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Verdex Capital

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Calgary · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Verdex Capital aims to advance Canadian agriculture by investing in the country's food and agricultural sectors. The firm co-invests in high-impact ventures and community development initiatives alongside other industry leaders, seeking to combine strong financial returns with measurable environmental and social outcomes.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Calgary, AB, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1997
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$79M
Tracked investments
46

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Graham Drake· Directorin
Laurie Powers· Board Chairin
Mike McGee· Directorin
Myles Hamilton· Directorin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Verdex Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 33 of 46 portfolio companies

FoodTech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7AgTech ×6Enterprise Software ×6Hardware ×6SaaS ×6IoT ×5Cleantech ×4

HQs:Canada×12United States×2Vietnam×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 8 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
3 of 8 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×32 founders×43 founders×1

Investments · 46 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 22021 · 13 dated

Hubbellhubbell.comin𝕏NYSE: HUBB

Hubbell makes electrical and utility products and solutions used to build and operate power infrastructure.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyHardware

Vivid Seatsvividseats.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SEATDec 2021

Chicago, US

Lawrence Fey(Executive Officer)Stanley Chia(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Ehrhart(Director)Julie Masino(Director)Craig Dixon(Director)Martin Taylor(Director)

Aftiwatchdogaftiwatchdog.comin𝕏

AFTI WatchDog provides a hardware-and-software platform combining a camera, AI, and patented algorithms to remotely monitor oilfield wellsites, detecting production issues, equipment failures, leaks, and gas emissions.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyIoTCalgary, CA

Alberta Enterprise Corporationalberta-enterprise.ca

Alberta Enterprise Corporation is a fund-of-funds established by the Government of Alberta in 2008 that invests in venture capital funds backing Alberta technology companies and entrepreneurs.

Fintech

Antibetheraantibethera.com
AuX Labsauxlabs.cainApr 2026 · $4M

AuX Labs uses precision fermentation to produce recombinant milk proteins, starting with casein, that replicate the functional performance of dairy without animals.

BiotechClimate TechFoodTech

Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalBluestein VenturesCongruent VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Nàdarra VenturesNatural Products Canada+2 more

Avriosubdebtavriosubdebt.com

This site is an online casino affiliate review page targeting US real-money players, comparing welcome bonuses, game libraries, banking methods and licensing across nine gambling sites.

GamingMedia & Entertainment

Babygourmetbabygourmet.comin

Baby Gourmet makes naturally healthy, clean-label baby and children's food, offering products tested for industrial and environmental contaminants.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Blacksquareblacksquare.io

ColaTV is a Vietnamese-language website that streams live football (soccer) matches for free, covering major competitions such as the Champions League, Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, World Cup and Euro.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Botanecobotaneco.comin𝕏

Botaneco is an ingredients manufacturer that uses a water-based processing technology to separate intact oleosomes and proteins from oilseeds such as canola, hemp, sunflower, and safflower.

AgTechFoodTechNew Materials

BridgeCo Capital Group Inc.

Bridge-to-exit capital for venture backed companies.

Businessinfusionsbusinessinfusions.comin𝕏

Business Infusions develops equine veterinary practice management software, including HVMS, Cassadol, and EquineMediRecord, covering electronic health records, invoicing, inventory management, and regulatory compliance.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

Greg Andrews(Founder)

Calgaryscientificcalgaryscientific.comin

Calgary Scientific offers ResolutionMD, a mobile medical image visualization platform that lets healthcare professionals securely view, share, and collaborate on 2D/3D diagnostic images across devices.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Canbiocincanbiocin.cain𝕏

CanBiocin develops and manufactures synbiotic products combining prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics for functional health outcomes in animals, humans, and the environment.

BiotechFoodTechWellness & Fitness

Carrotventurescarrotventures.comin𝕏

Carrot Ventures is a venture studio that co-founds and finances new companies applying technology to the food and agriculture sectors.

AgTechFoodTechCalgary, CA

Cellar Insightscellarinsights.comin

Cellar Insights offers a smart remote monitoring system that detects rot gas and adverse storage conditions to help potato growers, processors, and storage operators reduce spoilage, shrink, and quality loss.

AgTechFoodTechIoT

Co-investorsAccelerate FundTall Grass VenturesUCeed FundsCarrot VenturesSVG Ventures | THRIVEUCeed

Circlecvicirclecvi.comin𝕏

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging develops the cvi42 platform, AI-based cardiovascular imaging software that provides automated post-processing, analysis, and reporting tools for CT and cardiac MRI, along with StrokeSENS for stroke detection.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

CoolIT Systems Inccoolitsystems.comin𝕏

CoolIT provides liquid cooling systems for AI data centers, offering hardware, chemistry, and real-time monitoring for closed-loop cooling.

CleantechDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsCedar Mundi VenturesConnecticut Innovations

Decisivefarmingdecisivefarming.comin𝕏

Decisive Farming provides precision agronomy, farm management, and crop marketing services for farmers, combining data management and analytics with soil testing, variable rate fertilizer and seeding, and grain marketing planning.

AgTechIoTSaaS

Farm Credit Canadafcc-fac.cain𝕏

Farm Credit Canada provides financing and lending services to primary agricultural producers, agribusinesses, and food and beverage companies.

AgTechFintechFoodTech

Finisterefinistere.com
Georgian Partnersgeorgian.io

Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners Limited

Gett Groupgett-group.comin

GETT Group designs and manufactures human-machine interface (HMI) products such as keyboards, panel PCs, industrial PCs, touchscreens, signature pads, and payment terminals.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoT

Iconnectivityiconnectivity.comin

iConnectivity designs MIDI and audio interface hardware for musicians and audio professionals, used in both studio and live performance settings.

HardwareMedia & Entertainment

iNovia Capitalinovia.vc

Co-investorsAngels of ManyBCIKensington Capital Partners Limited

Intelliviewtechintelliviewtech.com
Kentimagingkentimaging.comin𝕏

Kent Imaging develops handheld imaging devices for wound care and reconstructive surgery, including SnapshotNIR (near-infrared imaging of tissue oxygenation) and SnapshotGLO (non-invasive assessment of bacterial bioburden).

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Kinnikinnickkinnikinnick.com

Kinnikinnick Foods makes gluten-free baked goods, including breads, English muffins, cookies, donuts, baking mixes, and pie crusts, that are also free from dairy, nuts, peanuts, and soy, with most products egg-free.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Leankorleankor.comin𝕏

Leankor.ai offers an AI-driven, cloud-based enterprise work and project management SaaS built for industrial enterprises to manage large-scale customer delivery projects.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsThin Air Labs

Lethbridgebiogaslethbridgebiogas.ca

Lethbridge BioGas operates an anaerobic digestion and cogeneration plant that processes agricultural manures and food processing by-products to generate biogas, producing renewable electricity for the Alberta grid via combined heat and power units.

Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyLethbridge, CA

Levven Electronicslevven.com

Levven makes wire-free smart light switches and power controllers that communicate over 900MHz radio frequency, independent of internet or Wi-Fi, marketed under the Switched Right brand.

CleantechHardwareIoT

Co-investorsEdmonton Unlimited

Loginradiusloginradius.comin𝕏

LoginRadius provides a fully-managed customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform that handles authentication, social login, and identity management for enterprises, governments, and organizations.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSVancouver, CA

Rakesh Soni(Founder)in

Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalBDC Capital CorporationEdmonton UnlimitedFounderFuelM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Yaletown Partners

lwrlivestockwaterrecycling.comin𝕏

Livestock Water Recycling provides the LWR System, a manure treatment technology that reduces manure volume, concentrates and segregates nutrients for fertilizer application, and recovers clean reusable water.

AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechCalgary, CA

Co-investorsForesightRadicle Growth

Mobiledatatechmobiledatatech.com
Precision AIprecision.aiAug 2026

Aventura, US

Eduardo Sultan Gampel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAt One VenturesCerity Partners VenturesFulcrum Global CapitalGolden Opportunities FundInnovative Solutions Canada

Preosoftwarepreosoftware.com
SAMsamdesk.ioin

Samdesk provides AI-powered incident detection and management software for security operations teams, reducing alert noise and delivering verified, contextual insights to accelerate incident response.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedMcRock Capital

Spudspud.cain𝕏

SPUD is an online grocery service that delivers fresh produce, dairy, meat, pantry staples, supplements, and household goods to homes, with a focus on local and natural products.

E-commerceFoodTechMarketplaces

Co-investorsRenewal Funds

Stackadaptstackadapt.comin𝕏

StackAdapt is a programmatic advertising and marketing platform that lets agencies and brands plan, execute, and analyze campaigns across channels including native, display, connected TV, video, audio, in-game, digital out-of-home, and email.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Co-investorsIntrepid Growth PartnersPlaza VenturesRound13 CapitalSummit Partners

Susterresusterre.com
Tire 3centurylink.com
Tynttynt.com

Tynt operates a traffic and monetization platform for publishers.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaS

Userfuluserful.com

Userful offers the Infinity Platform, software for enterprise-grade visual data management and control that unifies control rooms and Global Security Operations Centers without proprietary hardware.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsYaletown Partners

Utrdecoratingutrdecorating.com

UTR Decorating designs and sells home decorating and hanging products, such as doorstops and brick-hanging hardware, aimed at consumers decorating their homes.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Wedge Networkswedgenetworks.comin𝕏

Wedge Networks provides an AI-driven security platform that detects novel and known threats, orchestrates network security through software-defined approaches, and deploys edge-based traffic scanning and threat response.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Hongwen Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)Husam Kinawi(Executive Officer)Rob Fong(Executive Officer)

BoardSheikh Isa bin Khalid Al Khalifa(Director)Hussein Amery(Director)Norman Betts(Director)

Co-investorsFlow Capital

Yaletown Partnersyaletown.com

Yaletown is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies aiming to modernize industries and support a sustainable future.

Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedUCeed Funds

Exits · 2

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

HubbellNYSE: HUBBVivid SeatsNASDAQ: SEAT

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Verdex Capital made?
Verdex Capital has 46 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Verdex Capital invest at?
Verdex Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Verdex Capital focus on?
Verdex Capital focuses on AgTech, Biotech, FoodTech, Hardware, Impact & Social Good, New Materials.
Where is Verdex Capital located?
Verdex Capital is headquartered in Calgary, CA.
Who does Verdex Capital co-invest with?
Verdex Capital most often shares deals with Edmonton Unlimited, Kensington Capital Partners Limited, UCeed Funds, among 28 tracked co-investors.

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