# Torstar Corporation

> Torstar Corporation is a VC fund in Toronto backing E-Commerce and Internet. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/torstar-corporation
- Website: http://www.torstar.com/

Torstar Corporation is a broadly based, progressive media company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.B), with a long history in daily and community newspapers, book publishing and digital businesses. Built on the foundation of the Toronto Star, one of North America’s great metropolitan daily newspapers, Torstar has grown into adiversified media company with a growing portfolio of operations in Canada, the United States and around the world. Until August 1, 2014, Torstar owned Harlequin, a leading global publisher of books for women that sells books through retail channels in stores and online, and directly to consumers through its direct mail businesses and its Internet sites. Harlequin publishes books in more than 110 international markets and in over 30 languages. The company also publishes more than 110 newspapers and operates dozens of digital businesses in Canada through its main operating segments, the Star Media Group and Metroland Media Group.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 25% |
| Internet | 3 | 19% |
| Software | 3 | 19% |
| Travel | 2 | 13% |
| Publishing | 2 | 13% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 8 | 50% |
| Series A | 3 | 19% |
| Series B | 3 | 19% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 7 | 44% |
| United States | 5 | 31% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Rivett | Chair and Co-Owner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-rivett-277f |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ClearEstate | ClearEstate provides helpful and caring guidance to executors by acting as a one-stop-shop for all estate-related services.By creating a tech-enabled, end-to-end solution for estate settlements, it disrupts the inefficient status-quo and empowers independent executors by automating administrative tasks, reduce the unnecessary involvement oflicensed professionals in order to save costs, and educate executors and beneficiaries in order to create more transparency throughout the whole process. | $13.3M | Series A | Feb 03, 2022 |  |
| CanadaStays.com | With over 50,000 vacation rentals, cottages, cabins, chalets, resorts, lodges, B&Bs and unique country accommodations available for rent across the country, CanadaStays.com is unchallenged as Canada's largest vacation rental resource. By showcasing thousands of vacation properties from across the country, CanadaStays.com provides anenormous variety of truly unique accommodation options to the savvy traveller. | $4.4M |  | Apr 01, 2015 |  |
| SHOP.CA | 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 |  |
| Blue Ant Media | Blue Ant Media is a privately held integrated Canadian media company that creates and distributes engaging content in lifestyle, travel, documentary, music and entertainment categories. The company owns specialty channels Travel+Escape, Bite TV and AUX TV along with four premium, commercial-free channels Oasis HD, HIFI, eqHD, radX and theircompanion websites. Blue Ant Media’s digital publishing division produces daily content for its web and mobile sites and recently launched AUX Magazine, a monthly music tablet magazine. Producing over 400 hours of original content, Blue Ant Media develops both in house programming and co-productions with international partners. Blue Ant recently acquired Cottage Life Media Inc., publishers of Cottage Life, Cottage, Outdoor Canada and Canadian Home Workshop and producers of the Spring & Fall Cottage Life consumer shows. | $12M | Series B | Jul 12, 2013 |  |
| TeamSnap | TeamSnap develops a sports management platform designed to simplify communication and coordination between sports members. The platform assists sports coaches, administrators, players, and parents to keep a track of rosters, schedules, games, availability, statistics, and make payments, enabling users to play seamlessly and focus on their game. | $2.8M |  | Feb 05, 2013 |  |
| Blue Ant Media | Blue Ant Media is a privately held integrated Canadian media company that creates and distributes engaging content in lifestyle, travel, documentary, music and entertainment categories. The company owns specialty channels Travel+Escape, Bite TV and AUX TV along with four premium, commercial-free channels Oasis HD, HIFI, eqHD, radX and theircompanion websites. Blue Ant Media’s digital publishing division produces daily content for its web and mobile sites and recently launched AUX Magazine, a monthly music tablet magazine. Producing over 400 hours of original content, Blue Ant Media develops both in house programming and co-productions with international partners. Blue Ant recently acquired Cottage Life Media Inc., publishers of Cottage Life, Cottage, Outdoor Canada and Canadian Home Workshop and producers of the Spring & Fall Cottage Life consumer shows. | $25M |  | Aug 01, 2012 |  |
| SHOP.CA | 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. | $15.4M | Series A | Jun 15, 2012 |  |
| Blue Ant Media | Blue Ant Media is a privately held integrated Canadian media company that creates and distributes engaging content in lifestyle, travel, documentary, music and entertainment categories. The company owns specialty channels Travel+Escape, Bite TV and AUX TV along with four premium, commercial-free channels Oasis HD, HIFI, eqHD, radX and theircompanion websites. Blue Ant Media’s digital publishing division produces daily content for its web and mobile sites and recently launched AUX Magazine, a monthly music tablet magazine. Producing over 400 hours of original content, Blue Ant Media develops both in house programming and co-productions with international partners. Blue Ant recently acquired Cottage Life Media Inc., publishers of Cottage Life, Cottage, Outdoor Canada and Canadian Home Workshop and producers of the Spring & Fall Cottage Life consumer shows. | $28.5M |  | Dec 01, 2011 |  |
| Bell Media | Bell Media is home to assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. |  |  | Dec 02, 2005 |  |
| Live Ventures | LiveDeal is an online marketplace and deals engine that connects users with local restaurants that are offering deals in real time. | $4.9M | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 26, 2005 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GMP Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gmp-securities) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Relay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relay-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Difference Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/difference-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mosaic Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mosaic-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Battery Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/battery-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brightspark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightspark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Torstar Corporation invest in?

Torstar Corporation invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Software startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 16 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 Torstar Corporation?

The team at Torstar Corporation includes Paul Rivett (Chair and Co-Owner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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