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Scale Shift Ventures

Venture studio

Toronto · Pre-Seed–Growth · 10 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Scale Shift Ventures operates as a venture studio focused on building and scaling high-demand technology companies, primarily in proptech, fintech, AI, and SaaS. It both launches new ventures and acquires businesses that have proven market validation and demand exceeding their capacity. The firm combines strategic capital with hands-on operational support, offering a centralized operating layer of engineering, design, product management, go-to-market strategy, finance, and recruiting. It also gives portfolio companies access to talent networks, strategic partnerships, and market entry support, aiming to help companies scale faster and more efficiently under active ownership.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
HQ
Toronto, ON, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2023
Tracked investments
24
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website
Senthu Velnayagam· Managing Partner
Albjon Leka· Head of Operationsin
Dan Rathnayaka· Associate
Darshan Krishna· Associate
Jenifer Dela Cruz· Product Manager
Nive Thambithurai· Limited Partner
Prem Sagar· Associate
Suhas Gowda· Associate
Tibin Mathew· Development Head

What they invest in

from 18 of 24 portfolio companies

SaaS ×14AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×4Marketing Tech ×3PropTech ×3Sales Tech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2

HQs:Canada×11United States×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 5 portfolio companies

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

Investments · 24 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 12015 · 12 dated

4Point AI4point.aiin𝕏

4Point AI develops a Spatial Intelligence platform that provides geological insights for subsurface decision-making.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechToronto, CA

Co-investorsSpatial CapitalTechstars

Agentnoonagentnoon.comin𝕏acquired by Dayforce

Agentnoon provides an org design and workforce planning platform that helps organizations model their structures and make workforce decisions.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSToronto, CA

Ali Nawab(Founder)inDave Y. Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsJude GomilaWayfinder VenturesY CombinatorNama Ventures

Big Pandabigpanda.ioin𝕏Aug 2015

BigPanda delivers agentic AI and automation for IT operations, helping enterprise IT teams detect, triage, and respond to incidents in complex hybrid cloud and modern software environments.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMountain View, US

Assaf Resnick(CEO and co-founder)in

BoardRobin Vasan(Director)inScott Tobin(Director)inShmuel Levy(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesGreenfield PartnersInsight PartnersSequoia CapitalPelion Venture PartnersWells Fargo Strategic Capital+6 more

Botdogbotdog.co

Botdog is a LinkedIn outreach automation tool that lets sales, recruiting, and growth teams import leads, run personalized connection and follow-up sequences, and manage multiple accounts from one dashboard.

HR TechSaaSSales Tech

Buybuy.ca

Buy.ca offers an online home-buying platform that guides buyers through mortgage pre-approval, property search, offers and negotiations, and financing and legal services for closing.

FintechMarketplacesPropTech

Conelabsconelabs.aiin

Cone Labs develops AI-powered software for structural engineers to perform building condition assessments, converting field inspection data into high-resolution 3D models and semantic analysis of building conditions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsEtobicoke, CA

Ahmed M.(Founder)in

Co-investorsGurtin VenturesTechstarsWaterloo Accelerator CentreMaRSOntario Centre of InnovationSpatial Capital+1 more

ElephasCareelephascare.com

ElephasCare by Gold Sentintel is an AI-based resident activity monitoring system for long-term care homes that uses non-visual, non-audio, non-wearable sensors to detect deviations from activity baselines and fall precursors.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWaterloo, CA

Greg Dalton(Founder)inChris Lehman(Co-founder)

FLiiPmyfliip.comin

FLiiP is an integrated management platform for commercial gyms that consolidates member management, CRM, billing, payments, and mobile app functionality in a single system.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSports TechWellness & FitnessMontréal, CA

David(Founder)Thomas(CTO)

Co-investorsBoreal VenturesCultivation Capital

Happlyhapply.ai

Happly.ai offers AI-powered tools to match organizations with funding opportunities, including a service for businesses seeking non-dilutive grants, a program-management platform for funding providers, and a matching service connecting grant writers with clients.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

KIMPkimp.io

Kimp is a subscription-based design service offering unlimited graphic and video design with unlimited revisions for a flat recurring fee, delivered by a dedicated in-house team of graphic, UI, and motion designers.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSMarkham, CA

KIMP360kimp360.com

KIMP360 is a centralized design workflow platform that lets teams submit design requests, collaborate, give visual feedback, track progress, and manage brand assets while working with dedicated KIMP designers.

Future of WorkMarketing TechSaaS

Luxsonicluxsonic.ca

Luxsonic Healthcare develops enterprise imaging and clinical simulation software for health systems, including a unified imaging platform with web workflows, VR reading environments, and cloud-native PACS, plus immersive VR simulation for medical education and training.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Mike Wesolowski(CEO)

Co-investorsCo.LabsStartup TNT

Numrnumrcxm.comin

Numr builds software for customer experience management that analyzes customer journeys, identifies at-risk segments, and delivers actionable guidance to employees to improve retention and growth outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSCanada, CA

Co-investorsAntler

Ownrightownright.comin𝕏

Ownright provides online real estate legal services for property closings, refinancing, and ownership transfers, letting clients complete transactions remotely through an online portal with support from a legal team.

LegalTechPropTechSaaSToronto, CA

Robert Saunders(Co-founder & CEO)inJoel Fox(Co-founder & COO)inBenjamin Berry(Co-founder & Principal Lawyer)in

Co-investorsAlate PartnersLegalTechRelay Ventures

Quantotryquanto.comin

Quanto is a sales, marketing, and onboarding platform for accounting and bookkeeping firms that identifies and qualifies ideal clients, books discovery calls, and automates client onboarding into QuickBooks.

FintechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsFlair VenturesGood News VenturesSterling Road

Quantoquantobooks.comin

Quanto is a sales, marketing, and onboarding platform for accounting and bookkeeping firms that finds and qualifies ideal clients, books discovery calls, and onboards them into QuickBooks.

FintechSaaSSales Tech

Repliersrepliers.comJul 2024

Repliers provides a headless API and data infrastructure that handles MLS real estate data integration, offering property search, photo delivery, market analytics, AI-driven property estimates, and related capabilities for developers.

Data & InfrastructurePropTechSaaS

Simmunome Inc.simmunome.comin

Simmunome provides computational biology and mechanistic modeling solutions for drug development across all phases, helping pharmaceutical companies understand disease pathways, validate drug targets, predict efficacy, and optimize patient stratification.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSaaS

Co-investorsFront Row Ventures

Waveshaperwaveshaper.ai

End-to-end signal processing platform and real-time inference engine transforming raw audio streams in real time.

Co-investorsTandemLaunch

Other

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

CoveMarketMindSingularity HealthTedyWOWCall

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

Agentnoonacq. by Dayforce

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Scale Shift Ventures made?
Scale Shift Ventures has 24 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Scale Shift Ventures invest at?
Scale Shift Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does Scale Shift Ventures focus on?
Scale Shift Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.
Where is Scale Shift Ventures located?
Scale Shift Ventures is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
Who does Scale Shift Ventures co-invest with?
Scale Shift Ventures most often shares deals with Techstars, Battery Ventures, Insight Partners, among 19 tracked co-investors.

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