# Michael Wekerle

> Michael Wekerle is a seed investor in Toronto backing Mineral and Internet. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-wekerle/64/279/3a1
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/MWekerle
- Website: http://www.michaelwekerle.ca/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.wekerle

Michael Wekerle is a Canadian merchant banker and television personality, best known as a "dragon" investor on the Canadian reality show Dragon's Den since its ninth season and attended York University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mineral | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Post-IPO Secondary | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thunder Gold Corp | Thunder Gold Corp is a junior mineral exploration company. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and if warranted, development of mining properties in Canada. The Company holds interests in resource properties primarily located in Ontario. The Company's properties include Seagull/Disraeli and Manitouwadge PGE (Moshkinabi,Peacock Road and the Fairies Lake collectively the Property). Its Seagull/Disraeli Property consists of over 191 mineral claim units in the Anders Lake and Leckie Lake areas. The Manitouwadge PGE Property is located in northern Ontario approximately 32 kilometers east of Manitouwadge, Ontario. The Company hosts Dorothy-Dobie deposit, which is located along the Pickle Lake Deformation Zone. The Company also retains certain other Ontario mineral property interests, including the Kasagiminnis Lake Property, West Porcupine Project, Vanguard Property, Norton Lake Property, Pickle Lake East Property, Tilly Property, and Nighthawk Joint Venture. | $174.7K | Post-IPO Secondary | Jul 09, 2026 | https://thundergoldcorp.com/ |
| bitHound | It’s not hard to write code. It’s hard to write clean, efficient and maintainable software. bitHound is a software analytics solution that provides developers with the information required to build the best software possible. bitHound offers developers valuable insights into their software projects and provides relevant actions to improve codequality. bitHound helps generate significant cost savings by increasing quality, improving feature delivery cadence and reducing the number of bugs encountered in the projects we analyze for developers. | $2M | Seed | Nov 25, 2014 | http://www.bithound.io |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BDC Capital Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Wekerle invest in?

Michael Wekerle invests primarily in Mineral, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Post-IPO Secondary stage. Most of the 2 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 Michael Wekerle?

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### When did Michael Wekerle last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Wekerle closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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