SWO Angel Group
Angel networkLondon · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
SWO Angels is a members-only non-profit network of accredited angel investors focused on promising early-stage businesses in Southwestern Ontario and across Canada. It offers members screened access to startups and the collective expertise of roughly 200 angel investors across affiliated groups. For entrepreneurs, it provides mentorship, networking and access to capital to help accelerate companies toward becoming market leaders. The group is a founding member of Equation Angels, combining resources of four Southern Ontario angel groups to strengthen the regional innovation ecosystem and the broader Canadian economy.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 19 of 31 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×6Hardware ×4EdTech ×3IoT ×3Marketing Tech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Circular Economy ×2
HQs:Canada×7United States×2
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2016 · 12014 · 12 dated
Co-investorsCU Healthcare Innovation FundYork Angel Investors Inc.
BigRoad provides an FMCSA-compliant electronic logging device (ELD) app and connected fleet platform covering freight management, fleet and asset tracking, electronic vehicle inspection, and video telematics.
IoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSWaterloo, CA
Co-investorsWaterloo Accelerator Centre
ChatterHigh is a content engagement platform that uses gamified activities to help students explore college and career options, build awareness of future paths, and develop social-emotional skills.
EdTechFuture of WorkSaaSVictoria, CA
Clearpath Robotics builds unmanned vehicles and robotics platforms aimed at making robotics research and development easier for its customers.
Deep TechHardwareRoboticsKitchener
Bryan Webb(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Rendall(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMurray Gamble(Director)Karamdeep Nijjar(Director)inStuart Ellman(Director)inMichael Stork(Director)
Co-investorsGarage CapitalKeiretsu ForumKensington Capital Partners LimitedVenture OntarioWaterloo Accelerator CentreBDC Capital Corporation+4 more
ColdBlock Technologies makes a sample digestion system that uses short-wave infrared heating and a cooling zone to dissolve solid samples for multi-element elemental analysis.
CleantechHardwareNew Materials
Craig West(CEO)
Co-investorsGeorgian Angel Network
ExpertFile operates a software platform that helps universities, corporations, and healthcare organizations identify and showcase their subject-matter experts to build reputation, media relationships, and engagement with audiences such as journalists, sales prospects, patients, and donors.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Peter Evans(Co-Founder & CEO)inRobert Carter(Co-Founder & VP Product Development)inDeanne Taenzer(VP Partnerships & Business Development)inDan Stanhope(VP Software Development)in
Fiix provides a cloud-based CMMS (computerized maintenance management software) for managing asset performance and maintenance operations, with IoT integrations to connect sensors, PLC, SCADA, and enterprise systems.
Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSPerth, CA
Marc Castel(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuildGroup
Freepoint offers ShiftWorx, a manufacturing monitoring platform that cloud-connects equipment of any age or brand to capture real-time machine performance, track OEE and downtime, and support job scheduling and alerts.
Advanced ManufacturingIoTSaaS
Innovation Works appears to be a shared workspace or innovation hub that hosts organizations, projects and people as tenants.
Future of WorkImpact & Social GoodPropTechSector AgnosticLondon, CA
Kognitiv provides loyalty technology that powers reward programs for consumer brands, handling transaction processing and redemptions in real-time on mobile platforms.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsCogent CapitalExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLP
Magor, a division of Harris Computer, is a certified reseller of enterprise-grade video collaboration solutions powered by Pexip.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
A cybersecurity company that offers managed security services to small and medium-sized businesses, delivered in part through a channel of partners.
Cybersecurity
Plum offers psychometric-based talent assessments that use its Role Model technology to map behavioral profiles against real-world jobs and predict on-the-job performance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Caitlin MacGregor(Founder)in
Co-investorsBDC Venture CapitalKeiretsu ForumImpact EnginePeak XV PartnersTanglin Venture Partners
Race Roster provides software for endurance event organizers and race directors to grow, manage, and execute running and endurance events, including registration and results/timing technology.
MarketplacesSaaSSports Tech
Alex Vander Hoeven(Chief Executive Officer)
eShift offers a real-time clinical care coordination platform that lets remote clinicians such as physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses direct care for multiple patients while in-person team members like LPNs, CNAs, and paramedics deliver services at the point of care.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Connects broadcast media to mobile, letting advertisers reach audiences via second-screen mobile devices.
Textbooks for Change is a social enterprise that collects and redistributes donated textbooks to make education more affordable and accessible, with programs reaching students in East Africa.
Circular EconomyEdTechImpact & Social Good
TopSpin360 is a neck-training device and program used by athletes to build neck strength and stability, applied here as a case study with a college women's volleyball team.
HardwareSports TechWellness & Fitness
Dr. Theo Versteegh(Inventor and Co-Founder)
San Francisco, US
R. Charles White(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)James Thomas White(Executive Officer)
BoardDoug Chertok(Director)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Perseverance CapitalYork IE
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKognitiv · trysignalbase.com · May 12, 2026
Clearpath Robotics · theaiinsider.tech · Feb 18, 2026
Triage · evtoday.com · Nov 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SWO Angel Group made?
- SWO Angel Group has 31 tracked investments.
- What stage does SWO Angel Group invest at?
- SWO Angel Group invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does SWO Angel Group focus on?
- SWO Angel Group focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is SWO Angel Group located?
- SWO Angel Group is headquartered in London, CA.
- Who does SWO Angel Group co-invest with?
- SWO Angel Group most often shares deals with Keiretsu Forum, Waterloo Accelerator Centre, BDC Venture Capital, among 13 tracked co-investors.
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