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Pelorus Venture Capital

Venture capital

St. John's · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked

Also known as Pelorus

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Investment thesis

Pelorus Venture Capital invests at the pre-seed and seed stage in innovation companies based in Newfoundland and Labrador, aiming to build the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem. It manages the Venture Newfoundland and Labrador LP I and II funds, created together with the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, BDC Capital, and angel investors. The firm partners early with founders, acting as an active advisor and emphasizing authentic, transparent, and aligned relationships between investors and entrepreneurs. Its objective is to help talented entrepreneurs with innovative technologies commercialize their products and services while delivering venture returns to investors. The firm is sector-agnostic.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$250K – $500K
HQ
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
AUM
$50M
Tracked investments
14

Team · 3 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 8 of 14 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×6Healthtech ×4SaaS ×4Digital Health ×2LegalTech ×2Medical Devices ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Biotech ×1

HQs:Canada×4

Investments · 14 tracked

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Breathesuitebreathesuite.comin

BreatheSuite delivers pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD patients in a home-based format, combining physical therapy and respiratory therapy led by licensed clinicians.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Dr. Kali Nordin(Clinical Director | Doctor of Physical Therapy)

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Killick CapitalMemorial Centre for Entrepreneurship

CoLabcolabsoftware.comin𝕏Seed

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

HeyOrcaheyorca.cominMay 2017

HeyOrca is a social media management platform for social media managers and small marketing teams to plan and collaborate on content, engage with communities, and report on performance in one place.

Marketing TechSaaSSocial

Joe(Chief Executive Orca (CEO), Founder)

Co-investorsKillick CapitalBDC Capital Corporation

Sequence Biosequencebio.comin𝕏

Sequence Bio discovers genetic causes of disease within Newfoundland and Labrador's founder population to develop breakthrough treatments, diagnostics, and preventions.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSt. John's, CA

Jeremy Grushcow(Chief Business Officer)inChris Gardner(President + CEO)inLynn Healey(Chief Executive Officer)inTom Barber(Chief Scientific Officer)inTyler Wish(Executive Officer, Director)James Hardiman(Director)

Co-investorsC3 VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Killick CapitalY CombinatorHeron Rock AL Access FundsVenture Newfoundland and Labrador

SiftMedsiftmed.cain𝕏

SiftMed is an AI-powered platform that automates the organization and analysis of medical records for legal professionals, medical experts, and life care planners.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechLegalTechMedical Devices

Jeremie Larouche(Co-founder)Holly

Co-investorsEast Valley VenturesSandpiper VenturesStaircase VenturesThe 51 Ventures

Sparrow Acousticssparrowbioacoustics.comin

Sparrow Bio Acoustics develops Stethophone Pro, a smartphone-based medical device platform that uses AI-powered heart sound analysis to detect cardiovascular disease earlier in patient care pathways.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsKillick Capital

Spellbookspellbook.com

Spellbook is an AI system for contract work that lets legal teams intake, draft, review, and store agreements, running first-pass reviews against a team's standards and enforcing playbooks on every contract.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Verloverlo.finance

Verlo is an AI assistant for wealth management and financial advisory practices that reads client documents, joins and transcribes calls, drafts follow-ups, fills in forms, and runs financial analyses like Monte Carlo simulations.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsEast Valley VenturesThe 51 Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CynoMantleMetricsflowMysaSeaformaticsSwiftsure

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Pelorus Venture Capital made?
Pelorus Venture Capital has 14 tracked investments.
What stage does Pelorus Venture Capital invest at?
Pelorus Venture Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Pelorus Venture Capital's typical check size?
Pelorus Venture Capital typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
What sectors does Pelorus Venture Capital focus on?
Pelorus Venture Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Pelorus Venture Capital located?
Pelorus Venture Capital is headquartered in St. John's, CA.
Who does Pelorus Venture Capital co-invest with?
Pelorus Venture Capital most often shares deals with Killick Capital, East Valley Ventures, Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship, among 19 tracked co-investors.

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