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Boreal Ventures

Venture capital

Montréal · Pre-Seed–Series A · 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.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$2.2M
HQ
Montréal, QC, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$28M
Tracked investments
25
Acquisitions
1

Team · 27 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Danny Angers· Co-founder, EVP & CFO at Voskerin

Boreal Guild member; co-founder, EVP and CFO at Vosker.

Mounir Hilal· Partner & Founding Board Member @ Valsoftin

Boreal Guild member; partner and founding board member at Valsoft.

Adoniram Sides· SVP Product @ Lightspeed Commercein

Boreal Guild member and SVP Product at Lightspeed Commerce.

Benjamin Benhamou· Head of Revenue Operationsin

Boreal Guild member; Head of Revenue Operations.

Christian Hoya· CEO HRS E-Commercein

Boreal Guild member; CEO of HRS E-Commerce, CMO, entrepreneur and angel investor.

Mario Bottone· Global Head of Capital at Lightspeed Commercein

Boreal Guild member; Global Head of Capital at Lightspeed Commerce, formerly at Purpose and Logibec.

Paul Landry· Director of Sales @ Botpressin

Boreal Guild member and Director of Sales at Botpress.

Peter Dougherty· President @ Spreedlyin

Boreal Guild member and President of Spreedly.

Robert Talbotin

Advisor to Boreal Ventures.

Ronan Vandeputte· CEO at Groupe Tecnicin

Boreal Guild member; CEO of Groupe Tecnic, formerly at Deloitte.

Founder mafia

4 people who came through Boreal Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 19 of 25 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×6Healthtech ×5Cybersecurity ×4Hardware ×4Medical Devices ×4Digital Health ×3

HQs:Canada×9United States×2

Investments · 25 tracked

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By year:2026 · 22024 · 32023 · 12021 · 17 dated

FLiiPmyfliip.comin✓ verified

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

Palisadepalisade.emailin𝕏Jan 2024✓ verified

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

Buraiburai.com

SaaS platform to manage and collaborate on project documents from conception to archiving.

Toronto, CA

John Laslavic(Founder)in

Can Explorecan-explore.comin

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

Ditchlabsditchlabs.comin

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

Femtumfemtum.cominMar 2026 · $16M

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 Clinichaleoclinic.comin

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

Kento Healthkentohealth.cominOct 2023 · $3M

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 VenturesBorealis VenturesEntrepreneur FirstN49P

Palisadepalisade.runinJan 2024

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(Founder)in

Co-investorsVela PartnersY Combinator

Palisadepalisade.coin𝕏Jan 2024

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

Paraitoparaito.cain

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

Pricepointpricepoint.coin

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-investorsBrightspark Ventures

Puzzle Medicalpuzzlemed.comin

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+1 more

Revstarsummitrevstarsummit.comin

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

Samiagtechsamiagtech.comin𝕏

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

SketchDecksketchdeck.comin𝕏Apr 2026Acquired

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(Founder/CEO)inDavid Mack(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsBlue CollectiveY CombinatorBDC Capital CorporationBKR CapitalFoundation CapitalMatrix+1 more

Sketchdeck.aisketchdeck.aiin

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 UnlimitedStartup TNTTechstars

SmartDsmartd.techin𝕏

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

Trustiitrustii.coin

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

ViTAA Medical Solutionsvitaamedical.cominNov 2021

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Boreal Ventures made?
Boreal Ventures has 25 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Boreal Ventures invest at?
Boreal Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A 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 6 of the 7 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does Boreal Ventures co-invest with?
Boreal Ventures most often shares deals with Amplify Capital, Broom Ventures, Lumira Ventures, among 15 tracked co-investors.

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