Montreal · Pre-Seed–Seed · 12 people tracked
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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
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
4 people who came through Panache Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 92 of 126 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×55SaaS ×42Enterprise Software ×26Developer Tools ×17Data & Infrastructure ×14Fintech ×14Healthtech ×14Deep Tech ×9
HQs:Canada×40United States×15Brazil×1Israel×1India×1Kenya×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 46 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×242 founders×143 founders×64+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 60 founders with education data
McGill University ×7University of British Columbia ×7University of Toronto ×6University of Waterloo ×4École de technologie supérieure ×3Queen's University ×3University of Calgary ×3Babson College ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 60 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×19Computer Science ×15Business & Management ×7Economics ×5Finance & Accounting ×5Life Sciences ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×3Law ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 62 founders with career history
Creative Destruction Lab ×6NEXT Canada ×4Canada Revenue Agency ×2EasyMarkit ×2McGill University ×2RentMoola ×2Ritual.co ×2Shopify ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 63 with degree data)
Investments · 126 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 12023 · 22022 · 72021 · 52020 · 12019 · 12018 · 528 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(Co-founder & CEO)inAbhi Patel(Co-founder & CTO)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
Martyna Gatkiewicz(Founder)inGrace Du(Founder)in
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)inSimon Woodside(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBCF VenturesArchangel Network of FundsArgonautic VenturesBlu Venture InvestorsScaleUP VenturesTELUS Ventures+2 more
Acto provides a mobile app platform for field-based sales teams in regulated industries to deliver training, coaching, and presentations with approved content and messaging.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSales Tech
Parth Khanna(CEO)in
Co-investorsDMZExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLPGood News VenturesGraphite VenturesQuesta Capital+2 more
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 VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Garage CapitalIT-Farm CorporationRebel Fund+3 more
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 MandriinVeronique Lalondein
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+9 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
Damian Loch(Founder)in
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 develops a fraud detection platform for the music streaming industry, aimed at identifying manipulation and protecting revenue integrity for rights holders and streaming platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSocial
Andrew Batey(Co-Founder and CEO)inArpan DeolMorgan Hayduk(Founder)inPouria 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 FundGolden VenturesStaircase Ventures137 VenturesDRI HealthcareQuiet Capital
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 develops river alkalinity enhancement technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while restoring freshwater ecosystems.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodDartmouth, CA
Dr. Shannon Sterling(Co-founder)Luke Connell(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCounteract OneGolden VenturesPropeller VC
Certn provides background screening and identity verification software for HR and talent acquisition teams, offering criminal record checks, credit and civil litigation checks, professional register verifications, and reference checks across multiple countries.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityGovTechHR TechSaaS
Andrew McLeod(Founder & CEO)inOwen Madrick(Founder)in
Co-investorsInovia CapitalTelstra VenturesTribe CapitalAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 Capital+12 more
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 platform for buying and selling used cars in Canada, offering pricing, inspection, e-contracting, financing, and delivery through software built in-house.
E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Stephen Seibel(Founder & President)inDan Park(Chief Executive Officer)inAnshul Ruparell(Chief Financial Officer)inRichard Ball(Chief Production Officer)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersAltos VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersUpper90Alkeon CapitalAndreessen Horowitz+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)in
Co-investorsGolden VenturesHarvest Venture PartnersLuge CapitalBDC Venture 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(CTO & Co-Founder)inFred Lalonde(Co-Founder; Chairman)inAlexandra Petre(CEO)
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
Dooly was a CRM integration platform for sales teams, but the company is shutting down on June 30, 2025.
Sales Tech
Justin Vaillancourt(Founder)
Co-investorsMantis CapitalPallasite VenturesReshapeAdditionBattery Venturesboldstart ventures+7 more
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-investorsIQ CapitalOpenOcean
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 provides software for venture capital and private equity firms to manage investment data, automate deal flow processes, and generate portfolio analytics.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
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)inTommy Duquette(Co-founder, Chief Content Officer)inAlexandre Lapointe(Co-founder, VP of Engineering)inJerome Rousseau(Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAngels of ManyFlucas VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Left Lane CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+7 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 builds embedded banking software that connects corporate banking services with clients' ERP and accounting systems.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Lisa Shields(Founder)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
Julien D. Cousineau(Founder)in
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+7 more
HonestDoor is a Canadian proptech platform that applies machine learning and data science to real estate data to generate property valuations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructurePropTech
Dan Belostotsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedStartup TNT
Otto Capital is an investment firm that backs technology, blockchain startups, ICOs, and real estate ventures, aiming to build diversified portfolios.
Crypto & Web3PropTechEdmonton, CA
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedLuge CapitalBluesky Equities Ltd.Conconi Growth PartnersStartup 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
Gregory Whiteside(CEO)
Co-investorsDorm RoomLux CapitalThreshold VenturesArkitekt Venturesboldstart venturesBoost VC+6 more
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 Data Rooms provides a secure file-sharing and data room platform designed for security teams to distribute policies and files to prospects and customers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsGolden VenturesGarage 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)inOpher Brayer(Co-Founder & Chief Performance Officer)inMaya Liberman(Co-Founder & COO)in
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
Daniel West(Founder)in
Co-investors8-Bit CapitalBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Kiln is a development platform for teams building and shipping AI products, connecting the AI development lifecycle end to end so changes are observable, comparisons are consistent, and iteration remains fast as teams scale.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Koble applies algorithmic analysis to identify and invest in early-stage founders, using a probabilistic decision engine to rank founders and select outlier performers.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Co-investorsModus CapitalGarage CapitalPitchdrive
The page is an Indonesian-language online gambling landing page promoting a slot/casino betting site branded "JAGUAR33", listing deposit methods and popular games.
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
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
MarketMuse provides AI-powered content strategy and research tools for SEO and content teams, enabling them to analyze content inventories at scale, generate optimized briefs, and plan content strategy around user intent and search requirements.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Aki BaloghinJeff Coyle(Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianColle Capital PartnersLaunchCapitalLunaCap VenturesRevUp CapitalRiverside Acceleration Capital+4 more
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
Diana Lau(Founder)in
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersTechstarsMAIF Avenir
Blume sells natural, vegan skincare products focused on hydration and gentle active ingredients, including routines and kits aimed at treating acne and sensitive skin.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
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)in
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
Simon Bourgeois(Founder)in
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
Alexandre Renaud(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngels of ManyBoxOne VenturesExport Development Canada (EDC)FondactionFonds de solidarité FTQ
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 VenturesQuantonationCelesta Capital
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)inChris Zeoli(Director)Olanrewaju Soremekun(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christopher Dobyns(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardRyan Freeman(Director)inMatt Cohen(Director)in
Co-investorsClanton CapitalRipple VenturesStout Street CapitalBase10 PartnersFlare Capital PartnersFlare Capital Strategies+2 more
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-investorsMaC Venture CapitalY Combinator468 CapitalPillar VC
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)inAmar Ahluwalia(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Fin CapitalHarvest Venture PartnersLuge CapitalNAventuresOMERS Ventures+5 more
PainWorth offers an online tool that helps personal injury and accident victims in Canada navigate the insurance claim process, including applying for accident benefits and calculating settlement values.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerInsurTechLegalTech
Mike Z(Co-founder)Mike Zouhri(Co-founder)
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Edmonton UnlimitedMistral Venture Partners2048 Ventures
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-investorsBoxOne VenturesDiagramScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)
Platformatic develops Intelligent Command Center (ICC), a cloud control plane for predictive autoscaling of Node.js applications in Kubernetes that forecasts load trends and scales infrastructure ahead of demand.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSVancouver
Matteo Collina(Executive Officer, Director)Luca Maraschi(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDecibel PartnersRialto Ventures
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
Ranger provides an intelligence platform for industrial enterprises to manage procurement, engineering, and document workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise 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 is a mobile development platform that enables teams to build, test, and verify mobile applications using cloud-based infrastructure and AI agents.
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)in
Co-investorsRitual CapitalY Combinator
Sanctuary AI develops general-purpose humanoid robots and physical AI aimed at industrial applications, with a focus on dexterous robotic manipulation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsVancouver, CA
Olivia Norton(Co-founder & Chief Engineering & Operations Officer)inAjay Agrawal(Co-founder & Board Director)inJames G. WellsinDaniel Friedmann(Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board)in
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(Co-Founder / CEO)inDrew Vincent Blas(Executive Officer, Promoter)Marty Lee McCall(Co-Founder / CMO)
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersResolute Ventures
SIX is an AI-powered recommendation platform that enables frontline employees in retail, hospitality, and service industries to deliver personalized product and experience recommendations to customers at scale.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail 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
Tim Regnier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Lobby CapitalSproutx
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersGelt VCOrigin VenturesTenacity Venture Capital
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)in
Co-investors7 Gate VenturesTechstars7 Gate VenturesHex CapitalPlug 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 CapitalMOTIVATE VENTURES+1 more
Tailscale provides secure connectivity infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsToronto, CA
Avery Pennarun(CEO)inBrad Fitzpatrick(Founder)inDavid Crawshaw(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAvenir Growth CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Cyber Mentor FundFlex Capital PartnersHeavybit+7 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
Daniel Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAmplify CapitalBrightspark VenturesFounderFuelFront Row VenturesTechstars+3 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.
Cyrus Moradian(Founder)in
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
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
Steven ten Holder(Founder)in
Co-investorsRipple Ventures
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AngelhostApplauzBlumeBotpressChemshift TechnologiesCommunoFeatherless AIHack Capital VenturesLexopMetacommerceMymentorNeraOncallhealthParablePathway MedicalPeersupportPerceptive SpacePlaceholderRanger AIRanger RFXSemantic HealthSHARESharesfrSIXSoma EnergyValence LabsWize
Exits · 4
4 acquisitions · showing 3OnCall Healthacq. by QualifactsSemantic Healthacq. by AAPC (American Academy Holdings, LLC)Valence Discoveryacq. by Recursion
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTailscale · en.wikipedia.org · Aug 28, 2026

Beatdapp · edmsauce.com · Aug 18, 2026

Lane · whalesbook.com · Aug 14, 2026

Sanctuary · deserttrumpet.org · Aug 4, 2026
Biossil · theglobeandmail.com · Aug 4, 2026
Soma · datacenterdynamics.com · Jul 27, 2026
Zeffy · rallyup.com · Jul 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Panache Ventures made?
- Panache Ventures has 126 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 7 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 Golden Ventures, Y Combinator, Garage Capital, among 184 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Panache Ventures has recently written about InstaSwitch, a business bank-switching automation platform that addresses a major activation gap for banks and fintechs, and CarbonRun, a climate technology company using river alkalinity restoration for large-scale carbon capture. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamCrypto Investment Analysis with Venture Capitalist Chris Neumann; Partner at Panache Ventures
Chris Neumann
Beyond the Box: Prashant Matta - Panache Ventures
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Prashant Matta of Panache Ventures speaks with Peggy Van de Plassche of the New Normal in Finance
Roar Growth · Prashant Matta
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Co-investors · 14
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.
2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven early-stage venture capital firm based in New York and Boston that backs founders building future technologies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
▶2 more co-investors
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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