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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 a venture studio model, both launching new ventures and acquiring businesses with proven market validation and demand exceeding capacity. It provides a centralized operating layer spanning engineering, design, product management, go-to-market, finance, and recruiting, alongside access to talent, partnerships, and market-entry support. The firm combines capital investment with hands-on operational ownership to help its companies scale faster and more efficiently. Its focus spans proptech, fintech, AI, and SaaS, aiming to turn high-potential ideas and acquisitions into rapidly growing, scalable market leaders.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
HQ
Toronto, ON, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2023
Tracked investments
22
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website
Senthu Velnayagam· Managing Partner
Ven Velnayagam· Partner
Albjon Leka· Head of Operations
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 11 of 22 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×5Deep Tech ×2Digital Health ×2Fintech ×2Healthtech ×2AgTech ×1

HQs:Canada×7United States×1

Investments · 22 tracked

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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-investorsWayfinder 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+5 more

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 CentreMaRS

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

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

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

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.

BotdogCoveKIMPKIMP360MarketMindOwnrightRepliersSingularity HealthTedyWOWCall

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

Agentnoonacq. by Dayforce

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies
Dayforce acquires Agentnoon

Agentnoon · dayforce.com · Oct 6, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Scale Shift Ventures made?
Scale Shift Ventures has 22 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, Boreal Ventures, Front Row Ventures, among 9 tracked co-investors.

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