Rhino Ventures
Venture capitalVancouver · Pre-Seed–Series A
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Investment thesis
Rhino Ventures invests in early-stage companies operating in Canada. The firm provides financing to startups across various sectors.
What they invest in
from 7 of 7 portfolio companiesSaaS ×6Enterprise Software ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Climate Tech ×1Digital Health ×1EdTech ×1FemTech ×1Fintech ×1
HQs:Canada×2United Kingdom×1United States×1
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12023 · 22021 · 22020 · 16 dated
Diginex is a sustainable RegTech company offering a suite of software and advisory services for ESG, climate, and supply chain data collection, reporting, and risk management.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCentral, GB
Paul Ewing(Chief Financial Officer)inRichard Byworth(Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Issuer)
BoardAndrew Watkins(Director of the Issuer)Paul Smith(Director of the Issuer)Richard Petty(Director of the Issuer)Yoon Chi-Won(Chairman and Director of the Issuer)
Co-investorsWorking Capital FundHearst VenturesWorking Capital Innovation
Showbie is an education platform that consolidates instruction, feedback, assessment, communication, and reporting into a single app for teachers, schools, and multi-school organizations such as trusts, municipalities, and districts.
EdTechSaaSEdmonton, CA
Colin Bramm(CEO and Co-Founder)inRoy Pombeiro(CTO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsPoint NineEdmonton UnlimitedFresco CapitalImagine K12Yaletown Partners
Aspect provides workforce engagement management (WEM) software for enterprise teams, offering forecasting, scheduling, and performance management capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Jeff Kupietzky(Chief Executive Officer)inCam Smith(Chief Innovation Officer)in
Co-investorsNorth Atlantic CapitalDIMENSIONGovernment of CanadaInBC Investment Corp.Pangaea VenturesRadical Ventures+1 more
Klue provides competitive intelligence software that automatically collects, curates, and distributes competitive insights to sales and marketing teams, while also capturing buyer feedback and win-loss analysis through human expert interviews and AI-powered tools.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Sarathy Naicker(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersAspenwoodBDC Venture CapitalCraft VenturesOMERS VenturesPallasite Ventures+2 more
MARZ is a visual effects and technology company that produces feature-film quality VFX for premium television on compressed timelines and budgets.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsRound13 CapitalHarlo Equity Partners
Twig is an autonomous AI support platform that triages, self-evaluates, and resolves Tier 1 customer support tickets, integrating with helpdesk tools such as Zendesk, Salesforce, and Intercom.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco Bay Area, US
Chandan Maruthi(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsPath Ventures
Twig Fertility provides guidance, service, technology, and support to couples navigating the fertility treatment journey.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesToronto, CA
Rhonda Zwingerman(Chief Medical Officer)in
Co-investorsWELL Ventures
Exits · 1
1 IPOsDiginexNASDAQ: DGNX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Diginex · ad-hoc-news.de · Aug 19, 2026
Klue · cybersecuritydive.com · Jun 23, 2026
Aspect · pharmaceutical-technology.com · Apr 6, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rhino Ventures made?
- Rhino Ventures has 7 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Rhino Ventures invest at?
- Rhino Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Rhino Ventures's typical check size?
- Rhino Ventures typically writes checks of $365K – $3.6M.
- What sectors does Rhino Ventures focus on?
- Rhino Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Rhino Ventures located?
- Rhino Ventures is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.
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