Toronto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Also known as GOLDEN VP IV, INC.
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 Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
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What they invest in
from 45 of 112 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×21SaaS ×19Enterprise Software ×11Fintech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Logistics & Supply Chain ×5Marketplaces ×5Consumer ×4
HQs:Canada×16United States×11Nigeria×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×53 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
University of Waterloo ×4Conestoga College ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
Square ×3University of Toronto ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 112 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 12023 · 22020 · 12015 · 110 dated
Avidbots makes autonomous floor-cleaning robots and supports customers globally through a network of channel partners.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechHardwarePropTechRoboticsKitchener, CA
Faizan Sheikh(Founder)inPablo Molinain
Co-investorsNext47GGV CapitalTrue Ventures500 GlobalBDC Growth Venture FundEastward Capital Partners+4 more
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-investorsAccompliceBantam GroupDG Daiwa VenturesFairhaven Capital PartnersFlow CapitalFusion+8 more
Watertown, US
Gregory Segall(Presdient)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBoston Seed CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGeneral CatalystMendoza Ventures+3 more
ApplyBoard operates a platform connecting international students with educational institutions across Canada, the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, and Germany.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEdTechMarketplacesSaaSLondon, CA
Meti Basiri(Founder)inMartin Basiri(Co-Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer)inMassi Basiri(President and Co-Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalArtiman VenturesBDC Growth Venture FundCandou VenturesCeltic House Asia PartnersDrive Capital+10 more
Arteria builds an AI-driven documentation automation platform for financial services institutions, covering client onboarding, transaction processing, and post-trade servicing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Shelby Austin(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inAbrar Huq(Co-Founder & Chief Client Officer)Jonathan Wong(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)Amir(Chief Science Officer)Summer Lang(Chief Operating Advisor)John Wallace(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsNotable CapitalBDC Capital CorporationGGV CapitalIlluminate FinancialInformation Venture Partners
Auto Hauler Exchange (AHX) is an online vehicle transport platform that connects shippers directly with vetted, continuously monitored carriers, removing brokers while providing verification, real-time tracking, pricing insights, and fraud prevention.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationRochester, US
Royce Neubauer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBert Amato(Director)inVijay Nagappan(Director)
Co-investorsMHS Capital
Basil provides a platform to manage freelancer hiring and administrative tasks, handling onboarding, contracting, tax documentation, and payments for businesses.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Harshita Kejriwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsHearst VenturesIIMA VenturesPrime Venture Partners
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 Venture Partners+2 more
biossil is an AI-native biopharma company developing late-stage drug programs for life-threatening conditions with unmet needs, including sickle cell disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, glioblastoma, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechToronto, CA
Alexander I. Mosa(MD PhD)Anthony Mouchantaf(JD MBA)
Co-investorsFounders FundPanache Ventures137 VenturesDRI HealthcareQuiet CapitalStaircase Ventures
Boardy is an AI-powered networking agent that identifies relevant people for users to meet and facilitates introductions.
AI & Machine LearningSocial
Andrew D'Souza(Founder)in
Co-investorsNextView VenturesNorthside VenturesPhaze VenturesCreandum
BoostSecurity offers an Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform that consolidates SAST, SCA, secrets, and IaC scanning into one engine, connecting at the source-code-management level (GitHub/GitLab) rather than the CI/CD pipeline.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Zaid Al Hamami(Co-founder)Rajiv Sinha(Co-founder)
Co-investorsHoxton VenturesTransform Capital ManagementAccelia CapitalAmiral VenturesSecurity Leadership CapitalWhite Star Capital
Brightwheel provides software tools for early education centers and teachers, helping them spend more time with students and engage parents in child development while supporting small business operations in the early education sector.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
Dave Vasen(Founder)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEniac VenturesNext Play VenturesNotable CapitalPLUS CapitalRed Swan Ventures+5 more
Carbonated develops competitive player-versus-environment gaming experiences for mobile platforms, using AI to drive gameplay mechanics.
AI & Machine LearningGamingEl Segundo, US
Kolbe Launchbaugh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCrit VenturesGOAL Ventures
Co-investorsPanache Ventures
Composer is an AI-powered brokerage platform that enables users to create, backtest, and automatically execute trading strategies through a visual no-code editor, with access to community-built strategies and zero commissions.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Ronny Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsLeft Lane CapitalLigature VCOyster Ventures
CruxOCM develops AI-powered automation software for industrial control room operations in energy infrastructure, enabling autonomous monitoring and control to improve throughput and reduce operational risk.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTCalgary, CA
Vicki Knott, P.Eng(Founder)inRoger Shirt(Director)Victoria Knott(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardEric Wiesen(Director)Gil Dibner(Director)
Co-investorsAngel InvestAngular VenturesBullpen CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Raven CapitalRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+3 more
Cybrid provides an API platform that orchestrates payments across stablecoins (USDC, USDT, Bitcoin, Lightning) and fiat rails (ACH, Wire, RTP, EFT, Interac), with built-in compliance (KYC, KYB, AML), custody, liquidity, and settlement tools.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Co-investorsHarvest Venture PartnersLuge CapitalPanache Ventures
Cyrisma provides a unified cybersecurity platform combining attack surface, vulnerability, data, and compliance management, including asset discovery and patching, in a single multi-tenant tool.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsLaunch NYBlueprint Equity
Delphia is an investment firm that applies AI and data-driven quantitative models to financial markets, running strategies such as a market-neutral quant equity fund and its Oracle Alpha hedge fund.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Andrew Peek(CEO & Cofounder)Cliff van der Linden(Cofounder)Jonathan Briggs(Chief Investment Officer)
Co-investorsMulticoin CapitalRibbit CapitalBlack Jays VenturesBollinger Investment Group
Tomas van Stee(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst Star VenturesInovia CapitalPanache Ventures
Faire operates a digital marketplace connecting independent retailers with wholesale suppliers, enabling small businesses to discover and purchase products for resale.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Max Rhodes(Founder/CEO)inMarcelo Cortes(Founder/CTO)inDaniele Perito(Founder)inMATTHEW RHODES(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Kolovson(Founder)
BoardKEITH RABOIS(Director)in
Co-investorsA*Forerunner VenturesFounders FundGarage CapitalKhosla VenturesMischief+4 more
Canadian business spending platform that enables teams to spend, track, approve, and reconcile expenses in one place.
Forma.ai provides a sales performance management (SPM) system that helps enterprise organizations manage sales compensation, planning, and performance data in a unified platform.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Nabeil Alazzam(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsACME CapitalCrosslink CapitalPanache VenturesUncork CapitalBlumberg CapitalFoundersX Ventures+3 more
Toronto-based provider of customer advocacy and online community software, best known for its AdvocateHub platform.
Co-investorsHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Lightspeed Venture Partners
Inkbox makes semi-permanent temporary tattoos featuring original designs created in collaboration with artists.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerToronto, CA
Braden Handley(Cofounder)Tyler Handley(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersHemisphere Ventures LLCKombo VenturesMaveronParade VenturesVenture Ontario
Joist is a mobile and web app for contractors to create estimates, send invoices, and collect online payments, along with tools for job notes, expenses, reports, homeowner financing, and an AI receptionist that answers calls and captures leads.
Construction TechFintechSaaS
Co-investorsVenture Ontario
KitchenMate provides tools and products to make high-quality meals more accessible to everyday people.
ConsumerFoodTechHardwareIoTRetail TechToronto, CA
YangAdityaSamPoojaEric
Co-investorsBantam GroupTechstarsEniac VenturesFJ Labs
LocalEngine offers an embeddable, white-label AI marketing engine that SaaS platforms integrate into their apps so their small-business customers (e.g. trades and local service providers) can build and auto-optimize lead-generation websites and marketing campaigns.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSToronto, CA
Co-investorsGarage Capital
mParticle provides a customer data platform that consolidates first-party data across channels to help businesses scale operations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York, US
Andrew Katz(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Katz(Executive Officer, Director)inDave Myers(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsArrowroot CapitalBowery CapitalCoelius CapitalEniac VenturesGolub GrowthHarmony Partners+5 more
Canadian fintech company reimagining banking through technology to simplify finances and build community.
Co-investorsGolden Venture PartnersInovia Capital
Nmbr provides an embedded payroll API and infrastructure that lets companies build and launch their own commercial payroll products in Canada.
FintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsLuge CapitalPanache VenturesMotivate Venture Capital
Odyssey Interactive creates original games in new genres targeting the next generation of gamers.
GamingWaterloo, CA
Richard Henkel(Founder)inDavid Capurro(Founder)Dax Andrus(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMakers FundAnthos Capital
Pillar is a creator commerce platform that enables creators, coaches, influencers, and entrepreneurs to build online storefronts and sell digital products, memberships, courses, and services without requiring coding skills or a complex e-commerce stack.
ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Faisal Younus(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrucible CapitalEmles Venture PartnersY CombinatorACE & CompanyAnalog VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+2 more
Pillar provides a white-label digital education and engagement platform for healthcare organizations, employers, and benefits administrators to scale patient education, care coordination, and benefits communication.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Jasmine Mansouri(Founder)inCaroline Early(Founder)in
Co-investorsMS&AD VenturesStreamlined VenturesY CombinatorAnalog VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCrucible Capital+2 more
Plooto provides a payment platform for accounting firms and their SMB clients to manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, and international payments with automated workflows and integration with accounting software.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCentana Growth PartnersLuge CapitalFINTOP CapitalScaleUP Ventures
Properly provides vacation rental management tools and services for hosts, including self-service platforms and full property management operations across 45+ countries.
PropTechSaaS
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyFJ LabsMachina VenturesAlleyCorpBain Capital VenturesIndustry Ventures+2 more
ProteinQure is a clinical-stage biotech company that designs novel peptides for therapeutic delivery using its proprietary ProteinStudio computational platform powered by AI and molecular simulations.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechToronto, CA
Tomas Babej(Founder)
Co-investorsIntrepid Growth PartnersKensington Capital Partners Limited
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 Venture PartnersWakestream 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 Venture PartnersHomebrewInovia CapitalRSE VenturesMaple VC
Roadmunk (now Strategic Roadmaps by Tempo) is a product roadmapping tool that lets teams capture customer feedback, prioritize ideas, and build shareable timeline, swimlane, and table roadmaps to align stakeholders across an organization.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsDiversisGarage CapitalVenture Ontario
Secoda is an AI-powered data management platform that consolidates data catalog, lineage, governance, monitoring, and observability functions for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA
Etai Mizrahi(Founder)inAndrew McEwen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesGarage CapitalY CombinatorCraft VenturesGlobal Founders Capital
Co-investorsQED Investors
Shakudo provides an operating system for building and running autonomous enterprise AI agents, aimed at organizations operating critical infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Yevgeniy Vahlis(Founder)in
Co-investorsGarage CapitalGreatPoint VenturesParade VenturesRTP GlobalWittington Ventures
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 Venture PartnersTwo Small Fish Ventures
SkyWatch provides an API and platform for accessing, managing, and distributing geospatial and satellite data to commercial users.
Data & InfrastructureSaaSSpace TechWaterloo, CA
James Slifierz(Co-Founder and CEO)inDexter Jagula(Co-Founder and Head of Government Relations)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalDrive CapitalInnovative Solutions CanadaSinai Capital PartnersSpace Capital
Vancouver, US
JOHN LAINE(Executive Officer, Director)
Tempo is a personal assistant platform that combines an AI assistant with human support, operated through WhatsApp, to handle everyday personal tasks such as scheduling appointments, booking travel and restaurants, buying gifts, renewing documents, and paying bills.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFuture of Work
Eduardo Latache(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllievo CapitalFormus CapitalNorte VenturesGeneral CatalystGreenoaksMAYA Capital Ventures+6 more
Terminal provides telematics data infrastructure that connects commercial fleet products to 316 telematics providers, eliminating the need for individual integrations.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainToronto, CA
Raghav Midha(Founder)inConnor Giles(Founder)in
Co-investorsNorthside VenturesWayfinder VenturesY Combinator
Terminal Africa is a shipping and logistics aggregator that connects users to 20+ local and international delivery partners through a web app, mobile app, and shipping API (T-Ship).
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCathexis VenturesFirst CircleThe Baobab NetworkDFS LabWayfinder Ventures+1 more
Waabi develops autonomous vehicle technology using Physical AI for trucks and transportation.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsToronto, CA
Raquel Urtasun(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesRadical VenturesNVentures8VCG2 Venture PartnersIngka Investments+4 more
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 Venture PartnersKickstart VenturesLobby CapitalOMERS Ventures+3 more
On-chip error-resistant photonic qubits.
Christian Weedbrook(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersIn-Q-TelInnovative Solutions CanadaOMERS VenturesRadical VenturesStack Capital+1 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBiossil · theglobeandmail.com · Aug 4, 2026
Terminal · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 30, 2026
Cybrid · tradetreasurypayments.com · Jul 20, 2026
Forma · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
mParticle · investorshangout.com · Jun 25, 2026
Composer · cfotech.news · Jun 24, 2026
Pillar · finsmes.com · May 12, 2026
Boost Security · securityweek.com · May 12, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Golden Ventures made?
- Golden Ventures has 100 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 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 Garage Capital, Golden Venture Partners, Panache Ventures, among 114 tracked co-investors.
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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.
Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.
Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.
Eniac Ventures partners with early-stage founders, backing companies from 0 to 1.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
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.
ACME Capital is a venture firm that backs deep-tech founders combining technical ambition with decisive execution, supporting companies through every phase of growth.
Bullpen Capital is an early-stage venture firm that has funded over 100 companies, focusing on businesses that have found product-market fit but are overlooked by other investors.
Drive Capital is a venture capital firm backing founders across the American Heartland and Midwest, partnering with companies from early idea through IPO.
Northside Ventures is a pre-seed venture capital fund backing Canadian founders building software, AI infrastructure, and frontier technology for global markets.
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation from technological and societal pressures.
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Gradient VenturesQuiet CapitalBling CapitalForerunner VenturesAfore CapitalF-Prime CapitalCrosslink CapitalQED InvestorsLowercase CapitalLobby CapitalCoelius CapitalAngular VenturesGreatPoint VenturesStaircase VenturesGV (Google Ventures)First Round CapitalFoundation CapitalCoatue ManagementSusa VenturesHCVCAME Cloud VenturesFreestyle CapitalPrecursor VenturesObvious VenturesPractical Venture CapitalLerer HippeauQueensBridge Venture PartnersSocial StartsGSV AccelerationLOI VentureScribble VenturesTCVLakestarGraph VenturesBDC Venture CapitalStructure CapitalSweet CapitalTrucks VCVersion One VenturesGeek VenturesDay One VenturesPortage VenturesTet VenturesHighline Beta1955 CapitalDeeptech LabsMagnetic VenturesConcrete VenturesEdsby
Firms observed investing alongside Golden Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Golden Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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