Brightspark Ventures

Vancouver

Stephen Ufford(Executive Officer, Director)Tanis Jorge(Director)Dan Levine(Director)David Blumberg(Director)

Board seatAndrew Lugsdin· per SEC Form D · $394M raise · filed Jan 2022

Co-investorsTCV

Co-investorsDream Maker VenturesSony Ventures Corporation

Synopsys provides design automation tools and intellectual property for semiconductor and electronics companies to develop smart, connected devices.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSemiconductorsBurlington, US

Doug Levin(Founder)Aart de Geus(Founder)inStephen N. Gregorio(Executive Officer)Philip B. Granof(Executive Officer)William NMN Ledingham(Executive Officer)Norman L. Shipley(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyCrosslink CapitalDataTribeDifferential VenturesF-Prime CapitalFrancisco Partners+10 more

Brickeye provides an IoT-enabled construction risk intelligence platform that combines ruggedized job site sensors, connectivity, and software to detect site conditions and issue early warnings.

Construction TechInsurTechIoT

Co-investorsGraphite VenturesGreenSky VenturesStartup TNTMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund

BuyBackBooth builds AI-powered kiosks for smartphone diagnostics, grading, and valuation, used for trade-ins, repairs, insurance and warranty claims, refurbishing, and recycling.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyHardwareRetail Tech

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsGolden Opportunities Fund

Canada Post is Canada's national postal service, offering package delivery, tracking, delivery notifications, flat-rate shipping boxes, post office pickup, and business shipping services.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces

Co-investorsAmplify CapitalAngels of ManyWhitecap Venture Partners

Montréal, CA

Fiona Lake Waslander(Founder)

Co-investorsDiagramThe 51 Ventures

Data Sentinel provides an enterprise data governance platform that discovers, classifies, and monitors sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, and on-premises systems, enforces access, retention, and AI-usage policies, and automates compliance with regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsSentiero Ventures

Deep Sky develops carbon removal technology, leveraging geological expertise and subsurface engineering to address climate change.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechInnisfail, CA

Joost Ouwerkerk(Founder)in

Co-investorsOMERS VenturesPanache VenturesWhitecap Venture Partners

Co-investorsScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)BoxOne Ventures

Elevate Farms designs, builds, and operates autonomous, closed-loop vertical-farming technology derived from NASA space research, growing pesticide-free leafy greens locally to reduce water use, labour, and transport.

AgTechFoodTechRobotics

Co-investorsWestBridge Capital

NectAir is an air taxi service that books entire small aircraft (Piper M600/700, up to 4 passengers) for direct short-haul business flights, using a network of over 1,000 regional and executive airports.

Mobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality

HAVEN provides a whole-home indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring and management platform, offering homeowners visibility into their home's air conditions and enabling HVAC service providers to diagnose and address IAQ issues.

HardwareIoTWellness & Fitness

Informatica offers the Intelligent Data Management Cloud, a metadata-driven platform for enterprise data management across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Gaurav Dhillon(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCPP InvestmentsPermira

Nanomagnetics develops magnet-based hardware and products, including Nanoport technology for connecting devices as modular magnetic building blocks, Nanodots precision-milled neodymium magnet spheres, and magnetic motion experiments like MEGA marbles.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

NanoPort develops hardware technology solutions for mobile and electronic devices, including magnetic wireless connectors that share power and data, impact-based haptics, multi-device connectivity and orchestration, and grip-based input methods.

Deep TechHardwareIoT

Co-investorsSignalFireHorizons VenturesKensington Capital Partners Limited

Genesys provides a cloud-based platform for customer experience and contact center operations, including AI-powered tools for customer service.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Paul Segrein

Co-investorsNFX

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 PoiréVlad StesinBosko MilekicWilliam Glasgow Phillips(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsasterXDeloitte VenturesDesjardins CapitalHearst Ventures

Potential Motors builds vehicle software using cameras, radar or lidar and AI to interpret terrain and pre-emptively adjust driveline, suspension and torque settings for off-road driving.

AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationFredericton, CA

Sam Poirier(Cofounder)

Co-investorsBuild VenturesNew Brunswick Innovation Foundation

Potloc operates an AI-assisted, expert-led survey platform that uses social media sampling to source respondents and deliver primary market research insights.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSMontreal, CA

Rodolphe Barrere(Co-Founder & CEO)inLouis Delaoustre(Co-Founder & COO)Julien Smith(Director)

BoardVidal Romain(Director)Jaccques Perreault(Director)

Co-investorsFirst Ascent VenturesEcofuel FundCAP HORN VCDesjardins Capital

Prevu3D offers a digital twin platform that turns reality-capture and 3D scan data into editable, browser-based 3D environments connecting engineering, manufacturing, and operations.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsMcRock CapitalCycle CapitalDesjardins Capital

Using few-shot learning to design better drug candidates, faster

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHealthtechMontréal, CA

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAmplify CapitalFounderFuelFront Row VenturesPanache VenturesTechstars+1 more

Vetster is an online veterinary telehealth platform that connects pet owners with licensed veterinarians for 24/7 video appointments and messaging, along with diagnoses, care plans, and prescriptions through its VetsterRx pharmacy.

ConsumerDigital HealthMarketplaces

Mark Bordo(Founder)Regan Johnson(Founder)

Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedWhitecap Venture Partners

Wysdom (part of the Verint CX Automation Platform) provides chatbot and conversation analytics software that captures interaction data from voice and digital bots and surfaces KPIs like containment rate, cost per chat, and customer experience in a unified dashboard.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsMindset VentureExtreme Venture PartnersMantella Venture PartnersScaleUP Ventures