McLean Watson Venture Capital
VC Fund
Toronto, Canada
McLean Watson Venture Capital is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Software and SaaS. McLean Watson Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, early stage, mid stage, and late stage investments. It prefers to invest in information technology and communications sectors with a focus on hardware, internet, IT services, software, energy technology components, subsystems, and systems. McLean Watson Capital primarilyinvests in North America, Far East, Canada, and Asia region. It seeks to invest between $1 million (US$1.02 million) and $5 million (US$5.14 million), which can go up to $15 million (US$15.43 million) over the life of the investment. McLean Watson Capital prefers to take a seat on Board and special committees of its portfolios. It began operation in 1992, with its headquarters in Toronto in Canada.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 9%
Last updated:
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Industries McLean Watson Venture Capital invests in
SoftwareSaaSEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyEmail
Stages McLean Watson Venture Capital invests in
Series ASeries BSeries CFunding RoundSeries D
Countries McLean Watson Venture Capital invests in
CanadaUnited StatesSingapore
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Loudon Owen
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (27%)
- SaaS 2 (18%)
- Enterprise Software 2 (18%)
- Information Technology 2 (18%)
- Email 1 (9%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (27%)
- Series B 2 (18%)
- Series C 2 (18%)
- Funding Round 2 (18%)
- Series D 1 (9%)
Country
- Canada 3 (27%)
- United States 2 (18%)
- Singapore 1 (9%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Loudon Owen
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
BelAir Networks
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BelAir Networks wireless networking equipment is deployed by the world's leading service providers including AT&T, Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The company's portfolio of indoor access points and outdoor picocell base stations, control and management systems enable service providers to deploy high performance, scalable and flexiblewireless networks. BelAir Networks solutions provide a compelling return on investment enabling service providers to capitalize on the explosive growth of mobile data devices, applications and usage. Innovative cable, telecom and mobile service providers use BelAir Networks to drive revenue and improve competitiveness. Founded in 2002, BelAir Networks is a privately held company with Tier 1 carrier customers and backed by investment from Comcast Interactive Capital, T-Mobile Venture Fund and leading venture capital firms including Trilogy Equity Partners. For more information, visit www.belairnetworks.com. | $17.5M / Series E / Dec 30, 2007 | |
Signiant
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Signiant's enterprise software provides people and systems with fast, reliable, secure global access to valuable media assets ⎯ regardless of storage type or location. Its cloud-native Software Defined Content Exchange (SDCX) SaaS platform anchors the next-generation media technology stack, optimizing content flow within and between more than50,000 media companies of all sizes. From content creation through distribution, Signiant plays a mission-critical role in file-based workflows and cloud upload/download across the media supply chain. | $10M / Sep 13, 2006 | |
Amplus Communication Pte Ltd
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Amplus Communication designs and manufactures a plethora of cutting-edge RF, microwave and millimeter-wave communication products. | Nov 15, 2005 | |
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Fortiva
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Fortiva provides an on-demand email archiving solution that addresses three key challenges – email storage management, legal discovery and regulatory compliance – without the headaches of managing an archive in-house. As a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, the Fortiva Archiving Suite™ can be up and running in days, with minimal upfront capitalcosts and planning requirements. | $8M / Series A / Sep 19, 2005 | |
SiberCore Technologies
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SiberCore Technologies Incorporated is a pure-play, Internet IC company developing high-value-added Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) for intelligent hardware-based switching and routing platforms, such as Gigabit / Terabit Routers and Layer 2 / 3 / 4 Ethernet Switches. The company's initial products are a family ofhigh-speed high-capacity packet forwarding engines based on Content Addressable Memories (CAM technology) which overcome the performance bottleneck associated with the network's routing table look-up function. This emerging market has been created by the demands of the explosion in datacom traffic, coupled with the worldwide deployment of fiber optics and DWDM. These broadband deployments have shifted the bottleneck from the Access and Transport section of the network, to the Routers and Switches connecting to these pipes. The company's founding technical team gained industry-wide recognition for its world-class design expertise in this area at Nortel Networks. A veteran Executive team in all the functional divisions of the company supplements this preeminent technical team. | $20M / Series D / Dec 18, 2002 | |
Kyberpass Corporation
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Kyberpass Corporation provides security software for high-trust applications. It offers TrustPlatform, a business integration solution for businesses of various sizes to connect and perform electronic business with customers and business partners; and Digital Signature Services, a solution to build security infrastructure in the form of a managedservice. The company serves clients in various areas, including financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, government, and defense. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Ottawa, Canada. | $4M / Series C / Oct 15, 2001 | |
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SiberCore Technologies
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SiberCore Technologies Incorporated is a pure-play, Internet IC company developing high-value-added Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) for intelligent hardware-based switching and routing platforms, such as Gigabit / Terabit Routers and Layer 2 / 3 / 4 Ethernet Switches. The company's initial products are a family ofhigh-speed high-capacity packet forwarding engines based on Content Addressable Memories (CAM technology) which overcome the performance bottleneck associated with the network's routing table look-up function. This emerging market has been created by the demands of the explosion in datacom traffic, coupled with the worldwide deployment of fiber optics and DWDM. These broadband deployments have shifted the bottleneck from the Access and Transport section of the network, to the Routers and Switches connecting to these pipes. The company's founding technical team gained industry-wide recognition for its world-class design expertise in this area at Nortel Networks. A veteran Executive team in all the functional divisions of the company supplements this preeminent technical team. | $30M / Series C / Mar 28, 2001 | |
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Kyberpass Corporation
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Kyberpass Corporation provides security software for high-trust applications. It offers TrustPlatform, a business integration solution for businesses of various sizes to connect and perform electronic business with customers and business partners; and Digital Signature Services, a solution to build security infrastructure in the form of a managedservice. The company serves clients in various areas, including financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, government, and defense. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Ottawa, Canada. | $9.5M / Series B / Jun 07, 2000 | |
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SiberCore Technologies
|
SiberCore Technologies Incorporated is a pure-play, Internet IC company developing high-value-added Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) for intelligent hardware-based switching and routing platforms, such as Gigabit / Terabit Routers and Layer 2 / 3 / 4 Ethernet Switches. The company's initial products are a family ofhigh-speed high-capacity packet forwarding engines based on Content Addressable Memories (CAM technology) which overcome the performance bottleneck associated with the network's routing table look-up function. This emerging market has been created by the demands of the explosion in datacom traffic, coupled with the worldwide deployment of fiber optics and DWDM. These broadband deployments have shifted the bottleneck from the Access and Transport section of the network, to the Routers and Switches connecting to these pipes. The company's founding technical team gained industry-wide recognition for its world-class design expertise in this area at Nortel Networks. A veteran Executive team in all the functional divisions of the company supplements this preeminent technical team. | $9.1M / Series B / Apr 11, 2000 | |
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SiberCore Technologies
|
SiberCore Technologies Incorporated is a pure-play, Internet IC company developing high-value-added Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) for intelligent hardware-based switching and routing platforms, such as Gigabit / Terabit Routers and Layer 2 / 3 / 4 Ethernet Switches. The company's initial products are a family ofhigh-speed high-capacity packet forwarding engines based on Content Addressable Memories (CAM technology) which overcome the performance bottleneck associated with the network's routing table look-up function. This emerging market has been created by the demands of the explosion in datacom traffic, coupled with the worldwide deployment of fiber optics and DWDM. These broadband deployments have shifted the bottleneck from the Access and Transport section of the network, to the Routers and Switches connecting to these pipes. The company's founding technical team gained industry-wide recognition for its world-class design expertise in this area at Nortel Networks. A veteran Executive team in all the functional divisions of the company supplements this preeminent technical team. | $5M / Series A / Sep 27, 1999 | |
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FAQ
What does McLean Watson Venture Capital invest in?
McLean Watson Venture Capital invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 11 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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