Golden Venture Partners
Venture capitalToronto · Seed
Investment thesis
Golden Venture Partners focuses on seed-stage investing, partnering closely with founders early in their journey. The team draws on its own operating experience — having started, scaled, sold, and failed at companies — to support entrepreneurs building ambitious businesses. The firm emphasizes deep, hands-on relationships with founders, often backing repeat entrepreneurs and getting involved at the earliest stages, including leading seed rounds. Its portfolio spans SaaS-enabled marketplaces, fintech, machine learning applications, and consumer platforms, reflecting a generalist, founder-first approach to identifying and building extraordinary companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 8 of 10 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×3Marketplaces ×3Enterprise Software ×2Marketing Tech ×2Media & Entertainment ×2SaaS ×2AdTech ×1B2B Marketplaces ×1
HQs:United States×3Canada×2
Investments · 10 tracked
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Apptentive, now Alchemer Mobile following its acquisition by Alchemer, is a mobile feedback platform that lets mobile-app product managers collect and act on customer feedback.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
"Robindranath ""Robi""" Ganguly(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Robi Ganguly(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDamon Cronkey(Director)
BoardDamon Augustine Cronkey(Director)Michael Saffitz(Director)Brent Hill(Director)in
Co-investorsBlossom Street VenturesOrigin VenturesTechstarsFounders' Co-opSocial Leverage
BenchSci provides a proprietary knowledge graph and curated biomedical dataset built from millions of research papers, patents, preprints, and databases, covering reagents such as antibodies, RNAi, CRISPR records, cell lines, and animal models.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & Infrastructure
David Qixiang Chen, PhD(Founder)inElvis WiandaLiran Belenzon
Co-investors500 GlobalAfore CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)F-Prime CapitalFounderFuelGolden Ventures+2 more
Business spend management platform for Canadian finance teams to spend, track, approve and reconcile expenses.
Canadian fintech company reimagining banking through technology to simplify finances and build community.
Co-investorsGolden VenturesInovia Capital
Rebelstork is an online marketplace offering discounted baby gear, home, and kitchen products—including strollers, car seats, and other baby items—from top brands at reduced prices.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsGolden VenturesWakestream Ventures
ResQ provides an AI-powered platform for the service economy, connecting facilities with trade vendors to manage work orders and vendor communications.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesGolden VenturesHomebrewInovia CapitalRSE VenturesMaple VC
SkipTheDishes operates an online food and retail delivery marketplace connecting consumers with over 50,000 restaurants, grocers, and other retailers across Canada.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Chris Simair(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFounder CollectiveGolden VenturesTwo Small Fish Ventures
TVision measures TV viewer presence and attention using in-home computer-vision technology, IoT, and data processing applied to a nationally representative household panel, producing second-by-second attention and engagement metrics.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentCambridge, US
Yanfeng Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Schiffman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBob Mason(Director)
Co-investorsAccompliceGolden VenturesBantam GroupDG Daiwa VenturesFairhaven Capital PartnersFlow Capital+8 more
Upverter is a web-based platform where hardware engineers collaborate on circuit and product designs, sharing components and existing work rather than starting from scratch.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMarketplacesToronto, CA
Stephen Hamer(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorVersion One Ventures
Wattpad is a digital platform where users can read, write, and share stories, with a mobile app enabling access to stories and community features on-the-go.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsAugust CapitalBling CapitalGolden VenturesKickstart VenturesLobby CapitalOMERS Ventures+3 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTVision Insights · finance.yahoo.com · May 6, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Golden Venture Partners made?
- Golden Venture Partners has 7 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Golden Venture Partners invest at?
- Golden Venture Partners invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Golden Venture Partners focus on?
- Golden Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Fintech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Where is Golden Venture Partners located?
- Golden Venture Partners is headquartered in Toronto.
- Does Golden Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Golden Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
- Who does Golden Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Golden Venture Partners most often shares deals with Golden Ventures, Inovia Capital, Two Small Fish Ventures, among 20 tracked co-investors.
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