Yoshua Bengio
Angel Investor
Montréal, Canada
Yoshua Bengio is a seed investor in Montréal focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Yoshua Bengio (PhD in CS, McGill University, 1991), post-docs at M.I.T. (Michael Jordan) and AT&T Bell Labs (Yann LeCun), CS professor at Université de Montréal, Canada Research Chair in Statistical Learning Algorithms, NSERC Chair, CIFAR Fellow, member of NIPS foundation board and former program/general chair, co-created ICLR conference,authored two books and over 300 publications, the most cited being in the areas of deep learning, recurrent networks, probabilistic learning,natural language and manifold learning. He is among the most cited Canadian computer scientists and is or has been associate editor of the top journals in machine learning and neural networks.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Yoshua Bengio invests in
Stages Yoshua Bengio invests in
Countries Yoshua Bengio invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$11M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.5M–$2.5M
- Series A
- $13M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 5 (63%)
- Software 3 (38%)
- Health Care 2 (25%)
- Machine Learning 2 (25%)
- Medical 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (38%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (38%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
Country
- Canada 3 (38%)
- United States 2 (25%)
- France 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Entalpic is an AI-driven discovery platform for sustainable industries aiming to optimize carbon-intensive sectors. | $9.4M / Seed / Sep 04, 2024 | ||
| Noetik is an AI-native biotechnology company. Noetik leverages in advanced machine learning methods to discover and develop cancer immunotherapies. | $40M / Series A / Aug 28, 2024 | ||
| Reliant AI operates as an AI generated data analytics software provider. | $11.3M / Seed / Aug 20, 2024 | ||
| Reliant AI operates as an AI generated data analytics software provider. | $2.2M / Pre-Seed / Nov 01, 2023 | ||
| Abridge provides an AI platform that transforms patient-clinician conversations into structured, billable clinical notes. This technology aims to reduce documentation burdens for clinicians and nurses. The system integrates into existing healthcare workflows and electronic health record systems. | $12.5M / Series A / Aug 11, 2022 | ||
| Ubenwa is a Montreal-based startup building the future of automated sound-based medical diagnostics by leveraging cutting-edge AI research. We have developed the first technology for rapid detection of neurological and respiratory conditions in infants using only their cry sounds. We are a team of award-winning scientists, engineers and medicalprofessionals. Our technology is based on years of scientific research in close collaboration with Mila - the Québec AI Institute and the McGill University Health Center. Ubenwa’s technology has applications in primary health care, clinical trials, and in guiding neurodevelopmental care. | $2.5M / Pre-Seed / Jul 25, 2022 | ||
| Armilla AI is a governance platform that enables algorithmic accountability to drive ethical decisions with transparency.The platform utilizes algorithmic accountability for tracking and governance and allows models to be tested in a matter of hours, vetting both the models themselves and the underlying datasets, helping clients by providingcontinuous monitoring of ongoing performance, accuracy, and algorithmic accountability by detecting errors. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Oct 21, 2021 | ||
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FAQ
What does Yoshua Bengio invest in?
Yoshua Bengio invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 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 Yoshua Bengio invest in?
Yoshua Bengio typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$11M at Seed, $1.5M–$2.5M at Pre-Seed and $13M–$40M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Yoshua Bengio's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Yoshua Bengio took part in.
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When did Yoshua Bengio last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Yoshua Bengio closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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