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Venture capitalCharlottetown · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Island Capital Partners backs companies mostly at the pre-seed and seed stages, occasionally making very early pre-pre-seed investments. Its first checks range from roughly $50k to $500k. Prince Edward Island is the firm's home market and it concentrates on Atlantic Canada. The firm describes itself as an operational investor, working closely with founders to help set up their businesses at the earliest stages. It is currently deploying capital from Fund II.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 14 of 14 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×6Cleantech ×3Fintech ×3Hardware ×3Healthtech ×2IoT ×2Medical Devices ×2
HQs:Canada×7United Kingdom×1United States×1
Investments · 14 tracked
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Aurea develops portable wind turbines that enable individuals to generate and store their own power in remote or emergency situations.
CleantechEnergyHardwareHalifax, CA
Cat Adalay(Chief Executive Officer & Founder)inRachel Carr(Chief Revenue Officer & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsEast Valley Ventures
Coloursmith develops precision light-filtering ingredients for contact lenses using patented chromophore encapsulation technology, enabling lens manufacturers to create products with improved light protection and comfort.
HealthtechMedical DevicesNew Materials
Gabrielle MasoneinMorrgan Paynein
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesKillick Capital
Island Water Technologies develops water treatment and monitoring solutions, focusing on next-generation technologies in the water sector.
CleantechClimate TechCharlottetown, CA
Co-investorsIsland Capital PartnersNatural Products Canada
PayTic provides an AI-powered platform for automating payment back-office operations, including reconciliation, dispute and chargeback handling, network fee optimization, anomaly detection, and payment systems modernization.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsConcrete VenturesMistral Venture PartnersAfricInvestBuild VenturesCDG InvestIsland Capital Partners+2 more
PhotoDynamic develops an antimicrobial platform combining PhytoQuin, a patented Japanese Knotweed plant extract, with blue light therapy to target bacteria, fungi, and viruses for OTC and prescription applications.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Sherri McFarland(Founder & CSO)Ying Tam(CEO and Board Chair)
Prosaris develops ultrasonic inspection equipment and software for industrial facility maintenance, including a handheld sensor and companion app used to detect compressed air leaks and electrical partial discharge faults.
CleantechHardwareIoT
Colin Sewell(Founder)in
Co-investorsConcrete VenturesEast Valley Ventures
FastSpring provides a merchant-of-record ecommerce platform that companies use to sell software, SaaS, and digital products online, handling payments, taxes, and subscriptions.
E-commerceFintechSaaSSanta Barbara, US
Co-investorsConcrete VenturesIsland Capital Partners
Stemble (Stemble Learning Inc.) develops an online education technology platform focused on chemistry and science learning, creating problem-solving-based activities and courses for students and instructors.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Trevor P.(Founder)inDr. Jason Pearson(Co-Founder)Trevor Profitt(Co-Founder)Mitch George(COO)in
Co-investorsConcrete VenturesEast Valley Ventures
Tracktile provides software for food manufacturers to manage production, traceability, and compliance, designed specifically for teams in seafood, meat, poultry, dairy, and other food production sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Jordan Rose(Co-Founder, CEO)inJarred Kenny(Co-Founder, CTO)in
Co-investorsGraphite VenturesBDC Seed Venture FundIsland Capital Partners
Versos connects to existing cloud storage (S3, Cloudflare, etc.) to analyze, structure, and make large video libraries searchable at the file and frame level, then builds and delivers AI-ready datasets against granular training specifications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMedia & Entertainment
Chris Keevillin
Co-investorsEast Valley VenturesInnovobotIsland Capital PartnersNew Brunswick Innovation FoundationRiSC Capital Corp
Woveo is an AI-powered fintech platform that helps financial institutions and community organizations extend affordable credit to credit-invisible and underserved entrepreneurs and small businesses.
AI & Machine LearningFintechImpact & Social Good
Jonah Chininga(CEO)inSergio Fernández(CTO)inMaryheth Cabrera(COO/CPO)inJames Muhato(CSO)in
Co-investorsBKR CapitalConcrete VenturesRelay Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTracktile · tracktile.io · Dec 5, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Island Capital made?
- Island Capital has 14 tracked investments.
- What stage does Island Capital invest at?
- Island Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Island Capital's typical check size?
- Island Capital typically writes checks of $50K – $500K.
- What sectors does Island Capital focus on?
- Island Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Island Capital located?
- Island Capital is headquartered in Charlottetown, CA.
- Who does Island Capital co-invest with?
- Island Capital most often shares deals with Concrete Ventures, East Valley Ventures, Graphite Ventures, among 9 tracked co-investors.
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