Boreal Ventures
Venture capitalMontréal · Pre-Seed–Series A · 27 people tracked
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
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Boreal Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 17 of 23 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×6Hardware ×4Healthtech ×4Cybersecurity ×3Digital Health ×3Enterprise Software ×3Cleantech ×2
HQs:Canada×8United States×2
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12 dated
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)
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
Developing a novel approach to treating tobacco dependence addressing physical and psychological aspects.
Ditch Labs develops a prescription medical inhaler combining nicotine replacement therapy with a digital app for personalized smoking and vaping cessation programs.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAmplify Capital
Co-investorsGood News 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)Louis-Rafaël Robichaud(CEO & Co-Founder)François Courteau(CFO)
Co-investorsi4 CapitalVIGO Ventures
FLiiP is a gym management platform combining CRM, billing, scheduling, member retention, a branded member app, and an AI virtual assistant for commercial gyms.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSports Tech
Co-investorsScale Shift VenturesCultivation Capital
No-code, open-source Python solution for test, measurement and control; a drop-in replacement for LabVIEW.
Virtual sleep care app connecting licensed therapists with people struggling with insomnia.
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
Uses AI to create personalized cardiac programs to manage cardiovascular disease.
Kento provides a continuous cardiovascular monitoring and management platform that combines AI-powered risk scoring with clinical expertise to enable proactive heart care for hospitals, insurers, and patients.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalBroom VenturesGraphite Ventures
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-investorsY Combinator
Paraito is an AI platform that automates the preparatory phase of title examinations by navigating Quebec's Land Registry (Registre foncier du Québec), collecting relevant documents, and organizing them into structured files ready for legal analysis.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechPropTech
Pricepoint is an AI-powered revenue management platform for hotels, combining dynamic pricing, demand forecasting, market intelligence, and automation in a single system.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality
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
FRANCOIS TRUDEAU(Executive Officer, Director)JADE DOUCET-MARTINEAU(Executive Officer, Director)Jade Doucet-Martineau(Co-founder & CEO, Board Director)François Trudeau(Co-founder & CTO, Board Director)Philippe Généreux(Co-founder (Phase 2), Chief Medical Officer & Board Observer)Maxime Rochon(Co-founder (Phase 2) & VP Clinical, Regulatory and Quality)
Co-investorsBroadview VenturesLumira VenturesAjax HealthDesjardins CapitalCathexis VenturesFront Row Ventures+1 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(Founder/CEO)inDavid Mack(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveY CombinatorBDC Capital CorporationBKR CapitalFoundation CapitalMatrix+1 more
AI & Machine LearningPropTechEdmonton, CA
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedStartup TNTTechstars
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)
Co-investorsSE Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Palisade · thebusinesstimes.com · Aug 18, 2026
SketchDeck · edmonton.taproot.news · Apr 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Boreal Ventures made?
- Boreal Ventures has 21 tracked investments.
- 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.
- 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.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFunding deep tech with David Charbonneau, Managing Partner @ Boreal Ventures | EP#210
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