Shaw Ventures
VC Fund
Calgary, Canada
Shaw Ventures is an investment affiliate of Shaw Communications Inc., a diversified communications and media company, serving 3.2 million customers through a reliable and extensive fibre network. Shaw serves consumers with broadband Internet, WiFi, Digital Phone and Video products and services. Shaw Business Network Services provides businesscustomers Internet, data, WiFi, telephony, Video and fleet tracking services. Shaw Business Infrastructure Services offers North American enterprises colocation, cloud and managed services through ViaWest. Shaw Media provides Canadians with engaging programming content through one of Canada’s largest conventional television networks, Global Television, and 19 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY® and Showcase. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX – SJR.B, NYSE – SJR).
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Shaw Ventures invests in
Stages Shaw Ventures invests in
Countries Shaw Ventures invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (33%)
- Telecommunications 2 (33%)
- Retail 1 (17%)
- Shopping 1 (17%)
- E-Commerce 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series C 2 (33%)
- Series B 1 (17%)
- Series D 1 (17%)
- Series H 1 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
Country
- United States 4 (67%)
- Canada 2 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic conducts AI research and develops AI products, including the Claude AI model family. The company focuses on building AI for human well-being, emphasizing safety in its research, policy work, and product design. Anthropic offers various Claude models, such as Opus and Sonnet, for AI-powered applications and custom experiences, supportingcoding and AI agents. | $50B / Series H / May 28, 2026 | ||
| Benu Networks is a privately held telecommunications software company led by an experienced team that is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA. Benu Networks is a leading software and solutions provider, simplifying the industry’s most complex edge networks. With a comprehensive set of products and innovative solutions coupled with overa decade in the industry, Benu Networks delivers solutions to instantly transform legacy networks, elastically manage services, and carve the path to 5G. Backed by leading venture capital funds, Benu Networks has received funding from Sutter Hill Ventures, Liberty Global Venture, Comcast Ventures, Spark Capital, and ARRIS Group, Inc. | $27.7M / Series C / Jan 27, 2015 | ||
| SHOP.CA is the first multi-merchant marketplace built for Canadians, and managed by Canadians.In June of 2012 the site launched and now has millions of products, across 28 categories, and includes over 5000 brands.SHOP.CA provides Canadians with the brands, products and services they need and want from trusted retailers, manufacturers andservice providers, all through one universal shopping cart and one account. Through a cloud based Marketplace-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform, SHOP.CA makes it easy for approved partners to list, price and sell their products and services they have online and/or offline to Canadians, through a single destination.By integrating social elements into the eCommerce platform and user experience, SHOP.CA engages and rewards Canadians for every purchase and for social activities that lead to purchases. | $31M / Series B / May 01, 2014 | ||
| Q9 Networks Inc. outsourced data centre infrastructure for information technology (IT) organizations. It offers outsourced data centre space and managed bandwidth services; and managed services, such as control panel, managed servers and firewall, managed load balancing, managed back-up and restore, and managed VPN services. The company wasformerly known as Myna Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Q9 Networks Inc. in 2000. Q9 Networks Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | $64.7M / Apr 10, 2001 | ||
SkyStream Networks
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SkyStream Networks develops market-leading networking solutions for advanced video and IP services. Our solutions enable our service provider, enterprise and federal customers to deliver enhanced video and IP services cost-effectively over wired and wireless networks. SkyStream's customers and partners include BT, Clear Channel Worldwide,Convergent Media, EchoStar Communications Corporation, Gilat, New Skies Satellites, Safeway, Telefonica and Telespazio. | $44M / Series D / Mar 05, 2001 | |
| Terawave Communications, Inc. manufactures converged access and multi-service networking solutions. Its multi-service aggregation and passive optical network products provide data, voice, video, and circuit service convergence solutions. The company serves service providers, government agencies, and enterprise customers in the United States,Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Terawave Communications has locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Hayward, California with additional offices in the United States of America, Canada, Asia, and Europe. As of October 25, 2007, Terawave Communications, Inc. is a subsidiary of Occam Networks Inc. (NasdaqNM:OCNW). | $73M / Series C / Jan 11, 2001 |
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FAQ
What does Shaw Ventures invest in?
Shaw Ventures invests primarily in Software, Telecommunications and Retail startups, most often at Series C and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Shaw Ventures last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Shaw Ventures closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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