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Kensington Capital Partners Limited

Private equity

Toronto · Seed–Late Stage

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Investment thesis

Kensington Capital Partners pursues highly diversified private-markets strategies, allocating capital across venture capital, growth equity, and mid-market buyout opportunities. The firm's stated aim is to build strong businesses, communities, and partnerships, and through those efforts to generate exceptional investment opportunities for its investors.

Invests inSector AgnosticCanadaNorth AmericaToronto

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Toronto, ON, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1996
AUM
$2.1B
Tracked investments
124

What they invest in

from 78 of 124 portfolio companies

SaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×17Fintech ×14Consumer ×12Enterprise Software ×11Deep Tech ×9Healthtech ×9Cleantech ×7

HQs:Canada×30United States×25Australia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 41 portfolio companies
49%
solo founders
20 of 41 mapped founding teams
44%
repeat founders
of 16 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×202 founders×113 founders×84+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data

Stanford University ×2UC San Diego ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×4WebSideStory ×2

Investments · 124 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 12023 · 12020 · 22019 · 12016 · 12015 · 12014 · 29 dated

D-Wavedwavesys.comin𝕏NASDAQ: QBTS

D-Wave is a quantum computing company offering both annealing and gate-model systems for solving optimization, simulation, and modeling problems.

Cloud ComputingDeep TechQuantum ComputingBurnaby, US

Diane Nguyen(Executive Officer)inAlan E. Baratz(Executive Officer, Director)John M. Markovich(Executive Officer)Warren Wall(Executive Officer)Jeremy P. Hilton(Executive Officer)Colin Williams(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsDefined VCDraper AssociatesFuture VenturesPender Growth FundRuna CapitalLockheed Martin Ventures

SoundHound AIsoundhound.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SOUNJan 2023

SoundHound AI develops a voice AI platform that enables conversational interactions with products, services, and applications across industries.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSanta Clara, US

Keyvan Mohajer(Co-Founder & CEO)inMajid Emami(Executive Officer)James Hom(Executive Officer, Director)Nitesh Sharan(Executive Officer)Timothy Stonehocker(Executive Officer)Michael Zagorsek(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBuildGroupFelicis VenturesHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyKT investment Inc.Structural CapitalTransLink Capital+1 more

ONE9 Venture Partners LP (co-invest with ONE9 Investments)one9.ca✓ verified

ONE9 is a Canadian venture capital and innovation platform focused on national security and defence technology, investing in founders and companies building capabilities across areas such as autonomous systems, aerospace, cybersecurity, and defence manufacturing.

CybersecurityDeep TechDefense Tech

1Kosmos1kosmos.comin𝕏

1Kosmos provides a platform for digital identity verification and passwordless authentication designed to prevent identity fraud for service providers and enterprises.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Rohan PintoMike Engle

BoardHemen Vimadalalin

Co-investorsGula Tech AdventuresOquirrh VenturesSprout OakForgePoint Capital

1NCE1nce.comin𝕏

1NCE provides managed connectivity services for low-bandwidth IoT applications through SIM cards and IoT modules.

IoT

32 Degrees Capital32degrees.ca
Aarki (co-invest with Walden Venture Capital) (Exited)aarki.com
Ace Beverage Group (Exited)acebeveragegroup.com
Ace Valley (Exited)acevalley.com
Agnoraagnora.comin𝕏

Agnora manufactures oversized architectural glass panels up to 130" x 300" in North America.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardware

AlayaCarealayacare.comin𝕏

AlayaCare provides a cloud-based software platform for home-based care agencies to manage intake, scheduling, care management, billing, and payroll.

Cloud ComputingHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsInovia CapitalKlass CapitalventureLAB Innovation Centre

Alidaalida.comin

Alida provides a community-centered research platform that enables brands to gather customer and employee feedback at scale for product development and user experience improvement.

ConsumerData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS

Efrem Ainsley(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsOMERS VenturesW Capital Partners

Altex Energyaltex-energy.comJul 2014

Altex Energy operates a crude by rail transportation system that moves crude oil, natural gas liquids, condensates, and related products across North America.

EnergyLogistics & Supply ChainCalgary, CA

Aaron Bishop(Executive Officer)Patrick Carlson(Director)Greg Molaro(Executive Officer)Pentti Karkkainen(Director)Scott Pearl(Director)Wayne Bobye(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAzimuth Capital Management

Anthem Partnersanthempartners.comin

Anthem Partners is an entrepreneur-led private investment firm that acquires and holds funeral home businesses for the long term, supporting them through strategy planning, operations management, and capital allocation.

ConsumerFrisco, US

Will Andrews(U.S. President)

Arrowarrowmfggroup.comin

Arrow acquires and operates machining and metal fabrication companies serving OEM customers across rail, material handling, mining, defense, heavy truck, agriculture, power systems, construction, nuclear, and related industries with engineered solutions including castings, fabrications, and assemblies.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise Software

Avidbotsavidbots.comin𝕏

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-investorsGolden VenturesNext47GGV CapitalTrue Ventures500 GlobalBDC Growth Venture Fund+4 more

Bedford Capital (Exited)bedfordcapital.ca
Birch Hill Equity Partners (Exited)birchhillequity.com

Birch Hill is a Canadian mid-market private equity firm managing over $6 billion in assets and investing in growth-oriented companies valued between $75 million and $3 billion across Canada and the United States.

FintechToronto, CA

Blue Ant Media Inc.blueantmedia.comin𝕏

Blue Ant Media is an international streaming service, production studio, and rights-management business that curates, creates, and distributes content across global and Canadian channels.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsRelay Ventures

Bold Canine Inc.boldcanine.com𝕏

Bold Canine produces raw pet food for cats and dogs based on natural prey diets, made with meat and fresh vegetables without artificial processing.

ConsumerFoodTech

Borrowell Toronto, Canadaborrowell.comin𝕏

Borrowell offers Canadians free weekly Equifax credit scores and reports, along with credit monitoring, education, and personalized recommendations for financial products from over 75 partner institutions.

ConsumerFintech

Andrew Graham(Founder)in

Co-investorsAltai VenturesClocktower VenturesDMZ VenturesNAventuresRogue Insight CapitalWhite Star Capital+1 more

BrandProjectbrandproject.com

Brand Project is an early-stage investment firm that funds pre-seed and seed stage consumer product, service, and technology companies, writing checks of $500k–$3M into founders building consumer brands with $0–$10M in revenue.

Consumer

Brightspark Capital Inc. (Exited)brightspark.comin𝕏

Brightspark Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies and manages investment opportunities for accredited investors through limited partnership offerings.

Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsAngels of ManyStartup TNT

Buraiin𝕏

AI automation platform with agents that observe real activity across tools, build a live Digital Twin of operations, and execute in line with existing processes.

Co-investorsFirst Ascent Ventures

Cambium Capitalcambium.vcin
Carp Partnership Inc.verveseniorliving.comin

Verve Senior Living operates retirement residences in Canada offering dining, care services, and activities for seniors.

HealthtechWellness & Fitness

CheckSammychecksammy.cominNov 2020

CheckSammy provides waste diversion and recycling services with a technology platform that tracks materials from pickup to final destination, connecting businesses to a network of recycling and sustainability facilities.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainVancouver, CA

Sam Scoten(Executive Officer, Director)inFraser Reid(Executive Officer, Director)inRyan Hatch(Director)Tirta Liu(Director)Paul Botelhoin

Co-investorsFirePower CapitalZero Infinity Partners

Clearbancclearbanc.comin𝕏

Clearco (Clearbanc) provides non-dilutive working capital to direct-to-consumer ecommerce and SaaS businesses, offering funding options such as fixed and rolling funding capacity, invoice funding, and cash advances based on a company's revenue.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFintech

Co-investorsClearcoSozo VenturesEmergence CapitalHighland Capital PartnersOak HC/FT

Clearpath Roboticsclearpathrobotics.comin𝕏Jul 2016

Clearpath Robotics builds unmanned vehicles and robotics platforms aimed at making robotics research and development easier for its customers.

Deep TechHardwareRoboticsKitchener

Bryan Webb(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Rendall(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMurray Gamble(Director)Karamdeep Nijjar(Director)inStuart Ellman(Director)inMichael Stork(Director)

Co-investorsGarage CapitalKeiretsu ForumSWO Angel GroupVenture OntarioWaterloo Accelerator CentreInovia Capital+1 more

Clearpoint Health Network Inc.clearpointhealth.ca
Coherecohere.comin𝕏

Cohere builds foundational AI models and enterprise solutions that help businesses automate tasks, accelerate workflows, and enhance decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA

Aidan Gomez(Co-founder & CEO)Ivan Zhang(Co-founder)Nick Frosst(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAdvaita CapitalAju IB Invesment CorporationAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundIndex VenturesInovia Capital+15 more

DataTribedatatribe.com

DataTribe is a cyber startup foundry that invests in and co-builds cybersecurity companies.

CybersecurityFulton, US

Deep Genomicsdeepgenomics.comin

Deep Genomics develops AI-based biological foundation models to identify drug targets and design molecules, aiming to speed up drug discovery.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechToronto, CA

Brendan Frey(Chief Innovation Officer and Founder)Brian O'Callaghan(Chief Executive Officer)David Johnston(Chief Financial Officer)Clive Bertram(Chief Business Officer)Tom Masterson(Chief Operating Officer)Greg Hoffman(Chief Scientific Officer)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalFuture VenturesMagnetic VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTrue VenturesBloomberg Beta

Diamond Corporationdiamondcorp.ca
Echodyneechodyne.comin

Echodyne develops radar technology with a commitment to aerospace-grade quality standards and safety protocols.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareBellevue, US

Eben Frankenberg(Executive Officer, Director)inTom Driscoll(Executive Officer)in

BoardRussell Stein(Director)Tim Porter(Director)inGreg Papadopoulos(Director)inWilliam Sundermeier(Director)

Co-investorsLux CapitalMadrona Venture GroupNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Vanedge CapitalVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipBaillie Gifford

Element5 Limited Partnershipelementfive.coNov 2019

Toronto

Thomas R. Kennedy(Executive Officer, Director)Carl Galli(Director, Element5 GP Inc., General Partner)Patrick Poulin(Executive Officer, Element5 GP Inc., General Partner)Patrick Choinard(Executive Officer, Element5 GP Inc., General Partner)Fred Dinizo(Director, Element5 GP Inc., General Partner)

Employment Heroemploymenthero.comin𝕏

Employment Hero is an HR, recruitment, payroll, and employee engagement platform that consolidates the full employment lifecycle from hiring and onboarding to payroll and offboarding.

FintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Ben Thompson(Founder & CEO)inDave Tong(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesNimble PartnersPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)TCVInsight Partners+1 more

Epirus Modern Defense Systemsepirusinc.comin𝕏

Epirus develops high-power microwave systems and electronic warfare technology for defense applications, including counter-unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. military.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech

Co-investors8VCBroom VenturesCenter15 CapitalChapter OneEvolution VC PartnersPrime Movers Lab+3 more

Evok Innovationsevokinnovations.comin

Evok is an investment firm that backs deep technology and industrial innovation companies focused on energy and manufacturing sectors.

Co-investorsInBC Investment Corp.RBCx

Figure 1 Inc. (Exited)figure1.comin𝕏

Figure 1 is a peer-to-peer platform uniting verified healthcare professionals from over 190 countries to share medical knowledge, cases, and educational content.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)Version One Ventures

Framework Ventures Partnersframework.vc

Framework Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in vertical SaaS and AI-powered platform startups at the late seed and Series A/B stages.

AI & Machine LearningSaaS

Peter Misek(Managing Partner)

Future Venturesfuture.ventures

Future Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that makes seed and early-stage investments in mission-driven founders building frontier and deep technology across industries.

Deep Tech

Steve Jurvetson(Co-founder & Partner)Maryanna Saenko(Co-founder & Partner)Nico Enriquez(Partner)

Garage Capitalgarage.vcin𝕏

Co-investorsRBCx

Georgian Partnersgeorgian.io

Co-investorsVerdex Capital

Global Premier Fertilityglobalpremierfertility.com

Global Premier Fertility is a network that partners with fertility practices and reproductive specialists to provide practice management, clinical support, and business services.

Healthtech

Kolin Ozonian(Chief Executive Officer)Dr. Joel Batzofin(Chief Medical Officer)

GoBoltgobolt.comin𝕏

GoBolt operates a supply chain network for merchants, providing warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, and last-mile delivery through a network of warehouses across North America and custom-built apps.

CleantechE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Heindrik Bernabe(Founder)

Co-investorsFounderFuelIngka InvestmentsPlaza VenturesWhitecap Venture PartnersParagon PartnersYaletown Partners

Golden Venturesgolden.venturesin𝕏Feb 2024 · $100M

Golden Ventures is a venture capital firm whose team works with portfolio founders, accelerators, and the broader startup community to find, fund, and support early-stage companies.

Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsFoundryRBCxBDC Capital CorporationCendana CapitalDeloitte VenturesECMC Group+4 more

GridPointgridpoint.comin𝕏

GridPoint develops building energy management and optimization technology for commercial buildings, aimed at reducing energy consumption, decarbonizing facilities, and supporting grid modernization.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyIoTSaaS

Peter Corsell(Founder & Chairman (former CEO))Mark Danzenbaker(Former CEO (2016-2025))inDerek Booth(Chief Executive Officer)Krupa Amlani(Fractional Chief Financial Officer)Tom Nelson(General Counsel & Senior Vice President)inKate Gardella(SVP of Enterprise Growth & Success)

Co-investorsI Squared CapitalMarunouchi Innovation PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Samos Investments

Harbourvest (Exited)harbourvest.com

Co-investorsCoastCap

Hopperhopper.com

Travel technology company partnered with Capital One Travel.

Montreal

Frederic Lalonde(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsAccompliceBrightspark VenturesCapital One VenturesDream Maker VenturesDrive CapitalInovia Capital+6 more

I Squared Capitalisquaredcapital.comin

I Squared Capital is a global infrastructure investment firm that has backed 100+ portfolio companies across sectors including renewables, power generation, transportation, digital infrastructure, water and waste, and elderly care.

CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainNew York, US

Co-investorsAMK Investment Office

iguazioiguazio.comin𝕏

Iguazio provides an MLOps platform for operationalizing data science, covering the full lifecycle from data engineering through model deployment and monitoring, with a built-in feature store for real-time AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsGen CapitalINcapital VenturesPlaza VenturesVerizon VenturesCME VenturesPitango+1 more

INcapital Venturesincapitalvc.com

INcapital Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early growth-stage (Series A and B) technology companies, primarily from Israel, that have product-market fit and traction in North America.

Toronto, CA

Inbar Haham(Managing Partner of the Issuer)Mark Nashman(Chief Investment Officer of the Issuer)inNatty Nashman(Managing Partner of the Issuer)in

Co-investorsINcapital Ventures

Information Venture Partnersinformationvp.com
iNovia Capitalinovia.vc

Co-investorsAngels of ManyBCIVerdex Capital

IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc. (Forgepoint Capital) (Exited)ironnet.comin𝕏

IronNet provides network detection and response (NDR) platform that uses behavioral analytics and crowdsourced threat intelligence to protect enterprise networks, along with managed security operations center services.

CybersecurityEnterprise Software

Joistevercommerce.comin𝕏Acquired

EverCommerce provides integrated SaaS solutions for service-based small and medium businesses, including business management, payment acceptance, and customer engagement software.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDenver, US

Eric Remer(Founder / CEO / Chairman of the Board of Directors)Matt Feierstein(President, EverCommerce & CEO, EverPro)

Co-investorsJobsOhio VenturesMantella Venture PartnersPunakaiki FundSilver Lake Partners

Kinetrex Energy (co-invest with Parallel49 Equity) (Exited)kinetrexenergy.com
Kmcminingkmcmining.comin

KMC is a mining contractor that provides full-cycle services including mine development, contract mining, and site reclamation across Canada and North America.

Construction TechEnergy

Lifespeak Inc.lifespeak.comin

LifeSpeak is a SaaS-based holistic wellbeing platform that provides expert-led mental, physical, and family health resources through microlearning videos, live expert sessions, fitness content, and caregiving tools.

Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechMental HealthWellness & FitnessToronto, CA

Michael Held(Founder)Jason Von Bank(Executive Officer)Raffi Tchakmakjian(Executive Officer)Michael McKenna(Executive Officer)Anne Fitzgerald(Director)Sanjiv Samant(Director)

Exits · 2

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

D-WaveNASDAQ: QBTSSoundHound AINASDAQ: SOUN

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Kensington Capital Partners Limited made?
Kensington Capital Partners Limited has 123 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does Kensington Capital Partners Limited invest at?
Kensington Capital Partners Limited invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Kensington Capital Partners Limited focus on?
Kensington Capital Partners Limited focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Kensington Capital Partners Limited located?
Kensington Capital Partners Limited is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
Who does Kensington Capital Partners Limited co-invest with?
Kensington Capital Partners Limited most often shares deals with Inovia Capital, Whitecap Venture Partners, RBCx, among 179 tracked co-investors.

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