Top 15 Sporting Goods VC Funds & Investors in Canada (June 2026)
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Asimov Ventures
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3 | United States, Spain, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed | 3D Printing, Manufacturing, Robotics | $15k–$3.5M |
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VA Angels
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2 | Canada, United States, India | Seed, Debt Financing | Health Care, Software, Information Technology | $110k–$1.5M |
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Real Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Canada, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $650k–$50M |
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Eclipse
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2 | United States, Canada, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence | $2M–$105M |
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Fondaction
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1 | Canada, United States, France | Private Equity, Debt Financing | Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software | $273k–$125M |
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Elysian Park Ventures
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1 | United States, Israel, Canada | Series A, Seed | Sports, Software, Health Care | $2M–$42M |
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Tipt Ventures
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1 | Canada | Seed | Sports, Fitness, Sporting Goods | |
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kynisca
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1 | Canada | Seed | Sports, Fitness, Sporting Goods | |
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The FSE Group
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, Canada | Seed, Debt Financing | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $65k–$2.1M |
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Evonik Industries
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1 | Canada, Israel | Seed, Series B | Manufacturing, Consumer, Printing | |
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La Caisse
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1 | Canada, United States, United Kingdom | Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity | Software, Energy, Manufacturing | $1.2M–$1.8B |
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Evonik Venture Capital
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1 | United States, China, The Netherlands | Series A, Series C | Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Health Care | $3M–$18M |
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MAS Holdings
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1 | United States, Canada, Austria | Seed, Series C | Manufacturing, Fashion, Textiles | $3.5M–$3.5M |
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Conconi Growth Partners
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1 | Canada, United States, Mexico | Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $500k–$21M |
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Firebird Impact
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1 | Canada | Seed | Sports, Fitness, Sporting Goods | |
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Venture Capital for 3D Printing and Robotics
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- Industry: 3D Printing, Manufacturing, Robotics
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Spain, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Seed $15k–$3.5M; Pre-Seed $500k–$775k
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Arka — Design custom boxes for Ecommerce with Arka! Use our integrations with Shopify, BigCommerce, Square & more! Order your sustainable custom boxes today.
- Particle3D — Particle3D (P3D) is a Danish biomedical engineering company founded in 2017. The company is based on more than 3 years of research and is currently developing patient-fitted bone replacement implants from natural materials through 3D printing. The mission is to revolutionize the treatment of craniofacial patients by providing state of the artsolutions that will optimize the value chain for health care professionals, the health care system and most importantly the patients. Benefits of the technology include better aesthetic and functional outcomes for the patients, faster recovery and fewer complications, less complicated surgery and higher hospital productivity. The company aims at setting new standards in craniofacial reconstruction and will play a major role in a market segment with a very interesting commercial potential.
- Addivation Medical — Addivation Medical develops surgical devices to treat degenerative, trauma, and deformity spinal conditions.
VA Angels, one of Canada’s leading angel investment groups, has member locations in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna and Winnipeg. Since 2003 they have done 57 deals worth $28.5 million and are one of the most active angel groups in Canada.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Debt Financing
- Geography: Canada, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 109
- Round size: Seed $110k–$1.5M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Tonit — Connect with local riders. Discover hundreds of rides & events. Track & share your ride. Share photos & videos with the community.
- PLAYR.gg — Surf Giveaways is the #1 platform to run giveaways, sweepstakes, and contests for gamers. Grow your audience and build your community with giveaways now!
- eThor — Trusted By National Brands Trusted By National Brands Contactless In the age of COVID-19, it's more important than ever to provide your customers a safe way to pay. eThor offers a number of contactless payment options, from Apple Pay, Samsung Pay or other forms of
Real Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on serving daring entrepreneurs with the ambition to create successful, global companies. Since 2007, Real Ventures has dedicated itself to building the Canadian startup ecosystem on the belief that people, not money, build game-changing companies. Real Ventures provides stage-specific guidance,mentorship, and access to networks and resources to fast-track founders’ personal and company growth. Real Ventures manages $325 million across five funds and its active portfolio of 100+ companies is currently valued at $10 billion. www.realventures.com
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 207
- Round size: Seed $650k–$5M; Series A $2.2M–$22M; Series B $2.8M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $132M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Fletch — Fletch - the cybersecurity answer engine. Get ahead and stay ahead of cyber threats.
- BenchSci — BenchSci is the world leader in AI-Assisted Reagent Selection and Experiment Design. Our preclinical R&D SaaS platform uses machine learning to help pharmaceutical companies increase their research velocity.
- Nord Quantique — Nord Quantique creates quantum processors based on second-generation technology.
Palo Alto based Eclipse Ventures partners with entrepreneurs boldly transforming the essential industries that define and propel economies. Learn more.
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- Industry: Software, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, Canada, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 194
- Round size: Seed $2M–$24M; Series A $7.5M–$55M; Series B $15M–$105M
- Lead/follow: 52% lead, 48% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $510M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Chord — Chord is a commerce data platform purpose-built for modern brands. Chord enables brands to unify, synthesize, and orchestrate their data to drive radical decisions and revenue.
- Jitsu — An expedited urban last-mile delivery service leveraging purpose-built technology and a gig driver fleet to catalyze client brand growth.
- Nucleus RadioPharma — Founded by Eclipse Ventures and Mayo Clinic, Nucleus RadioPharma is a new company built to ensure cancer patients can access potentially life-saving radiopharmaceuticals by developing technologies to modernize the clinical development, manufacturing, and supply chain of these promising new treatment tools.
Since its creation in 1996, Fondaction has been based on the belief that it is not only possible to do things differently in the financial and business world, it is a necessity.Fondaction helps Québecers prepare for retirement by offering affordable retirement savings to everyone. The savings collected are invested in companies across Québec.This way, Fondaction helps create and maintain quality jobs, contributing to a stronger, more equitable and greener economy.Created in 1996, Fondaction is a labour-sponsored fund with assets in excess of one billion dollars collected as retirement savings from more than 131,000 shareholders. Fondaction's direct investments and those made through investment funds support the development of more than 1 050 SMEs in different lines of business, in large part involved in various components of the social economy.Fondaction has always been resolutely committed to socially responsible finance, from the moment it was created. The principles of sustainable development are integrated in everything it does. Whether investing in businesses directly or in capital markets, Fondaction always applies the principles of responsible investment to the money entrusted by its savers.Fondaction was one of the first institutions in Québec to make accountability reports an obligation in an effort to improve its practices and contribute to moving sustainable development forward in Québec. It produced its first report on sustainable development in 2006 in accordance with the international standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the highest standards of precision and transparency in economic, social and environmental accountability.In 2010 and 2012, Fondaction remained at the forefront with its 3rd and 4th sustainable development reports, having them reviewed by an independent firm and achieving an application level of A+ from the GRI. Fondaction is the only financial institution in Québec to achieve this level.In 2014, Fondaction tabled its 5th sustainable development report, produced in accordance with the latest GRI guidelines, the G4. Fondaction also opted for Comprehensive compliance, becoming the 1st financial institution in North America and the 9th in the world to voluntarily adhere to these requirements.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Private Equity, Debt Financing
- Geography: Canada, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 140
- Round size: Debt Financing $273k–$10M; Private Equity $750k–$125M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Carbicrete — CarbiCrete is a carbon removal technology company that enables the production of cement-free, decarbonized concrete.
- JLD - Laguë — The JLD-Laguë Group, authorized John Deere dealers, specializes in the sale of agricultural, commercial and construction equipment.
- BBM-Lanctôt — BBM-Lanctôt is a major printing company in Quebec.
We invest where sports intersect with life.
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- Industry: Sports, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: United States, Israel, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 72
- Round size: Seed $2M–$8M; Series A $5M–$42M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Guidesly — Find the best fishing charters & fishing guides. Search and book from THOUSANDS of top fishing charters across the United States. Explore trips today
- The Realest — The first dedicated marketplace and authentication standard for physical memorabilia.
- International Dance League —
A female-led venture fund investing at the intersection of women and sports.
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- Industry: Sports, Fitness, Sporting Goods
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ida Sports — Women play sports, so we make shoes and cleats for women. Yes, we make soccer cleats and shoes that actually fit women's feet. Forget tape & straps, you will never look back. Flat Rate Shipping for the US and the UK. Find comfort in soccer cleats and shoes made for your feet. What are you waiting for?
kyniscais a pioneering global organization dedicated to women’s sports.
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- Industry: Sports, Fitness, Sporting Goods
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ida Sports — Women play sports, so we make shoes and cleats for women. Yes, we make soccer cleats and shoes that actually fit women's feet. Forget tape & straps, you will never look back. Flat Rate Shipping for the US and the UK. Find comfort in soccer cleats and shoes made for your feet. What are you waiting for?
FSE C.I.C. is an independent not-for-profit Community Interest Company (C.I.C.) whose surpluses are reinvested in the business, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. FSE C.I.C. has a number of subsidiary companies to deliver its funds and services, which are collectively referred to as The FSE Group.All regulated activities are delivered through FSE Fund Managers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Debt Financing
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 172
- Round size: Seed $327k–$2.1M; Debt Financing $65k–$549k
- Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Spotta — Spotta's smart pest systems help pest control monitor and identify pests. Solutions for hospitality, care homes, agriculture, farming and forestry.
- TruePlayers — Trueplayers is a computer game development company that specializes in mobile games. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Falmouth, Cornwall.
- Torsion Information Security — Torsion integrates with your existing collaboration systems, working with business users to monitor and control access as business circumstances evolve.
Evonik, the creative industrial group from Germany, is in specialty chemicals. Its activities focus on the key megatrends health, nutrition, resource efficiency and globalization. In 2010 about 80 percent of the Groups chemical sales came from activities where it ranks among the market leaders. Evonik benefits specifically from its innovativeprowess and integrated technology platforms. Evonik is active in over 100 countries around the world. In fiscal 2010 more than 34,000 employees generated sales of around €13.3 billion and an operating profit (EBITDA) of about €2.4 billion.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Consumer, Printing
- Stage:Seed, Series B
- Geography: Canada, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Velox — Velox develops and manufactures industrial-grade direct-to shape digital decoration solutions for the rigid container industry. Their proprietary DTS-Inkjet technology, based on uniquely formulated inks and dedicated deposition architecture, introduces an entirely new approach to digital printing that is poised to disrupt the packaging decorationmarket.Their debut product is the Velox IDS 250 – the first industrial-grade digital decorator for mass production of cylindrical containers available on the market. It delivers superior decoration quality and capabilities that outstrip analog printing solutions, while allowing a more efficient and flexible production process and a low total cost of ownership (TCO).Velox is powered by an expert team with uniquely extensive and wide-ranging experience in digital printing. It is led by veteran executives with proven success in driving company growth.
- Wiivv — FitMyFoot gives active people the comfort and relief they need in shoes they love with custom insoles for shoes and sandals proven to improve comfort.
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Browse database — It's Free!The Caisse is a global fund manager. Its clients, which it calls its depositors, are mostly Québec public and private pension funds and insurance plans. The funds entrusted to the Caisse are invested in financial markets in Québec, in Canada and around the world to generate a profit.
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- Industry: Software, Energy, Manufacturing
- Stage:Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity
- Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 183
- Round size: Private Equity $50M–$1.8B; Post-IPO Equity $1.2M–$512M
- Lead/follow: 52% lead, 48% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $125M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Plusgrade — Plusgrade is the market leading provider of upgrade solutions, a key segment of the fast-growing ancillary revenue and merchandising sector in the global airline industry. The Company’s software solutions provide its global base of customers with meaningful incremental revenue and controls, allowing them to enhance and optimize revenue acrossclasses of service. Plusgrade’s proprietary SaaS platform has received accolades from industry-wide participants and many distinguished media publications. Founded in 2009, Plusgrade has offices in Montreal, Canada and New York.
- BTR Energy — BTR Energy uses data to reduce emissions from transportation and to generate revenue for our partners.
- WSP Global — WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firm. WSP and Parsons Brinckerhoff have combined and are now one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. Together they provide services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment, and our expertise ranges from environmentalremediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transport networks and from developing the energy sources of the future to enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. WSP has approximately 32,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals and various environmental experts. We are based in more than 500 offices across 39 countries worldwide. On October 31st, 2014, the transaction to acquire Parsons Brinckerhoff was closed. Long recognized as one of the world's leading transportation engineering firms, Parsons Brinckerhoff’s expertise enhances WSP in providing comprehensive services for all types of infrastructure projects including power, buildings, water/wastewater, mining and community development. WSP, through its acquisition of Parsons Brinckerhoff, has approximately 32,000 employees, mainly engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, other design professionals, as well as various environmental experts, based in more than 500 offices, across 39 countries, on 5 continents. WSP, including Parsons Brinckerhoff, had pro forma revenues of $5.2 billion for the 12 months ended December 31, 2014. WSP also acquired Focus, Technip TPS and Winward, increasing its expertise in geomatics, in buildings and infrastructure engineering. The acquisitions grew our client base and our presence in Alberta, France, the U.S. and Australia. On January 1st, 2014, the Company reorganized its corporate structure to create a parent company named WSP Global Inc. and adopted a common brand, WSP, thus creating a united company with one strategy and one vision. WSP was ranked 16th in the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 225 International Design Firms and 17th in the Top 150 Global Design Firms list. On August 1st, 2012, WSP and GENIVAR merge, creating a world-class professional services firm with approximately 15,000 employees, working in over 300 offices on every continent. The merger brought together two successful and ambitious companies with complementary strategies, positioning for diversified global growth and delivering to a wide range of sectors with worldwide skills but minimal geographic or client overlap.
Evonik Venture Capital is the corporate venture arm of Evonik Industries AG, one of the providers of specialty chemicals. Evonik Venture Capital invests in young companies with innovative technology and high growth potential with solutions to problems within the areas of focus of resource efficiency, specialty additives, health & care,nutrition.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series C
- Geography: United States, China, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Series A $3M–$15M; Series C $8M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Velox — Velox develops and manufactures industrial-grade direct-to shape digital decoration solutions for the rigid container industry. Their proprietary DTS-Inkjet technology, based on uniquely formulated inks and dedicated deposition architecture, introduces an entirely new approach to digital printing that is poised to disrupt the packaging decorationmarket.Their debut product is the Velox IDS 250 – the first industrial-grade digital decorator for mass production of cylindrical containers available on the market. It delivers superior decoration quality and capabilities that outstrip analog printing solutions, while allowing a more efficient and flexible production process and a low total cost of ownership (TCO).Velox is powered by an expert team with uniquely extensive and wide-ranging experience in digital printing. It is led by veteran executives with proven success in driving company growth.
- Jiangsu Jland Biotech — Jiangsu Jland Biotech is dedicated to the development and production of Biollagen™ collagen and is determined to be the biggest non-animal-sourced collagen supplier worldwide.
- Abolis Biotechnologies — Abolis is a biotech innovator providing sustainable, tailor-made solutions for food, health, cosmetics, and chemicals industries. Embrace biotechnology for a better future.
MAS Holdings is a global apparel solutions provider that invests in disruptive businesses within the apparel ecosystem. Focusing on fashion and lifestyle, MAS Holdings is one of Asia’s largest manufacturers of intimate apparel, sportswear, performance wear and swimwear, and provides IT solutions to the apparel and footwear industry worldwide.Itis also an investment firm that invests in early-stage start-ups across lifestyle products and disruptive apparel.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Fashion, Textiles
- Stage:Seed, Series C
- Geography: United States, Canada, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $3.5M–$3.5M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Athos — The Athos mission is to help athletes train more effectively and reach their performance goals faster. Athos does this by bringing together the most relevant data and exercise science to deliver simple, actionable insights that allow coaches and athletes to get the most out of their training.
- HeiQ AeoniQ — HeiQ AeoniQ is a cellulosic endless filament yarn, innovatively manufactured with a very low environmental footprint.
- HeiQ Materials — HeiQ is a leader in material innovation creating some of the most effective, durable and high-performance textile and material effects in the market today.
Conconi Growth Partners is committed to helping exceptional entrepreneurs build great companies.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Canada, United States, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 65
- Round size: Seed $500k–$4.7M; Series A $2.6M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Requity Homes — Requity Homes Inc. is on a mission to create a fair and flexible alternative path to home ownership in Canada by offering a modernized rent-to-own program that enables aspiring home buyers to live in their dream home today with the option to buy it back later while saving for their down payment one month at a time.
- Loop — Bank on Loop to save time, save money and grow globally. Join thousands of entrepreneurs and businesses across Canada to spend, send and grow without fees.
- Unicone Art — Unicone Art is your go-to source for clear casting epoxy resin material for art projects. It is perfect for creating crystal clear pieces with a great finish.
Firebird Impactn is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Sports, Fitness, Sporting Goods
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ida Sports — Women play sports, so we make shoes and cleats for women. Yes, we make soccer cleats and shoes that actually fit women's feet. Forget tape & straps, you will never look back. Flat Rate Shipping for the US and the UK. Find comfort in soccer cleats and shoes made for your feet. What are you waiting for?
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