DMZ Ventures
Corporate VCToronto · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
DMZ Ventures backs high-potential pre-seed and seed-stage tech founders, positioning itself as a founder's first institutional investor. It focuses primarily on B2B SaaS companies, often having observed founders through DMZ's 18-month incubator program. The firm invests primarily in Canada but is open to startups globally, writing checks of roughly CA$100k to CA$250k. Beyond capital, it emphasizes early-stage support, network connections, and growth acceleration, and also offers strategic consulting to global organizations seeking to build tech ecosystems.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 42 of 111 portfolio companiesSaaS ×22AI & Machine Learning ×19Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×9PropTech ×8Consumer ×7Marketing Tech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×5
HQs:Canada×15United States×6Austria×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 23 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×132 founders×73 founders×14+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 28 founders with education data
University of Toronto ×6McGill University ×2Prod ×2Queen's University ×2Shahid Beheshti University ×2Sheikh Bahaei University ×2Stanford University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×11Business & Management ×6Engineering ×5Finance & Accounting ×5Economics ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 30 founders with career history
TD ×2TEDxTehran ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)
Investments · 111 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22020 · 12015 · 14 dated
Flyshot builds screenshot-recognition attribution technology that converts consumer screenshots into purchase-intent signals, linking creator content to downstream sales without codes, cookies, tracking pixels, or affiliate links.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing TechToronto, CA
Tanya Sardana(Founder/CEO)in
Toronto-based Ada Support builds enterprise AI customer service agents that automate resolution across chat, email, voice and messaging.
David Hariri(Founder)inMike Murchison(Founder)in
Co-investors515 VenturesAccelBessemer Venture PartnersCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)DMZFirstMark Capital+10 more
Adam Wa Mishmish is a children's brand centered on Arabic-language learning through songs, episodes, and an app, along with weekly live Arabic classes ("Music Hour") and merchandise such as books, plush toys, and music.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsDMZ
Aravenda provides cloud-based software integrated with Shopify for consignment shops to manage inventory, process consignor payouts, and expand sales online.
Circular EconomyE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSVienna, US
Carolyn Thompson(Founder)in
ARKI builds an AI-powered system of record for architecture and engineering (AE/AEC) firms that turns past project design data into a searchable, reusable asset to speed up design work and reduce rework.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Natalia Bakaeva(Co-founder)Mehdi(Co-founder)in
Assetflo builds IoT solutions that provide businesses with real-time visibility into the location and condition of their assets, inventory, and equipment.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainToronto, CA
Elie Makhoul(Cofounder & CTO)in
Co-investorsDMZGreenSky VenturesventureLAB Innovation Centre
Borrowell offers Canadians free weekly Equifax credit scores and reports, along with credit monitoring, education, and personalized recommendations for financial products from over 75 partner institutions.
ConsumerFintech
Andrew Graham(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltai VenturesBDC Growth Venture FundClocktower VenturesFreycinet InvestmentsKensington Capital Partners LimitedNAventures+3 more
A fintech platform that gives everyday investors direct access to alternative asset class investments traditionally available only to high-net-worth individuals.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Khushboo Jha(Founder)in
Co-investorsFastbreak VenturesNurture Ventures
Cashew is a market research platform that uses AI to speed up research workflows while keeping interviews with verified, real people rather than bots or synthetic data.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSao Paulo
Renan Martins Zomignani Mendes(Member Manager)Eduardo Braz Del Giglio(Member Manager)
Co-investorsRobust
Charmy Pet produces natural dog treats and chews made with biologically appropriate ingredients to improve canine health and longevity.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Zach(Co-Founder & CEO)Senia(Co-Founder & COO)
Chatter provides a conversational platform that engages customers in real time and delivers targeted feedback to retailers to improve brand experience.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail Tech
Simon Fosterin
Co-investors500 GlobalExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLPRogue Insight Capital
Chexy lets consumers in Canada pay rent, tuition, taxes, utilities and other bills with any Visa, Mastercard or Amex credit card, collecting cashback, points and miles on payments that normally earn nothing.
ConsumerFintechToronto, CA
Liza Akhvledziani Carew(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntlerGroundBreak VenturesAfore CapitalKhosla VenturesVenrex
Cleanster is an on-demand platform for booking vetted cleaners or managing existing cleaners, with services covering short-term rentals, apartments, offices, and homes.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Gloria Oppong(Founder)in
Co-investorsZEMU Venture Capital
Consul enables global payouts in USDC stablecoins via email to contractors and team members across 180+ countries, designed for agencies, startups, and marketplace platforms.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSNew York City, US
David Lalor(Founder)inRakeeb Hossain(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
KO66 is an online entertainment/gambling brand offering sports betting, live casino, slot games, card games, fish shooting, and lottery products through a website and mobile platform.
ConsumerGaming
Crewscope provides AI-powered field intelligence for construction site management, enabling real-time visibility of crew operations through SMS-based communication without requiring apps or login.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Calvin Benchimol(Co-founder CEO)inEhsan Foroughi(Co-founder CTO)in
Co-investorsArchangel Network of FundsFuturesightGroundBreak VenturesOntario Centre of InnovationOntario Centre of Innovation programs
Toronto Metropolitan University is an academic institution focused on combining academic excellence with real-world impact, emphasizing experiential learning, research that addresses societal challenges, and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.
EdTechFuture of WorkToronto, CA
Erplain is a B2B sales and inventory management platform that lets small businesses handle orders, purchase orders, delivery notes, and invoices, and offers a B2B Store where resellers can reorder autonomously.
Retail TechSaaSSales Tech
Arnaud Gabaudan(Founder)in🚀 Edouard Gabaudan(Founder)in
Fibra develops at-home reproductive health monitoring technology, including smart underwear with sensors, to give women data on fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, contraception, menopause, and reproductive conditions.
Digital HealthFemTechHardwareHealthtech
Parnian Majd, B.Eng, M.Eng(Founder)in
Co-investorsScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)
Flipd is a productivity and time-tracking app that helps users manage tasks, set customizable timers, and visualize progress.
ConsumerFuture of WorkWellness & FitnessToronto, CA
Co-investorsTechstarsWaterloo Accelerator Centre
Flowjin is an AI-powered platform that converts long-form video content such as community calls, webinars, and live streams into short-form videos and social media posts optimized for multiple platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Sheida Mirjahani(Founder)inFarzin Fadamin(Founder)inHamidreza Rahimi(Founder)in
Flybits offers a data exchange platform that digitally connects small businesses to banks' customer networks, enabling personalized merchant offers and enhanced customer engagement throughout the card lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechToronto, CA
Hossein Rahnama(Founder)
Co-investorsTD BankBosch VenturesPoint72 VenturesToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersVenture OntarioCiti Ventures+2 more
Formaloo offers a customizable ROI calculator form template that lets users enter an initial investment and exit value to compute net profit and ROI percentage in real time, and save the results.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSToronto, CA
Farokh Shahabi(Founder)inNoosh Baratpour(Founder)inAmir Hashemi(Founder)Hasan Noori(Founder)
Co-investorsChange VenturesExpert DOJOHyde Park Venture PartnersMana VenturesStartup Wise Guys
FriedmannAI offers voice-driven, AI-native financial planning software for financial and insurance advisors, letting them build plans, analyze client documents, and run scenarios for retirement, estate, insurance, and business planning.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Michael Dutra(CEO)in
Kaitongo offers AI agents and a business development assistant for law firms, delivering practice- and client-specific signals, insights, and report generation to help attorneys and BD teams engage clients.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Lighthouse rebuilds searchable candidate databases from past applicants stored in ATS systems, enabling recruiters to surface qualified candidates for new roles without starting recruitment from scratch.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Loop Parking operates SpotSwap, a subscription-based mobile app that lets community members exchange their unused residential parking spots with one another.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationPropTech
Steeson Mathew(Founder)in
Co-investorsTreefrog
NxtGen is a marketing platform for musicians that runs automated TikTok and Meta ads to grow listeners, captures fan contact details into a CRM the artist owns, and lets artists text and email fans directly about releases, merch, and tickets.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsAxon Partners GroupIntel Capital
Optimity provides an employee wellness platform that delivers personalized wellness activities, team challenges, and rewards to engage and retain talent at mid to large-sized companies.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechInsurTechSaaSWellness & Fitness
Jane WanginKim LiuNicholas RaditsisinStephan Massinin
Co-investors500 Global
OutreachGenius is a platform that helps home service businesses and franchises grow through AI-powered outreach capabilities, built by operators and service business experts.
AI & Machine LearningSaaS
David Owasi(Founder)in
Co-investorsFront Row Ventures
Remitr directs visitors to Truly Financial, a small business banking service offering U.S.-domiciled checking accounts, multi-currency and international bank accounts, corporate Visa cards, cross-border payments, and spend management.
Fintech
Co-investorsSmartStart FundSingapore Angel Network
Sampler is a Canadian company offering a self-serve platform for distributing digital product samples to targeted consumers.
Media & EntertainmentToronto, CA
Marie Chevrier(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SECRETARY)
BoardAPRIL DUNFORD(Director)DENNIS GILLESPIE(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalNEXT CanadaStand Up VenturesYork Angel Investors Inc.BDC Capital CorporationStandUp Ventures
SensorSuite partners building system specialists and utility executives to modernize building systems in support of energy grid transition.
CleantechEnergyIoTPropTech
Kristian Lavereau(President & CEO)in
Co-investorsExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLPGreensoil PropTech VenturesHazelview Ventures
SiteMax is a mobile-first platform for construction, industrial, and resource-industry field teams, combining QR-code jobsite access control with project management tools such as drawings, RFIs, punch lists, timekeeping, safety, photos, and document storage.
Construction TechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsGroundBreak Ventures
SmartConcil is a data management and processing platform for credit unions and financial institutions (Sofomes) that automates data workflows across multiple formats and sources, enabling real-time analysis and compliance management.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsRevUp Capital
Snapscreen builds turnkey products that connect smartphones to live TV for sports media and sports betting operators, including ClipShare for making broadcasts socially shareable and monetizable and SnapOdds for converting viewers into bettors via image recognition.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSports TechWien, AT
Co-investorsTechstarsSharp Alpha
Sparkles provides a platform for teams to run AI coding agents that connect to GitHub repositories and generate pull requests.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ai Daniil Bekirov(Founder)in
Co-investorsMoonfire VenturesScribble VenturesY CombinatorChapter OneInsiders Ventures
Talin is an AI co-pilot for staffing and recruiting agencies that automates outbound recruiting, candidate shortlisting, and sales prospecting, integrating with existing ATS and CRM systems.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsLong Way VenturesCascade Seed FundOntario Centre of Innovation
Other
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Alli TherapyBaoba InsuranceBeamCrowdbabbleDomioEconnomiEveentyEvichatFigure 1HaletaleHalpHiloHubbliIntellisportsLeaseyaiLetsLeveljumpLightsterLivegaugeLobaLoopify360ManrMaple AssistMetronomeMioMonosensMove MateMr. TuringOmniaOpposOPTTPennygemPoliTraQQuantiblyQuickcasaReInvestWealthRepableReytsRobbie Restoration TechnologiesSensaioTechSensibillShipvistaShoelaceSmartTermSmartTonesSmooth CommerceSnooozSnowtrackSoapboxSoundspaceSouqhStaffyStructureSugarSecuritySuperCodeSwitchboardThrive SavingsTopFlixTroopVaulttVerveARVideolinqVRapeuticWaveWorksimplyXpertVRZagitasZensurance
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSparkles · ycombinator.com · Feb 4, 2026
Assetflo · betakit.com · Dec 12, 2025
Crewscope · crewscope.com · Aug 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has DMZ Ventures made?
- DMZ Ventures has 111 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does DMZ Ventures invest at?
- DMZ Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is DMZ Ventures's typical check size?
- DMZ Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $250K.
- What sectors does DMZ Ventures focus on?
- DMZ Ventures focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is DMZ Ventures located?
- DMZ Ventures is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
- Who does DMZ Ventures co-invest with?
- DMZ Ventures most often shares deals with DMZ, 500 Global, GroundBreak Ventures, among 63 tracked co-investors.
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