The Firehood
VC Fund
Toronto, Canada
The Firehood is a VC fund in Toronto focused on SaaS and Health Care. The Firehood Angels is an angel investment firm.
- Total investments:
- 20
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
Last updated:
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Industries The Firehood invests in
Stages The Firehood invests in
Countries The Firehood invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 3 (15%)
- Health Care 3 (15%)
- Manufacturing 3 (15%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (15%)
- Medical 2 (10%)
Stage
- Grant 6 (30%)
- Seed 5 (25%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (25%)
- Series A 1 (5%)
- Funding Round 1 (5%)
Country
- Canada 10 (50%)
- United States 2 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Claudette McGowan
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| LymeAlert is a lyme disease detection firm that designs lymeAlert test kits for animals and pets. | $100K / Seed / Jul 10, 2026 | ||
| Serenity Power is a developer of solid oxide fuel cell systems delivering low-emission, noise-free, multi-fuel clean energy for industries. | $851.5K / Pre-Seed / Apr 27, 2026 | ||
| Tydra Labs is a biotechnology company that transforms crustacean shell waste into chitin and bio-products. | $1.2M / Pre-Seed / Apr 14, 2026 | ||
| Oasis Learning AI provides educational experiences tailored to the distinct needs of both individuals and organizations. The company specializes in custom training solutions for industry leaders. Its mission is to cultivate a safe and respectful environment while transforming workforce training through the utilization of cutting-edge AItechnologies. This approach enables the delivery of personalized, scalable, and continuously updated training programs. | $1.5M / Seed / Oct 02, 2025 | ||
| Tydra Labs is a biotechnology company that transforms crustacean shell waste into chitin and bio-products. | $100K / Grant / Jul 12, 2025 | ||
| SaaS, Enterprise Software, AI, Integration, Software, Digital Health | $125K / Pre-Seed / Mar 07, 2025 | ||
| Cashew Research is a cutting-edge platform designed to streamline the market research process, delivering insights in a fraction of the time typically required. With an emphasis on automation, Cashew still prioritizes human interaction, ensuring that clients receive personalized support throughout their research journey. With a commitment to makingresearch accessible and actionable, Cashew Research helps businesses make informed decisions based on solid market insights. | $190K / Seed / Mar 07, 2025 | ||
| Nunafab is a company that creates high-performing materials for the manufacturing and construction sectors. | $100K / Grant / Oct 03, 2024 | ||
| Protexxa is a B2B SaaS cybersecurity startup that links the dots between individual cyber hygiene and company risk. | $7.3M / Series A / Jul 23, 2024 | ||
| aiphrodite.ai is an AdTech SaaS platform that predicts visual and textual ad performance across all mediums through artificial intelligence personas (AI Personas) that replicate your customers. | $94.4K / Grant / Apr 18, 2024 | ||
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FAQ
What does The Firehood invest in?
The Firehood invests primarily in SaaS, Health Care and Manufacturing startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at The Firehood?
The team at The Firehood includes Claudette McGowan (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 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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