# Ronald Richardson

> Ronald Richardson is a seed investor in Ottawa backing Apps and Delivery. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Ottawa, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronaldrichardson1/

Ronald Richardson is a seed investor in Ottawa focused on Apps and Delivery. Ronald Richardson is the Vice President of Product Management and Co-Founder of Benbria. Ronald has contributed to all aspects of the business through Benbria’s growth, from software implementation to corporate financing rounds. With a rich career history covering finance, platform technology, and software start-ups, Ronald has held positionsat Barclays Capital in Strategic Modelling and Rates Trading, Intel in Design Engineering, and SlipStream Data (acquired by RIM) in Software Architecture. Ronald holds a B.S.E. (Bachelors of Software Engineering, with Distinction) from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Delivery | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Landscaping | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tough Commerce | Tough Commerce (formerly Brokrete) platform allows suppliers to publish their branded app or web storefront to bring their operations online. It encompasses order management, payouts, dispatching logistics, and real-time delivery. With financial & operational ERP integrations, the Tough Commerce platform can operate stand-alone or seamlesslyalongside deeply integrated products. | $1.5M | Seed | May 10, 2023 | http://brokrete.com/ |
| Tough Commerce | Tough Commerce (formerly Brokrete) platform allows suppliers to publish their branded app or web storefront to bring their operations online. It encompasses order management, payouts, dispatching logistics, and real-time delivery. With financial & operational ERP integrations, the Tough Commerce platform can operate stand-alone or seamlesslyalongside deeply integrated products. | $2.1M | Seed | Jul 20, 2021 | http://brokrete.com/ |
| Tough Commerce | Tough Commerce (formerly Brokrete) platform allows suppliers to publish their branded app or web storefront to bring their operations online. It encompasses order management, payouts, dispatching logistics, and real-time delivery. With financial & operational ERP integrations, the Tough Commerce platform can operate stand-alone or seamlesslyalongside deeply integrated products. | $900K | Pre-Seed | Jul 15, 2019 | http://brokrete.com/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Capital Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Iskra Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iskra-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Legacy Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/legacy-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Xploration Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xploration-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ronald Richardson invest in?

Ronald Richardson invests primarily in Apps, Delivery and Software 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 Ronald Richardson's check size?

Ronald Richardson typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$2.1M 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 Ronald Richardson participates in.

### How do I contact Ronald Richardson?

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### When did Ronald Richardson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ronald Richardson closed in May 2023. 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?

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