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Montréal · Pre-Seed–Seed · 27 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Boreal Ventures is an early-stage investor backing technology startups across SaaS, fintech, digital health, industrial innovation, and related sectors, primarily in Quebec/Canada.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 27 people
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Founder mafia
4 people who came through Boreal Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 22 of 28 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×6Cybersecurity ×5Hardware ×5Healthtech ×5Medical Devices ×4Digital Health ×3
HQs:Canada×10United States×3
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52024 · 52023 · 12021 · 213 dated
FLiiP is an integrated management platform for commercial gyms that consolidates member management, CRM, billing, payments, and mobile app functionality in a single system.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSports TechWellness & FitnessMontréal, CA
David(Founder)Thomas(CTO)
Co-investorsCultivation CapitalScale Shift Ventures
Palisade develops AI-first DMARC and email authentication software for managed service providers (MSPs), helping fix DNS and email authentication issues to improve deliverability and keep outbound email out of spam.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
SaaS platform to manage and collaborate on project documents from conception to archiving.
Toronto, CA
John Laslavic(Founder)in
Co-investorsBDC Industrial Innovation Venture Fund
Can-Explore is an engineering firm that develops technologies and processes for infrastructure asset management, offering services such as mobile mapping, drone surveying, legal surveying, and bathymetry across transport, energy, urban planning, and industrial/mining sectors.
CleantechConstruction TechHardware
Ditch Labs develops a medical device and digital health program designed to help individuals quit smoking.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMontreal, CA
Laurent Laferrière(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Dr. Christelle Luce(Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Olivier Bourbonnais(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsAmplify Capital
AI-native gate and yard automation.
Co-investorsGood News VenturesNoro-Moseley PartnersNorthtech Capital InvestorsBorealis VenturesMaRS
Femtum builds turn-key mid-infrared fiber laser systems that operate without requiring laser experts, serving industrial manufacturers and scientific teams for applications such as selective laser microprocessing and mid-IR spectroscopy.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsQuébec City, CA
Simon Duval(CTO & Co-Founder)inLouis-Rafaël Robichaud(CEO & Co-Founder)inFrançois Courteau(CFO)in
Co-investorsi4 CapitalVIGO VenturesBDC Capital CorporationCathay VentureEurekaFonds de solidarité FTQ
HALEO provides therapist-led cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), including a proprietary program for shift workers, delivered as a structured 5-6 week program with licensed therapists.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
JITbase makes production planning and workforce management software for CNC machining manufacturers, using machine data to track cycle times, machine uptime, and operator workload.
Advanced ManufacturingIoTSaaS
Co-investorsMaple Leaf AngelsBluesky Equities Ltd.
Kento develops AI-powered clinical decision support models that integrate wearable sensor data, device readings, and patient-reported signals into actionable summaries for clinicians.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & Fitness
BoardLaura Cohen(Preventive Cardiologist)Steven Keteyian(Director, Preventive Cardiology)Francisco Lopez-Jimenez(Chair of Preventive Cardiology)Fatima Rodriguez(Section Chief, Preventive Cardiology)
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalBroom VenturesGraphite VenturesAngels CapitalBorealis VenturesEntrepreneur First+1 more
Palisade provides AI agents for online marketplaces, giving each buyer a personal agent that knows the catalog and pricing, giving sellers/owners an agent that explains their performance data, and routing high-intent leads to the operator's team.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSLos Angeles, US
Jonathan Salama(CEO)in
Co-investorsVela PartnersY CombinatorLyra Capital Pty LtdPioneerRebel FundSeraph Group+1 more
Palisade (Ripple Custody) provides institutional-grade, API-centric digital asset custody software for financial institutions and crypto businesses to launch and scale services such as stablecoins, tokenization, and trading.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsFly Ventures
Palisade builds an AI security module that attaches to the Linux kernel via LSM-BPF to detect operating-system vulnerabilities—such as privilege escalation, remote code execution, and memory corruption—and deploy vetted fixes as kernel-enforced rules across an entire fleet.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech
Prince(Founder)Fnu Prince(Founder)inJonathan Salama(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorVela PartnersFly Ventures
Paraito is a software platform that automates and accelerates title examination for Quebec notaries by retrieving property documents, extracting data from notarial acts using AI, and generating complete examination reports ready for professional review.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsInovia CapitalBorealis Ventures
Pricepoint provides autonomous revenue management for accommodation businesses by integrating with hospitality platforms like Yanolja Cloud Solution, using live reservation and availability data to optimize pricing decisions.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsAQC CapitalBrightspark Ventures
Puzzle Medical develops a heart failure treatment device designed to improve heart and kidney function through 4Fr axillary access, allowing patient ambulation and providing up to seven days of support.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMontreal
Jade Doucet-Martineau(Co-founder & CEO, Board Director)inFrançois Trudeau(Co-founder & CTO, Board Director)inPhilippe Généreux(Co-founder (Phase 2), Chief Medical Officer & Board Observer)inMaxime Rochon(Co-founder (Phase 2) & VP Clinical, Regulatory and Quality)inYves-Antoine Crête(Co-founder (Phase 2) & VP Technical R&D and Operations)inGabriel Georges(Co-founder & Clinical Advisor)in
Co-investorsBroadview VenturesLumira VenturesAjax HealthDesjardins CapitalCathexis VenturesFront Row Ventures+3 more
RevStar is a one-day summit held in Toronto that brings together revenue operations leaders, founders, and investors to discuss go-to-market and commercialization of Canadian tech and SaaS companies.
Future of WorkSales TechToronto, CA
SAMI builds a multifunction agricultural robot that uses robotics, AI, and data analysis to automate field tasks such as selective harvesting, weeding, thinning, fertilization, and pest control for produce growers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
SketchDeck provides embedded teams of creative, marketing, and digital talent that integrate into client organizations to handle marketing operations and creative work.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Finneral(CEO)inDavid Mack(CTO)inChristopher Finneral(Founder)Todd Goldberg(Marketing and demand generation (contract))inJoe Teibel
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveY CombinatorAvlok CapitalBDC Capital CorporationBKR CapitalBlue Venture Funds+6 more
SketchDeck.ai is a B2B SaaS company offering LIFT, an AI-powered, cloud-based material counting software that automates steel takeoffs for structural steel estimating and fabrication teams.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSEdmonton, CA
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedOnStartupsStartup TNTTechstarsBKR CapitalDecisive Point+1 more
SmartD is a Canadian power electronics company that designs, tests, and manufactures Clean Power variable frequency drives (VFDs) for motor control, aiming to reduce harmonics, motor insulation stress, and bearing failures at the drive architecture level rather than through external filters.
CleantechEnergyHardwareMontréal, CA
Simon Caron(Founder)in
Co-investorsSE Ventures
Tokidos offers a monthly subscription for educational PlayCards designed to support children's learning, shipped to subscribers with a companion app to track progress, badges, and milestones.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEdTechGamingHardware
Ralph Nakhle(Founder)in
Co-investorsTriptyq CapitalInvestissement Quebec
Trustii provides a background check and verification platform for hiring teams to conduct fast, accurate, and compliant pre-hire and ongoing monitoring.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAccelia CapitalAQC Capital
ViTAA offers the AiORTA Suite, a cloud-based platform that uses explainable AI to analyze CT scans and map the strength and weakness of aortic aneurysm tissue.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Randy Moore(Co-founder)in
Co-investors3CC | Third Culture CapitalHouston Angel NetworkUCeed FundsUCeed
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DitchFlojoyHaleoKento
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPalisade · ycombinator.com · Aug 14, 2026
Paraito · finsmes.com · Jul 7, 2026
Pricepoint · thesaasnews.com · Jun 9, 2026
Femtum · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 12, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Boreal Ventures made?
- Boreal Ventures has 28 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Boreal Ventures invest at?
- Boreal Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Boreal Ventures's typical check size?
- Boreal Ventures typically writes checks of $2.2M.
- What sectors does Boreal Ventures focus on?
- Boreal Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Biotech, Construction Tech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Medical Devices, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Boreal Ventures located?
- Boreal Ventures is headquartered in Montréal, CA.
- Does Boreal Ventures lead rounds?
- Boreal Ventures has led 7 of the 13 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Boreal Ventures co-invest with?
- Boreal Ventures most often shares deals with Amplify Capital, Inovia Capital, Lumira Ventures, among 23 tracked co-investors.
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