Northleaf Capital Partners
VC Fund
Toronto, Canada
Northleaf Capital Partners is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd. ("Northleaf") is Canada's largest independent global private equity fund manager and advisor. Northleaf's predecessor, TD Capital Private Equity Investors, was the private equity fund of funds and co-investment arm of TD Bank Financial Group, one of North America's leading financialinstitutions. Northleaf's clients include corporate and public pension plans, endowments, foundations, government agencies, financial institutions and family offices.As a global private equity investor with strong Canadian roots and a long history of superior investment returns, Northleaf is dedicated to generating attractive, long-term investment returns through building enduring relationships with our investors, fund managers, business partners and colleagues based on trust, openness, respect and the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.Northleaf's 40-person team, located in Toronto, Canada, London, UK, and Menlo Park, California, is focused exclusively on sourcing, selecting, evaluating, structuring, managing, monitoring and reporting on private equity fund investments and direct co-investments. Northleaf currently manages four global fund of funds and a series of customized private equity investment programs tailored to meet the specific needs of individual institutional investors.
- Total investments:
- 51
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
- Fund size:
- $675M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Northleaf Capital Partners invests in
Stages Northleaf Capital Partners invests in
Countries Northleaf Capital Partners invests in
Contacts
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Brad Blowes
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Brett Lauber
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Chris Rigobon
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Daniel Dupont
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David Ross
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 10 (20%)
- FinTech 8 (16%)
- Software 7 (14%)
- Finance 6 (12%)
- Biotechnology 5 (10%)
Stage
- Private Equity 17 (33%)
- Debt Financing 7 (14%)
- Series C 6 (12%)
- Series D 4 (8%)
- Funding Round 3 (6%)
Country
- Canada 22 (43%)
- United States 13 (25%)
- United Kingdom 3 (6%)
- Spain 1 (2%)
- Norway 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Brad Blowes
Vice President
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Vice President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Brett Lauber
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Chris Rigobon
Vice President
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Vice President | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Daniel Dupont
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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David Ross
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Float Financial
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Float offers modern financial services, powerful software and industry-leading support designed for every company and stage of growth. Our product suite includes corporate cards, bill pay, expense management and high-yield accounts, giving finance teams everything they need to manage spending and cash flow efficiently. | $59.7M / Series C / Jun 24, 2026 | |
Matrix Renewables
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Matrix Renewables is a renewable energy platform for renewable energy projects and storage across Europe, US, and Latin America. Matrix Renewables' current portfolio includes 2.3 GW of operational, under construction, or near-ready-to-build solar PV projects, as well as a pipeline of 7.3 GW of renewable energy projects in the works. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 16, 2026 | |
Neo Financial
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Neo Financial is a Canadian financial technology company that directly issues a range of Mastercard credit cards and offers CDIC-insured chequing and savings accounts through partnerships with regulated banks. To help Canadians improve their credit scores, Neo uniquely offers all its cards, including its premium ones, as secured cards. Beyond corebanking, Neo operates a proprietary rewards network of over 11,000 merchant partners, allowing users to earn cashback on everyday spending. | $50.2M / Series D / Feb 03, 2026 | |
Sterling Brokers
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Sterling Brokers is an industry-leading benefits brokerage and Third Party Administrator (TPA) known for changing employee benefits solutions with their proprietary technology platform. | Debt Financing / Oct 06, 2025 | |
de Jong & Laan NL
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De Jong & Laan is an accountancy firm in the north, east and center of the Netherlands. | Debt Financing / Sep 24, 2025 | |
Butn
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Butn offers a Funding Solution Suite that changes the way funding works in businesses. It is an agnostic technology that overlays any third-party platform to provide a suite of financing products for its customers, instantly. | $65.8M / Post-IPO Debt / Jul 02, 2025 | |
GoldState Music
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GoldState Music is a private investment firm that focuses on the music sector. | $500M / Private Equity / Apr 17, 2025 | |
Bright Peak Therapeutics
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Bright Peak is a biotech company that develops a portfolio of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. At Bright Peak, they are creating innovative cytokine therapeutics that are uniquely engineered to precisely control and expand desired biological properties. | $90M / Series C / Jun 11, 2024 | |
Cutting Edge Media Music
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Cutting Edge Media Music are the experts in music for media – film, television, video games, advertising, Broadway – across its publishing, label, services, and marketing verticals. Cutting Edge Media Music also owns IP in some of the most popular media properties and franchises in the world. | $500M / Debt Financing / Apr 15, 2024 | |
Duetti
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Duetti is a music fintech company that offers financial solutions. The company works with independent musicians to purchase catalog rights and then monetizes them using data and social media marketing. It aims to get a wide range of artists quick access to catalog sales and unlock new investment opportunities. It also provides data-driven pricesfor established tracks, allowing artists to sell individual tracks or even parts thereof, then markets those tracks going forward using ROI-focused techniques. | $75M / Debt Financing / Feb 15, 2024 | |
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FAQ
What does Northleaf Capital Partners invest in?
Northleaf Capital Partners invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Private Equity and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 51 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Northleaf Capital Partners?
The team at Northleaf Capital Partners includes Brad Blowes (Vice President), Brett Lauber (Managing Director) and Chris Rigobon (Vice President), among 35 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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