Montreal · Pre-Seed–Seed · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Panache Ventures is Canada's pre-seed fund, focused on helping technology founders build high-growth companies from the earliest stage. Frequently the first institutional investor on the cap table, the firm writes initial cheques up to $1.5M from its $100M Fund II and invests across all sectors. Its approach emphasizes hands-on, operator-driven support without taking board seats, guiding portfolio companies toward Series A through direct guidance and warm introductions to leading funds in Canada and the US. With offices coast to coast, the firm leverages a nationwide network and decades of operational experience to help founders scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Panache Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 87 of 120 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×51SaaS ×40Enterprise Software ×24Developer Tools ×17Data & Infrastructure ×14Healthtech ×14Fintech ×13Digital Health ×9
HQs:Canada×35United States×15Brazil×1Israel×1India×1Kenya×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 28 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×152 founders×83 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 28 founders with education data
University of British Columbia ×5Babson College ×2Creative Destruction Lab ×2École de technologie supérieure ×2McGill University ×2University of Sydney ×2University of Toronto ×2University of Waterloo ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 28 founders with career history
Creative Destruction Lab ×4NEXT Canada ×2UBC Rocket ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)
Investments · 120 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 12023 · 22022 · 211 dated
Clearline is an AI-native operating system for dealerships that centralizes customer interactions across sales and service, automating responses and follow-ups.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSKitchener, CA
Adi Patel(Founder)inAbhi Patel(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGarage Capital
Lotly provides personalized financing solutions for homeowners, particularly those with non-traditional income or imperfect credit, using AI and expert analysis to create customized options for debt consolidation, refinancing, and cash flow improvements.
AI & Machine LearningFintechToronto, CA
Co-investorsForum VenturesN49P
MedStack provides a compliance platform that lets developers deploy healthcare applications on their choice of cloud provider while automatically meeting healthcare privacy regulations and industry security requirements (such as PHI protection and SOC 2).
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthHealthtech
Balaji Gopalan(Co-founder)Simon Woodside(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBCF VenturesArchangel Network of FundsArgonautic VenturesBlu Venture InvestorsScaleUP VenturesTELUS Ventures+1 more
ACTO provides an AI-powered platform designed to train, coach, and support life sciences field teams (sales representatives and medical science liaisons) in their interactions with healthcare professionals.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Parth Khanna(CEO)
Co-investorsDMZMaRS Investment Accelerator FundQuesta CapitalSalesforce Ventures
AgentField builds infrastructure for an autonomous agent-driven internet where software systems operate with autonomy to negotiate and complete tasks.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Develops alternative textile materials to replace polyester and reduce the fashion industry's plastic consumption and carbon emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechNew MaterialsToronto, CA
Myra Arshad(Founder)inAvneet Ghotra(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalBeresford VenturesGarage CapitalRebel FundSpacecadet VenturesY Combinator
Altrio provides AI-native software for commercial real estate investment teams, supporting acquisitions, asset management, capital raising, development, dispositions, lending, and portfolio management.
AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsAlate PartnersMantella Venture PartnersN49PRelay VenturesWhitecap Venture Partners
Angel Host provides property management software and operational support services for short-term rental businesses across North America.
PropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Eduardo MandriVeronique Lalonde
Co-investorsWhite Star Capital
AON3D develops additive manufacturing hardware, software, and materials for industrial 3D printing applications.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsMontreal, CA
Kevin Han(Founder/CPO)inRandeep Singh(Founder)inAndrew Walker(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpFlucas VenturesInnoStart CapitalIronGate Capital AdvisorsPrototype CapitalSINEWAVE VENTURES+6 more
Arvo AI builds Aurora, an open-source (Apache 2.0) AI agentic tool for incident management and root cause analysis aimed at Site Reliability Engineers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsFront Row VenturesBase10 PartnersCanaryK50 Ventures
Asepha provides AI-powered automation solutions for pharmacies to automate routine administrative tasks like patient calls, prescription intake, and prior authorization workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechToronto, CA
Can Uncu(Cofounder)inEunice Wu(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsCore Venture CapitalFront Row VenturesGlasswing VenturesMGV.VCRedbud VCTechstars+2 more
Parable builds products for understanding and optimizing how enterprise time is spent across the organization, enabling companies to align work with strategic priorities and extract measurable value through AI.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US
CLINTON ROBINSON(Executive Officer, Director)ADAM SCHWARTZ(Executive Officer, Director)ALEXANDRE TERRIEN(Executive Officer)
BoardHANSAE CATLETT(Director)in
Co-investorsHOF CapitalInMotion VenturesLasagnaStory VenturesTriple Impact Capital
Audette provides a platform for asset and portfolio managers to identify and prioritize building retrofit investments, using data analysis to uncover high-return opportunities that improve net operating income and reduce emissions.
PropTechSaaS
Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Energy Impact PartnersForesightModerne VenturesStepchange+2 more
Beatdapp offers a "Trust and Safety OS" that unifies identity, security, content, and engagement integrity for digital platforms, using AI-driven detection to combat fraud.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSocial
Andrew BateyArpan DeolMorgan HaydukMorgan Hayduk(Founder)inPouria AssadipourPouria Assadipour(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Maple VCSaltagen VenturesBlockchain Founders FundHike Ventures
biossil is an AI-native biopharma company developing late-stage drug programs for life-threatening conditions with unmet needs, including sickle cell disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, glioblastoma, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechToronto, CA
Alexander I. Mosa(MD PhD)Anthony Mouchantaf(JD MBA)
Co-investorsFounders Fund137 VenturesDRI HealthcareGolden VenturesQuiet CapitalStaircase Ventures
Canada Rocket Company designs and builds orbital launch vehicles and rocket engines in Canada, including the R-Series fleet with up to 12,500kg lift capacity and the E-1 methalox (LOX/liquid methane) engine.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Hugh Kolias(CEO)David Tenny(CTO)
Co-investorsGarage CapitalBDC Seed Venture FundNorthside VenturesSpace Capital
A trust center platform that helps businesses of all sizes accelerate sales cycles and demonstrate security compliance to customers.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSydney, CA
Co-investorsAllos VenturesConcrete VenturesTechstars
CarbonRun restores acidified rivers by adding crushed limestone to reduce acidity, which converts CO₂ into stable bicarbonate that rivers carry to the ocean for long-term storage, while improving water quality and fish populations.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodDartmouth, CA
Co-investorsPropeller VC
Certn provides online background and criminal record checks for employers and individuals, offered as a standalone dashboard, via a RESTful API, or through ATS/HRIS integrations such as Greenhouse, Lever, and Workday.
GovTechHR TechSaaS
Andrew McLeod(Founder & CEO)inOwen Madrick(Founder)
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCyber Mentor FundInovia CapitalMoxxie Ventures+7 more
Co-investorsGolden Ventures
Class8 processes fleet telematics data from trucking companies to provide operational insights and management tools.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesInspired CapitalNVP CapitalResolute VenturesNewark Venture PartnersXplorer Capital
Clutch is an online used-car retailer that buys, inspects, reconditions, and sells certified used cars directly to consumers, offering instant cash offers for sellers and financing for buyers.
E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Stephen Seibel(Founder)inDan Parkin
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersUpper90Alkeon CapitalAltos VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBMO Capital Partners+9 more
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
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Fjor FoundersFundersClubInsight PartnersIntrepid Growth PartnersKillick Capital+3 more
Cybrid provides embedded compliance infrastructure including identity verification, transaction monitoring, and licensing coverage for payments and fintech platforms operating in North America.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechCanada and United States, CA
Avinash(Co-founder & CEO)Brent(Co-founder & CTO)Michael Carrara(Co-founder & Engineer)
Co-investorsGolden VenturesHarvest Venture PartnersLuge Capital
Deep Sky develops carbon removal technology, leveraging geological expertise and subsurface engineering to address climate change.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechInnisfail, CA
Joost Ouwerkerk(Founder)in
Co-investorsBrightspark VenturesOMERS VenturesWhitecap Venture Partners
StreamingFast (dfuse) builds blockchain data infrastructure, including the Firehose extraction layer and Substreams, a parallelized streaming engine that lets developers write Rust modules to index and transform full blockchain histories and sink the data to destinations like PostgreSQL, Kafka, or subgraphs.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsWhite Star CapitalMulticoin Capital
Dreamfold engineers proteins as therapeutic medicines, using generative AI models that reason over protein sequence and structure to enable potent, localized immune modulation with minimal off-target effects.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Co-investorsOpenOceanIQ Capital
Dreamwell provides an influencer marketing platform for brands that automates influencer discovery, outreach, negotiation, and ad pricing, and measures campaign performance through a tracking pixel.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechToronto, CA
Kazzy Khazaal(Co-founder & CEO)inAnthony Bobsin(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsDraper Associates
Edda is an end-to-end software platform for venture capital and private equity firms that centralizes the investment process from deal origination to exit, combining dealflow and portfolio management.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsEIT Urban Mobility AcceleratorPre-Seed to SucceedRadix VenturesSagona Capital, Inc.SatganaTLcom Capital+1 more
Elective provides software and financial services for online education creators to build, manage, and grow their educational businesses and course offerings.
Creator EconomyEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsEndurance Capital
Eli develops and manufactures at-home hormone level tests that collect longitudinal data on daily hormonal patterns.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechDigital HealthFemTechWellness & FitnessMontréal, CA
Thomas Cortina(Founder)in
Co-investors2048 VenturesBDC Thrive Venture Fund for WomenCake VenturesForeground CapitalGarage CapitalMuse Capital+3 more
Tomas van Stee(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst Star VenturesGolden VenturesInovia Capital
Featherless.ai provides a single API for accessing over 40,000 open-source AI models, including DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM, without requiring setup or self-hosting.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Eugene Cheah(Founder)in
Co-investorsFjor FoundersKickstart VenturesOakseed VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementWavemaker PartnersHack VC
FightCamp provides home boxing and martial arts training equipment and coaching, combining a hardware console with trackers and wraps alongside a structured digital training platform.
ConsumerGamingHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Khalil Zahar(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inPatrick Chandler(Co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer)inAlexandre Marcotte(Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer)Tommy Duquette(Co-founder, Chief Content Officer)inAlexandre Lapointe(Co-founder, VP of Engineering)inJerome Rousseau(Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investors500 GlobalAngels of ManyFlucas VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Left Lane CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more
Fincura AI automates insurance accounts receivable for healthcare practices, ingesting ERA 835 files, matching payments to claims, posting to practice management systems, and reconciling bank deposits.
AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtech
Tim Schuermer(Founder (Commercial))in
Co-investorsHeadwater Ventures
FISPAN provides embedded banking software that connects banks to their business clients' ERP and accounting systems, enabling accounts payable, cash management, vendor payments, and automated reconciliation without leaving the system of record.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Lisa Shields(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCanapi VenturesFINTOP Capital
Flinks provides account funding and payment initiation solutions for financial institutions, enabling digital-first deposit management with real-time processing and risk-free transactions.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSToronto, CA
Co-investorsInnoStart CapitalLuge CapitalNAventures
Forma.ai provides a sales performance management (SPM) system that helps enterprise organizations manage sales compensation, planning, and performance data in a unified platform.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Nabeil Alazzam(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsACME CapitalCrosslink CapitalGolden VenturesUncork CapitalBlumberg CapitalFoundersX Ventures+3 more
Gia is an AI platform that turns a consulting or advisory firm's methodology into a client-facing product, answering post-project questions with sources in the client's Slack, providing on-screen guidance in the client's own web tools via a browser extension, and surfacing client status updates.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsEast Valley Ventures
Greeneye develops AI-powered targeted spraying systems that convert standard agricultural sprayers into precision machines, enabling farmers to reduce chemical pesticide use by 80-90% while maintaining crop performance.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechIoTRoboticsTel Aviv, IL
Nadav Bocher(Founder)in
Co-investors2B.VCDeep InsightKoch Disruptive TechnologiesOne Way VenturesOrbia VenturesSystemiq Capital+4 more
HonestDoor provides real estate property data and estimated values for homes and properties in Canada, drawing on listing and market data.
Data & InfrastructurePropTech
Dan Belostotsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedStartup TNT
Human First developed Atlas, a platform providing evidence and insights related to digital health measurement; the company and its Atlas product have been acquired by ICON.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsDorm RoomThreshold Ventures
HumanFirst develops software for aligning AI models with human preferences, serving companies working with generative and pre-generative AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mathieu RenéinGregory Whitesidein
Co-investorsAngels of ManyBoxOne Ventures
HyperComply offers an AI-powered platform that automates security questionnaires and evidence-sharing through a Trust Page, helping companies demonstrate security and compliance to customers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsGarage Capital
Impro provides AI-augmented coaching, mentoring, and consulting services to help organizations develop employee performance and build lasting habits for growth.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Josh Blair(Co-Founder & CEO)Opher Brayer(Co-Founder & Chief Performance Officer)Maya Liberman(Co-Founder & COO)
Co-investorsGood News Ventures
InstaSwitch provides an embedded, white-label SDK that automates business bank account switching, letting a fintech or bank's customers move their income, payroll, spend, and connected tools to a new account in under 15 minutes.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investors8-Bit CapitalBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Co-investorsBackbone Angels
Lancey is an AI coding agent that connects customer feedback channels (such as Slack, Intercom, and Zendesk) to a company's codebase, turning feature requests and bug reports into prioritized tasks and ready-to-merge pull requests.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Toronto proptech company offering a tenant experience and communication platform for commercial landlords and their occupants.
PropTechToronto, CA
Co-investorsAlate PartnersBeyond CapitalTechstarsDeVCKae Capital
Co-investorsCompanyon VenturesFounderFuel
Lilia provides egg freezing and reproductive health information to help women make proactive choices about their fertility and family planning.
FemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Alyssa Atkins(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGarage CapitalHustle Fund
Matchbook AI provides B2B data matching and verification solutions that resolve duplicate accounts, inconsistent naming, and incomplete company records across business systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsEmerging VenturesExpert DOJOLiebenthal VenturesQuotidian Ventures
Mayday was a productivity software company focused on calendar and time management that emphasized empathy and coordination of shared time demands.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSWellness & FitnessToronto, CA
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersTechstars
MobSquad provides technical consulting and staffing services to North American companies, leveraging access to top-tier technical talent based in Canada.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechCalgary, CA
Irfhan Rawji(Founder & Executive Chair)
Co-investorsRelay Ventures
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Nmbr provides payroll infrastructure for Canadian businesses to launch or maintain their own payroll operations, leveraging simplified financial product technology designed by former HR and payroll software leaders.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsGolden VenturesLuge CapitalMotivate Venture Capital
Nolk acquires and operates direct-to-consumer brands with a focus on sustainability, emphasizing recycled or renewable materials and long-lasting, repairable products.
Circular EconomyDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsAngels of ManyBoxOne Ventures
Nord Quantique develops error-corrected quantum computers using superconducting bosonic codes that embed error correction at the hardware level to achieve a 1:1 logical-to-physical qubit ratio.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Co-investorsInnovative Solutions CanadaPresidio VenturesQuantonation
ODAIA offers Marketing Intelligence, a platform for pharmaceutical marketing and sales teams that ties channel-level actions to prescription (Rx) outcomes and coordinates healthcare provider (HCP) engagement across digital and field channels.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Philip Poulidis(Founder)in
Co-investorsGraphite VenturesMonograph Capital PartnersStand Up VenturesThreshold VenturesToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersWittington Ventures+5 more
Qualifacts provides AI-powered electronic health record (EHR) software, data tools, and interoperability services for behavioral health agencies, both non-profit and for-profit.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaSToronto, US
Nicholas Chepesiuk(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Zeoli(Director)Olanrewaju Soremekun(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christopher Dobyns(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardRyan Freeman(Director)inMatt Cohen(Director)in
Co-investorsClanton CapitalRipple VenturesFlare Capital StrategiesMaple Leaf AngelsStout Street Capital
OnDeck develops video understanding technology for enterprise customers, leveraging vision language models grounded in real data to enhance reliability beyond standard off-the-shelf approaches.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSVancouver, CA
Alexander Dungate(Founder)inSepand Dyanatkar(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator468 Capital
OneVest provides an AI-native operating system platform for wealth management that integrates fragmented legacy systems, enabling financial firms to operate with greater speed, control, and scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechToronto, CA
Jakob Pizzera(Founder)Amar Ahluwalia(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Harvest Venture PartnersLuge CapitalNAventuresOMERS VenturesSalesforce Ventures+5 more
PainWorth offers an AI-powered app that helps people with bodily injury and personal injury claims estimate the value of their case and negotiate settlements.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechLegalTech
Mike Z(Co-founder)
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Edmonton UnlimitedMistral Venture Partners
Passage operates an AI-driven platform that helps students discover, compare, fund, and enroll in education programs matched to their goals, budget, eligibility, and timeline.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMarketplaces
Co-investorsDrive Capital
Pathway offered an AI-powered clinical reference tool used by clinicians to learn, make decisions, and care for patients.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalVerge HealthTech FundYamaha Motor VenturesBoxOne Ventures
Montreal
Joann F. de Zegher(Executive Officer, Director)Dharsono Hartono(Director)Andrew James Waitman(Director)
Co-investorsDiagramScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)BoxOne Ventures
Co-investors7percent VenturesACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesMetaplanetMythos Ventures Management, Llc
Co-investorsAngels of Many
Platformatic builds Watt, a Node.js application server that runs frontend, API, and backend services as multithreaded workloads in a single runtime, plus ICC (Intelligent Command Center), a control plane for predictive autoscaling, observability, and caching.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareVancouver
Matteo Collina(Executive Officer, Director)Luca Maraschi(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDecibel Partners
Poppy optimizes ventilation in large commercial buildings by using aerosol tracer testing to measure actual outdoor air rates and adjusting existing damper setpoints to cut HVAC energy waste, with customers paying only from verified utility savings.
CleantechEnergyPropTechSilicon Valley, US
Co-investorsf7 VenturesGen CapitalTop Corner Capital
Proof is an approvals platform that helps government agencies digitize forms, implement electronic signatures, and manage approvals in a central software system.
GovTechWhitehorse, CA
Co-investorsConcrete VenturesTechstarsBritish Business Bank
PurposeMed is a physician-led telehealth company that builds branded services connecting patients with specialist clinicians for remote care, including PrEP, adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment, and gender-affirming care and hormone therapy.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Husein Moloo(Co-founder & CEO)inPete MacLeod(Co-founder & COO)inAmaan Banwait(Co-founder & CCO)inCaley Shukalek(Chief Medical Officer)in
Co-investorsUCeed FundsTrue North FundUCeed
Qohash provides a data security platform that discovers, classifies, and remediates sensitive unstructured data in place using a "zero copy" architecture that enforces security where the data lives rather than moving it.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareQuébec City, CA
Co-investorsFINTOP CapitalFonds de solidarité FTQDigital Currency Group
New York, US
James Zhan(Executive Officer)Sanford Spivey(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTyler Churchill(Director)in
Co-investors25MadisonBonfire VenturesInovia Capital
Ranger provides an AI platform that connects industrial teams, workflows, and documents across an operation, mapping workflows to reduce time spent searching, drafting, and reviewing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investors25MadisonNorthside Ventures
Relay is a financial technology company offering online business banking to small businesses, with features including up to 20 checking accounts, debit and credit cards, bill pay, and automated fund transfers.
FintechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesGarage CapitalRecall CapitalTapestry VCTribe Capital Firstlook
Revyl provides mobile testing and verification infrastructure for development teams, capturing runtime evidence from iOS and Android builds.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Landseer Enga(Founder)inAnam Hira(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorSouth Park Commons
Revyl provides a mobile testing platform that runs end-to-end mobile flows defined in natural language across iOS and Android builds, capturing screenshots, video, logs, and action traces as replayable evidence.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investors468 Capital
Reworkd is an AI-powered web data extraction platform that automates end-to-end data scraping and monitoring from websites at scale without requiring code.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Srijan Subedi(Founder)inDaniel Gross(Co-founder)Asim Shrestha(Founder)
Co-investorsRitual CapitalY Combinator
Sanctuary AI develops "Physical AI" software and autonomous task policies that run on commercially available robotic systems, including support for multiple hardware configurations, mobility options, end effectors, and a path to humanoids.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Olivia Norton(Founder)inJames G. Wellsin
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Evok InnovationsFoothill VenturesInBC Investment Corp.Intrepid Growth PartnersPropagator Ventures+6 more
Sandgarden is an incubator that focuses on problem-solving and shipping products.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York, US
Elizabeth Joy Zalman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Drew Vincent Blas(Executive Officer, Promoter)Marty Lee McCall(Executive Officer, Promoter)
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersResolute Ventures
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Wayfinder VenturesPreface Ventures
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersGarage Capital
SIX is an AI-powered recommendation platform that equips frontline employees — store associates, service teams, and hospitality staff — to send personalized product and experience recommendations to customers via WhatsApp, text, email, or QR code.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsThe 51 Ventures
Smart Access provides an AI platform that helps operations leaders digitize and enforce SOPs, turn floor-level observations into coaching and next-best actions, and close the gap between workforce behavior and best practices.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkLogistics & Supply ChainAtlanta, US
Co-investorsAspenwoodLobby CapitalSproutx
Soma operates an energy intelligence platform that connects power generation, battery storage, and large energy loads such as data centers into a real-time coordination layer to optimize and deliver power.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyRio de Janeiro, BR
Mario Souto(Founder)inAthanasios Caramanolis(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCategory VenturesHaystackRRE VenturesTO VCUncork Capital
Spocket is a dropshipping platform that connects entrepreneurs with suppliers globally and provides inventory management, logistics integration, and fulfillment services.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechSaaSVancouver, CA
Saba Mohebpour(CEO & Founder)
Co-investors7 Gate VenturesTechstarsPlug and Play Ventures
SureBright provides product protection insurance solutions that merchants embed directly into their customer checkout experience.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSNew Delhi, IN
Manish Chauhan(Founder)inSanket Munjal(Co-Founder)inManish C(Founder)
Co-investorsInsurTechMPG FundNeer Venture PartnersY CombinatorMotivate Venture Capital
Tailscale provides secure connectivity infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsToronto, CA
Avery Pennarun(Founder & CEO)inBrad Fitzpatrick(Founder)David Crawshaw(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAvenir Growth CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Cyber Mentor FundFlex Capital PartnersHeavybit+6 more
Total Life provides online therapy delivered by licensed therapists specializing in late-life mental health, available to adults 65 and older through Medicare coverage.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityMental Health
Neelam Brar(Founder)
Co-investorsHDS CapitalPrimetime Partners
Using few-shot learning to design better drug candidates, faster
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHealthtechMontréal, CA
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAmplify CapitalBrightspark VenturesFounderFuelFront Row VenturesTechstars+1 more
Walter is a document processing and data extraction platform that reads PDFs and emails, validates data against customer catalogs, and writes validated information directly into ERP systems.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nikolas Keller(Co-Founder & CEO)inLukas Postulka(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCategory VenturesHaystackRRE VenturesTechstarsUncork Capital
Wizedemy Inc. operates Wizeprep, an online study platform offering course-specific video tutorials and practice problems.
Co-investorsWUTIF Capital
Zeffy operates a 100% free, all-in-one fundraising and donor management platform for nonprofits and charities, offering tools such as donation collection and volunteer management.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
François(Co-founder)Thibaut(Co-founder)François de Kerret(Founder)in
Co-investorsFounderFuelMAINRing Capital
Zeroshot bio builds biology foundation models and AI pipelines that translate zebrafish drug-exposure data, combined with high-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing, into human pre-clinical insights.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsRipple Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Panache Ventures made?
- Panache Ventures has 98 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Panache Ventures invest at?
- Panache Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Panache Ventures's typical check size?
- Panache Ventures typically writes checks of $1.5M.
- What sectors does Panache Ventures focus on?
- Panache Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Panache Ventures located?
- Panache Ventures is headquartered in Montreal, CA.
- Does Panache Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Panache Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Panache Ventures co-invest with?
- Panache Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Garage Capital, Golden Ventures, among 173 tracked co-investors.
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Inovia Capital is a full-stack venture capital firm based in Canada with a presence in the EU, partnering with founders to build global technology companies.
Tribe Capital is a venture firm that uses an AI and data-science engine for quantitative underwriting to invest in technology companies, and runs a co-investment program called Firstlook.
FINTOP Capital is a venture firm run by former fintech founders and operators who invest in and support early-stage fintech companies rewiring financial services.
Saltagen Ventures is an early-stage investor focused on deep biotechnology startups that scale across the Pacific between North America and Asia.
2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven early-stage venture capital firm based in New York and Boston that backs founders building future technologies.
Uber is a technology company operating multisided platforms that connect consumers with ride services, transit, delivery of food and groceries, and freight shipping across more than 70 countries and 15,000+ cities.
Stellar Capital invests in founders building software, internet, and technology companies.
Banana Capital is Turner Novak's early-stage venture capital firm, run as a one-person operation investing up to $250k as a first or lead investor.
LOI Venture is a seed-stage venture fund co-founded by Hootsuite Founder Ryan Holmes and Angel Investor Manny Padda focused on backing founders under 30 usually building tech products attending the LOI Program.
This is the Analysis and Research section of BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada), publishing studies, surveys and reports on issues affecting Canadian small and medium-sized businesses.
Pioneer Square Labs operates as a startup studio and venture capital fund, partnering with founders to build world-changing companies by combining exceptional founders, innovative ideas, and investment capital.
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Firms observed investing alongside Panache Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Panache Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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August Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in a small number of companies, providing hands-on support to entrepreneurs building their businesses.
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B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.