Treefrog
AcceleratorNewmarket · Pre-Seed–Seed · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The Treefrog Accelerator focuses on helping startups scale from MVP through go-to-market, sales, and fundraising. It runs two cohort streams: a free 5-week regional program for Ontario-based ventures and a 6-week international program that brings foreign founders to Canada with a soft-landing focus covering Canadian culture and business essentials. Programs conclude with an Open House connecting startups to investors, thought leaders, and government stakeholders. The organization emphasizes a founder-first approach, community and collaboration among alumni, mentors, and partners, and supporting disruptive ideas that challenge the status quo.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 59 of 99 portfolio companiesConsumer ×19AI & Machine Learning ×17Healthtech ×10SaaS ×10E-commerce ×8Direct to Consumer ×7Enterprise Software ×7Marketplaces ×7
HQs:Canada×30Australia×1United Kingdom×1Sweden×1Thailand×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 31 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×202 founders×93 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data
University of Toronto ×4Schulich ExecEd ×3Schulich School of Business - York University ×3Carleton University ×2McGill University ×2University of Guelph ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×6Computer Science ×5Life Sciences ×5Engineering ×4Medicine ×3Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
The Hospital for Sick Children ×2University Health Network ×2
Portfolio companies · 99 tracked
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B2B MarketplacesConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesToronto, CA
Aurumverse tokenizes off-market real estate deals on-chain, using bankruptcy-remote SPVs so investors can buy fractional exposure to development projects and receive principal plus projected returns at exit.
Crypto & Web3FintechPropTech
Carnegie Zhang(Founder / Leader)in
BBD builds a risk management platform offering model inventory, automated monitoring, data governance, and analytics/modeling tools for banks navigating regulatory requirements.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Jacky Bai(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inHesuan Hu(Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)in
Betimeful offers a news feed blocker that removes social media feeds and ads across devices while allowing messaging, posting, and browsing.
ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Daniyal Dehleh(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Ancor(Co-founder & CMO)in
BRIA is a Canadian virtual healthcare service specializing in women's mental health and hormone care across reproductive stages, including fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMental HealthOntario, CA
Dr. Ariel Dalfen(Founder, MD, FRCPC)Dr. Bev Young(Founder, MD, FRCPC)
Bidmii is an online marketplace that connects homeowners with contractors for home improvement and construction projects, letting users browse and hire contractors by city.
Construction TechMarketplacesPropTech
Jon Christensen(Founder)in
Co-investorsSecond Century Ventures
Big Rock Mountain Inc. supplies industrial equipment, materials, and manufacturing solutions across mining, agriculture, construction, and related sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyE-commerce
Roger R.(Founder)in
Bloom Youth Development runs an educational program that teaches life and success skills to youth through weekly interactive sessions, hands-on activities, and goal setting.
EdTech
Caddie Health provides AI-powered medical billing software that recommends billing codes for visits, screens and verifies claims for errors before submission, and offers real-time dashboards to track billing performance.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsWaterloo Accelerator Centre
Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
SocialSurry Hills, Nsw, AU
Melanie Perkins(Co-founder & CEO)inClifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Cliff Obrecht(Co-founder & COO)inCameron Adams(Co-founder & CPO)inIan LeeJeffrey Story
Co-investors500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra VentureAthletic Ventures+39 more
Carmina de Young designs and manufactures garments and personal protective equipment, including AAMI Level 1-3 isolation gowns, coveralls, and scrubs, in both disposable and reusable forms.
Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechLondon, CA
Collector Car Canada operates an online auction platform for collector and specialty vehicles, serving Canadian buyers and sellers with features like pre-authenticated bidders and curated photo-heavy listings.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
David Case(Founder)in
Cove builds brain data analytics tools that combine data engineering and neuroscience to support patient care.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Nardin Samuel(CEO & Co-Founder)inIrene Harmsen(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCABHI Ventures
Creative Genius Academy offers art classes for children, teens, and adults through online and in-person instruction delivered by trained instructors.
ConsumerCreator EconomyEdTech
Cyberworks Robotics develops OmniSuite, an end-to-end autonomous navigation software platform licensed to global OEMs and system integrators to build autonomous mobility applications.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRobotics
Burhanpurkar
Co-investorsWaterloo Accelerator Centre
Elventus provides construction and home renovation services, including electrical and ventilation installation, painting, carpentry, tiling, and furniture assembly for residential customers.
Construction Tech
Epilogue provides an online platform for Canadians to create legally binding wills through a guided, accessible process designed to replace traditional estate planning services.
ConsumerLegalTechSaaSToronto, CA
DanielArin
The Firehood is a nationwide movement that supports women in Canada in the technology sector by providing access to networks, mentorship, leadership training, and capital to address barriers they face in starting and scaling tech businesses.
Creator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodCanada, CA
ClaudetteDanielle
Formic builds enterprise AI for regulated industries such as legal, federal regulation, and defence, using a neuro-symbolic deterministic retrieval architecture that returns answers sourced from an organisation's own documents with citations traceable to the exact source page.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech
Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesLux CapitalS2G InvestmentsAlumni VenturesFJ LabsInitialized Capital+3 more
Furnishr is an interior design and furniture curation service that helps homeowners and renters select, source, and install furnishings for their spaces.
ConsumerE-commercePropTech
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp Ventures
HYGN develops hydrogen technologies designed to reduce fuel costs and emissions for federal, municipal, and private companies.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & Transportation
Thomas Ross(Founder)John Fiorini(Director of Operations)Bill Ross(Director of Research)Alexander Logie(Director of Finance)Dan Horner(Director of Sales)
BoardDoug Wilson(Special Advisor)
iCommute is a modular commute-management platform for logging trips, running incentive and transit-subsidy programs, matching carpools, and producing mode-share and trip-reduction reports for regulatory compliance.
Climate TechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Ayman Abdulkadir(Founder)in
InferModel is an engineering consulting and software firm that builds quantitative risk models and data analytics tools for pipeline integrity, addressing threats such as corrosion and stress corrosion cracking.
Deep TechEnergySaaS
KARE Granola makes and sells artisanal granola products in organic, gluten-free, and vegan formulations.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Nichole
Kurm Consulting provides process management and improvement advisory services across manufacturing, banking, energy, food & beverage, and consumer packaged goods industries.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise Software
Alexander(Founder and President)
Adapted Wellness offers personalized wellness services including adapted chair yoga classes and Rubenfeld Synergy Method somatic therapy sessions, delivered online and in person.
HealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessGuelph, CA
Heather Skoll
Loop Parking operates SpotSwap, a subscription-based mobile app that lets community members exchange their unused residential parking spots with one another.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationPropTech
Steeson Mathew(Founder)in
Co-investorsDMZ Ventures
Lotus Addiction offers addiction rehabilitation and mental health recovery programs, including inpatient care and personalized therapy using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy delivered through video materials and one-on-one counseling.
HealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Hamsharan Mahalingam(Founder)in
Makerwiz is an educational company and 3D printing service provider that offers STEAM training programs, rapid prototyping services, and digital fabrication equipment to makers, startups, and educational institutions across Canada.
ConsumerE-commerceEdTechHardwareRichmond Hill, CA
MetaWorldX develops AI, data integration, and IoT technology solutions designed to enhance capabilities for industries, cities, and communities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoTPropTech
ML Estimation offers AI-assisted takeoff software that automates construction cost estimation, letting users upload projects and receive AI-generated takeoff results to export.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
My Well Self is an online wellness care navigation platform that bridges conventional and complementary medicine to improve health outcomes and reduce preventable chronic conditions for individuals, employers, and governments.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Brenda Ahenkorah(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Yogesh K.(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)
NeuraVue provides AI-powered monitoring systems for senior care facilities and independent living settings, detecting falls, wandering, and distress to alert caregivers and family members in real time.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechIoT
Afshan Ahmad(Founder and CEO)Benoit Poirier(CTO)
Northern Devs is a software development studio that builds web apps, MVPs, proofs of concept, landing pages, and full-stack products, and offers UI/UX design, SEO, branding, and product consulting for founders and organizations.
Developer ToolsE-commerceSaaSKitchener/Waterloo, CA
Oombo develops modern safety equipment and management solutions for workers in infrastructure development and maintenance sectors.
Construction TechHardwareIoT
Organize That provides professional home and workplace organizing services, working alongside residential and corporate clients to declutter and optimize their spaces.
ConsumerToronto, CA
Effy Terry(Certified Professional Organizer)
People Ops Collective designs cross-generational leadership development experiences, including immersive events and 8-week "Pop-Up Leadership Hubs" hosted inside an organization's venue.
Future of WorkHR Tech
Plantaform makes Rejuvenate, an indoor garden system using fogponics technology that enables users to grow vegetables, herbs, and greens at home without gardening experience.
AgTechConsumerFoodTechHardwareCanada, CA
Playmi is a music streaming and discovery app focused on South Asian music, letting independent artists upload tracks, build a fanbase, and access real-time analytics while fans stream, share, and discover music and events.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Pointsgram operates a mobile loyalty rewards app that lets consumers earn and redeem points across a network of local businesses such as restaurants, gift shops, hair salons, and perfume shops.
ConsumerMarketplacesRetail Tech
proxSIMity manufactures a modular venipuncture and IV arm simulator with quick-swap patient condition units for clinical training.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesToronto, CA
David Rojas(Founder and CEO)inArtur Arutiunian(Co-founder, Business Development)in
SCOOTY is a micro-mobility company that offers electric scooters for short-distance urban transportation in the Greater Toronto Area.
ConsumerHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationToronto, CA
Schoolio is an AI-powered homeschooling platform offering personalized, flexible learning experiences designed for neurodivergent and homeschooled children.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Sathish Bala(Founder & CEO)inLindsey Casselman(Founder & Head of Learning)in
Sifio Health develops an integrated digital platform using machine learning and predictive analytics to optimize surgical workflows and care management for healthcare providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsWaterloo Accelerator Centre
SMOKE & TEARS produces a line of gourmet hot sauces that are plant-based, low in sodium and sugar, and free of common allergens, marketed to food enthusiasts and heat-seekers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechToronto, CA
Shannon Armishaw(Founder)
StartupFuel operates an AI-powered deal intake and investor portal platform that helps venture capital firms filter startup applications and conduct due diligence.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSToronto, CA
Stush Patty is a food company that produces a Jamaican curry cooking paste made from toasted island spices, turmeric, and fresh aromatics for use with various proteins and side dishes.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
INDRABET is a gambling/lottery-oriented site that publishes Toto Macau lottery results and predicted "jackpot" numbers, with real-time result updates, historical data, and daily 2D/3D/4D number predictions.
TrillaBit is an analytics and business intelligence software company offering a no-code, search-driven analytics cloud platform designed for B2B SaaS providers to access data insights instantly without technical dependencies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA
Keith(CEO & Founder)Ehsan(Founder)Theo(Co-Founder)
Wiz Robotics provides robotics education for children through structured, age-appropriate programs that teach robotics, coding, and engineering skills through project-based learning.
EdTechRobotics
Wooden Phoenix manufactures custom wooden furnishings including desks, shelves, tables, and boards for residential customers.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to Consumer
Ian Todd
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBidmii · thefounderspress.com · Apr 5, 2026
Formic · 22astronauts.com · Dec 16, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Treefrog made?
- Treefrog has 99 tracked investments.
- What stage does Treefrog invest at?
- Treefrog invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Treefrog focus on?
- Treefrog focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Treefrog located?
- Treefrog is headquartered in Newmarket, CA.
- Who does Treefrog co-invest with?
- Treefrog most often shares deals with Waterloo Accelerator Centre, AirTree Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 48 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamTreefrog CEO Sean Stephens on his carjack experience in South Africa.
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What Makes Working in York Region Great? Sean Stephens, CEO of Treefrog Gives His Perspective
York Link | York Region Economic Development · Sean Stephens
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Sean Stephens - Treefrog Inc.
TheImageCommission · Sean Stephens
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Sean Stephens · facebook.com
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