# Mirza Canada

> Mirza Canada is a VC fund in Toronto backing FinTech and Software. See 41 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 41
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 2%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Mirza Canada is a VC fund in Toronto focused on FinTech and Software. Mirza Canada Inc. is a group holding company with interests in Real Estate, Stock Market, Equity Crowdfunding and Secondary Market investments.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 6 | 15% |
| Software | 6 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 6 | 15% |
| SaaS | 3 | 7% |
| Real Estate | 3 | 7% |

86 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 25 | 61% |
| Secondary Market | 9 | 22% |
| Series A | 2 | 5% |
| Angel | 1 | 2% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 18 | 44% |
| Canada | 12 | 29% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yavar Mirza | Portfolio Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yavar-mirza |
| Zaeem Shaukat Mirza | Business Director and Strategist | 77 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zaeem-mirza |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tiptap | TipTap is a mobile, wireless device enabling contactless acceptance of any digital payment source in preset denominations. TipTap functions as a standalone point-of-sale device without cumbersome equipment or complicated backend technology, providing a simple, affordable solution for small denomination transactions, anywhere, anytime. | $1.4M | Series A | Jun 30, 2023 |  |
| Pumpkin Kart | Hey Pumpkin Karters! We are so glad you found us. Welcome to our clan. We are so excited to share our story with you.We are Toronto's own, Ethnic Food and Grocery Delivery service currently catering to the South Asian and Middle-Eastern communities in Canada. As immigrants, we love our adopted country but long for cuisines from ourmotherland. Food is the strongest bond we have with our culture, and often are unable to easily access it. So came our moment of epiphany! We thought, why not leverage technology to connect local businesses and bring the food and condiments we all cherish so much right to our doorstep. With this, our beautiful idea came to fruition, and Pumpkin Kart was born.Pumpkin Kart has a network of 200+ local restaurants and 10 ethnic grocery stores. You can easily place an order even 25 km away. Yes! You read that right. We cover 4x larger area than most food delivery service and have the best long-distance delivery rates. Show us some love and place your first order. Home is only a click away. | $50K | Equity Crowdfunding | Nov 04, 2022 |  |
| RestoLoco | Startup of the Year 2022 Winner - East Montreal Chamber of Commerce. The platform that brings together all the restaurants online! MORE CHOICE. CHEAPER. Order for DELIVERY or PICKUP. 100% online, directly from the restaurant and without intermediaries. | $114.1K | Equity Crowdfunding | Oct 17, 2022 |  |
| Hardbacon | Founded by former business journalist Julien Brault, Hardbacon is a startup dedicated to helping the world’s 7.4 billion people to invest. Through smart tools, helpful apps, and great content, our goals are to educate people about investing and to help them choose relevant investment providers. | $642.9K | Equity Crowdfunding | May 26, 2022 |  |
| VoltSafe Inc. | Electrical plugs haven’t changed for over 140 years. In that time, humankind has invented radio, flight, television, spacecrafts, the Internet, the Hadron Collider, CRISPR and AI. The world has been fixated only on innovations at one end of the power cord, yet we still plug our toasters in like our great grandparents. Simply put, we'veinvented a new way to connect to electricity using magnets and changed the status quo when it comes to electrification in the home, transportation, marine, aerospace sectors and more with unprecedented safety, efficiency and sustainability. | $388.8K | Equity Crowdfunding | May 18, 2022 |  |
| Atlis Motor Vehicles | Atlis Motor Vehicles designs and develops 100% battery-electric trucks for the consumer and commercial markets. The company's primary goal is to develop technologies that will enable partners to switch from gas and diesel to electric automobiles by offering minimally compromising options.Atlis Motor Vehicles was founded in 2016 and is basedin Mesa, Arizona. | $12.3M | Equity Crowdfunding | Jan 28, 2022 |  |
| Patreon | Patreon is a membership platform that makes it easy for artists and creators to get paid. It operates a platform that enables content creators, as well as artists, to be able to fund their work. It's Patreon.com, a communications platform, enables connection between users and makes various accessible content, including videos, photographs,images, artwork, graphics, audio clips, comments, data, text, software, scripts, projects, other material and information, and associated trademarks and copyrightable works.Patrons pledge to support artists and creators on a recurring basis for each work created, empowering a new generation of creators the ability to make a living off of their passions. |  | Secondary Market | Jan 25, 2022 |  |
| Ecologyst | Ecologyst provides wool wovens, merino layers, knits, organic cotton, surf, gender-neutral apparel,  sweater, long sleeve, shirt, hoodies, gift cards, pants, jackets, crew socks, woolies, hats, belt, and more | $636.3K | Equity Crowdfunding | Jan 20, 2022 |  |
| Neuralink | Neuralink develops implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) systems designed to facilitate direct communication between the human brain and external devices. The company focuses on creating a scalable neural implant that records and transmits brain signals with high precision. Neuralink's primary device, often referred to as a"Link," includes ultra-thin threads that are surgically placed in the brain to monitor neural activity and potentially stimulate it. These devices are intended for applications in medical treatment, such as helping individuals with paralysis regain motor function or communication capabilities. Neuralink also invests in developing robotic surgical systems to perform the implantation procedure with high accuracy and minimal invasiveness. The long-term goal involves enabling broader human-computer symbiosis, including interaction with artificial intelligence systems. |  | Secondary Market | Dec 07, 2021 |  |
| Betterwith | Innovation may be trending in the food industry today, but sometimes it’s best not to mess with perfection. Betterwith ice cream is made the Old-World way; full-fat cream, simple ingredients, and an expert process. Real ice cream — like Grandma used to make — should not change. That is our product and our promise. Dig in and indulge! | $119.9K | Equity Crowdfunding | Nov 10, 2021 |  |

10 of 41 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Raison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raison-bb3a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Mirza Canada invest in?

Mirza Canada invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Financial Services startups, most often at Equity Crowdfunding and Secondary Market stage. Most of the 41 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Mirza Canada?

The team at Mirza Canada includes Yavar Mirza (Portfolio Manager) and Zaeem Shaukat Mirza (Business Director and Strategist). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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