# Pender West

> Pender West is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pender-west-capital-partners-inc-
- Website: http://www.penderwest.com/

Pender West is a VC fund in Vancouver focused on Software and Information Technology. Pender West Capital Partners Inc. is a family office that invests its private capital in small to medium sized companies. Since 2000, They have been partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams to build Their portfolio companies over the long term. With an office in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Toronto, Ontario They look for investmentsin companies located across Canada and Western United States.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Hodge | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-hodge |
| Carsten Sorensen | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carsten-sorensen |
| Derek Senft | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/derek-senft |
| John Zaplatynsky | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-zaplatynsky |
| Rod Senft | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rod-senft |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xineoh | Xineoh is an American ad tech company with our head office in Portland, Oregon and we are in process of merging with Canadian public company. We will rapidly expand our operations in the United States and in Canada in the coming months. We serve an international client base and our focus is on the application of machine learning to ad technology.Currently, one of our founders and most of our development team is based in Bloemfontein and we also recently opened an office in Cape Town. Parts of our strategy for the immediate future include growing our Cape Town team and opening an office Johannesburg, which will enable us to take full advantage of the engineering talent South Africa has to offer. | $1.5M | Series A | Feb 14, 2019 | http://www.xineoh.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [UW Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/umkhathi-wethu-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Pender West invest in?

Pender West invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Pender West?

The team at Pender West includes Bruce Hodge (Managing Director), Carsten Sorensen (Director) and Derek Senft (Vice President), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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