# Melissa Belbeck

> Melissa Belbeck is a seed investor at Whitecap Venture Partners backing Retail. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Whitecap Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whitecap-venture-partners)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-belbeck-5829bb42/

Melissa Belbeck is a Principle at Whitecap Venture Partners. She attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Agentic AI | 1 | 100% |
| Data Management | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| thri5 | Thri5 develops software that connects retail data, people, and AI agents to coordinate operational actions. | $5.4M | Seed | Sep 21, 2026 | https://thri5.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mistral Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mistral-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [N49P](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/n49p) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Whitecap Venture Partners

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Whitecap Venture Partners is a Canadian-based Venture Capital fund investing in early stage technology companies. Whitecap is headquartered in Toronto and invests across Canada and the Northeastern US. Since Whitecap’s inception the early 1990s, Whitecap recognises the power of real collaboration between entrepreneurs and investors. This rapportenables them to provide significant value to companies along with strong returns across investment cycles.Whitecap specialises in Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) and Medical Technologies. Whitecap is continually searching for upcoming ventures to support as the next generation of exceptional enterprises.

5 contacts available at Whitecap Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blaine Hobson | Chair of Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blaine-hobson |
| Carey Diamond | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carey-diamond |
| Damien Steel | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damien-steel |
| Kim Coote | VP of Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-coote |
| Melissa Belbeck | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melissa-belbeck-7341 |

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## FAQ

### What does Melissa Belbeck invest in?

Melissa Belbeck invests primarily in Retail, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Melissa Belbeck?

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### When did Melissa Belbeck last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Melissa Belbeck closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 1 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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