asterX
Corporate VCMontréal · Seed–Growth · 3 people tracked
Find your way into asterX
1,180 people in our graph share verified history with the asterX team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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 ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 23 dated
Billdr provides construction management software for general contractors to manage project planning, quoting, invoicing, and operations.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsKima VenturesOne Way VenturesDesjardins CapitalWhite Star 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 VenturesDeloitte VenturesDesjardins CapitalHearst Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBilldr · thesaasnews.com · Jan 30, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does asterX invest at?
- asterX invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth 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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