BoxOne Ventures
Venture capitalMontréal · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
BoxOne Ventures focuses on backing passionate, emerging talent at an early stage, aiming to supercharge founders to maximize their impact and potential. Its areas of interest span biotechnology, the future of food, markets, longevity, intelligence (AI), and clean energy, with a broad emphasis on technologies that improve quality of life.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 57 of 175 portfolio companiesBiotech ×25AI & Machine Learning ×23Healthtech ×21Deep Tech ×14Medical Devices ×11Data & Infrastructure ×8SaaS ×8Hardware ×6
HQs:United States×19Canada×14United Kingdom×1
Investments · 175 tracked
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Abalone Bio develops target-activating antibodies for difficult-to-drug disease targets by combining engineered biology with machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Altiro Energy develops an iron-based energy storage system that stores renewable or excess energy as reusable CO2-free iron fuel and later releases it as on-demand heat or power, producing rust that is recharged for the next cycle.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Arpeggio Bio develops pharmaceutical drugs that target transcription factors using artificial intelligence and RNA-sequencing technology, with lead programs in development for melanoma treatment and rare disease applications.
BiotechHealthtechBoulder, US
Joey Azofeifa(Founder)inAmit Mehta(Director)Laura Norris(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph G. Azofeifa(Executive Officer, Director)Timothy Read(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Martin(Executive Officer)
Axonis Therapeutics develops medicines targeting KCC2 to restore inhibition in the brain, with a focus on treating neurological disorders including epilepsy and pain.
BiotechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Shane Hegarty(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Imbaro(Executive Officer)Joanna Stanicka(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCorey . Goodman(Director)Jonathan Leff(Director)Raymond J. Kelleher(Director)
BESIDE Habitat operates architecturally designed cabins for short stays in a preserved natural park setting, offering guests activities such as trail running, wildlife observation, sauna, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
ConsumerTravel & HospitalityRawdon, CA
Boulder, US
Nicholas Saccomano(Director)Douglas A Chapnick(85 FORREST LANE BOULDER, CO 80302)Joel Dudley(Director)
Blank Bio develops RNA foundation models for precision oncology, helping pharmaceutical companies identify the right patients for clinical trials and predict disease progression using bulk RNA-seq data.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Jonny Hsu(Founder)inPhilip Fradkin(Founder)inIan Shi(Founder)in
Colabra provides an AI workspace for M&A due diligence that converts sell-side document dumps into a clause-linked risk register, entity map, and gap analysis.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Contxtful offers Receptiv, a product that scores each programmatic bid request in real time for user receptivity and bundles high-scoring impressions into a Deal ID synced to a buyer's DSP seat.
AdTechAI & Machine Learning
Covariance offers an AI product, Conrad, that answers questions about the US consumer economy — category and brand trends, competitor market share, and audience personas — grounded in purchase data from millions of households and merchants.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Cytotronics develops Pixel, a semiconductor-to-live-cell interface platform that enables real-time monitoring of multiple cellular properties for drug discovery and cell biology research.
Deep TechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Jeffrey Abbott(Executive Officer, Director)Wenxuan Wu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSameer Rohatgi(Director)Jenna Abelli(Director)Douglas Kahn(Director)
Encellin develops next-generation therapies for patients with chronic unmet clinical needs, using technology originating from Dr.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Tejal Desai(Technology Expert, Founder)Ronald Martell(Strategic Advisor, Founder)Crystal Nyitray(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Grace Wei(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Maria del Consuelo Valverde(Director)
Claymont, US
Siraj Khaliq(Director)Grant Aarons(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ferdinando Randisi(Director)Robert Kniaz(Director)
Fathom provides a platform that records and analyzes customer conversations, internal syncs, and strategy calls to give teams a shared view of information and identify patterns.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
FightCamp provides home boxing and martial arts training equipment and coaching, combining a hardware console with trackers and wraps alongside a structured digital training platform.
ConsumerGamingHardwareLos Angeles, US
Khalil Zahar(Founder/CEO)inPatrick Chandler(Founder/CMO)inAlexandre Marcotte(Founder/CTO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does BoxOne Ventures invest at?
- BoxOne Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is BoxOne Ventures's typical check size?
- BoxOne Ventures typically writes checks of $500K.
- What sectors does BoxOne Ventures focus on?
- BoxOne Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Energy, FoodTech, Healthtech, Longevity.
- Where is BoxOne Ventures located?
- BoxOne Ventures is headquartered in Montréal, CA.
- Does BoxOne Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, BoxOne Ventures leads investment rounds.
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Co-investors · 2
Entrepreneur First (EF) is a talent investor that helps individuals build and launch startups, providing support such as US visa guidance, office space, fundraising preparation, and investor introductions culminating in a San Francisco Demo Day.
Sofinnova is an investment firm that partners with biotech companies from inception through growth, supporting drug development, the regulatory process, company building, and IPO.
Firms observed investing alongside BoxOne Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with BoxOne Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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