VentureLink LP
VC Fund
Toronto, Canada
VentureLink LP is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Energy and Mobile. VentureLink Funds is a diverse group of labour-sponsored funds ("LSIF"). The group was a pioneer in bringing funds focused on mezzanine debt to the LSIF market, a conservative approach that provides investors benefit from the security of debt positions along with the growth potential of participating equity. VentureLink funds giveinvestors access to well-diversified portfolios of established companies operating in traditional industries such as financial, manufacturing and service industries as well as dynamic industries like alternative energy.
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries VentureLink LP invests in
Stages VentureLink LP invests in
Countries VentureLink LP invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
3 more contacts available
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 2 (13%)
- Mobile 2 (13%)
- Manufacturing 2 (13%)
- Semiconductor 2 (13%)
- Solar 1 (7%)
Stage
- Funding Round 4 (27%)
- Series A 3 (20%)
- Series B 2 (13%)
- Series C 2 (13%)
Country
- Canada 7 (47%)
- United States 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jim Whitaker
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
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Geoff Horton
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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eSentire
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eSentire is the Authority in Managed Detection and Response, protecting the critical data and applications of 1500+ organizations in 80+ countries, representing 35 industries from known and unknown cyber threats. Founded in 2001, the company’s mission is to hunt, investigate and stop cyber threats before they become business disrupting events.Combining cutting-edge machine learning XDR technology, 24/7 Threat Hunting, and proven security operations leadership, eSentire mitigates business risk, and enables security at scale. The Team eSentire difference means enterprises are protected by the best in the business with a named Cyber Risk Advisor, 24/7 access to SOC Cyber Analysts & Elite Threat Hunters, and industry-leading threat intelligence research from eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU). eSentire provides Managed Risk, Managed Detection and Response and Incident Response services. For more information, visit www.esentire.com and follow @eSentire. | $10.2M / Series C / Sep 16, 2014 | |
Smart Energy Instruments
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Smart Energy Instruments (SEI) develops game-changing, ubiquitous measurement technologies for the burgeoning Smart Grid to address today's global energy-environment challenges. | $5M / Series A / Aug 24, 2014 | |
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eSentire
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eSentire is the Authority in Managed Detection and Response, protecting the critical data and applications of 1500+ organizations in 80+ countries, representing 35 industries from known and unknown cyber threats. Founded in 2001, the company’s mission is to hunt, investigate and stop cyber threats before they become business disrupting events.Combining cutting-edge machine learning XDR technology, 24/7 Threat Hunting, and proven security operations leadership, eSentire mitigates business risk, and enables security at scale. The Team eSentire difference means enterprises are protected by the best in the business with a named Cyber Risk Advisor, 24/7 access to SOC Cyber Analysts & Elite Threat Hunters, and industry-leading threat intelligence research from eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU). eSentire provides Managed Risk, Managed Detection and Response and Incident Response services. For more information, visit www.esentire.com and follow @eSentire. | $7M / Series B / Jul 17, 2013 | |
Sidense
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Leading developer of silicon-proven embedded NVM (non-volatile memory) intellectual property (IP). Sidense's patented one-time programmable OTP memory and logic NVM enables a wide range of electronic products. | $3.6M / Series C / Feb 28, 2013 | |
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Sidense
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Leading developer of silicon-proven embedded NVM (non-volatile memory) intellectual property (IP). Sidense's patented one-time programmable OTP memory and logic NVM enables a wide range of electronic products. | $5.6M / Series C / Oct 17, 2011 | |
Peraso Technologies
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Peraso Technologies Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, specializes in the development of multi-gigabit millimeter wave single-chip transceivers for the mobile consumer electronics market. The company also provides custom solutions tailored to customer-specific opportunities. Its products are used for mobile rapid sync-n-go, desktopinterconnect, wireless networking, in-room HD video streaming, cellular backhaul, wireless links, medical and security imaging, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and IC-to-IC links applications.Peraso Technologies Inc. is based in Toronto, Canada. | $5.7M / Series A / Nov 07, 2010 | |
Covarity
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Covarity is the developer of post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis solutions for financial institutions looking to measurably improve their overall portfolio health and performance. By automating the process of collecting and analyzing borrower financial data, Covarity enables financial institutions to manage credit risk on aloan-by-loan basis. By providing the insight and control that lenders need to profitably grow their portfolio - while reducing risk and enhancing client service - Covarity enables lenders to enjoy improved competitiveness, reduced costs, and richer client experiences.Covarity's modular solution offers lenders the exact functionality they need for their portfolio segments, actually expanding and enhancing monitoring practices while reducing operational costs. Covarity empowers clients with actionable intelligence for proactive loan management across the portfolio, enabling them to act quickly on loan-by-loan concerns before they become serious.Covarity's customers include RBC Financial, RBC Bank, Fidelity Bank, BMO Financial, Libro Financial Group, Laurentian Bank and Crestmark Bank. | $2.3M / Sep 21, 2010 | |
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Sidense
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Leading developer of silicon-proven embedded NVM (non-volatile memory) intellectual property (IP). Sidense's patented one-time programmable OTP memory and logic NVM enables a wide range of electronic products. | $5M / Series B / May 11, 2010 | |
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Peraso Technologies
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Peraso Technologies Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, specializes in the development of multi-gigabit millimeter wave single-chip transceivers for the mobile consumer electronics market. The company also provides custom solutions tailored to customer-specific opportunities. Its products are used for mobile rapid sync-n-go, desktopinterconnect, wireless networking, in-room HD video streaming, cellular backhaul, wireless links, medical and security imaging, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and IC-to-IC links applications.Peraso Technologies Inc. is based in Toronto, Canada. | $7.3M / Series A / Oct 05, 2009 | |
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Sidense
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Leading developer of silicon-proven embedded NVM (non-volatile memory) intellectual property (IP). Sidense's patented one-time programmable OTP memory and logic NVM enables a wide range of electronic products. | $6M / Series A / Mar 31, 2008 | |
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FAQ
What does VentureLink LP invest in?
VentureLink LP invests primarily in Energy, Mobile and Manufacturing startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 15 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 VentureLink LP?
The team at VentureLink LP includes Jim Whitaker (Managing Partner) and Geoff Horton (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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