# Pierre Donaldson

> Pierre Donaldson is a seed investor at J.L. Albright Venture Partners backing Software. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Firm: [J.L. Albright Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-l-albright-venture-partners)
- Location: Montréal, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-donaldson-84b023b
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/pierredonaldson

Pierre Donaldson is a seed investor at J.L. Albright Venture Partners in Montréal focused on Software and Task Management. Pierre Donaldson - Chairman & CEO @ Aheeva

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Task Management | 1 | 50% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 50% |
| Document Management | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foko Retail | Foko Retail is the mobile-first task management and communication software used by some of the world’s leading retailers and brands for operations, visual merchandising and marketing, internal communications, store audits and surveys, and more. With native apps for Android, iOS, and Web, you can take Foko Retail anywhere. | $450K | Seed | Oct 01, 2014 | https://fokoretail.com/ |
| Espial Group | Espial® is a software company, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: ESP). Espial provides video products and solutions for the Telco, Cable, Consumer Electronics and Hospitality industries. Espial's products include television middleware, applications, video-on-demand and browser productsthat help service providers deliver a superior TV, video & interactive services experience. Espial's products have been licensed for use in over seven million devices worldwide across a wide range of market segments including, Over-The-Top (OTT), Cable, IPTV, Hybrid-IP, Multi-dwelling Units, Broadcasters, Enterprises and Consumer Electronics. | $3.5M | Post-IPO Debt | Nov 08, 2010 | http://www.espial.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Pierre Donaldson invest in?

Pierre Donaldson invests primarily in Software, Task Management and Retail Technology startups, most often at Seed and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 2 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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### When did Pierre Donaldson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pierre Donaldson closed in Oct 2014. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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