Toronto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Also known as 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.
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Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 81 of 123 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×39SaaS ×34Enterprise Software ×22Fintech ×14Marketing Tech ×9Consumer ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7E-commerce ×7
HQs:Canada×32United States×19Nigeria×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 49 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×212 founders×193 founders×64+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 66 founders with education data
University of Toronto ×10University of Waterloo ×10Queen's University ×6The Wharton School ×3Western University ×3Babson College ×2Conestoga College ×2Glenforest Secondary School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 59 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×15Engineering ×14Business & Management ×9Economics ×8Finance & Accounting ×8Life Sciences ×5Law ×4Politics & Policy ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 68 founders with career history
Creative Destruction Lab ×4Square ×4McKinsey & Company ×3Shopify ×3Top Hat ×3University of Toronto ×3Atlassian Ventures ×2Clearbanc ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
8 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 68 with degree data)
Investments · 123 tracked
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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+9 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)
Co-investorsAccompliceBantam GroupDG Daiwa VenturesFairhaven Capital PartnersFlow CapitalFusion+8 more
adhoc builds customs declarations end-to-end for Canadian customs brokers, pulling release documents from shared inboxes, EDI feeds, and portal uploads to draft classification, AIRS, PGA, and LPCO filings with cited fields for broker review and submission.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
AHX builds an artificial intelligence engine to automate mass manufacturing processes, applying AI to industrial processes such as steel and wood production.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Haidin Rashid(Founder)in
Co-investorsOutrun VenturesMHS Capital
Watertown, US
Gregory Segall(Presdient)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBoston Seed CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGeneral CatalystMendoza Ventures+3 more
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Camu provides a digital health platform for private medical practices, with tools including medication home delivery through its pharmacy network, AI-driven prescription renewal and adherence automation, and branded patient apps.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
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+11 more
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)in
BoardDamon Augustine Cronkey(Director)Michael Saffitz(Director)Brent Hill(Director)in
Co-investorsBlossom Street VenturesOrigin VenturesTechstarsFounders' Co-opGolden Venture PartnersSocial Leverage
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)inAmir(Chief Science Officer)Summer Lang(Chief Operating Advisor)John Wallace(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsNotable CapitalBDC Capital CorporationGGV CapitalIlluminate FinancialInformation Venture Partners
Auto Hauler Exchange operates a marketplace connecting car dealers and shippers directly with vetted auto transport carriers, eliminating brokers to enable faster vehicle delivery—typically within four days.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationRochester, US
Royce Neubauer(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBert Amato(Director)inVijay Nagappan(Director)in
Co-investorsMHS Capital
Autumn was an employee experience platform that has been acquired and is now part of Qualtrics.
HR Tech
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcHyperplane Venture Capital
Barley (Workleap Compensation) is a compensation management platform that lets HR teams build pay bands, run compensation reviews, control budgets, and benchmark salaries using embedded Mercer market data, all integrated with their HRIS.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
William Mainguy(Founder)in
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
Basil Systems provides a big-data SaaS platform called Basil Intel that consolidates global regulatory, clinical, safety, and commercial data into a single indexed dataset for analytics and insights.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSBoston, US
Anthony Cirurgiao(Executive Officer, Director)Luca Fabbri(Director)Bert Amato(Director)
Co-investorsService Provider Capital
Beacon acquires software businesses and holds them permanently, providing engineering, AI, sales, and operating support to grow them and add AI-native products for their customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA
Nilam Ganenthiran(Founder)inDivyahans Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystGlasswing VenturesIntrepid Growth PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersBACKGROUND CAPITAL
BenchSci builds AI infrastructure for preclinical drug discovery, using machine learning that reads scientific literature to extract experimental evidence and map disease biology for biopharma R&D teams.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechToronto, US
David Qixiang Chen, PhD(Founder)inElvis Wianda(Co-founder & Chief Data Officer)inLiran Belenzon(Co-founder & CEO)inTom Leung(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)inDavid Chen(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsInovia CapitalGeneration Investment ManagementGradient VenturesTCV500 GlobalAfore Capital+6 more
Bettermode is a no-code community platform that enables teams to build, manage, and measure community engagement.
Marketing TechSaaS
Mo Malayeri(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Inovia CapitalN49PPath Ventures
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 VenturesStaircase Ventures137 VenturesDRI HealthcareQuiet Capital
BlueDot provides machine learning-powered infectious disease surveillance and intelligence to enterprises, governments, and healthcare organizations to detect, forecast, and respond to disease outbreaks globally.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthGovTechHealthtechToronto, CA
Dr. Kamran Khan(Founder)
Co-investorsHorizons VenturesToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersAutotech VenturesMighty Capital
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)inAnkur Boyed(Founder)in
Co-investorsNextView VenturesNorthside VenturesPhaze VenturesCreandumFortify VenturesPortal
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)inRajiv Sinha(Co-founder)in
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)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEniac VenturesNext Play VenturesNotable CapitalPLUS CapitalRed Swan Ventures+5 more
Brkaway provides a platform for managing collaborations between brands, agencies, and creators, handling contracts, delivery schedules, approvals, and invoicing in one place.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Bailey Rose King(Founder)inFrancis Ayling(Founder)in
Co-investorsGarage CapitalLalotte VenturesBCF Ventures
Brodie operates a recreational basketball league offering organized seasons with pro-style media production, custom jerseys, playoffs, and a companion app tracking player stats and achievements.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Connor Renton(Founder)in
Bunch is a mobile app for video chatting with friends while playing party games together.
ConsumerGamingImpact & Social GoodSocial
Jason LiangJordan Howlett
Co-investors500 GlobalColopl NextKonvoy VenturesMetis VenturesRed Beard VenturesTRANSCEND+2 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 VenturesBITKRAFT VenturesModern Times Group
CarbonRun develops river alkalinity enhancement technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while restoring freshwater ecosystems.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodDartmouth, CA
Dr. Shannon Sterling(Co-founder)Luke Connell(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCounteract OnePanache VenturesPropeller VC
Clearco provides funding to e-commerce businesses based on their sales data and revenue performance.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFintech
Michele Romanow(Founder)inTanay Delima(Founder)inIvan Gritsiniak(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesBow CapitalClearcoEmergence Capital PartnersFounders Circle CapitalFrontline Ventures+13 more
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(Co-founder)inBen Rollert(Founder)inAnanda Aisola(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsLeft Lane CapitalLigature VCOyster VenturesVibe CapitalFirst Round Capital
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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)inVictoria Knott(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
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
Cybrid provides embedded compliance infrastructure including identity verification, transaction monitoring, and licensing coverage for payments and fintech platforms operating in North America.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechCanada and United States, CA
Avinash(Co-founder & CEO)Brent(Co-founder & CTO)Michael Carrara(Co-founder & Engineer)in
Co-investorsHarvest Venture PartnersLuge CapitalPanache VenturesBDC Venture Capital
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-investorsBlueprint EquityLaunch NY
Quadient is a customer communications management platform that enables organizations to create, deliver, and manage personalized customer interactions across digital and print channels at scale.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsRTP GlobalTIMIA CapitalBessemer Venture Partners
Deck provides developer infrastructure for building computer-use AI agents that authenticate as end users, operate web apps, desktop, and legacy software through real interfaces, and return structured results.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsCarmel, US
Mike Reynolds(Director)Tom Gabbert(Director)Patrick Stewart(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesInfinity Ventures
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)inCliff van der Linden(Cofounder)inJonathan Briggs(Chief Investment Officer)in
Co-investorsMulticoin CapitalRibbit CapitalBlack Jays VenturesBollinger Investment GroupDay One Ventures
Disco is a platform for building branded learning academies that combine AI tools, course creation, and community features into one experience.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Candice Faktor(Co-founder)inChris Sukornyk(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsGarage CapitalGSV VenturesInovia CapitalMantella Venture PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersFelicis Ventures+7 more
Diversio provides a people analytics platform along with training, certification, and consulting services to help organizations measure and improve workplace culture, inclusion, engagement, and compliance.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York, US
Laura McGee(Co-Founder & President)inAnya Klimbovskaia(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsGaingelsFirst Round Capital
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Dominion Dynamics develops autonomous systems for defense and critical infrastructure operations in remote, infrastructure-constrained environments like the Arctic.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechWaterloo, CA
Eliot Pence(Founder)in
Co-investorsBCIBessemer Venture PartnersGarage CapitalExpeditionsGeorgianLakestar+3 more
Emerge is building a multi-sensory communication platform that uses a tabletop device generating an ultrasonic forcefield to let users feel on-screen content in their bare hands without controllers or gloves.
ConsumerDeep TechHardwareLos Angeles, US
Isaac Castro García(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuel Venture CapitalRed Beard VenturesSprint VcSQN Venture Partners, LLCType One VenturesAlpaca VC+1 more
Tomas van Stee(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst Star VenturesInovia CapitalPanache Ventures
erthos develops regenerative biomaterials as alternatives to plastic, aiming to reduce plastic pollution while avoiding harmful compounds like PFAS found in some "green" products.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechNew MaterialsToronto, CA
Nuha SiddiquiinKritika Tyagi
Co-investorsNYA Ventures
ether.fi offers non-custodial crypto financial products, including staking, DeFi strategy vaults for ETH, BTC, and stablecoins, and a cashback debit card usable at over 100 million locations with no credit checks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Rok Kopp(Founder)inMike Silagadze(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper DragonFjor Founders+15 more
Evolo builds compliant AI interactive video agents for financial institutions that educate and qualify buyers, aiming to increase conversion and shorten sales cycles.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSales TechToronto, CA
Afsaneh Fazly(Founder)in
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)in
BoardKEITH RABOIS(Director)in
Co-investorsA*Forerunner VenturesFounders FundGarage CapitalKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+5 more
Miami Beach, US
Daniel Fine(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsKube VCBDC Capital CorporationFJ LabsGarage CapitalGoldman SachsInovia Capital+3 more
Float is a business banking platform designed for Canadian small and medium-sized businesses, offering faster access to funds, cash management, and spend controls integrated with financial operations management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCanada, CA
Co-investorsSusa Ventures
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
Gigico offers Gigi, an AI media manager for the Amazon DSP that builds full-funnel campaigns, optimizes performance, and runs custom Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) queries for audience and insights.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesSequoia Capital
HyperComply Data Rooms provides a secure file-sharing and data room platform designed for security teams to distribute policies and files to prospects and customers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsGarage CapitalPanache Ventures
Influitive provides a SaaS platform and professional services for customer advocate marketing, helping companies discover and mobilize their customer advocates to drive sales and customer lifetime value.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Mark Organ(Founder)inPuneet ArorainRich Stollerin
Co-investors500 GlobalExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLPHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Lightspeed Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+3 more
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
Jaimie Grossman(Founder)in
Co-investorsBling CapitalFlucas VenturesUrban Innovation
Joist is a job management platform for contractors that simplifies estimating, invoicing, and payment collection.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSEastern Canada, CA
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
InvolveXR offers an AI-enabled virtual reality training platform for healthcare education that combines immersive simulations with AI-assisted assessments to help institutions scale personalized learning and clinical skill development.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEdTechHealthtech
Raja Khanna(Founder)inEyal Kleiner(Founder)in
Co-investorsGlobalive CapitalRadical VenturesTELUS Ventures
Mangrove builds software infrastructure that connects technology, policy, and carbon markets to support carbon removal and low-carbon fuel projects.
CleantechClimate TechSaaSToronto, CA
Co-investorsBling Capital
Manifest provides software for institutional investors to apply custom sustainability and climate methodologies consistently across due diligence, portfolio monitoring, stewardship, and proxy voting, with cited evidence for all assessments.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSToronto, CA
Laura Zizzo(Founder & Strategy)inJim MacDonald(CEO)in
Co-investorsClimate Innovation CapitalGarage CapitalKlass CapitalOMERS VenturesTech Square Ventures
Marble provides developers with infrastructure to connect to health data sources and facilitate consumer-mediated data exchanges, handling compliance, security, and explicit user consent.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalBlumberg CapitalGradient VenturesSusa Ventures
Micromart advances retail technology, delivering solutions to improve customer experience in the retail sector.
HardwareRetail TechSaaS
Yang Yu(Chief Executive Officer)inAditya Bali(Chief Operating Officer)inArwid Bancevicius(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsDASH VenturesBDC Capital CorporationEniac VenturesGood News Ventures
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+7 more
Traide builds marketplace software that enables businesses to operate multi-vendor ecommerce platforms that are easy for buyers and sellers to use.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketplacesSaaSRidgewood, US
Co-investorsActivant CapitalDrive Capital
Neo Financial offers a robo-advisory investment platform called Neo Invest, powered by OneVest, that combines algorithmic portfolio management with human portfolio manager expertise.
CybersecurityFintechCanada, CA
Shlomi Salem(Founder)inAndrew Chau(Founder)inKris Read(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalBreyer CapitalEvolution VenturesGolden Venture PartnersHarvest Venture PartnersInovia Capital+5 more
Nmbr provides payroll infrastructure for Canadian businesses to launch or maintain their own payroll operations, leveraging simplified financial product technology designed by former HR and payroll software leaders.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Simon Bourgeois(Founder)in
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)inDax Andrus(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMakers FundThe Mini FundAnthos CapitalBenchmark
Plannin is a travel-booking platform founded in 2023 in Winnipeg that lets content creators earn affiliate commissions by recommending hotels and trips to followers who book through the platform.
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+3 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)in
Co-investorsIntrepid Growth PartnersKensington Capital Partners LimitedFelicis Ventures
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
Emily Hosie(Founder)in
Co-investorsGolden Venture PartnersWakestream Ventures
ReBlink is an AI R&D and product studio that builds multi-agent systems, multimodal models, and generative tools for complex software, with a focus on game engines and studios.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGaming
ResQ provides a platform to coordinate repairs, maintenance, and vendor management for facility operators and service businesses, automating workflows to reduce operational friction and improve customer service.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
KJ Singh(Founder)
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesGolden Venture PartnersHomebrewInovia CapitalRSE VenturesMaple VC+1 more
ResQ Legal is a law practice focused on aviation-related personal injury cases, including airplane, helicopter, and air ambulance crashes and inflight injuries.
LegalTech
Emery Brett Ledger(CEO of The Ledger Law Firm)in
Co-investorsMaple VC9Yards CapitalBurst CapitalCanvas VenturesHomebrewInovia Capital+2 more
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
Latif Nanji(Founder)in
Co-investorsDiversisGarage CapitalVenture OntarioFelicis VenturesGolden Venture PartnersSaltagen Ventures
Roar Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders at the earliest (pre-seed/seed) stages.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsRBCxCoelius CapitalGarage CapitalUncork CapitalVersion One Ventures
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
Shakepay is a Montreal-based regulated fintech that lets Canadians buy, sell, and earn bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies via its app and a bitcoin-rewards Visa prepaid card.
Co-investorsQED InvestorsBoost VCBoxOne Ventures
Shakudo offers Kaji, autonomous AI agents that operate across an enterprise's data and AI stack, connecting to hundreds of integrated components and thousands of data sources to execute multi-step data tasks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Yevgeniy Vahlis(Co-Founder | CEO)inChristine Yuen(Co-Founder | COO)in
Co-investorsGarage CapitalGreatPoint VenturesParade VenturesRTP GlobalBasecamp FundGlobal Founders Capital+1 more
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
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+7 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 logistics platform that connects African businesses to 13+ local and international shipping carriers for global deliveries.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Nnamdi Okoh(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCathexis VenturesFirst CircleThe Baobab NetworkDFS LabWayfinder Ventures+1 more
Builds public carbon market infrastructure bringing carbon credits onto blockchains.
Raphaël Haupt(Founder)in
Co-investorsObvious VenturesBalderton CapitalForm CapitalGingerbread CapitalGoodwater CapitalGSV Ventures+7 more
Vetted is an AI shopping assistant that researches products for consumers by analyzing Reddit, YouTube, user reviews, and expert articles to recommend the best options and compares stores to find the lowest price.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsBling CapitalIndex VenturesAmplify.LAFoundation CapitalInsight Partners
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+5 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
Zynga is a mobile game developer and publisher that creates and acquires gaming franchises for mobile and social platforms.
ConsumerGamingCalifornia, US
Mark Pincus(Founder)inEric Schiermeyer(Founder)inFrank Gibeauin
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBaseline VenturesDag VenturesECONA AGEntrée Capital+10 more
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Exits · 14
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Erthos · greentechlead.com · Aug 31, 2026
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Terminal · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 30, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Golden Ventures made?
- Golden Ventures has 123 tracked investments, 14 of which have exited, including 10 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, Panache Ventures, Inovia Capital, among 199 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 61
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.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
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.
Eniac Ventures partners with early-stage founders, backing companies from 0 to 1.
Bling Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs entrepreneurs seeking to find and scale product-market fit, supported by its Bling Product Council of over 100 product leaders.
Version One Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs mission-driven founders building technology companies with generational potential, often committing from day one before a category is clear.
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.
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.
Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.
Coelius Capital provides entrepreneurial early-stage capital to technology startups, generally investing in B2B or B2B2C companies.
This is the Analysis and Research section of BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada), publishing studies, surveys and reports on issues affecting Canadian small and medium-sized businesses.
Drive Capital is a venture capital firm backing founders across the American Heartland and Midwest, partnering with companies from early idea through IPO.
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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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