# Modern Niagara

> Modern Niagara is a VC fund in Ottawa backing AgTech, Energy and Farming. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ottawa, Canada
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/modernniagara/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/modernniagara
- Website: https://modernniagara.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModernNiagaraGroup/

Modern Niagara is a VC fund in Ottawa focused on AgTech and Energy. Modern Niagara offers mechanical contracting, electrical contracting, commercial plumbing and sheet metal fabrication services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Farming | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Compliance | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Entry Protocol | Entry protocol is a Toronto fintech startup. AI translates global regulation into code — creating a market that is unstoppable, scalable, and trusted worldwide. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 19, 2025 |  |
| Growcer | Growcer is a manufacturer of modular hydroponic farms that provide a simple solution to locally grow and sell fresh profitable crops year-round, regardless of the climate. | $3M | Series A | Apr 23, 2024 |  |
| Hydron Energy | Hydron Energy is a cleaner fuel company helping hard-to-decarbonize sectors of transportation and industry. |  | Corporate Round | Dec 12, 2022 |  |
| Blue Frontier | Blue Frontier specializes in air conditioning systems designed for sustainability, comfort and energy storage. | $20M | Series A | Jul 28, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [2150](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2150) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Perfin — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Qrescendo — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Standard Nutrition — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Twynam Agricultural Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/twynam-agricultural-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Modern Niagara invest in?

Modern Niagara invests primarily in AgTech, Energy and Farming startups, most often at Series A and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Modern Niagara last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Modern Niagara closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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