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Front Row Ventures

Venture capital

Montreal · Pre-Seed–Seed

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Investment thesis

Front Row Ventures backs student founders launching daring ventures. The firm seeks out visionaries, hustlers, overachievers, creative thinkers and independent minds, providing funding to student entrepreneurs working on ambitious ideas. It positions itself around gathering, amplifying and backing this community of early-stage student-led companies.

Invests inSector AgnosticCanadaMontrealMontréalNorth America

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Montreal, QC, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Tracked investments
80

What they invest in

from 47 of 80 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×19Biotech ×12Hardware ×11Healthtech ×11Medical Devices ×11Deep Tech ×9SaaS ×9Cleantech ×4

HQs:Canada×16France×1

Investments · 80 tracked

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Acrylic Roboticsacrylicrobotics.cain

Acrylic Robotics builds generative AI design tools and painting robots that let interior designers create and produce custom artwork tuned to their vision.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics

Aeroflux Braking Systems
Aerofluxbrakesaerofluxbrakes.com

Aeroflux designs and manufactures magnetic, contactless, wear-free brakes for business, commuter, and commercial aircraft.

Deep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationToronto, CA

ArcticEdge Technologies
Argentumcencepower.comin

Cence manufactures DC power distribution systems and smart controls for lighting, telecom, and data centers, designed to replace AC power in applications and reduce energy consumption.

CleantechEnergyHardware

Arvoarvoai.cain𝕏
Asephaasepha.aiin

Asepha provides AI-powered automation solutions for pharmacies to automate routine administrative tasks like patient calls, prescription intake, and prior authorization workflows.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechToronto, CA

Can Uncu(Cofounder)Eunice Wu(Cofounder)

At Workmailerlite.io
Avenue Intelligenceavenueintelligence.comin

Avenue Intelligence produces proprietary sensors that count pedestrian foot traffic in real time and deliver anonymized data through a custom dashboard for reporting and decision-making.

Data & InfrastructureHardwareIoT

Avoavo.so𝕏

Avo is a DeFi platform that enables capital allocation through AI trading agents and curated smart indexes, allowing users to allocate funds based on narratives and strategies on Solana.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

AWL-Eawl-e.com

AWL-E develops wireless power transmission systems based on High Frequency Resonant Capacitive Coupling, offering two products for high-power charging (e-mobility, robotics, servers) and long-range charging through obstacles (AI sensors, IoT devices, electronics).

CleantechHardwareIoT

Axyaaxya.co
Azane Therapeutics
Azanetxazanetx.com

Azane Therapeutics is a therapeutics company focused on nucleic acid delivery.

Biotech

Azimut Medicalazimutmedical.com
BioMimirbiomimir.ca
Capcyte Biotherapeutics
Capcytebiocapcytebio.comin

CapCyte Bio develops a patented surface modification technology combining oriented antibodies and biomimetic peptides to functionalize materials for selective capture and activation of progenitor cells.

BiotechMedical DevicesNew Materials

Civalgocivalgo.comin

Civalgo provides a platform for civil engineering and construction companies to monitor and control project costs in real time.

Construction Tech

Dispersadispersa.cain

Dispersa manufactures biosurfactants derived entirely from food waste, offering a platform of biodegradable bioproducts such as its flagship PuraSurf M ingredient for home, industrial, and institutional (HI&I) formulations.

BiotechCircular EconomyNew Materials

Dynamourbandynamo.comin𝕏

Urban Dynamo (Dynamo) retrofits existing traffic lights with a plug-and-play IoT system and AI multi-agents that control and optimize traffic signals in real time to reduce congestion and emissions.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechMobility & Transportation

EmergConnectemergconnect.cain

EmergConnect automates patient intake, triage, and communication in emergency departments to reduce wait times and administrative workload.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

EncephalXencephalx.ca

EncephalX develops the Dynamic Cranioplasty System (DCPS), a cranial implant that treats traumatic brain injuries and strokes in a single procedure rather than the conventional two surgeries.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Simon Lapointe(CEO & Founder)Dr Christian Iorio-Morin(CMO & Neurosurgeon)Louis-Philippe Riel(CTO)

eNUVIOenuvio.comin

Enuvio makes microfabricated cell-culture devices (lab-on-a-chip) for advanced in vitro models, including neuronal co-culture, 3D culture, neuromuscular junctions, and 3D muscle culture, available in a 96-well microplate format.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Fabric Biofabricbio.ca
Fireravenfireraven.ai

Fireraven provides a guardrail layer for AI agents that enforces policies in real time, blocks prompt injections, and generates auditor-ready compliance reports mapped to standards like ISO 42001, SOC 2, HIPAA, and the EU AI Act.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

FTEXftex.cain𝕏

FTEX develops the Evionics platform, including an IoT motor controller and companion app for electric vehicles, aimed at extending range and improving rider control.

HardwareIoTMobility & TransportationMontreal, CA

Galleagallea.ca
Hepius Medical
Hepiusmedicalhepiusmedical.com
HookMotionhookmotion.com
Insporosinsporos.godaddysites.com
Insporos Technologies Inc.
Kelsen Legal Technologies Inc.
Korbitkorbit.ai

Korbit is an AI-powered code review tool that integrates with version control systems like GitHub to automatically review pull requests, summarize changes, and catch bugs and logical issues before code reaches testing or production.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Korbit AI
Leaflet Solutions Inc
LSK Technologieslifesci-key.comin𝕏

LSK Technologies builds a portable distributed testing platform for diagnosing infectious diseases in field and remote settings.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesToronto, CA

Seray Cicek(Founder)inLivia Guo(Founder)in

Lyratalyrata.cain

Lyrata develops SmartSoil, a biodegradable, reusable grow-media alternative to rockwool for hydroponic indoor farming, combined with proprietary growing processes and an AI tool (LyrataGPT).

AgTechCleantechNew MaterialsToronto, CA

Maket Technologiesmaket.cain𝕏

Maket is an AI-powered floorplan generator that creates residential layouts from user descriptions, enabling homeowners, builders, and real estate professionals to design floor plans without architectural experience.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechLongueuil, CA

Meriniomerinio.comin

Merinio provides a workforce management platform that automates shift scheduling, callouts, timecard validation, and employee communication for organizations seeking to reduce labor costs and improve operational efficiency.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Metacyclermetacycler.ca

MetaCycler develops cost-effective bioplastics by using microbes to convert dairy and other agricultural and food waste into plastic materials.

BiotechCircular EconomyNew Materials

MetaCycler BioInnovations
Methex
MISO Chip
Misochipmisochip.comin

MISO Chip develops a patient-derived tumor-on-a-chip microfluidic platform for ex vivo testing of anticancer agents on human tumors with a preserved native tumor microenvironment.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Mytrialsmytrials.ai

MyTrials.ai is a platform that combines AI with clinical expertise to match patients with clinical trials that may fit their condition, based on inputs like medical condition, location, and health history.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Nomic Bionomic.bioin𝕏

Nomic Bio develops an immunoassay platform that enables drug discovery scientists to profile hundreds of proteins with higher throughput and lower cost than conventional methods.

HealthtechMedical DevicesMontreal, CA

Milad Dagher(Founder)inJeff Munzar(Founder)in

Nyblenyble.comin

Nyble builds financial services technology for credit management and financial inclusion.

FintechToronto, CA

Odooodoo.comin𝕏

Odoo develops a suite of integrated business applications covering accounting, sales, inventory, HR, and other functions for companies of all sizes.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Fabien Pinckaers(CEO)Antony Lesuisse(CTO)

Ora Medicaloramedical.cain

Ora Medical develops mobility and rehabilitation technology combining engineering and AI-driven decision support, enabling remotely monitored rehabilitation for care teams and patients.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

Prakash Jayakumar(Dr., MD, PhD)

OutreachGeniusoutreachgenius.aiin

OutreachGenius provides an AI-powered revenue recovery platform for home service franchisors and multi-location operators to re-engage dormant leads and convert existing prospects through coordinated outreach across voice, SMS, email, ringless voicemail, and direct mail.

AI & Machine LearningSaaS

Pathoscanpathoscan.comin𝕏

PathoScan provides in-field molecular pathogen testing for agricultural growers, using LAMP-based detection in a portable PathoBox and PathoKits to deliver positive/negative results in under an hour.

AgTechBiotechHardware

PathoScan Technologies Inc.
Pelcropelcro.comin𝕏

Pelcro is a subscription and membership management platform that handles recurring billing, paywalls, member data, access control, e-commerce, and donation processing, with AI tools built into its workflows.

FintechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Puzzle Medicalpuzzlemed.comin

Puzzle Medical Devices develops a cardiac support device designed to improve heart and kidney function in heart failure patients through a minimally invasive 4Fr axillary approach, enabling patient mobility during treatment.

HealthtechMedical Devices

Puzzle Medical Devices

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Front Row Ventures invest at?
Front Row Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Front Row Ventures focus on?
Front Row Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Front Row Ventures located?
Front Row Ventures is headquartered in Montreal, CA.

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