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asterX
Corporate VCMontréal · Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
asterX backs promising early-stage startups from seed through post-startup phases via its venture capital fund. Powered by the Québecor ecosystem, the firm goes beyond providing capital by leveraging a broad media footprint and specialized expertise to foster mutually beneficial strategic partnerships. Alongside its capital fund, asterX runs the Pierre-Péladeau grant program, which awards funding to the most innovative and promising university-based entrepreneurial projects.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 2 of 3 portfolio companiesAdTech ×1Construction Tech ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Enterprise Software ×1Marketing Tech ×1PropTech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 23 dated
Billdr is a construction management software that lets contractors build project schedules, assign tasks to teams and subcontractors, track employee hours and locations, and maintain daily logs across multiple construction sites.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSMiami, US
Ali Vira(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesOne Way VenturesWhite Star CapitalDesjardins Capital
Optable provides a cloud-based platform for identity, audience, and data collaboration that lets publishers, media companies, and advertisers own, enrich, and monetize their first-party data while maintaining privacy.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechLos Angeles, US
Yves PoiréinVlad StesininBosko MilekicinWilliam Glasgow Phillips(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBrightspark VenturesBreakpoint CapitalDeloitte VenturesDesjardins CapitalHearst VenturesMML UK Advisor
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does asterX invest at?
- asterX invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does asterX focus on?
- asterX focuses on E-commerce, Media & Entertainment.
- Where is asterX located?
- asterX is headquartered in Montréal, CA.
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