Leaders Fund
Venture capitalToronto · Seed–Growth · 16 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Leaders Fund positions itself as an operator-led investor partnering with enterprise software founders on the path to $100M+ in ARR. Drawing on the team's own experience building and exiting companies, the firm emphasizes tactical, hands-on help: refining go-to-market and pricing strategy, strengthening sales motions, landing the first cornerstone enterprise accounts, and navigating key scaling decisions. It backs companies from early stages through growth, having supported startups from pre-revenue through acquisition. The firm highlights deep SaaS and enterprise go-to-market expertise and claims 15 successful exits, framing itself as a co-builder rather than a passive capital provider.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
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Founder mafia
3 people who came through Leaders Fund went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 17 of 50 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×10Cybersecurity ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Developer Tools ×4Fintech ×4Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:United States×9Canada×3Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 6 portfolio companiesWhere their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
The College of Management Academic Studies ×3Reichman University ×2University of Waterloo ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×5Engineering ×3Business & Management ×2Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
Mamram ×4NetApp ×3
Investments · 50 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22023 · 32022 · 12021 · 22020 · 22018 · 114 dated
Upwind is a cloud and AI security platform that combines a runtime intelligence layer with agentless and eBPF-based sensors to correlate cloud inventory, posture, network topology, applications, and identities into a single operational view.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Amiram Shachar(Co-Founder & CEO)inTal Zur(Co-Founder & CTO)inLavi Ferdman(Co-Founder, Growth)inLiran Polak(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inTomer Hadassi(COO)inRinki Sethi(Chief Security Officer (CSO))in
Co-investorsCyberstartsBessemer Venture PartnersArtisanal VenturesCerca PartnersCraft VenturesGreylock Partners+5 more
David Hariri(Founder)inMike Murchison(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)DMZFirstMark CapitalTwo Small Fish VenturesUniversity of Toronto Entrepreneurship HatcheryVersion One Ventures
Atom Six Studio is a strategic partner offering AI, design, and technology services, including AI assessments that map processes, prioritize use cases, and deliver functional proof-of-concepts, followed by building prioritized solutions into production with a dedicated team.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Gui Ferreira(Founder)in
Atlanta, US
Kevin James Mann(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Andrew Powell(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Eis(Executive Officer)Wain Kellum(Director)
BoardDean Nelson(Director)inStephen Debacco(Director)in
Co-investorsBLH Venture Partners, LLCBrookstone Venture CapitalSageview Capital
CrowdRiff operates a creator marketplace that enables travelers to share authentic local experiences and helps travel brands and agencies leverage user-generated content and visual assets.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Dan Holowack(Co-Founder & CEO)inAbhinav Ajgaonkar(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsHigh Alpha
An accelerator and venture capital program focused on cybersecurity companies, emphasizing founder development and market validation through feedback from industry experts and security leaders.
CybersecurityDeep Tech
Co-investorsVintage Investment PartnersAccelBessemer Venture PartnersCraft VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Greylock Partners+4 more
DataOps.live provides a platform for data engineering teams to build, manage, and deploy data products with enterprise-level governance and reliability using DevOps principles.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Justin Mullen(Co-founder)inGuy Adams(Co-founder)inNick Halsey(CEO)in
Co-investorsSnowflake VenturesNotion CapitalAnthos CapitalBain Capital VenturesBosch VenturesBridge Bank+5 more
Drata offers a compliance automation platform that centralizes controls and evidence, continuously monitors controls, and tracks remediation so teams can maintain audit readiness across multiple frameworks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Diego, US
Adam Markowitz(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)inDaniel Marashlian(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inTroy Markowitz(Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder)in
BoardTim Jackson(Director)William Griffith(Director)Oren Yunger(Director)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Alkeon InnovationBallistic VenturesBasis Set VenturesComcast VenturesConverge+16 more
LaBarge Weinstein is a Canadian corporate law firm specializing in business advisory services for technology startups, private corporations, and venture capital firms from early stage through exit.
LegalTechToronto, CA
Debbie Weinstein(Founder)Paul LaBarge(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedAlibaba Entrepreneurs FundAmplify Partners CVCanadian Business Growth FundEclipse VenturesEpiq Capital+6 more
Mantle provides AI-based automation for institutional investors such as state investment boards, collecting documents from email and investor portals and extracting data like capital calls, NAVs, and K-1s into auditable, source-linked records.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSToronto, CA
Amit Jethani(Founder)inDwayne Forde(Founder)inAmar Varma(CEO & Co-Founder)inKitty Shum(Head of Product, Mantle Portal)
Co-investorsEniac VenturesGarage CapitalRelay VenturesSierra VenturesTime Zero CapitalCraft Ventures
Mantle provides a business operations platform for app developers and businesses, offering billing, payment pages, analytics, email marketing, and integrations with tools like Stripe and Shopify.
Creator EconomyFintechSaaS
Co-investorsKillick CapitalOpenSky Ventures11.2 CapitalCorazon CapitalCraft VenturesFoundation Capital+2 more
Matia provides a data observability and operations platform that detects anomalies, monitors data quality, and surfaces integration failures, schema changes, and stale data in a centralized view with Slack alerts.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Ben Segal(Co-founder)inGeva Segal(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsRed Dot Capital PartnersCaffeinated CapitalSecret Chord Ventures
Personal AI builds user-owned personal language models and AI personas trained on an individual's own data and memories.
San Francisco, US
Sharon Zhang(Founder)
Co-investorsBBG VenturesBDev VenturesBeni Venture CapitalDifferential VenturesGood FriendsGrotech Ventures+3 more
JFrog ML (formerly Qwak) is an MLOps platform for building, deploying, managing, and monitoring AI and machine learning workflows, including generative AI, large language models, and classical ML models.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ran Romano(Founder)inAlon Lev(Founder)inLior Penso(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthAmiti VenturesAnsa CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersGeodesic CapitalNordstar+10 more
Rho offers a business savings account that spreads idle cash across 400+ FDIC-insured banks (via American Deposit Management) for up to $75M in deposit coverage and yield.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Everett Cook(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsClaritas CapitalClocktower VenturesFlucas VenturesHelium-3 VenturesInspired CapitalRecall Capital+7 more
Tangos offers ready-to-deploy investigation programs that combine expert methodology, autonomous AI investigators, and structured workflows to produce investigation-grade outputs.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsClarim VenturesRed Dot Capital PartnersSelah Ventures
Chicago, US
Godard Abel(Executive Officer, Director)inBenjamin Houston(Executive Officer, Director)Joachim Klein(Executive Officer, Director)David Stein(Director)inMatthew Gorniak(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJacob Mullins(Director)in
Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionShasta Ventures
Top Hat develops courseware and engagement technology for higher education institutions, enabling instructors to create interactive learning experiences and connect with students.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSWaterloo, CA
Mike Silagadze(Co-founder)inMohsen Shahini(Co-founder)inMaggie Leen(Chief Executive Officer)inLarry Indovina(Chief Operating Officer)inHong Bui(Chief Product Officer)inDonna Battista(Managing Director, Learning Solutions)in
Co-investorsEmergence Capital PartnersInovia CapitalRecurring Capital PartnersTop Corner CapitalUncork CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)+2 more
Vellum builds AI development tools and platforms for teams building AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkNew York City, US
Akash Sharma(Founder)inSidd Seethepalli(Founder)inNoa Flaherty(Founder)in
Co-investorsEastlink Capital PartnersY CombinatorAcrew CapitalFlourish VenturesRebel FundSocii Capital+1 more
Zaius provided a customer data platform (CDP) and B2C marketing automation software that unified customer data to power personalized marketing campaigns.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US
Mark Gally(Executive Officer, Director)Spencer Pingry(Executive Officer, Director)inPhilip Wickline(Executive Officer, Director)Salvatore Fondaco(Executive Officer)
BoardRaymond Tacoma(Director)David Skok(Director)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersUnderscore VCMatrix
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Advocate Marketing PlatformAgentic Access ManagementAgentic AI for Heavy IndustriesAgentic Customer SupportAI research and deploymentAI-driven Customer Support/SuccessAutonomous Mobile RobotsChannel Incentive ManagementCloud OptimizationCNAPPCompliance AutomationCustomer Data PlatformDeveloper SecurityDynamic Courseware PlatformLead Attribution PlatformMachine AutomationMachine Learning OpsPrecision RoboticsPrivate Asset ManagementSpatialTax AutomationThreat Intelligence PlatformTicketing and Membership Management PlatformToricToric LabsUGC PlatformVisual Commerce PlatformWorkbrainWorkforce Collaboration
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 2Spotacq. by FlexeraZaiusacq. by Optimizely
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Cyberstarts · valueaddvc.com · Sep 7, 2026
Rho · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
Tangos · finsmes.com · Jul 7, 2026
Personal AI · finance.yahoo.com · Jun 29, 2026
Mantle · dallasinnovates.com · Jun 24, 2026
Mantle · dallasinnovates.com · Jun 24, 2026
Matia · calcalistech.com · Feb 10, 2026
Upwind · techcrunch.com · Jan 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Leaders Fund made?
- Leaders Fund has 50 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Leaders Fund invest at?
- Leaders Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Leaders Fund's typical check size?
- Leaders Fund typically writes checks of $20M.
- What sectors does Leaders Fund focus on?
- Leaders Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Leaders Fund located?
- Leaders Fund is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
- Does Leaders Fund lead rounds?
- Leaders Fund has led 4 of the 14 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Leaders Fund co-invest with?
- Leaders Fund most often shares deals with Notable Capital, 83North, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 42 tracked co-investors.
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