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Golden Ventures

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

Toronto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked

Also known as Golden Venture Partners · GOLDEN VP IV, INC.

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Investment thesis

Golden Ventures focuses on seed-stage investing, describing itself as expert at the earliest phase of company building. The team draws on firsthand operating experience — having started, scaled, sold, and failed at companies — to support founders through the difficult journey of building. With more than 100 investments to date, the firm partners closely with founders across sectors including machine learning, marketplaces, fintech, SaaS, and consumer platforms, backing companies it views as building world-class, category-defining businesses.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$500K – $2.5M
HQ
Toronto, ON, CA
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$274M
VC funds
6
Tracked investments
170
Unicorns
3
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
15

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 117 of 170 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×54SaaS ×46Enterprise Software ×32Fintech ×19Consumer ×15E-commerce ×12Marketing Tech ×12Developer Tools ×10

HQs:Canada×39United States×37France×1United Kingdom×1Nigeria×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 64 portfolio companies
25%
solo founders
16 of 64 mapped founding teams
48%
repeat founders
of 81 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 19 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×162 founders×273 founders×84+ founders×13

Where their founders studiedfrom 80 founders with education data

University of Toronto ×12University of Waterloo ×12Queen's University ×6Western University ×6Ivey Business School at Western University ×3The Wharton School ×3Appleby College ×2Babson College ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 78 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×22Computer Science ×20Business & Management ×16Economics ×10Finance & Accounting ×8Life Sciences ×6Law ×4Politics & Policy ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 81 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×3Shopify ×3Top Hat ×3University of Toronto ×3Atlassian Ventures ×2Deutsche Bank ×2Draper AI ×2Goldman Sachs ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×5Techstars ×4

11 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 86 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders

Investments · 170 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 92024 · 32023 · 42022 · 102021 · 122020 · 62018 · 12017 · 12016 · 22015 · 12013 · 153 dated

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AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentCambridge, US

Yanfeng Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Schiffman(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBob Mason(Director)in

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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software

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AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEdTechMarketplacesSaaSLondon, CA

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BoardDamon Augustine Cronkey(Director)Michael Saffitz(Director)Brent Hill(Director)in

Co-investorsBlossom Street VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Origin VenturesTechstarsFounders' Co-opGolden Venture Partners+1 more

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B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationRochester, US

Royce Neubauer(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBert Amato(Director)inVijay Nagappan(Director)in

Co-investorsMHS Capital

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Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

William Mainguy(Founder)in

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Future of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York City, US

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AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSBoston, US

Anthony Cirurgiao(Executive Officer, Director)Luca Fabbri(Director)Bert Amato(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesService Provider CapitalUntapped CapitalAlix VenturesHearst VenturesLooking Glass Capital

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechToronto, US

David Qixiang Chen, PhD(Founder)inElvis Wianda(Founder)inLiran Belenzon(Founder)inTom Leung(Founder)inDavid Q. Chen(Founder)

Co-investorsInovia CapitalGeneration Investment ManagementGradient VenturesTCV500 GlobalAfore Capital+8 more

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Marketing TechSaaS

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Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Inovia CapitalN49PPath Ventures

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Alexander I. Mosa(MD PhD)Anthony Mouchantaf(JD MBA)

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Dr. Kamran Khan(Founder)Ferhat Babacan(Founder)inKamran Khan(Founder)Selinay Parlak(Founder)in

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AI & Machine LearningSocial

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Zaid Al Hamami(Co-founder)inRajiv Sinha(Co-founder)in

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Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS

Bailey Rose King(Founder)inFrancis Ayling(Founder)in

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ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech

Connor Renton(Founder)in

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Bunch Livebunch.live

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ConsumerGamingImpact & Social GoodSocial

Jason Liang(Founder)Jordan Howlett(Founder)Anthony Reo(Founder)Darja Gutnick(Founder)Enrico Ohnemueller(Founder)Enrico Ohnemüller(Founder)

Co-investors500 GlobalColopl NextKonvoy VenturesMetis VenturesRed Beard VenturesTRANSCEND+8 more

Carbonatedcarbonated.com𝕏Jul 2020 · $8.5M

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AI & Machine LearningGamingEl Segundo, US

Kolbe Launchbaugh(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCrit VenturesGOAL VenturesGen.GModern Times Group

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CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodDartmouth, CA

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Michele Romanow(Founder)inTanay Delima(Founder)inIvan Gritsiniak(Founder)inAndrew D'Souza(Founder)

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesBow CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersFJ LabsFlyover CapitalFounders Circle Capital+14 more

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AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Ronny Li(Founder)inBen Rollert(Founder)inAnanda Aisola(Founder)inBenjamin Rollert(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesFJ LabsLeft Lane CapitalLigature VCM13Utopian Ventures+6 more

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BoardEric Wiesen(Director)inRoger Shirt(Director)Gil Dibner(Director)in

Co-investorsAngel InvestAngular VenturesBullpen CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Raven CapitalRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+3 more

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Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

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Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalGaingels

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Tomas van Stee(Founder)in

Co-investorsActive Impact InvestmentsFirst Star VenturesInovia Capital

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Co-investorsBee PartnersHorizons VenturesNYA Ventures

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Crypto & Web3Fintech

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Afsaneh Fazly(Founder)in

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BoardIndranil Guha(Director)Saam Motamedi(Board / Investor representative (Greylock General Partner))inScott Friend(Board Member (Partner, Bain Capital Ventures; led Series A))in

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Float Financialfloat.financialSeed · Jul 2021 · $4M

Miami Beach, US

Daniel Fine(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Nabeil Alazzam(Founder)in

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Gigigigico.tv

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AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Co-investorsKhosla VenturesSequoia Capital

Gigigigi.co

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AI & Machine LearningSaaSSocial

Clara Gold(Founder)

Hushshophush.comSeedDefunct

Hush operates a mobile makeup retail platform for consumers in the United States.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerLos Angeles, US

Alex Lin(CEO)inWilliam King(CTO)inCooper Mor(Founder)inAshutosh Dabral(Founder)Umesh Joshi(Founder)Rangel Spasov

Co-investorsY CombinatorYL Ventures500 GlobalAccelBattery VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company Llc+10 more

Hypercomplyhypercomply.comin𝕏Seed · Sep 2022 · $6MAcquired

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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Amar Chahal(Founder)Cody Wright(Founder)

Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalGarage CapitalPanache Ventures

Ideogramideogram.aiinAug 2023

Toronto-based generative AI company building text-to-image models known for accurate in-image text rendering.

Toronto, CA

William Chan(Founder)inMohammad Norouzi(Founder)inChitwan Saharia(Founder)Jonathan Ho(Founder)

Co-investorsAIX VenturesAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesPear VCRedpoint VenturesTwo Small Fish Ventures+11 more

Influitive Corporationinfluitive.comin𝕏Acquired

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Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Mark Organ(Founder)inPuneet ArorainRich Stollerin

Co-investors500 GlobalExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLPHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Illuminate VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+8 more

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Exits · 16

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Golden Ventures made?
Golden Ventures has 170 tracked investments, 16 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Golden Ventures invest at?
Golden Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Golden Ventures's typical check size?
Golden Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $2.5M.
What sectors does Golden Ventures focus on?
Golden Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Fintech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Golden Ventures located?
Golden Ventures is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
Does Golden Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Golden Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Golden Ventures co-invest with?
Golden Ventures most often shares deals with FJ Labs, Garage Capital, Inovia Capital, among 304 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 62

FJ Labs

FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.

$100K – $3M
Inovia Capital

Inovia Capital is a full-stack venture capital firm based in Canada with a presence in the EU, partnering with founders to build global technology companies.

$250K – $8M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$50K – $100M
Version One Ventures

Version One Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs mission-driven founders building technology in new markets and categories, supporting them from the earliest stages.

$250K – $500K
Techstars

Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

$220K
First Round Capital

First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm partnering with founders at the very first stages of company creation, backing companies from angel through seed with hands-on support across GTM, recruiting, and operations.

$100K – $20M
Eniac Ventures

Eniac Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm run by former startup operators that partners closely with founders from 0 to 1 to accelerate product-market fit.

$1.2M
Bling Capital

Bling Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that helps entrepreneurs find and scale product-market fit, backed by a Product Council of 100+ product leaders.

$1M – $5M
Union Square Ventures (USV)

Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests across a broad range of technology sectors, presenting a large portfolio spanning crypto, fintech, climate, AI, education, health, and marketplaces.

$1M – $8M
Gradient Ventures

Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.

$100K – $10M
Crosslink Capital

Crosslink Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in San Francisco that partners with founders building category-defining enterprise and consumer technology companies.

$1M – $9M
Drive Capital

Drive Capital is a venture capital firm backing founders across the American Heartland and Midwest, partnering with companies from early idea through IPO.

$5M – $30M
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GV (Google Ventures)Notable CapitalUncork CapitalAfore CapitalLerer HippeauCoelius CapitalBDC Venture CapitalDay One VenturesSusa VenturesACME CapitalForerunner VenturesBullpen CapitalQED InvestorsPortage VenturesNorthside VenturesFoundation CapitalQuiet CapitalObvious VenturesF-Prime CapitalLowercase CapitalQueensBridge Venture PartnersTCVLakestarLobby CapitalGraph VenturesAngular VenturesGreatPoint VenturesGeek VenturesStaircase VenturesCoatue ManagementHCVCAME Cloud VenturesFreestyle CapitalPrecursor VenturesPractical Venture CapitalSocial StartsGSV AccelerationLOI VentureScribble VenturesStructure CapitalSweet CapitalTrucks VCTet VenturesHighline Beta1955 CapitalDeeptech LabsMagnetic VenturesConcrete VenturesCarefullEdsby

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