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/transamerica-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Manulife Financial invest in?

Manulife Financial invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Health Care startups, most often at Grant and Series B stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Manulife Financial?

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### Who are the partners at Manulife Financial?

The team at Manulife Financial includes Amir Sepasi (Lead Data Scientist), Anita Swamy (Vice President of Retail, Customer Experience) and Roy Gori (President & CEO), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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