WUTIF Capital
Angel networkVancouver · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
WUTIF targets very early-stage, ground-floor BC technology ventures across all sectors when valuations are low, aiming to be a 'first-in' investor and co-investing with angels, founders, and partners. It focuses on companies seeking their first external financing round beyond initial 'love' money, typically raising under $1M at valuations under $4M. As an angel fund, it seeks a broad portfolio without favoring any single technology sector, deliberately backing smaller niche ventures that traditional VCs overlook. It offers BC-resident investors 30% refundable provincial tax credits plus RRSP eligibility, keeps operating costs low, and provides redemption privileges after five years.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 72 of 103 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×19SaaS ×17Biotech ×13Healthtech ×13Hardware ×12Cleantech ×11Deep Tech ×9Digital Health ×9
HQs:Canada×24United States×1
Investments · 103 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12022 · 12021 · 24 dated
Portfolio company that recently commenced trading following a proposed business combination.
EnergyBurnaby
Nathan Gilliland(Executive Officer, Director)Rick Wills(Director)Michael Laberge(Executive Officer)Klaas de Boer(Director)Susan Koch(Executive Officer)Jacques Besnainou(Director)
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Zymeworks develops novel medicines for patients with difficult-to-treat diseases using proprietary platforms and in-house R&D capabilities.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesVancouver, US
HAIG FARRIS(Director)NOEL HALL(Director)Kenneth Galbraith(Director)inNICK BEDFORD(Director)GORDON NG(Executive Officer)NEIL KLOMPAS(Executive Officer)
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
A&K Robotics builds Cruz, an all-electric, AI-enabled autonomous micro-mobility pod for shared use in large venues such as airports and museums to move people and goods.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRobotics
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Actenum provides decision-support software for scheduling and planning of asset maintenance, logistics, and operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Agility Forex is a Canadian online platform for exchanging currency and sending money abroad, offering low rates and zero fees on North American payments for personal and business customers.
Fintech
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
AiDANT Intelligent Technology develops embedded AI video analytics software and ACAP applications for AXIS cameras, detecting persons, vehicles, and Aruco markers for surveillance and security use cases such as fall detection, loitering protection, and occupancy counting.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Roger Milford(Chief Executive Officer)Craig Szmania(Chief Revenue Officer)Ari Telias(Chief Technology Officer)
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Alpha-9 is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of targeted molecules to treat cancer cells with precision.
BiotechLongevityMedical Devices
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Aprio provides cloud-based board governance software (a board portal) for secure document management, board meeting preparation, and communication among directors and administrators.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
ARC Medical develops liquid medical devices, including its JOCOAT and IPCOAT products, that create a temporary physical barrier during arthroscopy, laparoscopy, or open surgery to prevent or reduce surgical adhesions.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Augurex develops biomarker-driven clinical diagnostic tests for autoimmune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Avestec builds modular inspection drones and robotic platforms that perform non-destructive testing (UT, EMAT, DFT, and visual inspections) on complex industrial assets, along with accompanying payloads, power systems, and lifecycle management software.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRobotics
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
AvivoBio develops enzyme-based technology to convert blood and donor organs into a universal type O, removing ABO blood-type incompatibility as a barrier to transfusions and organ transplants.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Endobits is clinical decision-support software that runs on top of FDA-cleared continuous glucose monitors to help qualified healthcare professionals and clinics manage glucose-related conditions such as dysglycemia and pre-diabetes.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Bionic Power makes the Agilik smart orthosis, a powered knee brace that helps children and adults with knee-related gait deficiencies such as flex knee gait (from cerebral palsy or spina bifida) and lower limb hemiparesis (post-stroke or post-polio).
HardwareMedical DevicesRobotics
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Personal website and blog of Michael Volker, a Canadian technology entrepreneur and angel investor, covering topics such as startup financing, equity crowdfunding, and business basics for engineers.
Media & EntertainmentVancouver, CA
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Carbon Engineering is a Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology company, founded in 2009, that develops systems to capture large volumes of CO2 directly from the atmosphere.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechSquamish, CA
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
CarboNet develops the NanoNet platform, which produces flocculants, coagulants, and targeting agents that adjust in real time to changing wastewater conditions for industrial water treatment.
CleantechClimate TechNew Materials
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Carbonyx develops proprietary technology to recover valuable materials from waste rock while permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere, producing carbon-negative and low-carbon materials for infrastructure and supply chains.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechVancouver, CA
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Care2Talk Health offers virtual access to care providers for individuals and families, connecting patients with a dedicated care team for ongoing relationships.
Digital HealthHealthtech
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Celerity Craft develops the Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle (DACV), a marine platform that generates an air cushion beneath its hulls for higher speed, lower fuel use, and amphibious operation from open water to beach landings.
CleantechDefense TechMobility & Transportation
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Cerecura develops RNA therapies using LNP-RNA (lipid nanoparticle) technology to treat neurological and brain diseases.
BiotechDeep Tech
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
HAVEN provides a whole-home indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring and management platform, offering homeowners visibility into their home's air quality and giving HVAC service providers tools for visibility, response, and proof of service.
CleantechHardwareIoT
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
CodeZero is building Cordon for Teams, a product in development with design partners.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
ConnectionPoint provides white-label crowdfunding and digital fundraising technology used by nonprofits, professional fundraisers, creators, and healthcare providers to raise money.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Crush Dynamics develops AI technology for the food and fermentation sectors, aimed at reducing energy use and improving ingredient production.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechFoodTechSummerland, CA
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
CuePath makes smart adhesive stickers (CuePack) that attach to standard medication blister packs, recording when each blister is opened and syncing that adherence data to the cloud and clinical trial management systems such as REDCap.
Digital HealthHealthtechIoTVancouver, CA
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
EnergyVancouver
Udi Daon(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
DISC Alloys develops metal manufacturing and materials technology aimed at aerospace, defense, and high-performance industrial applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSpace Tech
Francis Steiner(Co-founder)Stefano Fregonese(Co-founder & CEO)
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Dream Photonics works on integrated photonics for use across a large number of devices.
Deep TechHardwareVancouver, CA
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Examind is an assessment platform for business educators that automates exam grading and administration within existing learning management systems.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Finite State provides an AI-native platform for embedded device and IoT security that integrates security scanning and compliance automation directly into software release workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoT
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Fusion Genomics develops research-use-only reagents, lab automation, and the FusionCloud analytics platform to support accredited hospital laboratories in building and running targeted metagenomic workflows.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
HEADCHECK Health provides a software platform for managing sports concussion protocols, offering role-based tools for protocol execution, real-time monitoring dashboards, and data reporting.
Digital HealthSaaSSports Tech
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Henrik Beverage Systems makes battery-powered, self-contained mobile draft stations that pour chilled beer, wine, and cocktails without ice, refrigeration, or plumbing.
FoodTechHardware
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
BC High Tech is a directory of financial resources, industry organizations, incubators, universities, and news media for technology firms and entrepreneurs in British Columbia and Canada.
Sector Agnostic
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Ibbaka provides B2B SaaS pricing consulting combined with AI-driven tools, including a Value Model Generation Agent and pricing agents that build value and pricing models validated through interviews and data.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Ideon Technologies uses cosmic-ray muon tomography to create subsurface density maps for mining companies, enabling mineral deposit identification and characterization while reducing environmental impact and operational risk.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechSaskatchewan, CA
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
InBC is a strategic investment fund that provides capital to British Columbia businesses that are ready to scale, aiming to generate financial returns alongside economic, social, and environmental impact across the province.
Impact & Social GoodSector Agnostic
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
INETCO builds AI-powered payment security software, including the BullzAI fraud prevention platform and INETCO Insight for real-time payment performance monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
CyberPatient is a virtual training hospital offering 130+ interactive virtual patient cases across specialties such as cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, pediatrics, and psychiatry, letting learners practice history taking, physical examinations, and patient management.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtech
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Inverted AI develops AI-driven non-playable characters (NPCs) that simulate reactive, realistic, and behaviorally diverse human road users for simulation environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & Transportation
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Iris Dynamics develops ORCA smart linear motors—actuators with built-in drivers, controllers, and sensors for precision motion and force control.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRobotics
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Vancouver
Richard Brown(Director)Bill Diamond(Executive Officer)Jason Crabb(Executive Officer)Clayton Brown(Executive Officer, Director)Hashem Aboulhosn(Director)Seiji Miyasaka(Director)
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Kinitics Automation builds all-electric valve actuators, linear actuators, and piston pumps using Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) technology to replace methane-venting pneumatic actuators used at natural gas well sites.
CleantechEnergyHardwareVancouver, CA
PartnerMike Volker· solo GP
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGeneral FusionNASDAQ: GFUZZymeworksNASDAQ: ZYME
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesZymeworks · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 1, 2026
Riipen Networks Inc. · help.riipen.com · Apr 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does WUTIF Capital invest at?
- WUTIF Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is WUTIF Capital's typical check size?
- WUTIF Capital typically writes checks of $50K – $300K.
- What sectors does WUTIF Capital focus on?
- WUTIF Capital focuses on Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Medical Devices, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is WUTIF Capital located?
- WUTIF Capital is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.
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