# Mary Dimou

> Mary Dimou is a seed investor at Nadarra Ventures backing Biotechnology. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nadarra Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nadarra-ventures)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marydimou/?originalSubdomain=ca
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/maredimou
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marykatedi

Mary Dimou is a seed investor at Nadarra Ventures in Toronto focused on Biotechnology and Agriculture. Mary Dimou is based out of Toronto, Ontario, and is the Managing Partner of Nàdarra Ventures. Mary previously worked at Senior Director, Strategic Operations of RIV Capital. Mary Dimou attended the University of Guelph. Mary Dimou has been certified with a Canadian Securities Course.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 75% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 50% |
| AgTech | 1 | 25% |
| Cannabis | 1 | 25% |
| Chemical | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2 | 50% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Opalia | Opalia develops food technology focused on producing animal-free dairy using cell-based systems. It creates real milk by cultivating mammary cells in controlled bioreactors, generating proteins, fats, and sugars that match conventional dairy composition. The company provides a platform that produces complete milk rather than isolated ingredients,allowing direct use in products such as cheese, butter, and ice cream. Its offering is structured as a business-to-business model, supplying milk and dairy inputs to food manufacturers and partners for integration into existing production processes.Opalia also develops modular bioreactor systems and production methods designed to scale manufacturing of cell-based dairy. The technology is applied to support food production systems that operate without livestock while maintaining functional properties of traditional dairy. | $2.3M | Seed | Apr 28, 2026 | https://www.opaliafoods.com |
| AuX Labs | AuX Labs is a food technology company that uses precision fermentation methods to manufacture real dairy proteins. | $4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 21, 2026 | https://www.auxlabs.com |
| Dispersa | Harnessing the power of microbe-derived natural solutions to decarbonize the chemicals industry. | $4.1M | Seed | Feb 25, 2025 | https://www.dispersa.ca |
| BioLumic | BioLumic develops light signals that activate plant growth and unlock the natural genetic potential of crops. The company's photogenics platform leverages innovation in plant science, light technology and genetic insights. Demonstrated results include higher yield, improved vigor, increased disease and pest resistance, and improvements incrops composition. These results have been across a variety of seeds and seedling: soybean, cannabis and vegetable and fruit crops. It is a clean technology that does not require the use of chemicals or amendments. BioLumic is a private company and was founded in 2013. | $6.7M | Series A | May 17, 2019 | http://www.biolumic.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BoxOne Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxone-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Cycle Momentum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cycle-momentum) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dragonfly Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragonfly-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Finistere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finistere-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Investissement Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investissement-quebec) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anges Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anges-quebec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nadarra Ventures

VC Fund · Halifax, Canada

Nàdarra Ventures sees an era in which plant sciences, animal health, human health, waste, and water treatment, and sustainable bioproducts all benefit greatly from agricultural biotechnology. Nàdarra Ventures' philosophy is based on sustainability, creativity, and a sincere desire to improve the lives of people, animals, and the earth.

1 contacts available at Nadarra Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mary Dimou | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mary-dimou |

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## FAQ

### What does Mary Dimou invest in?

Mary Dimou invests primarily in Biotechnology, Agriculture and AgTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

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### When did Mary Dimou last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mary Dimou closed in Apr 2026. 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.

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