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TandemLaunch

Venture studio

Montreal · Pre-Seed–Growth · 15 people tracked

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Investment thesis

TandemLaunch combines a venture fund with a startup foundry, acting as a dedicated co-founder to build companies from early-stage deep technologies, often sourced from university research and inventions. It pairs aspiring entrepreneurs and experienced executives with capital, business expertise, operational support, and an extensive network so founders can focus on tech and product development. The firm emphasizes commercializing academic technologies and creating outcomes that benefit co-founders, investors, and university inventors alike. It is backed by institutional investors, angel investors, and family offices, and works with a broad network of universities to seed and launch new ventures.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
HQ
Montreal, QC, CA
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2010
AUM
$65M
Tracked investments
43

Team · 15 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Alexandra Buchok· Program Managerin
Ali Oubair· HR Specialistin
Baljyot Parmar· Venture Development Specialistin
Claire Harquet· Office Managerin
Kathleen McGarvey· Venture Development Associatein
Marko Gojgic· Venture Capital Associatein
Omar Zahr· Chief Technology Officerin
Sevan Stamboulian· Controllerin
Tony Nguyen· IT & Infrastructure Support
Viththiya Mahendrarajah· Accounting Manager

What they invest in

from 19 of 43 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×9Hardware ×9Deep Tech ×7IoT ×3Semiconductors ×3Cleantech ×2Digital Health ×2Enterprise Software ×2

HQs:Canada×7United States×2Spain×1Japan×1

Investments · 43 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2021 · 12016 · 12 dated

Hinge Healthhingehealth.comin𝕏NYSE: HNGE

Hinge Health builds a digital healthcare platform designed to help individuals manage musculoskeletal health and related conditions.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Gabriel Mecklenburg(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Perez(Executive Officer, Director)

AAVAAaavaa.com

Technology that lets users choose what they hear by focusing on sounds of interest.

Aerialaerial.ai
Agapyoagapyo.com

Agapyo develops Jam™, a wood waste-based biodegradable thermoplastic that serves as a drop-in replacement for petroleum-based rigid plastic in agricultural products (such as nursery pots and tree protectors) and consumer goods (such as computer peripherals).

Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsMontreal, CA

Michael Shore(CEO)Alina Grenier-Arellano(CGO)Monika Rak(CTO)

AIRY3Dairy3d.comin

Airy3D develops DepthIQ, a passive single-sensor 3D depth-sensing solution that combines a patented Transmissive Diffraction Mask (TDM) with low-compute image processing to convert standard 2D image sensors into 3D sensing devices.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Algoluxalgolux.com

Montreal

Jason Nolte(Director)Allan Benchetrit(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Christopher Rowen(Director)Domenic Durante(Chief Financial Officer)

BoardMark Kvamme(Director)Alan MacIntosh(Director)

Angesquebecangesquebec.comin

Anges Québec is an angel investor network based in Quebec that provides capital and mentorship to early-stage technology entrepreneurs.

Sector Agnostic

Bornio

First pure-cloud solution for data privacy.

Boschbosch.ventures
BoxKnightbetakit.comin𝕏
C2RO
Contxtfulcontxtful.com

Contxtful offers Receptiv, a product that scores each programmatic bid request in real time for user receptivity and bundles high-scoring impressions into a Deal ID synced to a buyer's DSP seat.

AdTechAI & Machine Learning

Deeplitedeeplite.aiMar 2021

Montreal

Sudhakar Sah(Executive Officer)Nick Romano(Executive Officer, Director)Davis Sawyer(Executive Officer)Venkat Srinivasan(Director)Ehsan Saboori(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Butler(Director)

Depixdepix.aiin𝕏

Depix Technologies builds AI tools for industrial product design, covering text-to-concept generation, CMF specification, 3D extraction, and production-ready visualization to shorten the front-end product development cycle.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMontreal, CA

Fluentfluent.aiin𝕏

Fluent.ai builds embedded, offline speech recognition software that uses a proprietary speech-to-intent technology to map spoken commands directly to actions without cloud-based transcription.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMontreal, CA

Founded 2025seta-connectivity.comin

Seta Connectivity develops miniaturized MEMS antenna technology based on principles of quantum physics, acoustics, and RF engineering to overcome traditional antenna size limits.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsMontréal, CA

Founded 2025wisemotion.ai

Wisemotion develops a robot path planner that generates fast, collision-free motion paths for use with any robot.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Gmauthoritygmauthority.com
HaiLahaila.ioin
INLAN

Creating an RFID tag for Industry 4.0 enabling passive tags to achieve centimeter-level localization accuracy.

Inlantechinlantech.com

INLAN develops battery-less smart tags and a tracking system that provide real-time, item-level localization, motion, temperature, and vibration data as a lower-cost alternative to battery-powered tags and conventional RFID.

HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain

LANDRlandr.comin𝕏Sep 2016

LANDR is a creative platform for musicians offering AI-powered music mastering, distribution, plugins, collaboration, promotion, and sample packs.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentPalo Alto, US

PHIL LIBIN(Director)MICHAEL FERTIK(Executive Officer, Director)

LATYSlatys.cain
New York Angelsnewyorkangels.comin
Nikonnikon.com

Nikon is a Japanese company that designs and manufactures optics and imaging products for both business and consumer markets, including semiconductor lithography systems and wafer bonding overlay correction equipment.

BiotechHardwareSemiconductors

Ora

Manufacturer of graphene membranes producing high-fidelity audio for compact, efficient loudspeakers.

Oragrapheneoragraphene.comin𝕏

Ora develops graphene-based loudspeaker membranes (GrapheneQ) that reduce harmonic distortion, lower power consumption, and increase sound pressure levels for audio devices.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Robert-Eric Gaskell(PhD, Audio Technology; Inventor of GrapheneQ)Kaiwen Hu(PhD, Materials Science)

Ponseraponsera.com

Ponsera makes an on-demand sanitizer produced from water using a patented technology, designed to neutralize pathogens on hard surfaces and delicate items like fruits and vegetables without harsh chemicals.

CleantechClimate TechHardware

Receptiv

Uses machine learning and AI to understand the context of a customer's mobile device as they use it.

Rechorecho.aiin

RECHO AI develops hardware and software for in-sensor signal analysis and inference at the extreme edge, based on physical reservoir computing technology.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

ResoSightresosight.comin𝕏

ResoSight develops patent-protected technology that captures biometric data through everyday headphones and earbuds, without additional wearables or sensors.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Shearwatershearwater.aiin

Shearwater builds Smart Flight, an AI-powered autonomy software platform for UAV/drone operations that optimizes mission planning, route efficiency, endurance, and in-flight adaptation using weather and terrain data without hardware changes.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics

Soundskrit

Developed a high-performance directional microphone that eliminates sonic clutter.

Soundskrit Audio Technologysoundskrit.cain

Soundskrit develops MEMS directional microphones that filter environmental noise to capture high-quality audio in compact form factors for consumer devices.

HardwareIoT

Sport Logiq AI-Powerd Sports Analyticssportlogiq.comin𝕏

Sportlogiq develops sports analytics software using computer vision and machine learning for professional sports teams.

AI & Machine LearningSports TechMontreal, CA

Craig Buntin(Co-founder, Executive Chair)Mehrsan Javan(Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer)

Sportlogiq

Computer vision system offering advanced sports analytics from single-camera game footage.

Telefonicatelefonica.comin𝕏

Telefónica is a telecommunications company that provides connectivity and advanced digital services, including networks and technology infrastructure, to consumers and businesses.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoT

Volloomvolloom.ioin𝕏

Leverages generative computer vision to eliminate expensive volumetric capture systems for immersive content.

Waveshaperwaveshaper.ai
Waveshaper AI

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

wrnchacquired by Hinge Health

AI software platform to digitize and analyze human motion from standard video in real time; acquired by Hinge Health.

Exits · 2

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Hinge HealthNYSE: HNGEwrnchacq. by Hinge Health

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

What stage does TandemLaunch invest at?
TandemLaunch invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What sectors does TandemLaunch focus on?
TandemLaunch focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware, IoT, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is TandemLaunch located?
TandemLaunch is headquartered in Montreal, CA.
Does TandemLaunch lead rounds?
Yes, TandemLaunch leads investment rounds.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Gelling a team - Émilie Boutros, General Partner & CFO, TandemLaunch

Pivot and Edge · Émilie Boutros

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Défi Montréal · Helge Seetzen

Helge Seetzen, CEO of TandemLaunch, strategic partner for research based startups

Défi Montréal · Helge Seetzen

TandemLaunch Technologies Helge Seetzen April 2011

TandemLaunch · Helge Seetzen

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