What stage does i4 Capital invest at?

i4 Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

Where is i4 Capital located?

i4 Capital is headquartered in Québec City, CA.

Does i4 Capital lead rounds?

Yes, i4 Capital leads investment rounds.

Who does i4 Capital co-invest with?

i4 Capital most often shares deals with Archangel Network of Funds, Boreal Ventures, VIGO Ventures, among 4 tracked co-investors.

i4 Capital

Venture capital

Québec City · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked

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Investment thesis

i4 Capital is a seed-stage deep-tech venture fund that backs companies building complex, patentable, R&D-driven disruptive technologies with the potential to transform industries. Acting as a lead investor, it takes a proactive, hands-on approach, leveraging its entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise and fund-governance experience to serve as a strategic partner rather than a passive financier. It seeks strong founding teams, clear competitive advantages backed by robust IP, large high-growth international markets (over $1B), value alignment and trust with founders, and ambitious companies capable of exceptional exits. The fund draws on a wide network of entrepreneurs, investors, industrials, incubators, accelerators, universities and research centers.

Invests inAdvanced Manufacturing Cleantech Consumer Data & Infrastructure Deep Tech Energy Enterprise Software Hardware New Materials Canada

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Québec City, Quebec, CA

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2021

AUM

$40M

Tracked investments

Team · 6 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Antoine Bellemare· Founding Partner· Québec, Quebec, Canadain

Antoine Bellemare is a Founding Partner at i4 Capital with over 25 years of experience in venture capital, academia, industry, and consulting. He specializes in intellectual asset management, innovation agreement structuring, and commercialization across industry, investment, and academic sectors. Bellemare holds a PhD in electrical engineering from Université Laval, is a Certified Licensing Professional and Governor on its board, and has been active in the Licensing Executives Society, including founding its Quebec City chapter.

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Nadia Martel· Co-Founder and Partner· Canadain

Nadia Martel is co-founder and partner at i4 Capital Fund, a deeptech seed fund. She holds board positions at Boralex Inc., Entreprises POL R Inc., EVOL (as chair), and the Massawippi Foundation (as vice-chair). With over 25 years of experience, she has worked as a lawyer and senior executive in legal and regulatory affairs, governance, risk management, M&A, and strategic planning across information technology and manufacturing companies.

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Antony Acciarri· Partner· Montreal, Quebec, Canadain

Antony Acciarri is a Partner at i4 Capital focused on early-stage deep technology investments. He has experience leading investments across multiple stages, including start-ups and growth capital, with involvement in M&A and liquidity events. He works with entrepreneurs, management teams, and institutional stakeholders on strategic implementation and organizational development.

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Jérôme Nycz· Greater Montreal Metropolitan Areain

Member of i4 Capital's advisory committee (Comité Aviseur).

Richard Reiner· Greater Montreal Metropolitan Areain

Member of i4 Capital's advisory committee (Comité Aviseur).

Vijay Dube· Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Areain

Member of i4 Capital's advisory committee (Comité Aviseur).

What they invest in

from 3 of 4 portfolio companies

Hardware ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1Cleantech ×1Deep Tech ×1FoodTech ×1IoT ×1Logistics & Supply Chain ×1

HQs:Canada×1

Investments · 4 tracked

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DeepSight

Received seed financing from i4 Capital.

Femtumfemtum.com in

Femtum builds turn-key mid-infrared fiber laser systems that operate without requiring laser experts, serving industrial manufacturers and scientific teams for applications such as selective laser microprocessing and mid-IR spectroscopy.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsQuébec City, CA

Simon Duval(CTO & Co-Founder)Louis-Rafaël Robichaud(CEO & Co-Founder)François Courteau(CFO)

Co-investorsBoreal Ventures VIGO Ventures

Point Lazpointlaz.com in

Point Laz builds a mine monitoring system centered on the Lazaruss 3D scanner, which uses real-time data analytics and AI to automate mine shaft inspections and assess shaft conditions.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoT

Co-investorsArchangel Network of Funds

Relocalizerelocalize.com in 𝕏Jul 2021

Relocalize builds a network of autonomous micro-factories using robotics, automation, and machine learning to localize production of goods such as ice for food and grocery supply chains.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsMontreal

Douglas Wayne McIntyre(Executive Officer, Director)David Moore(Director)Marc Poulin(Director)Tim Tokarsky(Director)Grant Jobb(Founding Partner & Relocalize System Inventor)

BoardBen Gibbons(Director)in

Co-investorsWaterpoint Lane

Frequently asked questions

What stage does i4 Capital invest at?: i4 Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does i4 Capital focus on?: i4 Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, New Materials.
Where is i4 Capital located?: i4 Capital is headquartered in Québec City, CA.
Does i4 Capital lead rounds?: Yes, i4 Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does i4 Capital co-invest with?: i4 Capital most often shares deals with Archangel Network of Funds, Boreal Ventures, VIGO Ventures, among 4 tracked co-investors.

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