Intrepid Growth Partners
Growth equityToronto · Growth · 17 people tracked
Investment thesis
Intrepid Growth Partners focuses on growth-stage companies that use machine intelligence to drive transformative change. Beyond capital, the firm aims to provide insights, operating experience, and hands-on support to help founders scale effectively. It is positioned across North America and Europe, with strong connections to the Middle East and Asia, operating from offices in Toronto and London — two hubs the firm considers leading centers for machine intelligence. The team comprises globally recognized investors, operators, and researchers dedicated to backing paradigm-shifting companies in the machine intelligence space.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 19 of 38 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×17Enterprise Software ×11SaaS ×10Cloud Computing ×4Cybersecurity ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:United States×10Canada×4Netherlands×1
Investments · 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12021 · 12 dated
GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sid Sijbrandij(Founder/CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(Founder/CTO)inPaul Machle(Executive Officer)Dmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)
BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)
Celigo provides an AI-powered integration platform (iPaaS) that connects business systems and automates workflows across a company's tech stack.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Jan Arendtsz(Founder and CEO)Steven J. Hamerslag(Director)
Board seatMark Shulgan· per SEC Form D · $47.9M raise · filed Dec 2021
St. John'S
Joshua Fredberg(Director)Joe McKenna(Director)Jeremy Andrews(Executive Officer, Director)Taylor Young(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Keating(Executive Officer, Director)Colette Goodyear(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMark Shulgan· per SEC Form D · $14.8M raise · filed Oct 2025
Aledade is an accountable care organization (ACO) partner that works with primary care organizations to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechBethesda, US
Bijan Salehizadeh(Co-founder)Robert Kocher(Director)Farzad Mostashari(Executive Officer, Director)
AI-native long-term holding company that acquires essential software businesses to protect founder legacies and accelerate growth.
Bird provides messaging infrastructure for developers, offering SMS, email, voice, and real-time messaging APIs built and operated end-to-end.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Robert Vis(Founder/CEO)Bob Violier(Founder/CTO)Joey van Ommen(Founder/Head of Product & Partner)
Clio provides cloud-based legal practice management software and client communication tools for law firms to streamline operations and improve client service.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingLegalTechSaaSVancouver, CA
Jack Newton(CEO and Founder)Rian Gauvreau(Co-founder)Julian Steinberg(Director)John Bush(Director)Sergey Konchakovskiy(Director, Chief Executive Officer)Alyssa Ferenz(Director)
CoLab provides AI-powered design review and collaboration software for engineering teams, automating design quality checks and organizing engineering knowledge within PLM and CAD systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSSt. John's, CA
Jeremy Andrews(Founder)inAdam Keating(Founder)in
Machine vision and explainable AI company providing electronics manufacturers with defect detection and workflow optimization tools.
Dialpad provides a platform that transforms customer conversations into actionable intelligence for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Ramon, US
Craig Walker(Chief Executive Officer & Founder)Lily Toy(Executive Officer)John Rector(Director)John Kim(Director)Brian Peterson(Director)Rich Miner(Director)
Autonomous sourcing platform using AI to streamline procurement and competitive bidding.
Tarek Alaruri(Cofounder)
Iterative Health operates a network of community-based clinical research sites specializing in gastroenterology, hepatology, obesity, and cardiology trials, partnering with provider networks to connect trial sponsors with high-performing research locations.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Jonathan Ng(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Moran(Director)Nan Li(Director)Charles Cooney(Director)
Bjarred
Jan Erik Solem(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEvan Nisselson(Director)
All-in-one document automation platform using AI to generate, review, and analyze contracts and proposals.
Security automation and orchestration platform for incident response; acquired by Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK).
NLP company building AI systems that read, summarize, and generate insights from unstructured data for government and commercial organizations.
Limina (Private AI) offers a linguistics-first platform that helps regulated businesses convert sensitive, unstructured data into structured, secure, and usable assets while protecting privacy.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
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 Tech
Developer of industrial-grade humanoid robots combining embodied AI and dexterous manipulation.
SingleStore provides a distributed SQL database designed for real-time transactional and analytical processing in a single engine, serving SaaS builders, data leaders, and enterprises that require high-performance data applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eric Frenkiel(Founder/CEO)inNikita Shamgunov(Founder/CTO)in
Satellite communications company providing low-cost global IoT connectivity; acquired by SpaceX in 2021.
TruSTAR provides intelligence management technology that automates data orchestration to centralize and normalize security intelligence across security operations.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Patrick Coughlin(Executive Officer, Promoter)Paul Kurtz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Zoox develops autonomous robotaxis designed as purpose-built vehicles for autonomous transportation.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsMenlo Park, US
JON FOSTER(Executive Officer)THOMAS TULL(Director)TIM KENTLEY-KLAY(Executive Officer, Director)DAN COOPERMAN(Director)JESSE LEVINSON(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHEIDI ROIZEN(Director)
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 · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGitLabNASDAQ: GTLBSwarmacq. by SpaceX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDialpad · fundraiseinsider.com · Jul 19, 2026
GitLab · kavout.com · Jul 17, 2026
Primer · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Clio · whalesbook.com · Jul 1, 2026
SingleStore · trysignalbase.com · May 12, 2026
Aledade · fiercehealthcare.com · Dec 3, 2025
CoLab · betakit.com · Nov 11, 2025
Darwin · hpcwire.com · Oct 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Intrepid Growth Partners invest at?
- Intrepid Growth Partners invests at the Growth stage.
- What sectors does Intrepid Growth Partners focus on?
- Intrepid Growth Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- Where is Intrepid Growth Partners located?
- Intrepid Growth Partners is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
Images
Similar investors
ACT Venture Capital is an independent Irish venture capital firm that invests €1 million to €15 million in growth-stage private companies, with capacity for larger commitments through syndicated rounds.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a venture capital firm that backs founders building companies which apply technology to major challenges across areas such as energy, biotech, agriculture, and machine learning.
Taiwania Capital is a venture capital firm investing across technology and life science sectors, backing companies in Taiwan, Europe, and globally.
A globally recognized venture capital firm designed to provide access to highly competitive venture deals to individual investors, consistently recognized for top-decile DPI performance and as one of the most active US venture firms.
Geodesic Capital is a venture firm that invests in multi-stage technology companies and helps them expand into Asian markets, starting with Japan, through strategic guidance and market access.