# Marigold Capital

> Marigold Capital is a VC fund in Toronto backing SaaS and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marigold-capital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/marigoldcap
- Website: https://marigold-capital.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marigoldcap/

Marigold Capital is a VC fund in Toronto focused on SaaS and Software. Marigold focuses on resilient and growing North American companies that drive positive financial, operational and social prosperity outcomes for employees, actors in their value and supply chains, users, clients and customers, communities, and its investors. Marigold Capital uses #gendersmart thinking as part of its thesis. Marigold is aCertified B Corp, is #MovingForward (our anti-harassment policy is publicly available online), is the first Canadian VC to pledge to The Billion Dollar Fund and to invest4equality, and is a member of the Canadian Venture Capital Association.The firm is one of Canada’s leading impact investors and blended finance practitioners. Marigold Capital continues to reconceive traditional finance to shift norms, remove structural barriers, and empower marginalized individuals to participate and benefit fully in society.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 33% |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 33% |
| News | 1 | 17% |
| Mobile | 1 | 17% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 3 | 50% |
| United States | 2 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Hera | Managing Partner | 6 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ulula | Ulula enables industry leaders in oil, gas, and mining to predict and prevent environmental, social, and governance risks by turning mobile crowd-sourced data from stakeholders into actionable intelligence.Ulula transforms the art of managing “above ground” risks and the rising burden of socio-environmental compliance into a science based on ascalable, cost effective and data-driven technology. We use simple mobile technologies (SMS, USSD, IVR, etc.) to create sustainable feedback loops between companies and communities, and transform this information into actionable intelligence to solve social, environmental and governance (ESG) problems between communities and companies before they erupt. Ulula take 311 beyond smart cities to offer localized intelligence for businesses. We dramatically decrease the cost of data collection, enabling more frequent and better measures to inform business decisions in real time, and automate reporting in line with business standards to reduce the cost of regulatory compliance. | $1.5M | Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Hop In Technologies | Hop In is a SaaS Marketplace connecting private bus operators & rideshare fleets to organizations. Their software solutions fill gaps in public transit infrastructure to improve access to workplaces and the far ends of cities. With a focus on economic development & the workforce; Hop In creates customized routes & schedules to matchoperational needs of companies as well as the daily commuting patterns of employees. These microtransit solutions have a focus on impact commuting as well. Each ride with Hop In aims to help people from underserved populations gain access to better job opportunities as well as having an effect on ESG, with the goal of carbon neutral commuting. Hop In's mission is to enable and amplify sustainable economic development. | $237.3K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| Goodee | Goodee is a home and lifestyle marketplace and an online destination for sustainable designs. | $1.5M | Seed | Oct 29, 2020 |  |
| Needslist | NeedsList is a global marketplace connecting individual and corporate donors with NGOs to create efficiency and transparency in their humanitarian aid system. NeedsList partners with local aid organizations to identify urgent needs and uses local suppliers who can deliver needs quickly and sustainably. Supporters can donate cash, purchaseproducts, or volunteer directly on platform. NeedsList provides clear impact metrics in real-time allowing partner organizations to track activity and outcomes. They earn revenue through commissions from affiliate suppliers and from enterprise users of the platform. | $1M |  | Jun 17, 2019 |  |
| Ulula | Ulula enables industry leaders in oil, gas, and mining to predict and prevent environmental, social, and governance risks by turning mobile crowd-sourced data from stakeholders into actionable intelligence.Ulula transforms the art of managing “above ground” risks and the rising burden of socio-environmental compliance into a science based on ascalable, cost effective and data-driven technology. We use simple mobile technologies (SMS, USSD, IVR, etc.) to create sustainable feedback loops between companies and communities, and transform this information into actionable intelligence to solve social, environmental and governance (ESG) problems between communities and companies before they erupt. Ulula take 311 beyond smart cities to offer localized intelligence for businesses. We dramatically decrease the cost of data collection, enabling more frequent and better measures to inform business decisions in real time, and automate reporting in line with business standards to reduce the cost of regulatory compliance. |  | Series A | Jun 01, 2019 |  |
| Discourse Media | Discourse Media is an innovative digital news media company that provides high-quality investigative journalism about the issues that matter most to Canadians. They are boldly re-imagining journalism: how it is produced and delivered, how it is funded and most importantly, how it can serve communities — not advertisers or foreign investors. |  | Seed |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Amplio Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Good & Well](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-well) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Kuo Sharper Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Next Wave Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-wave-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Omidyar Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omidyar-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Marigold Capital invest in?

Marigold Capital invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 Marigold Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Marigold Capital?

The team at Marigold Capital includes Jonathan Hera (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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