# Mitch Joel

> Mitch Joel is a seed investor in Montréal backing iOS, Apps and Shoes. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Montréal, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mitchjoel
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mitchjoel
- Website: https://x.com/mitchjoel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MitchJoel/

Mitch Joel is a seed investor in Montréal focused on iOS and Apps. When Google wants to explain innovation and marketing to the top brands in the world, they bring Mitch Joel to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. Marketing Magazine dubbed him the "Rock Star of Digital Marketing" and called him, "one of North America's leading digital visionaries." Mitch Joel is President of Mirum– a global digital marketing agency operating in 20 countries with over 2500 employees (although he prefers the title, Media Hacker). He has been named one of the top 100 online marketers in the world, and was awarded the highly prestigious Canada's Top 40 Under 40.Joel is frequently called upon to be a subject matter expert for Fast Company, Marketing Magazine, Strategy, The Globe & Mail and many other media outlets. He is a columnist for the Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, The Huffington Post and other magazines and newspapers. His first book, Six Pixels of Separation (published by Grand Central Publishing - Hachette Book Group), named after his successful blog and podcast is a business and marketing bestseller. His second book, CTRL ALT Delete, (also published by Grand Central Publishing) was named one of the best business books of 2013 by Amazon. His next book, Algorhythm, will look at how the future of business will blend data and creativity. Mitch is also the host of Groove – The No Treble Podcast, where he is slowly trying to build the largest oral history of electric bass players in the world.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 1 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Shoes | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Android | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChicBear Boutique | A Style For Every Story • ChicBear Boutique True Style Is Unique • ChicBear Line |  | Angel | Apr 10, 2022 |  |
| Practice | Practice's tools will help you fulfill your potential as a coach. With all your clients' details at your fingertips, you'll never lack the right information when you need it. | $10M | Seed | Oct 28, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Shrug Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shrug-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spacecadet Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spacecadet-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mitch Joel invest in?

Mitch Joel invests primarily in iOS, Apps and Shoes startups, most often at Seed and Angel 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.

### When did Mitch Joel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mitch Joel closed in Apr 2022. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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