Top 25 Wine And Spirits Startup Investors in Canada in December 2024
A list of 25 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Wine and spirits startups based in Canada. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Wine and spirits companies from Canada. We update this investor list every month.Top 25 Wine And Spirits Startup Investors in Canada in December 2024
Investor | Wine And Spirits Canada investments |
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Penfund | 1 |
Philip Sane | 1 |
District Ventures Capital | 1 |
JJ Redick | 1 |
Mantella Venture Partners | 1 |
Business Development Bank of Canada | 1 |
Josh Hart | 1 |
Accelerate Fund | 1 |
Panache Ventures | 1 |
Robin Knox | 1 |
Lanny Lipson | 1 |
Jeff Steinberg | 1 |
E-Fund | 1 |
Real Ventures | 1 |
InvestBev | 1 |
Rogers Healy | 1 |
Monroe Asami | 1 |
Kathia Cambron | 1 |
John Nemanic | 1 |
Desjardins Venture Capital | 1 |
James Pardieck | 1 |
Tomas Lestrup | 1 |
Anges Quebec | 1 |
VA Angels | 1 |
Aman Chatha | 1 |
Penfund is a leading Canadian private equity firm specializing in providing junior capital to middle market companies throughout North America. Penfund provides second lien, high yield and mezzanine debt, control and minority equity, as well as bridge facilities, standby lines, underwritten facilities and financial guarantees. The firm is owned byits management team and is currently investing its most recently established fund, Penfund Capital Fund IV which has $460 million of committed capital. Penfund manages institutional funds sourced from Canadian pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and banks and has invested more than $2.5 billion in over 220 companies since its establishment in 1979.
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- Manufacturing, Automotive, Health Care
- Debt Financing, Private Equity
- United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Recochem — With plants or distribution centers in North America, Europe, India, Asia and Australia, Recochem is delivering the highest quality products everywhere around the world 24/7/365.
- CBI Health Group — Canada's leading community healthcare provider, offering rehabilitation services services to clients across Canada. Supporting and helping to improve the physical health and mental health and well being of Canadians. Services include physiotherapy, kinesiology, exercise therapy, mental health, occupational therapy.
- Arrowhead Engineered Products — Arrowhead Engineered Products keeps cars, trucks, ATVs, UTVs, motorcycles, dirt bikes, boats, tractors, golf carts and lawn mowers running by supplying premium-quality aftermarket parts.
Philip Sane
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
- Seed
- Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
Venture capital funding for Canadian entrepreneurs. District Ventures Capital is led by Arlene Dickinson and invests in innovative food & health sector companies.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Retail
- Pre-Seed, Funding Round, Seed
- Canada, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Gainful — Personalized Protein Powder, Delivered to your Doorstep
- Fody Food — Fody Foods Co. offers healthy, low FODMAP food products and recipes that are big on taste, and low in FODMAPs. Live and eat free of IBS symptoms!
- Three Farmers — Three Farmers believes everyone should have wholesome food to eat, an understanding of where it comes from and how it's made. We are a family business with Three Farmers and Two Sisters at the heart, committed to preserving he land through sustainable farming practices, providing nourishing food grown on family farms.
JJ Redick Former Pro-Basketball Player.
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Investment focus
- Winery, Software, Health Care
- Seed, Series B
- Canada, United States
Portfolio highlights
- OLIPOP — 2-5g sugar. 9g fiber. 8 classic flavors. Discover the delicious new soda made with plant fiber and prebiotics for a happy, healthy you. Try it in Vintage Cola, Classic Root Beer, Strawberry Vanilla, Ginger Lemon and more. Non-GMO, gluten free, paleo, vegan, and just plain delicious.
- InVintory — Helping wine collectors track & find their bottles. Download on the App Store or use our Web App.
Mantella Venture Partners is a $20M early stage fund with a hands-on approach to building technology companies. We invest in exceptional entrepreneurs building market-altering mobile and Internet software businesses. At MVP we invest early.We invest alone, or alongside other value-added venture and angel investors that share the belief thatfounder/investor alignment is key to building successful companies and profitable exits. After investment, our portfolio companies benefit from active, hands-on involvement in all phases of growth, including product development, business development, marketing, financing, and team development. If you're looking for partners for your whole journey, not just money, get us involved early.
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- Software, Mobile, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Canada, United States
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- Altrio — Altrio is bringing real estate capital markets online
- Shopistry — Shopistry is a flexible, headless e-commerce platform that gives brands the tools to build any type of buying experience at scale. Custom storefronts. Mobile-first. Endless integrations.
- Enso Connect — Seamless digital guest experience from booking through the entire stay and long-lasting relationships after check-out. Vacation rentals & Hotels remarketing tool.
We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. We support small and medium-sized businesses in all industries and at every stage of growth with money and advice. We are the Business Development Bank of Canada.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Canada, United States, Argentina
Portfolio highlights
- Mysa — Control your electric heating and cooling with Mysa Smart Thermostats. Use the mobile app to control remotely - Save energy and money with smart home features.
- Laserax — Laserax manufactures industrial laser machines and systems for specific applications in the automotive, primary metals, as well as other manufacturing markets.
- Tracktile — Tracktile lets you configure your manufacturing operation through inventory and production software. Gain full visibility into your operation. Talk To Us!
Josh Hart is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association.
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Investment focus
- Software, Gaming, Retail
- Seed, Series A, Series C
- Canada, United States
Portfolio highlights
- InVintory — Helping wine collectors track & find their bottles. Download on the App Store or use our Web App.
- Dapper Labs — Dapper Labs uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences that are made for you and ready for the real world.
- Lemon Perfect — Lemon Perfect is a zero-sugar cold-pressed lemon water that’s full of flavor and packed with antioxidant vitamin C. We squeeze half a California-grown organic lemon into every bottle and can—and add no artificial ingredients—making healthy hydration more convenient, refreshing, and delicious than ever.The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered inAtlanta, GA.
Accelerate Fund supports the growth of early-stage Alberta technology companies with a multi million dollar fund that combines co-investment from angel investors.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Canada, United States
Portfolio highlights
- PulseMedica — PulseMedica is developing a medical device to treat eye diseases that affect over 500 million people worldwide. Our device consists of a state-of-the-art 3D imaging and surgical platform that allows for comprehensive patient treatment.
- Wyvern — Wyvern was created to unlock the secrets of the elec-tromagnetic spectrum by providing groundbreak-ing access to high-resolution and quality imagery.This will enable a sustainable future for humanity.
- Care Group — Care Group is revolutionizing mental health with advanced AI and disruptive technologies, empowering individuals and communities by introducing scalable, user-friendly solutions that respect all users.
Canada's leading nationwide pre-seed venture fund.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Canada, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Revyl — Revyl is an observability platform that helps teams identify and resolve bugs before they reach production. It offers real-time monitoring and insights, allowing developers to catch issues early in the development process. With features such as error detection and performance analytics, Revyl enhances software reliability and improves the overalluser experience.
- Nmbr — Nmbr focuses on streamlining organizations' payroll processes by providing customizable software solutions. Nmbr approach not only simplifies payroll management but also allows businesses to tailor the system to their specific needs, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- Platformatic — OpenSource Platform for ...
Robin Knox is the Founder and CEO at Boundary.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Social Network
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
- United Kingdom, Canada, United States
Portfolio highlights
- DragonflAI — Phone-Based AI Moderation Moderate user-uploaded images and videos before they leave mobile devices and reach the internet. Keep your platform and servers free from indecent or illegal content.
- Handl — Handl is an online platform for vehicle & fleet servicing.
- My Probate Partner — My Probate Partner is a platform that offers free guides and paid-for tools to help consumers manage someone's affairs after they die without expensive legal help.
Lanny Lipson
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
- Seed
- Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
Jeff Steinberg
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Investment focus
- Sports, Winery, Distillery
- Series A, Private Equity
- Canada, United States
Portfolio highlights
- LiveBarn — Watch your favorite amateur sports athletes and teams live and on-demand anywhere, anytime, and on any device with LiveBarn.
- Siempre Spirits — Handmade in a small Mexican town named Tequila, this platinum and consumer's choice award winning 100% Agave spirit is unmatched in taste and quality.
The E-Fund (VANTEC Entrepreneurs Fund VCC Inc.) was established in 2011 to invest in promising new ventures in British Columbia in a wide range of industry sectors. They are focused on co-investing with other angel investors and early-stage venture capital firms in seed-stage companies with high growth opportunities.The E-Fund involvesspecific investors in the investment due diligence process depending on their industry experience and knowledge and their particular technical expertise. It is their goal to become the ‘Go-to Braintrust’ for active and in-depth angel investing.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Medical Device, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Canada, China, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Frontly — Build custom apps with no code
- Care2Talk — Care2Talk is a video call mobile app for senior citizens that is secure, fast, and easy to navigate with 7-day battery life.
- VoxCell BioInnovation — Creating an extraordinary line of solutions for the drug development industry and the field of Oncology research.
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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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Canada, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- dcbel — dcbel's mission is to deliver energy that lets people live a life without compromise.dcbel™ (formerly known as Ossiaco) sits at the nexus of residential solar power, electric vehicle charging, the smart home, and customer-centric utilities. The dcbel team has a proven history of rethinking energy distribution for everything from largeutility customers to distributed energy resource providers.dcbel's AI-driven sustainable technologies enable people to leverage solar energy to power their cars, their homes, and their lifestyles.dcbel has numerous worldwide patents in power electronics and power conversion and is backed by a number of globally respected investors.
- Nomic — Nomic develops a proteomic technology platform designed to understand, detect, and treat diseases with DNA nanotechnology. NPlex's platform and research provides cost-effective measurement of protein data with sample, fits seamlessly within industry cytometers for high-throughput analysis, and development of custom protein panels.It allowsnanotechnology developers and businesses to bring improvement in existing instrument, workflow, and bring automation in the system.
- BioIntelligence Technologies — Industrie 4.0 - Enabling intelligent biomanufacturing: from R&D to production. Real-time optimization of cell cultures and fermentations.
Investing strategic capital across all facets of the adult beverage industry.
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Investment focus
- Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage, Winery
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Sèchey — Sèchey was founded to increase the awareness, availability and convenience of alcohol free and functional alternatives.
- Ten To One Rum — Ten To One is a contemporary and elevated spirit, designed to challenge expectations & reinvigorate the way people taste.
- Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits — Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits is a collection of wildly dignified classic cocktails for the modern age. Curated with our prestigious partners Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashley Benson, Rosario Dawson, Playboi Carti and more. We are Kosher, gluten-free, high ABV and sustainably produced.
A Texas based entrepreneur, investor, leader, and music guru, Rogers embodies the spirit of a business owner. Rogers jumped into business at an early age, and started what is now Texas' largest independently owned real estate company, Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate, in 2005. Since inception , Rogers went on to be the founder of RogersHealy and Associates Land and Lake, Rogers Healy and Associates Commercial Real Estate, Healy Global Real Estate and Relocation and Healy Property Management.
As fate would have it, Rogers made his first investment in the world of Venture Capital in 2012, in Mizzen + Main. He fell in love with the idea of connecting the dots in the world of VC, and has since become one of Texas' most active investors. After over a decade investing in deals ranging from CPG to SaaS, Rogers founded Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners. "MoSe" quickly made a name for themselves, with early stage investments in companies ranging from tequila to trading cards, and have been able to add a new layer of experience to venture capitalism. Most importantly, Rogers lives a life of faith, alongside his wife Abby, their daughter Henley (named after Eagles' frontman, Don Henley), their dogs, and all their music memorabilia (Rogers has one of the largest collections in the world).
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Retail, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Harbor — Harbor offers the first and only baby monitoring system with a dedicated, local Monitor that works without internet and securely connects to the cloud if and when you want it to, allowing you to access remotely with failsafe notifications. Learn why Harbor is better than Nanit & Owlet at harbor.co!
- Oats Overnight — Enjoy the benefits of eating breakfast with none of the work. Overnight oatmeal loaded with superfoods like flax, chia, maca root, real fruit, and 20g+ protein. No recipes needed. Life Is Hard, Make Breakfast Easy.
- Claffey’s Cocktails — Claffey’s Cocktails is a wine-based cocktail company that sells freezer pops.
Monroe Asami
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
- Seed
- Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
Kathia Cambron
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
- Seed
- Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
John Nemanic
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
- Seed
- Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
Desjardins Capital makes it easy to grow your business with financial and strategic support. Investment capital and venture capital can help you meet your business goals.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Canada, United States
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- Inscora — Inscora provides automated cyber risk assessment and sales enablement tools for cyber insurance brokers.
- Local Logic — Local Logic provides industry-leading location intelligence technology. Helping the real estate industry make better decisions since 2015.
- Picketa Systems — Picketa Systems equips agribusinesses with Analysis Stations to perform plant tissue analysis in seconds
James Pardieck
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
- Seed
- Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
Tomas Lestrup
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
- Seed
- Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
Value-added investors for innovative entrepreneurs.
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- Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- Canada, Spain, United States
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- Hexoskin (Carré Technologies) — Hexoskin is the leader in Smart Clothing, Software & AI Data Analytics. The Hexoskin Smart Shirts are clinically validated for continuous ECG, HRV, Respiratory, Activity, Sleep & Stress monitoring. The Hexoskin Smart Garments are used by sports scientists, healthcare, defense, aerospace & research professionals.
- Workstaff — Simplify workforce management, staff scheduling and time tracking with the Workstaff software and mobile app. Start for free and save time today!
- HDAX Therapeutics — HDAX Therapeutics novel modality unlocks a never-seen-before binding mechanism to key biological molecules.
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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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Debt Financing
- Canada, United States, India
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
Aman Chatha
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing
- Seed
- Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Province Brands of Canada — We are your sustainable and plant-based sweetener solution. We upcycle plant-waste biomass and transform it into food-grade sugars.
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