Montreal · Pre-Seed–Seed · 15 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Panache Ventures positions itself as Canada's leading pre-seed and seed fund, backing visionary technology founders from day one and frequently serving as the first institutional investor. Operating from a $100M Fund II, it writes first cheques up to $1.5M across all sectors. The firm emphasizes an operator-turned-investor approach, offering hands-on support without taking board seats. It leverages decades of operational experience and a coast-to-coast Canadian network to guide portfolio companies toward Series A through warm introductions to top-tier funds in Canada and the US. With offices spanning Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, Panache stresses deep roots in the Canadian startup ecosystem and conviction in Canadian entrepreneurs.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
5 people who came through Panache Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 97 of 125 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×54SaaS ×43Enterprise Software ×29Developer Tools ×18Fintech ×16Healthtech ×16Data & Infrastructure ×15Deep Tech ×9
HQs:Canada×42United States×19Brazil×1Israel×1India×1Kenya×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 48 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×212 founders×153 founders×64+ founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 64 founders with education data
University of British Columbia ×10McGill University ×7University of Toronto ×6University of Waterloo ×4École de technologie supérieure ×3Queen's University ×3University of Calgary ×3Babson College ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 66 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×21Computer Science ×15Business & Management ×7Finance & Accounting ×7Economics ×6Life Sciences ×4Law ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 67 founders with career history
NEXT Canada ×4Google ×3McGill University ×3Canada Revenue Agency ×2EasyMarkit ×2McKinsey & Company ×2RentMoola ×2Ritual.co ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 8 hold an MBA (of 69 with degree data)
Investments · 125 tracked
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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 CombinatorEneco VenturesGarage 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 VenturesInnovation Grade Ventures+6 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 VenturesCollaborative FundCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Garage CapitalIT-Farm Corporation+5 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(CPO)inRandeep Singh(Founder)inAndrew Walker(Founder)inMiklos Tusz(Lead Developer)Nick Parker(Lead Systems Architect)daniel nerenberg(CIO)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpFlucas VenturesInnoStart CapitalIronGate Capital AdvisorsMana VenturesPrototype Capital+16 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 VenturesKaszek 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)Adam Schwartz(Founder)Alex Terrien(Founder)Clinton Robinson(Founder)
Co-investorsHOF CapitalDraft Ventures LlcInMotion 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 PartnersForesight CanadaModerne 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)inPouria Assadipour(Founder)
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
Blume is a skincare brand offering all-natural, anti-inflammatory products formulated for sensitive, acne-prone skin, such as its Meltdown oil.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Bunny Ghatrora(Founder)inTaran Ghatrora(Co-founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBackbone AngelsFelicis VenturesFJ LabsThe 51 VenturesUpHonest Capital+3 more
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(Founder)Eddie Halfyard(Founder)Shannon Sterling(Founder)
Co-investorsCounteract OneGolden VenturesCounteractPropeller 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)inOwen Madrick(Founder)in
Co-investorsInovia CapitalAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBDC Growth Venture FundCyber Mentor Fund+13 more
Class8 processes fleet telematics data from trucking companies to provide operational insights and management tools.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCommerce VenturesInspired CapitalNVP CapitalResolute VenturesNewark Venture Partners+1 more
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 VenturesFeldsmith CapitalFJ LabsLightspeed Venture PartnersTrue North Fund+11 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)inSteph Burry(Head of People \u0026 Culture)Tessa Whelan(Recruiter)
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Fjor FoundersFundersClubInsight PartnersIntrepid Growth PartnersJude Gomila+11 more
A marketplace where independent designers sell digital assets such as fonts, graphics, templates, photos, and themes to other creators.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Darius "Bubs" Monsef(Founder)inAaron Epstein(Founder)inChris Williams(Founder)inChris Winn(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardCack Wilhelm(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalFounder CollectiveOnStartupsY CombinatorAccompliceAlexis Ohanian+17 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-investorsBDC Growth Venture FundGolden 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(Founder)inFred Lalonde(Founder)inAlexandra Petre(CEO)Frederic Lalonde(Founder)Laurence Tosi(Founder)
Co-investorsBastien Family OfficeBrightspark 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-investorsCrew CapitalMantis CapitalPallasite VenturesReshapeAdditionBattery 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-investorsBDC Seed Venture FundDraper 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 AcceleratorJude GomilaPre-Seed to SucceedRadix VenturesSagona Capital, Inc.Satgana+2 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-investorsRhino VenturesEndurance 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)inMarina Pavlovic Rivas(Founder)
Co-investors2048 VenturesBDC Thrive Venture Fund for WomenCake VenturesForeground CapitalGarage CapitalIKJ Capital+8 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 ToolsSan Francisco, US
Eugene Cheah(Founder)inHarrison Vanderbyl(Founder)Wesley George(Founder)Harrison Vandevelle(Founder)
Co-investorsFjor FoundersHack VCKickstart VenturesOakseed VenturesSoma CapitalTranspose Platform Management+2 more
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(CEO)inPatrick Chandler(CMO)inAlexandre Marcotte(CTO)inTommy Duquette(Founder)inAlexandre Lapointe(Co-founder, VP of Engineering)inJerome Rousseau(Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAngels of ManyBCF VenturesFlucas VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Left Lane Capital+18 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 CapitalRhino Ventures
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)in
Co-investorsACME CapitalCrosslink CapitalGolden VenturesUncork CapitalBlumberg CapitalFoundersX Ventures+3 more
Gainful makes personalized performance nutrition products and supplements.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Jahaan Ansari(CTO)inEric Wu(Cofounder)inMarkus Jonsson(Director of Engineering)Brian Devlin(Vice President Operations)Jon Shin(Head of Finance)Dean Kelly(CEO)
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesBrama One VenturesCourtside VenturesDorm RoomKli CapitalRound13 Capital+9 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 InsightHike VenturesJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Koch Disruptive TechnologiesOne Way Ventures+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 UnlimitedOtto Capital GroupStartup 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 RoomFounder CollectiveLux CapitalThreshold VenturesArkitekt Venturesboldstart ventures+7 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
Amar Chahal(Founder)Cody Wright(Founder)
Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalGolden 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 VenturesInovia Capital
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 VenturesChicago 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
Co-investorsThe E14 Fund1kxConsenSysGSRIOSG VenturesKraken+2 more
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 CapitalPitchdriveGarage Capital
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
Kora is a payment infrastructure platform that enables African businesses to go global and helps multinational corporations scale within Africa by providing end-to-end payment solutions.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechToronto, CA
Co-investorsTechstars
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 CapitalClanton CapitalKae CapitalRound13 CapitalTechstars+1 more
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)inAlice Lan(Operations Lead)
Co-investorsY CombinatorGarage CapitalHeron Rock AL Access FundsHustle FundN49P
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
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
Narrator provides a data platform that lets analysts define user journeys and answer business questions through dashboards and exported reports, designed to reduce the time and warehouse costs required for data analysis.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Cedric Dussud(Founder)inAhmed Elsamadisi(Founder)inMike Nason(Founder)inMatt Star(Founder)inBrittany Davis(Head of Data)Sameen Kiayei(Senior Project Manager)
Co-investorsY CombinatorFlybridge Capital PartnersFrialeInitialized CapitalLiquid VenturesTwenty Two Ventures
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Ahmed Elsamadisi(Founder)inCedric Dussud(Founder)inMatt Star(Founder)inMike Nason(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
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)inDrew Millington(Founder)Kevin Langlois(Founder)
Co-investorsGolden VenturesLuge CapitalRBCxMotivate 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)inHelen Kontozopoulos(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGraphite VenturesMonograph Capital PartnersStand Up VenturesThreshold VenturesToronto Innovation Acceleration Partners+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 CapitalMaple Leaf AngelsMartis CapitalRipple VenturesStout Street CapitalBase10 Partners+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(CEO)inSepand Dyanatkar(CTO)inJustin Chan(Founding Engineer)Elliott Piercy(ML Engineer)Lucy Gordon(Operations Lead)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)MaC Venture CapitalRRE VenturesSapphire VenturesY Combinator468 Capital+5 more
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 CapitalFJ LabsHarvest Venture PartnersLuge CapitalNAventures+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)Jean-Karim Metwalli(Founder)Joann de Zegher(Founder)
Co-investorsBastien Family OfficeBoxOne VenturesDiagramPear VCScaleGood 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(Founder)Luca Maraschi(Founder)
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-investorsAzure Capital PartnersTrue North FundUCeed FundsUCeed
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
Yoseph West(Founder)
Co-investorsAb Capital Holding BVBain Capital VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesGarage CapitalRecall CapitalTapestry VC+2 more
Revyl provides mobile testing and verification infrastructure for development teams, capturing runtime evidence from iOS and Android builds.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Landseer Enga(CEO)inAnam Hira(CTO)inShawn Jarolimek(GTM)Isaac Cohen(SE)Chris Risebrough(Founding)Kyle Rich(Founding)
Co-investorsFeld VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalFelicis VenturesGeneral CatalystSouth Park Commons
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)inAdam Watkins(CTO)Rohan Pandey(Founding Engineer)
Co-investorsMaiora Rebel VenturesRitual CapitalY CombinatorAI Grant
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(Founder)inAjay Agrawal(Founder)inJames G. WellsinDaniel Friedmann(Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board)inGeordie Rose(Founder)inSuzanne Gildert(Founder)
Co-investorsBlueLake.vcDCVC (Data Collective)Evok InnovationsFoothill VenturesInBC Investment Corp.Intrepid Growth Partners+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
Semantic Health built an AI/NLP-powered platform that automated hospital medical coding, auditing, and clinical documentation improvement for insurance billing.
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Wayfinder VenturesPreface Ventures
Serverless provides the Serverless Framework, an open-source tool for developing, deploying, and monitoring APIs, scheduled tasks, workflows, and event-driven applications on AWS Lambda.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Austen Collins(Founder)in
Co-investorsHeavybitLightspeed Venture PartnersTrinity VenturesAccelAirbus VenturesAMD Ventures+10 more
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 is an insurance brokerage that provides industry-specific business coverage through a single application, working with hundreds of carrier partners.
FintechInsurTech
Co-investorsAccelOverlook VenturesCategory VenturesHaystackRRE VenturesTO VC+1 more
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 VenturesRRE VenturesUncork CapitalHaystackTO VC
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 CapitalMistral Venture PartnersPlug and Play Ventures
SureBright provides product protection insurance solutions that merchants embed directly into their customer checkout experience.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechRetail TechSaaSNew Delhi, IN
Manish Chauhan(CEO)inSanket Munjal(Founder)inManish C(Founder)Kunth Jain(Hiring Manager)Anbarasu S(Hiring Manager)Ankita Dewan(Hiring Manager (Marketing))
Co-investorsBuilders + BackersInsurTechMaiora Rebel VenturesMPG FundNeer Venture PartnersSimplex Ventures+6 more
Tailscale provides secure connectivity infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsToronto, CA
Avery Pennarun(Founder)inBrad Fitzpatrick(Founder)inDavid Crawshaw(Founder)inDavid Carney(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAvenir Growth CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Cyber Mentor FundFlex Capital PartnersHeavybit+8 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(CEO)inLukas Postulka(CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCategory VenturesDistrict Ventures CapitalHaystackRRE VenturesTechstars+1 more
Wizedemy Inc. operates Wizeprep, an online study platform offering course-specific video tutorials and practice problems.
Cyrus Moradian(Founder)in
Co-investorsWUTIF Capital
Yuhu is a rental lifecycle management platform integrated into HappyCo's multifamily solutions suite, providing property management and resident-facing tools for landlords and property managers across North America.
PropTechSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesUncork 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.
ApplauzBotpressChemshift TechnologiesCommunoHack Capital VenturesLexopMetacommerceMymentorNeraOncallhealthParablePathway MedicalPeersupportPerceptive SpacePlaceholderRanger RFXSHAREValence Labs
Exits · 7
7 acquisitions · showing 4Creative Marketacq. by DribbbleOnCall 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
Deep Sky · finance.yahoo.com · Jun 25, 2026
Walter · ycombinator.com · Jun 2, 2026
Biossil · betakit.com · Apr 23, 2026
Clearline · ycombinator.com · Apr 14, 2026
Soma Energy · finsmes.com · Apr 3, 2026
AON3D · prnewswire.com · Jan 28, 2026
CoLab · betakit.com · Nov 11, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Panache Ventures made?
- Panache Ventures has 125 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 9 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 234 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does Panache Ventures back?
- Across 12 deals with disclosed amounts, Panache Ventures has joined rounds of $760K – $34M (median $4.1M).
From the blog
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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 San Francisco-based venture firm founded by former Social Capital members and operators that applies a data-driven, bottom-up framework to identify and back early-stage product-market fit. It is sector and stage agnostic, investing from seed to growth stage.
2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven early-stage venture capital firm based in New York and Boston that backs founders building future technologies.
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.
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.
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 is a finance services firm describing itself as a team with diverse experience across a range of finance disciplines.
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.
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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