# Pender Ventures

> Pender Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last fund: Nov 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pender-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/penderventures
- Website: https://www.penderventures.com/

Pender Ventures is a VC fund in Vancouver focused on Software and Information Technology. Pender Ventures invests in data centric startups in health-tech, enterprise software, and industrial transformation.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 40% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 30% |
| CRM | 2 | 20% |
| Health Care | 2 | 20% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 20% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 40% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 30% |
| Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cheri Corbett | Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cheri-corbett |
| Maria Pacella, CFA | Managing Partner, Pender Ventures | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maria-pacella |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| InsideDesk | InsideDesk is a solution to prevent revenue leakage, maximize claim collection and enhance the patient financial experience. | $12.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| SensorUp | SensorUp's vision is to be the fabric that interconnects the world's IoT data empowering the connected workers of the future to apply intelligent automation and drive safety, productivity, and job satisfaction forward. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| Science&Humans | At Science & Humans we use evidence-based practices to transform human life. We know that beautifully aging is possible. We also know that the effects of aging on the mind, body and soul can dampen the spirit, leaving you demotivated and feeling older than you are.Thanks to modern science, early detection and treatment of a hormone imbalancerestores energy levels, leaves the skin glowing, improves longevity and increases vitality in every aspect of life.S&H is a platform that works everyday to reduce the gap between Science and Humans. We transform lives through scientifically-proven products, treatments, clinical services, and devices that help manage hormone imbalances. The results are transformative, and it shows. | $5M | Series A | Jan 15, 2026 |  |
| veritree | Veritree is on a mission to accelerate the adoption of nature-based climate solutions through innovative technology. | $6.5M | Series A | May 13, 2025 |  |
| Catio | Catio is a cloud infrastructure platform enabling companies to excel with cloud-native tech stacks, focused on tech stack evaluation, planning, and evolution. | $3M | Seed | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| Catio | Catio is a cloud infrastructure platform enabling companies to excel with cloud-native tech stacks, focused on tech stack evaluation, planning, and evolution. | $2.6M | Pre-Seed | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| Traction Complete | Traction Complete develops software that enhances the native functionality of Salesforce, with a complete suite of solutions for effortless account hierarchies and seamless lead management. | $5M | Series A | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| DistillerSR | Evidence Partners provides software development and consulting services to education, medical, and other industries. | $15.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 09, 2022 |  |
| DistillerSR | Evidence Partners provides software development and consulting services to education, medical, and other industries. |  | Secondary Market | Aug 09, 2022 |  |
| Spark | Spark is a platform specifically designed to power the entire process of selling and marketing real estate. Using technology to help turn leads into buyers, inventory into contracts, and information into usable metrics. Spark is a safe, secure and cost-effective solution for selling and marketing real estate. | $5M | Series A | Jul 28, 2021 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eniac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eniac-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Pender Ventures invest in?

Pender Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and CRM startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 10 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 Pender Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Pender Ventures?

The team at Pender Ventures includes Cheri Corbett (Partner) and Maria Pacella, CFA (Managing Partner, Pender Ventures). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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