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Toronto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Stand Up Ventures champions breakthrough technology companies led by women, investing at the seed stage in for-profit startups that have at least one woman in a C-level leadership role with meaningful ownership. The firm believes women-led companies think differently, attract strong talent, and address larger markets. It partners with ambitious founders across Canada and the US, supporting them from pre-seed to Series A, and emphasizes building a reciprocal community around its founders. The fund highlights strong follow-on funding and high seed-to-Series-A conversion among its portfolio, and works alongside leading institutional investors to fund promising women entrepreneurs.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Stand Up Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 24 of 43 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15SaaS ×15Enterprise Software ×9Digital Health ×4Healthtech ×4Marketing Tech ×4Construction Tech ×3Creator Economy ×3
HQs:Canada×10United States×3
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×63 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data
University of Toronto ×3Ivey Business School at Western University ×2Simon Fraser University ×2University of Waterloo ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×5Computer Science ×5Engineering ×4Design & Architecture ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
Blessed Boutique, Women's Designer Clothing & Accessories ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 43 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12023 · 22022 · 22021 · 12011 · 19 dated
Acerta provides an industrial AI analytics platform for discrete manufacturers to identify and resolve production defects early, reducing scrap, rework, and downtime.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareKitchener, CA
Greta Cutulenco(Founder)in
Co-investorsBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundBDC Thrive Venture Fund for WomenBDC Venture CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Garage Capital+7 more
AmacaThera is a biotech company developing a tunable injectable hydrogel drug-delivery platform, based on hyaluronic acid and methylcellulose, for localized and long-acting release of therapeutics such as small molecules, biologics, peptides, and cells.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesToronto, CA
Mike Cooke(Co-Founder & CEO)inMolly Shoichet(Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer)
Co-investorsInveready Technology Investment GroupLumira VenturesNorthspring Capital PartnersToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersMBX Capital
Arteria builds an AI-driven documentation automation platform for financial services institutions, covering client onboarding, transaction processing, and post-trade servicing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Shelby Austin(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inAbrar Huq(Co-Founder & Chief Client Officer)Jonathan Wong(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inAmir(Chief Science Officer)Summer Lang(Chief Operating Advisor)John Wallace(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsGolden VenturesNotable CapitalBDC Capital CorporationGGV CapitalIlluminate FinancialInformation Venture Partners
AssistIQ uses AI-powered computer vision to automatically capture and recognize implants, tissue, and surgical supplies as they are used in the operating room, updating inventory and charge data without manual entry.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Lisa Israelovitch(Founder)inMundeep Minhas(Founder)inThierry Wong(Founder)inDr. Moishe Liberman(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesN49PTamarind Hill
Bridgit provides workforce planning and project management software for construction contractors, offering real-time visibility into projects, team members, and staffing needs with AI-powered recommendations for team assembly and resource allocation.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
David Diamond(CEO and Co-founder)Mallorie Brodie(Founder)in
Co-investorsCamber CreekCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)FundersClubGotham Gal VenturesGraphite VenturesHyde Park Venture Partners+7 more
Coconut Software provides a customer engagement platform designed for financial institutions including banks.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Katherine Regnier(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsConexus Venture CapitalKlass CapitalBay PartnersInformation Venture PartnersScaleUP VenturesStandUp Ventures
Emovi Inc commercializes KneeKG, a regulatory-cleared clinical assessment tool that measures knee movement patterns to evaluate functional deficiencies and aid in orthopaedic decision-making for pain management and surgical planning.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLaval, CA
BoardGuy Grimard(MD, FRCSC)Pierre Ranger(MD)Patrick Lavigne(MD, PhD, FRCSC)David Baillargeon(MD, CM, FRCSC)
Co-investorsBoston Harbor AngelsDesjardins CapitalStandUp VenturesTVM Capital Life Science
Fictionary offers a SaaS platform with AI-powered tools that helps fiction writers and editors revise manuscripts using a structured, scene-by-scene analysis of story elements.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsThe 51 VenturesWomen's Equity LabStandUp Ventures
Glassbox provides a digital experience intelligence platform that automatically captures interactions from websites and mobile apps to analyze user behavior, performance, and session data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechSaaSGlen Head, US
Yaron Gueta(Founder)inRichard Levinson(Executive Officer)Christopher Hummel(Executive Officer)Dorothy Young(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMarianne Caponnetto(Director)Eric Wheeler(Director)
Co-investorsBrighton Park CapitalGefen CapitalIbex InvestorsSapir Venture PartnersSusquehanna Growth EquityUpdata Partners+4 more
GroundedAI offers a hardware-agnostic software platform for underground mining and tunnelling teams, with Lithos for offline field data capture on iPad and Strata for desktop data management, mapping, and reporting.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsSOSVThe 51 VenturesWomen's Equity Lab
Hardline is a jobsite documentation app for construction that captures phone calls, site walks, and field conversations and turns them into structured records such as daily logs, RFIs, punch lists, tasks, and change orders.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesMucker CapitalStandUp VenturesSuffolk Technologies
Indiegraf provides a network and platform for independent news publishers across the Americas to increase revenue and retain editorial independence.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSCanada, CA
Caitlin Havlak(Co-founder)inErin Millar(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsKnight FoundationMucker CapitalStandUp VenturesMarigold Capital
Jombone is an operations platform for high-volume staffing agencies, offering automated candidate matching, shift scheduling, timesheet capture, and payroll workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Sumit Sahdev(Founder)in
Co-investorsThe 51 VenturesN49PStandUp Ventures
Max Retail is a retail technology platform that enables independent retailers to convert excess inventory into cash by connecting them directly with shoppers.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesRetail TechSaaSNorth Palm Beach, US
Melodie van der Baan(Co-Founder & CEO)inMorgan Bodstrom(Co-Founder & CHRO)inDamon Ciarelli(Co-Founder & R&D Lead)in
Co-investorsM13OpenSky VenturesOverlineRethink ImpactTechstarsThe Artemis Fund+3 more
Metafold provides a geometric intelligence platform that analyzes 3D CAD data to enable manufacturers to make rapid design and manufacturing decisions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsDifferential VenturesJetstreamMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Active Impact Investments
MintList is a Vancouver-based startup offering an AI-powered online marketplace for buying, selling, and trading cars in Canada.
ODAIA offers Marketing Intelligence, a platform for pharmaceutical marketing and sales teams that ties channel-level actions to prescription (Rx) outcomes and coordinates healthcare provider (HCP) engagement across digital and field channels.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Philip Poulidis(Founder)inHelen Kontozopoulos(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGraphite VenturesMonograph Capital PartnersPanache VenturesThreshold VenturesToronto Innovation Acceleration Partners+5 more
Sampler is a Canadian company offering a self-serve platform for distributing digital product samples to targeted consumers.
Media & EntertainmentToronto, CA
Marie Chevrier(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SECRETARY)
BoardAPRIL DUNFORD(Director)DENNIS GILLESPIE(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalDMZ VenturesNEXT CanadaYork Angel Investors Inc.BDC Capital CorporationStandUp Ventures
Sprout is Canada's end-to-end family-building platform that connects users with fertility clinics, expert care, and support resources for fertility treatments, surrogacy, and adoption.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechCanada, CA
Not explicitly named on page(Co Founder & COO)
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveMaRSMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)The 51 Ventures
StoryTap is a video platform that helps brands collect and share authentic video stories to build trust and engagement with audiences.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSPort Coquitlam, CA
Bernadette ButlerinSean Braacxin
Co-investorsRefinery VentureTechstarsStandUp Ventures
Succession AI operates an AI-powered M&A platform that helps founders and owners of small and mid-sized businesses value and sell their companies to matched buyers.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesSaaS
Avril Sun(CEO)
Supportbench is a customer support platform designed for B2B teams managing complex, long-running customer relationships.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBadhouse Ventures
Supplier.io (Tealbook) provides a supplier diversity and intelligence platform that helps procurement teams discover, vet, and source from new, local, small, and diverse suppliers using a database of over 20 million suppliers.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Stephany Lapierre(Founder)in
Co-investorsGood FriendsGrand VenturesReciprocal VenturesRTP GlobalBDC Capital CorporationRefinery Venture+1 more
A financial operations platform purpose-built for the logistics industry.
Co-investorsLuge CapitalAccelia Capital
Vivid Machines provides real-time crop intelligence and vision-based technology for fruit producers, offering insights on crop load management, yield forecasting, plant health, and disease detection.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareToronto, CA
Jonathan Binas(Co-founder)inJenny Lemieux(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Spatial CapitalTall Grass VenturesBDC Capital CorporationBDC Venture Capital+6 more
Wygo hosts small in-person events and is building a network of hosts to support local, real-world community connection.
ConsumerSocial
Co-investorsGarage CapitalN49PWaterloo Accelerator Centre
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AyacareCanonical LabsCognitoDessnDiscoEq ExchangeGridbankHttps Emovi CaHttps Www Arteria AiHttps Www Coconutsoftware ComHttps Www Sampler IoMercatorMimsNudgePluvoResusables
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsTealbookacq. by Supplier.io
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Stand Up Ventures made?
- Stand Up Ventures has 43 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Stand Up Ventures invest at?
- Stand Up Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Stand Up Ventures's typical check size?
- Stand Up Ventures typically writes checks of $365K – $1.1M.
- What sectors does Stand Up Ventures focus on?
- Stand Up Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Stand Up Ventures located?
- Stand Up Ventures is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
- Who does Stand Up Ventures co-invest with?
- Stand Up Ventures most often shares deals with The 51 Ventures, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF), Techstars, among 73 tracked co-investors.
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