# Robert Halpern

> Robert Halpern is a seed investor in Toronto backing Pet and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjhalpern/

Robert Halpern is a seed investor in Toronto focused on Pet and FinTech. Robert Halpern

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Telehealth | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vetster | Vetster is an innovative pet wellness platform that connects pet parents to a marketplace of licensed veterinary professionals for video, chat and voice enabled appointments. For everyone, anytime, day or night. | $7.4M | Series A | May 26, 2020 | https://vetster.com |
| Bitbuy | Bitbuy is the leading Canadian digital currency trading platform. Currently, Bitbuy offers deep liquidity across 10+ spot trading markets through its trading interfaces and OTC (Over-the-counter) trading desk. The Bitbuy interface is broken out into Express Trade and Pro Trade. While Express Trade has been designed for newer traders looking for aneasy-to-use interface, Pro Trade is best suited for more advanced traders who are looking for lower fees, access to charts, API connectivity, and a live order book. | $1.2M | Seed | Apr 01, 2019 | https://bitbuy.ca/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brightspark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightspark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hedgewood](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hedgewood) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Whitecap Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whitecap-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Robert Halpern invest in?

Robert Halpern invests primarily in Pet, FinTech and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### How do I contact Robert Halpern?

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### When did Robert Halpern last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Robert Halpern closed in May 2020. 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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