# Paul Rochester

> Paul Rochester is a seed investor at Slope45 backing Software and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Slope45
- Location: Fort Walton Beach, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prochester

Paul Rochester is a seed investor at Slope45 in Fort Walton Beach focused on Software and SaaS. Paul Rochester is the Chief Executive Officer of Slope45. He attended Queen's University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 33% |
| Video Streaming | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LemonStand | LemonStand eCommerce provides eCommerce software and solutions to mid-sized merchants. Their primary customers are web developers that are seeking a flexible solution that will provide an enjoyable development experience while meeting their customer's requirements, and being easy to use for the day-to-day operations.It was founded in 2010and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | $1.3M | Seed | May 04, 2016 |  |
| Sherpa Digital Media | Sherpa develops an extensible, data-driven streaming video platform for the enterprise.With enterprise video now pervasive, companies are increasingly turning to Sherpa to consolidate live and on-demand video under a single streaming system-of-record. Sherpa’s extensible and data-driven platform securely manages, measures and automates allstreaming video touch points with customers, partners, and employees. Many of the world’s premier enterprises have selected Sherpa to power their expanding digital media programs. Sherpa is privately held and headquartered in Redwood City, California. The company is backed by Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), Rally Ventures, and individuals. |  | Angel | Aug 07, 2015 |  |
| LemonStand | LemonStand eCommerce provides eCommerce software and solutions to mid-sized merchants. Their primary customers are web developers that are seeking a flexible solution that will provide an enjoyable development experience while meeting their customer's requirements, and being easy to use for the day-to-day operations.It was founded in 2010and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |  | Seed | Sep 12, 2012 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

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

## About Slope45

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Slope45.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Rochester | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-rochester |

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Rochester invest in?

Paul Rochester invests primarily in Software, SaaS and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 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 Paul Rochester?

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### When did Paul Rochester last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Rochester closed in May 2016. Shizune tracks 3 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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