# Scott Pelton

> Scott Pelton is a seed investor at RiSC Capital (Toronto) backing Software and Machine Learning. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [RiSC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/risc-capital)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottpelton/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/spelton
- Website: https://x.com/spelton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spelton

Scott Pelton is a seed investor at RiSC Capital in Toronto focused on Software and Machine Learning. Scott Pelton is the Co-Founder of RiSC Capital. He previously worked at Round 13 Capital as a General Partner. Scott Pelton attended McMaster University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 60% |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 60% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 60% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EECOMobility | EECOMOBILITY provides an advanced AI test system for EV vehicle cell and module production testing. The 3 second test provides 1200 characteristics, both spectral and temporal. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| EECOMobility | EECOMOBILITY provides an advanced AI test system for EV vehicle cell and module production testing. The 3 second test provides 1200 characteristics, both spectral and temporal. |  | Seed | Nov 19, 2024 |  |
| Ideal | Ideal is a talent intelligence system that enhances HR software to help teams make more accurate, efficient, and fair talent decisions. Leveraging proprietary artificial intelligence technology, Ideal analyzes data across the entire employee lifecycle. Ideal is able to accurately screen and match talent and automates administrative tasks—all whileproviding concrete, data-driven insights on diversity, equity, and inclusion. | $3M |  | Aug 29, 2017 |  |
| BumpTop | BumpTop provides users with a personalized desktop interface that they are able to customize. | $1.7M | Seed | May 01, 2008 |  |
| Brink Bionics | The Axo Hand is Brink Bionics flagship technology. The Axo Hand is a six degree of freedom myo-electric hand prosthesis, designed for adults with below-elbow limb differences. It has been developed in the Engineering Bionics Lab at the University of Waterloo. |  | Seed |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Automotive Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/automotive-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Emerson Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerson-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Extreme Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/extreme-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GrowthWorks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growthworks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About RiSC Capital

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

RiSC Capital is a venture capital firm.

1 contacts available at RiSC Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scott Pelton | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-pelton |

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## FAQ

### What does Scott Pelton invest in?

Scott Pelton invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Scott Pelton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Scott Pelton closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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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