How many investments has Plaza Ventures made?

Plaza Ventures has 30 tracked investments.

What stage does Plaza Ventures invest at?

Plaza Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.

What sectors does Plaza Ventures focus on?

Plaza Ventures focuses on AdTech, Marketing Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.

Where is Plaza Ventures located?

Plaza Ventures is headquartered in Toronto, CA.

Who does Plaza Ventures co-invest with?

Plaza Ventures most often shares deals with Inovia Capital, Kensington Capital Partners Limited, Golden Ventures, among 67 tracked co-investors.

Plaza Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Toronto · Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked

Also known as Plaza Ventures (SA CV) · PV MANAGEMENT INC

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Investment thesis

Plaza Ventures backs capital-efficient, high-growth technology companies using a flexible model that combines growth equity, secondaries, and early-stage capital. It also invests in established businesses to support founder succession, management buyouts, and strategic expansion, and pursues select opportunistic investments in areas such as real estate and special situations. The firm positions itself as a long-term, value-add capital partner to entrepreneurs, often making an initial primary investment followed by secondary purchases, and supports portfolio companies through a network of LPs, strategic partners, and ecosystem players to accelerate their growth.

Invests inAdTech Marketing Tech SaaSSector AgnosticCanada Toronto United States

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Late Stage

Toronto, ON, CA

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2008

AUM

$6M

Tracked investments

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Daniel (Dan) Israelsohn· General Partner· Greater Toronto Area, Canadain

A finance executive with expertise in corporate finance and tax structuring who previously led finance at a high-growth SaaS company. As General Partner at PV he works with portfolio finance teams and supports investment management. He is a CPA and CA with an HBA and MBA from Ivey.

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Matthew Leibowitz· Co-Founder & Managing General Partner· Torontoin 𝕏

Co-Founder and Managing General Partner of Plaza Ventures with decades of venture capital experience. He sits on several boards including StackAdapt, is a former board member of the Canadian Venture Capital Association, and previously led growth-tech finance deals at B.E.S.T. Funds.

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Daniel Brothman· Managing Partner

A growth-stage technology investor and career venture capitalist with experience originating and closing transactions, focused on AdTech, MarTech, and SaaS, and active in the secondary market and roll-up strategies across Canada and the U.S.

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Adam Neumark· Associate· Toronto, Ontario, Canadain

A Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator who previously advised public and private companies at a large public accounting firm. As an Investment Associate at PV he conducts due diligence, valuation analysis, and portfolio tracking.

Eugene Skotkin· Director of Finance

Director of Finance at Plaza Ventures.

Jake Raubvogel· Associate· Torontoin

A corporate lawyer turned investor who previously practiced at a Bay Street firm in Toronto on PE and VC transactions. As an Investment Associate he handles sourcing, diligence, deal execution, and LP reporting. Holds an HBA from Ivey and a JD from Western Law.

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Maria Sutherland· Office Manager· Toronto, Ontario, Canadain

Office Manager at Plaza Ventures overseeing day-to-day operations, administrative functions, and events, and supporting investor relationship management. Holds a background in Business Management and Marketing from Centennial College.

Nechama Levy· Junior Accountant

Junior Accountant at Plaza Ventures supporting accounting processes and financial reporting, with over a decade of experience in audit and real estate accounting. She studied at Toronto Metropolitan University and is pursuing an accounting designation at Sheridan College.

Shayna Kwiecinski· Senior Financial Analyst

A Chartered Professional Accountant with prior experience in a Canadian bank's CPA rotational program. As Senior Financial Analyst at PV she supports fund and tax reporting, financial statement audits, and investor relationship management. Holds a degree from Western University.

Robert Richards· Executive Officer

What they invest in

from 24 of 30 portfolio companies

SaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×6Fintech ×5Hardware ×5Cleantech ×4IoT ×4E-commerce ×3

HQs:Canada×12United States×7Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 16 portfolio companies

56%

solo founders

9 of 16 mapped founding teams

54%

repeat founders

of 24 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×33 founders×34+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data

University of Waterloo ×4University of Toronto ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×8Finance & Accounting ×6Computer Science ×5Business & Management ×4Economics ×3Law ×2

1 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)

Investments · 30 tracked

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By year:2023 · 1 2022 · 1 2021 · 2 2018 · 1 2016 · 16 dated

AI & ML Growthsuper.com

San Francisco, US

Henry Shi(Founder)inHussein Fazal(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcrew Capital Hyphen Capital Position Ventures Titanium Ventures

Apialarmapialarm.com

A.P.I.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTSaaSCanada, CA

Avidbotsavidbots.com in 𝕏

Avidbots makes autonomous floor-cleaning robots and supports customers globally through a network of channel partners.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechHardwarePropTechRoboticsKitchener, CA

Faizan Sheikh(Founder)in Pablo Molina in

Co-investorsGolden Ventures Next47 GGV Capital True Ventures 500 Global BDC Growth Venture Fund +8 more

Busbudbusbud.com inSep 2018

Busbud is a platform that aggregates and enables booking of intercity bus tickets from thousands of bus operators across 80+ countries.

B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesSaaSTravel & HospitalityMontreal, CA

Louis-Philippe Maurice(CEO)Michael Gradek(CTO)inFrederic Thouin(Chief Analytics Officer)inLP Maurice(Founder)inDavid Burridge(Secretary and VP Finance and Corporate Development)in Erik Blachford(Director)in

Co-investorsCanadian Business Growth Fund K3 Ventures OMERS Ventures WIND Ventures Inovia Capital Revolution

Careguidecareguide.com in 𝕏

CareGuide operates online marketplaces that connect people seeking care services with qualified caregivers across various verticals including pet care, home services, and childcare.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechHR TechMarketplacesSaaSToronto, US

John Green inAli Dinani(Chief Executive Officer)inKen Scott(Chief Financial Officer)inEmir Hasanbegovic(Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardJesse Rasch

Co-investors500 Global Garage Capital Inovia Capital Structure Capital

Clearcoclear.co in 𝕏

Clearco provides funding to e-commerce businesses based on their sales data and revenue performance.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFintech

Michele Romanow(Founder)in Tanay Delima(Founder)inIvan Gritsiniak(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow Ventures Bow Capital Founders Circle Capital Frontline Ventures Garage Capital Golden Ventures +7 more

Dejerodejero.com in 𝕏Apr 2021 · $60M

Dejero develops connectivity solutions that combine multiple networks to enable reliable transmission for field operations and live reporting.

Enterprise SoftwareHardwareMedia & Entertainment

Bogdan Frusina(Founder)

Co-investorsMultiplier Capital Runway Growth Capital Vertu Capital

GoBoltgobolt.com in 𝕏

GoBolt provides ecommerce fulfillment and last-mile delivery services, handling picking, packing, shipping, delivery, and returns for merchants, with a focus on sustainability and an electric vehicle fleet.

CleantechE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Heindrik Bernabe(Co-founder)inMark Ang(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsFounderFuel Ingka Investments Kensington Capital Partners Limited Whitecap Venture Partners Yaletown Partners BDC Capital Corporation +4 more

Hydrostorhydrostor.ca in

Hydrostor develops long-duration energy storage using Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES), a closed-loop system combining air, water, and purpose-built underground hard-rock caverns to store off-peak electricity for the electric grid.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyToronto, CA

CURTIS VANWALLEGHEM(Executive Officer, Director)inTom Duckett(Executive Officer)inSarah Skinner(Executive Officer)inJon Norman(Executive Officer)inChris Phebus(Executive Officer)inPatrick Moyer(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAmplify Capital Bild Alternative Investments Corporation ArcTern Ventures Canada Growth Fund

iguazioiguazio.com in 𝕏

Iguazio builds a platform for deploying machine learning and generative AI models into production business applications, helping data science and engineering teams move models from development to real-world use.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Eran Duchan(Founder)in

Co-investorsGen Capital INcapital Ventures Kensington Capital Partners Limited Verizon Ventures CME Ventures Pitango +1 more

Kervkerv.ai in 𝕏

KERV provides AI-powered interactive video advertising technology for brands and agencies, enabling conversion-optimized campaigns with object-level interaction data and retargeting capabilities.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentAustin, US

Kitchen Hubkitchenhub.com in 𝕏Oct 2021

KitchenHub is a Toronto food hall that brings meals from multiple local restaurants together, letting customers order from several restaurants in a single order for delivery or pickup.

FoodTechMarketplacesToronto, CA

Oren Borovitch(Founder)inAdam Aremland(Executive Officer, Director)Mathew Abramsky(Executive Officer, Director)

LANDRlandr.com in 𝕏Sep 2016

LANDR is a music production platform offering AI-powered audio mastering, distribution to 150+ streaming platforms, royalty-free samples, plugins, collaboration tools, and online music courses.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSPalo Alto, US

BoardPHIL LIBIN(Director)MICHAEL FERTIK(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsSony Ventures Corporation TandemLaunch General Catalyst Warner Music Group

Miovisionmiovision.com in 𝕏

Miovision provides traffic data collection and analysis platforms to cities and municipalities to optimize road networks and traffic management.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechIoTMobility & TransportationKitchener, CA

Tony B.(Founder)in

Co-investorsMaverix Private Equity McRock Capital ACE & Company Export Development Canada (EDC)Renewal Funds TELUS Ventures

MMB Networksmmbnetworks.com in 𝕏

MMB Networks is a connectivity and IoT company specializing in Smart Energy solutions, serving clients from strategy through manufacturing and deployment.

Cloud ComputingEnergyHardwareIoT

Co-investorsArcTern Ventures Roadmap Capital Inc.

Neoneofinancial.com in 𝕏

Neo Financial offers a robo-advisory investment platform called Neo Invest, powered by OneVest, that combines algorithmic portfolio management with human portfolio manager expertise.

CybersecurityFintechCanada, CA

Shlomi Salem(Founder)in Andrew Chau(Founder)in Kris Read(Founder)in

Co-investorsAfore Capital Breyer Capital Evolution Ventures Golden Venture Partners Golden Ventures Harvest Venture Partners +5 more

Portlessportless.com in 𝕏

Portless provides direct-from-Asia fulfillment for DTC and ecommerce brands, keeping inventory near manufacturers and shipping orders directly to customers in 75+ countries with branded, domestic-looking packaging.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Izzy Rosenzweig(Founder)in

Co-investorsClanton Capital Commerce Ventures eGateway Capital Red Swan Ventures

PostBeyondpostbeyond.com in 𝕏

PostBeyond is an employee advocacy platform that enables organizations to centrally manage social media content and empower employees to share company messaging on their personal social accounts.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSocial

Co-investorsVenture Ontario Information Venture Partners

Q4 Inc.q4inc.com in

Q4 provides an AI-native CRM platform designed for investor relations teams to manage the full investor lifecycle by combining intent data, ownership information, and market intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Darrell Heaps(Founder, Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer)in

Co-investorsHotung Investment Holdings Ltd.Kensington Capital Partners Limited Venture Ontario Information Venture Partners

Site2020site2020.com in

Site 20/20 provides customizable smart traffic management technologies for work zones, including controllable devices and software platforms that allow traffic managers to adjust safety perimeters and visibility based on project requirements.

Construction TechHardwareIoTSaaS

Co-investorsEnergy Impact Partners

Squareonesquareone.ca in 𝕏

Square One is a Canadian insurance brokerage offering home and car insurance online across six provinces.

FintechInsurTechVancouver, CA

Stackadaptstackadapt.com in 𝕏

StackAdapt is a programmatic advertising platform that uses machine learning and data science to help marketers and advertisers reach consumers.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSToronto, CA

Ildar Shar(Co-founder)in Vitaly Pecherskiy(Co-founder)inYang Han(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsIntrepid Growth Partners Round13 Capital Summit Partners Verdex Capital

Supersuper.so 𝕏Apr 2023 · $85M

Super is a no-code website builder that enables users to create custom-designed websites powered by Notion, offering design tools for typography, color schemes, navigation, and branding elements without requiring code knowledge.

Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Jason Werner(Founder)in

Co-investorsCzech Founders VC Full In Partners Hyphen Capital Inovia Capital Lion Capital Telstra Ventures

Symendsymend.com in

Symend offers an AI and behavioral science engagement platform that automates enterprise debt collections by scoring customers, assigning delinquency archetypes, and delivering personalized outreach across email, text, IVR, and letters.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Hanif Joshaghani(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngels of Many FUSE Inovia Capital Mistral Venture Partners Thin Air Labs BoxOne Ventures +1 more

Vive Crop Protectionvivecrop.com in 𝕏

Vive Crop Protection develops fungicides, insecticides, and nematicides—branded as Precision Chemistry™ solutions—designed for crop protection and disease management in field agriculture.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechNew MaterialsToronto, CA

Dr. Darren Anderson(CEO & Co-Founder)Dr. Jordan Dinglasan(VP Research & IP, Co-Founder)

Co-investorsEmmertech iSelect Fund BDC Capital Corporation Export Development Canada (EDC)FCC Capital

Other

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

FindspaceGrabit Interactive MediaLogistics, SimplifiedResidential & Commercial Security SolutionsSensenet

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

AI Super PAC Raises $140M, Overtaking Crypto's Fairshake at $137M

Super · cryptotimes.io · Aug 20, 2026

Funding and M&A Roundup: Form Energy Raises $750 Million in Series G Funding - Mercom Capital Group

Hydrostor · mercomcapital.com · Aug 19, 2026

Q4 launches AI-native CRM for investor relations

Q4 Inc. · fintech.global · Apr 29, 2026

Trysignalbase

Avidbots · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026

Cognota Raises $5.75M Series B for Agentic LearnOps®

PostBeyond · cognota.com · Mar 10, 2026

How Vive Crop Protection is helping farmers grow more, while using pesticides less | BetaKit

Vive Crop Protection · betakit.com · Dec 4, 2025

Dejero Secures US$20 Million Growth Investment from Multiplier Capital to Accelerate Critical Connectivity Solutions - Dejero

Dejero · dejero.com · Dec 4, 2025

Grabit Interactive Media dba Kerv Interactive has filed a notice of an exempt offering of securities to raise $17,500,000.00 in New Funding. - intelligence360

Grabit Interactive Media · intelligence360.news · Dec 3, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Plaza Ventures made?: Plaza Ventures has 30 tracked investments.
What stage does Plaza Ventures invest at?: Plaza Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Plaza Ventures focus on?: Plaza Ventures focuses on AdTech, Marketing Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Plaza Ventures located?: Plaza Ventures is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
Who does Plaza Ventures co-invest with?: Plaza Ventures most often shares deals with Inovia Capital, Kensington Capital Partners Limited, Golden Ventures, among 67 tracked co-investors.

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