# The Houssian Foundation

> The Houssian Foundation is a VC fund in Vancouver backing Energy and CleanTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/houssian-foundation/about/
- Website: https://houssianfoundation.org/

The Houssian Foundation is a VC fund in Vancouver focused on Energy and CleanTech. The Houssian Foundation leverages philanthropic giving, impact investing, and movement-building to promote environmental protection, gender justice, and resilient communities.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $6.1M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SWTCH | SWTCH provides electric vehicle charging solutions for multifamily, commercial, and workplace properties across North America. The company utilizes technology available to help building owners and operators deploy EV charging by tapping into their existing grid infrastructure. Its energy management solution, SWTCH Control, provides visibility intobuilding electrical loads and available capacity for EV charging. It also allows building owners to install and manage EV chargers with existing electrical infrastructure, future-proofing properties while avoiding costly infrastructure upgrades. | $10M | Series A | Apr 27, 2022 | https://swtchenergy.com |
| Virtual Gurus | Virtual Gurus is a talent marketplace that leverages proprietary technology to match organizations with highly skilled Canadian and American virtual assistants. Our remote team of skilled virtual assistants does it all, from bookkeeping and marketing to data entry and administrative support. Whether your organization needs a dedicated assistant,special project support or help with occasional tasks, we’re your people. | $6.6M | Series A | Mar 15, 2022 | https://thevirtualgurus.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aligned Climate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aligned-climate-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accelerate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Active Impact Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-impact-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elemental Energy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elemental-energy-5432) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IBI Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibi-group-307f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Landmark Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/landmark-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Houssian Foundation invest in?

The Houssian Foundation invests primarily in Energy, CleanTech and Marketplace startups, most often at 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.

### What is The Houssian Foundation's check size?

The Houssian Foundation typically joins rounds of $6.1M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds The Houssian Foundation participates in.

### When did The Houssian Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for The Houssian Foundation closed in Apr 2022. 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?

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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