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Graphite Ventures

Venture capital

Toronto · Seed–Series A · 16 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Graphite positions itself as a seed partner for Canadian B2B founders, emphasizing capital efficiency, discipline, and sustainable growth over rapid headcount or speed. The firm supports founders in building scalable B2B technology platforms and helps them progress from seed to Series A by establishing strong foundations. It provides strategic insight, market understanding, and connections to strategic capital partners, assisting Canadian companies in scaling internationally and expanding beyond Canada across North America and new markets. Graphite favors building enduring businesses rather than simply raising rounds, remaining a consistent, constructive partner through varied market cycles.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$500K – $1.5M
HQ
Toronto, ON, CA
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2022
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$360M
Tracked investments
63

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Jordan Nyinabangi· Senior Associatein
Paul Biancoin

What they invest in

from 50 of 63 portfolio companies

SaaS ×36AI & Machine Learning ×26Healthtech ×14Enterprise Software ×11Digital Health ×7Fintech ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×5Deep Tech ×4

HQs:Canada×15

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies
54%
solo founders
7 of 13 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×23 founders×24+ founders×2

Investments · 63 tracked

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By year:2025 · 22024 · 12023 · 36 dated

Glowtifyglowtify.comin✓ verified

Glowtify builds an AI-powered marketing and growth platform with generative features that helps brands with organic and paid search, social media, and content marketing.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Marc Allard(Co-Founder & CEO)JP Arcand(Co-Founder & COO)Olivier Fradette-Roy(Co-Founder & COO)Alexandra Lefort(Co-Founder & Creative Lead)

Co-investorsAccelia CapitalSproutx

9821724 CanadaJul 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Toronto

Abraham Thomas(Director)Zheng Li(Chief Executive Officer and President.)

Board seatAaron Bast· per SEC Form D · $1.7M raise · filed Aug 2025

ACTOacto.comin

Acto provides a mobile app platform for field-based sales teams in regulated industries to deliver training, coaching, and presentations with approved content and messaging.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSales Tech

Parth Khanna(CEO)in

Co-investorsExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLPGood News VenturesQuesta Capital

Arima
Arimadataarimadata.comin

Arima provides a marketing analytics platform that unifies strategy, audience data, campaign workflows, and performance metrics into one view, built around a privacy-safe synthetic population dataset (Synthetic Society™).

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech

Bankonloopbankonloop.comin

Loop provides multi-currency business banking, including CAD, USD, EUR, and GBP accounts, FX-free multi-currency corporate credit cards, international transfers, and working capital, with CDIC- and FDIC-insured deposits.

FintechSaaS

Co-investorsGood News VenturesMistral Venture PartnersWedbush Ventures

Basetwobasetwo.aiin𝕏

Basetwo provides AI solutions that optimize manufacturing operations for Fortune 500 companies in pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, and personal care.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechSaaSToronto, CA

Tawfeeq Abdul Gaffoor(Founder)in

Co-investorsGlasswing VenturesGlobal BrainArgon VenturesAtlantic Vantage PointMaRS

Blackowlsystemsblackowlsystems.comin

Black Owl Systems develops cloud-based lease accounting software supporting ASC 842, IFRS 16, and ASPE 3065 for both lessee and lessor accounting, with automation for modifications, multi-entity, and multi-currency reporting.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCalgary, CA

Brickeyebrickeye.comin𝕏Oct 2023

Brickeye provides an IoT-enabled construction risk intelligence platform that combines ruggedized job site sensors, connectivity, and software to detect site conditions and issue early warnings.

Construction TechInsurTechIoT

Co-investorsBrightspark VenturesGreenSky VenturesStartup TNTMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund

Bridgitgobridgit.comin𝕏

Bridgit provides workforce planning and project management software for construction contractors, offering real-time visibility into projects, team members, and staffing needs with AI-powered recommendations for team assembly and resource allocation.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

David Diamond(CEO and Co-founder)Mallorie Brodie(Founder)in

Co-investorsCamber CreekCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Hyde Park Venture PartnersInvestHER VenturesPallasite VenturesStorm Ventures+2 more

Cavelocavelo.comin

Cavelo offers a unified cyber risk platform for MSPs, MSSPs, vCISOs and IT teams that combines data exposure management, data discovery and classification, and vulnerability management with AI-driven risk prioritization.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsInovia Capital

Cognitogetcognito.cain𝕏

Cognito provides online mental health care including diagnosis, medication management, and CBT-based care coaching, with a focus on conditions such as ADHD.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Co-investorsGarage Capital

Cognito Health
Cydergetcyder.comin

Cyder is a loyalty platform for credit unions that issues, redeems, and integrates white-labelled rewards into everyday banking, with tools for building programs, automating rewards, and tracking member engagement.

FintechMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsSproutx

E-zince-zinc.cain𝕏

e-Zinc develops zinc-based long-duration energy storage technology that decouples energy from power to provide reliable, lower-cost backup power and grid support.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

James Larsenin

Co-investorsToyota VenturesAnzu PartnersEarth FoundryEnergy Foundry

ENVGO Inc.envgo.comin

ENVGO builds electric-propulsion marine technology that lifts vessels above the water to improve efficiency and adds autonomy, real-time awareness, and safety systems for defence, transportation, and recreational markets.

CleantechDeep TechDefense TechMobility & Transportation

Mike Peasgood(CEO)Mike Tribou(CTO)Paul Masojc(COO)Pete Keller(VP Sales & BD)Jerry Mailloux(VP Engineering)

Co-investorsWaterloo Accelerator Centre

Fluence
Fluencetechfluencetech.cominacquired by Anaplan

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

InfinitySPMinfinityspm.com

infinitySPM is a Sales Performance Management solution built on the OneStream platform that unifies corporate performance management (CPM) and SPM, covering sales planning, territory and quota optimization, account segmentation, and automated commission and incentive calculation.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsInovia Capital

Insidedeskinsidedesk.comin

InsideDesk provides a platform for dental practices to manage insurance claims digitally, automate payer accounts-receivable follow-up, and handle payment posting and reporting.

FintechHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsPender VenturesRound13 Capital

Intellijoint Surgical Inc.intellijointsurgical.comin𝕏

Intellijoint Surgical is a Canadian medical technology company that develops surgical planning and navigation systems for total joint (hip and knee) replacement procedures.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesKitchener, CA

Co-investorsGeorgian Angel NetworkWaterloo Accelerator Centre

Kasterkaster.cain

Kaster Technology builds prescriptive AI software (AIM | Pace) that generates and continuously adjusts GMP-compliant production schedules for pharmaceutical manufacturers, modeling constraints like changeovers, equipment, labor, and lab/QA release timings.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS

Kento Healthkentohealth.comin

Kento provides a continuous cardiovascular monitoring and management platform that combines AI-powered risk scoring with clinical expertise to enable proactive heart care for hospitals, insurers, and patients.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsAmplify CapitalBoreal VenturesBroom Ventures

Keyopskeyops.ioin

KeyOps operates an AI-powered platform for healthcare professional (HCP) advisory, quantitative research, effectiveness tracking, and program evaluation, replacing traditional advisory boards with asynchronous digital engagement.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSToronto, CA

Darren Anderson(Founder)

Kritikkritik.ioin𝕏

Kritik is an education platform offering two tools: VisibleAI, which tracks how students use AI in their work to promote ethical AI use, and Kritik360, a peer-assessment tool aimed at reducing instructor grading workload while building students' critical thinking skills.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Co-investorsCeltic House Asia PartnersGarage Capital

Loop Financial
Maxamaxa.aiin

Maxa is an agentic platform that uses AI agents to build and maintain production-grade dbt data pipelines for finance and operations teams, unifying enterprise systems like SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, and Workday into a single data model.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Alexis C. Steinman(Founder)in

Co-investorsFramework Venture PartnersNAventuresAQC CapitalBDC Capital CorporationYork IE

MedMe

Building the operating system for pharmacies, transforming them from dispensaries into community healthcare hubs.

Medmehealthmedmehealth.ca

MedMe provides pharmacies with a modular, API-driven and AI-native platform to launch, run, and bill for clinical services, covering scheduling, intake, documentation, patient outreach, and medical billing/revenue cycle management.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSaaS

Meriniomerinio.comin

Merinio provides a workforce management platform that automates shift scheduling, callouts, timecard validation, and employee communication for organizations seeking to reduce labor costs and improve operational efficiency.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsFront Row Ventures

Mycroftmycroft.io

Mycroft builds AI-based security and compliance officers that automate enterprise-grade security and compliance work for companies, consolidating multiple point solutions into a single platform.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Mike Kim(Co-founder & CEO)Jon Mendes(Co-founder, Product & Design)Jan Jedrasik(Co-founder, Engineering)

Co-investorsMotley Fool VenturesLuge Capital

MyStoria Inc.mystoria.comin

myStoria builds tools that help reproductive health patients organize their medical history and arrive at appointments better informed and prepared.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech

Jessica(Founder)

Co-investorsOntario Centre of InnovationOntario Centre of Innovation programs

Nicoyanicoyalife.comin𝕏

Nicoya develops instruments and platforms for protein interaction and dynamics analysis, including SPR (Revo, OpenSPR, Alto), millisecond HDX-MS (FastHDX), and circular dichroism systems for measuring binding, kinetics, structure, and stability.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsGarage CapitalInnovative Solutions CanadaWhitecap Venture PartnersMaple Leaf AngelsRipple Ventures

Odaiaodaia.aiinMay 2023 · $34M

ODAIA offers Marketing Intelligence, a platform for pharmaceutical marketing and sales teams that ties channel-level actions to prescription (Rx) outcomes and coordinates healthcare provider (HCP) engagement across digital and field channels.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Philip Poulidis(Founder)in

Co-investorsMonograph Capital PartnersPanache VenturesStand Up VenturesThreshold VenturesToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersWittington Ventures+5 more

Ontopicalontopical.com

Ontopical is a pre-RFP intelligence platform that surfaces upcoming North American government projects for suppliers.

Co-investorsCeltic House Asia PartnersGreenSky Ventures

Ordereaseorderease.comin

OrderEase provides a B2B order management system that unifies orders from multiple channels — wholesale portals, EDI, email POs, and marketplaces — and routes them cleanly into a seller's ERP and fulfillment systems.

Logistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsGeorgian Angel Network

Part3part3.ioin

Part3 is a construction administration platform for architects that manages submittals, RFIs, drawings, and field reports in one centralized system.

Construction TechPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsGrid Capital

Planworthplanworth.coin𝕏

Planworth is a financial planning platform for financial advisors that generates tax, estate, and financial planning recommendations tailored to each client's situation.

FintechSaaSWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsGarage Capital

Premisehq
Premisesaaspremisesaas.comin

Premise offers a low-code platform for building and sharing applications, alongside a data integration product (Groundfloor) that connects and standardizes real estate systems and data, plus conversational AI capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

ProNavigatorpronavigator.aiin𝕏Acquired

ProNavigator is an AI assistant embedded into insurance workflows that provides real-time answers, guidance, and actions for property & casualty (P&C) insurance operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTech

Co-investorsGreenSky VenturesLuge CapitalTactico

Protexxaprotexxa.comin𝕏

Protexxa is a B2B SaaS platform that uses AI to identify, evaluate, predict, and resolve cybersecurity threats affecting employees, including checking whether personal information has been exposed online or on the dark web.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Raven Connectedravenconnected.comin

Raven provides road intelligence technology combining AI video telematics, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) connectivity, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) that turn vehicles into real-time data nodes.

AI & Machine LearningIoTMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsCeltic House Venture Partners

Remitianremitian.com
Remitian Taxpay
Resolvmdresolvmd.comin𝕏

ResolvMD provides medical billing claim management for physicians, combining a dedicated billing team with AI-powered error detection, claim tracking, peer benchmarking, and real-time insights.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS

Rondeivurondeivu.com

Rondeivu is an InvestTech platform matching institutional investors to private market deals and offering OCIO/advisory services.

SalonScale Technology Inc.salonscale.comin

SalonScale offers backbar management software that lets salon owners track the exact cost of products used, manage inventory, and improve profitability.

ConsumerRetail TechSaaSWellness & Fitness

Alicia Austin(Founder & CEO)Alicia Soulier(Founder)

Co-investorsBackbone AngelsCo.LabsGolden Opportunities Fund

Scribenotescribenote.cominJun 2024

Scribenote provides AI-powered clinical documentation software for veterinary professionals to automate note-taking and reduce administrative workload.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSKitchener, CA

Dr. Katie(Veterinary Lead, Co-founder)Alina Pavel(Secretary and Chief Product Officer)Ryan Gallagher(Chief Executive Officer)inDr. Emily(Marketing, Co-founder)inDr. Emily Merry(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzInovia Capital

Scribenote Velocity Gv Spv 1 Lp
Shinydocsshinydocs.comin𝕏

Shinydocs is information governance software that searches, classifies, cleans, and applies retention rules to content across enterprise repositories (such as SharePoint, OpenText, Box, and file shares) without migrating files.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Sidiansidian.aiin

Sidian offers a software application that builds a unified data structure, or "company brain," around a company's data and connects to existing tools.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Super Advisorsuperadvisor.ai

Super Advisor is practice-management software for Canadian discretionary portfolio managers and US registered investment advisors that turns existing documents into a complete client record, surfaces tasks, and keeps KYC and reviews current across an advisor's book.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Swift Medicalswiftmedical.comin𝕏

Swift Medical develops a wound care platform whose Portal captures real-time wound assessment data, centralized reports, and risk monitoring for clinicians.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsClaritas CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Venture OntarioRelay Ventures

Timesmarttimesmart.aiin𝕏

TimeSmart.AI is a clinician-led platform for healthcare organizations to manage physician timesheets, invoices, and contracts, with automated compliance checks against contract terms.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsArchangel Network of Funds

Tracktiletracktile.ioinDec 2025 · $1.3M

Tracktile is a cloud-based manufacturing execution platform for food and beverage producers, covering inventory management, production tracking, full traceability, regulatory compliance (CFIA, FDA, HACCP, SQF), and AI-powered production planning.

Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechSaaS

Co-investorsIsland CapitalBDC Seed Venture FundIsland Capital Partners

Trustymytrusty.ai

Trusty offers a guided process for financial advisors and professionals to help clients document their accounts, property, investments, key people, and personal wishes, compiling them into a personalized Estate Binder for their families.

FintechSaaS

Vena Medicalvenamed.cain𝕏

Vena Medical develops medical devices for neuro-interventional applications, founded by mechanical engineering graduates.

Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesKitchener, CA

Michael Phillips(Founder)inPhillip Cooper(Founder)inPhil

Co-investorsY Combinator

Vertoverto.healthin𝕏

Co-investorsAmplify Capital

WaitWellwaitwell.cain𝕏Aug 2023

WaitWell provides a configurable queue management system designed for organizations with multi-service operations to reduce wait times and improve customer satisfaction.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Shannon Vander Meulen(Founder)in

Co-investorsStartup TNTMetiquity Ventures

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Fluencetechacq. by Anaplan

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Graphite Ventures made?
Graphite Ventures has 63 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Graphite Ventures invest at?
Graphite Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Graphite Ventures's typical check size?
Graphite Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
What sectors does Graphite Ventures focus on?
Graphite Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, PropTech, SaaS.
Where is Graphite Ventures located?
Graphite Ventures is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
Does Graphite Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Graphite Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Graphite Ventures co-invest with?
Graphite Ventures most often shares deals with Garage Capital, GreenSky Ventures, Inovia Capital, among 60 tracked co-investors.

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