Front Row Ventures
Venture capitalMontreal · Pre-Seed–Seed
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.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 47 of 80 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×19Biotech ×12Hardware ×11Healthtech ×11Medical Devices ×11Deep Tech ×9SaaS ×9Cleantech ×4
HQs:Canada×16France×1
Investments · 80 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAcrylic 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 designs and manufactures magnetic, contactless, wear-free brakes for business, commuter, and commercial aircraft.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationToronto, CA
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
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
Azane Therapeutics is a therapeutics company focused on nucleic acid delivery.
Biotech
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
EmergConnect automates patient intake, triage, and communication in emergency departments to reduce wait times and administrative workload.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
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)
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
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
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
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
MetaCycler develops cost-effective bioplastics by using microbes to convert dairy and other agricultural and food waste into plastic materials.
BiotechCircular EconomyNew Materials
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
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)
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
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
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOdoo · intellizence.com · Jul 15, 2026
Nyble · fatcatloans.ca · Oct 15, 2025
Asepha · finsmes.com · Jul 14, 2025
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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