Volta Labs
VC Fund
Halifax, Canada
Volta Labs is a VC fund in Halifax focused on Software and Information Technology. Volta, cofounded by GoInstant CEO Jevon MacDonald, emphasizes a founder-first, quality-over-quantity approach to building startups. “It’s all about the founders," says MacDonald. “We want to create world-class founders, who in turn will create world-class companies, right here in Halifax."Although it sounds like an accelerator, Voltainsists otherwise: "We are a place of mentorship and community and we are not an accelerator," the site reads. Their goal is to provide mentorship, encourage new startups, develop growth in existing startups, develop support frameworks, and create a brand seen as "a beacon of the Atlantic startup community."Currently, Volta has 13 companies involved in its system, either as tenants or common space members. Those companies include TitanFile, FundMetric, and IntroHive. The non-accelerator is backed by big names including Omers and Deloitte.
- Total investments:
- 19
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 47%
Last updated:
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Industries Volta Labs invests in
Stages Volta Labs invests in
Countries Volta Labs invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $19k–$559k
- Grant
- $25k–$78k
- Pre-Seed
- $19k–$238k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (26%)
- Information Technology 5 (26%)
- Apps 4 (21%)
- Health Care 4 (21%)
- SaaS 2 (11%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 9 (47%)
- Grant 4 (21%)
- Seed 3 (16%)
- Convertible Note 2 (11%)
- Non-equity Assistance 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Crowell
Vice President of Corporate Innovation
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Vice President of Corporate Innovation | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
J. Curry
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jevon MacDonald
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 15 | Find email | |
Matt Cooper
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Patrick Keefe
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloxo is a social marketplace that provides on-demand recreational sports opportunities to individuals based on their interests and skill level. Bloxo platform operates by matching users with recreational games happening near them, enabling them to join in at their convenience without the need for long-term commitments or rigid schedules. | $89.5K / Convertible Note / Oct 08, 2021 | ||
| Arolytics software and expert services optimize oil and gas management, tracking, and disclosure of GHG emissions. | $559.1K / Seed / Feb 10, 2021 | ||
| Granville Biomedical is a health tech company, specializing in the design of anatomical models to enhance health care training, advance patient education, and innovate device demonstration. Through extensive research and development involving mechanical, simulation, and biological testing, Granville Biomedical has designed a novel, biocompatibleNasopharyngeal (NP) swab for nasal specimen collection. | Pre-Seed / Nov 25, 2020 | ||
| Smooth Meal Prep is a food delivery platform that provides healthy fitness-focused meals conveniently to your door. They are committed to delivering convenient delicious and nutritious meals to Haligonians, helping them reach fitness goals, or just maintain a healthy life. | $25K / Pre-Seed / Nov 25, 2020 | ||
| MICC Financial is a platform that helps groups of people save money, access capital, and build credit. MICC allows you to set up your group objectives and meet your targets together. | $25K / Pre-Seed / Nov 25, 2020 | ||
| Pocket Finance is a SaaS platform that is focused on building the bridge between financial professionals (advisors and brokers) and their clients. Our platform consists of a web-based advisor portal where real-time actionable information is displayed and automated reports can be requested. For clients, we provide a mobile application which compilesall user accounts into one place, highlights fine print of products and provides insights on how to manage those products more efficiently. | $238K / Pre-Seed / Nov 25, 2020 | ||
| Traceable AI for billion-dollar buildsOur platform, TRAIL, enables insurers, asset owners, and builders to evaluate site and construction risk in hours instead of weeks by unifying geospatial data, geotechnical reports, catastrophe model outputs, and engineering context into one traceable system.Making infrastructure and mining risk visibleearly and actionable. | $17.7K / Convertible Note / May 13, 2020 | ||
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Kute Lab
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Kute Lab is creating a two-sided platform; one side offers a mobile application to users that simplifies cosmetics ingredients (A chemist in your pocket) and on the other side provides market assessment to beauty manufactures. | $25K / Grant / May 13, 2020 | |
| SmartMed mission is to design and implement smart, customizable, and user-friendly software solutions that save time, and empower users to efficiently manage the information they need so they can focus on the quality of the process. | $78.1K / Grant / May 13, 2020 | ||
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VMOpro
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VMOpro is a remote physiotherapy solution that enables patients to self-manage their injuries and conditions at home. The platform combines smart PhysioBalls that communicate with a mobile app and is monitored by physiotherapists through a clinical dashboard. | $25K / Grant / May 13, 2020 | |
| See all 19 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Volta Labs invest in?
Volta Labs invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Apps startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Volta Labs invest in?
Volta Labs typically joins rounds of $19k–$559k at Seed, $25k–$78k at Grant and $19k–$238k at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Volta Labs's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Volta Labs took part in.
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Who are the partners at Volta Labs?
The team at Volta Labs includes Chris Crowell (Vice President of Corporate Innovation), J. Curry (Founder) and Jevon MacDonald (Founder), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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