# Roach Capital

> Roach Capital is a VC fund in Toronto backing Software, Fashion and Fitness. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/roach-capital
- Website: https://roachcap.com

Roach Capital is an investment firm focused on early-stage internet companies. Roach Capital invests with independent conviction in companies that have an unfair advantage and resilient founders.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$2.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 100% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Fitness | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Textiles | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bench IQ | Bench IQ is an AI-powered assistant for elite law firms and corporate and government litigators that want unparalleled reconnaissance on the key players in their legal battles: judges and attorneys. The astute lawyer knows anticipating the potential outcomes of a case based on the facts and law is as uncertain as predicting the winner of a chessmatch from the arrangement of pieces and rulebook. In both cases, you must know who’s playing. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Feb 29, 2024 |  |
| Welbi | Welbi improves the quality of life of older adults like our parents and grandparents by transforming the way senior living communities provide care to them every day. We do this by streamlining their processes so staff can spend more time keeping residents active and engaged. This allows them to build deeper connections with residents and stayahead of their changing needs so that no resident is socially isolated. | $2.3M | Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Calico | Meet Calico, your sourcing co-pilot designed for high growth brands. Calico allows any fashion brand to produce like an industry giant. No travel expenses, no offshore agents and no surprise fees. | $2M | Seed | Mar 08, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Maple VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maple-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Inovia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cooley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cooley-llp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fenwick & West](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fenwick-west) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Graphite Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graphite-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Roach Capital invest in?

Roach Capital invests primarily in Software, Fashion and Fitness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### What is Roach Capital's check size?

Roach Capital typically joins rounds of $2M–$2.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Roach Capital participates in.

### When did Roach Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Roach Capital closed in Feb 2024. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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