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Yaletown targets technology companies whose products can transform and modernize traditional industries while contributing to a more sustainable future. The firm seeks to drive transformative growth by backing innovative, disruptive technology businesses. Its team draws on decades of combined venture capital and operating experience, including having served as CEOs of private and public technology companies, worked in technology-focused investment banking, and advised companies on capital markets and M&A. Yaletown emphasizes long-term, supportive relationships with founders, backing them through the highs and lows of company building while operating with integrity, teamwork, and straightforwardness.
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Team · 27 people
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What they invest in
from 35 of 63 portfolio companiesSaaS ×19AI & Machine Learning ×18Enterprise Software ×14Deep Tech ×8Hardware ×7Cybersecurity ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4
HQs:Canada×15United States×10European Union×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×83 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
Indian School of Business ×2McGill University ×2Queen's University ×2Stanford University ×2University of Waterloo ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×13Computer Science ×7Business & Management ×2Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 18 founders with career history
Blast Radius ×2Kobo Inc. ×2Qualcomm ×2University of British Columbia ×2
7 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)
Investments · 63 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 32023 · 52021 · 12018 · 12015 · 32014 · 217 dated
Inverted AI develops cloud APIs for autonomous vehicle and ADAS development, offering simulation tools that generate realistic, reactive scenarios for testing and validation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsMobility & TransportationSaaSVancouver, CA
Frank Wood(CEO and Co-founder)inAdam Ścibior(CTO and Co-founder)inBerend Zwartsenberg(Chief Scientist)in
Co-investorsWUTIF CapitalDasein CapitalDefined VCInovia Capital
Nanoprecise is a Canadian company that combines IoT sensors with AI-driven analytics to detect equipment faults early, reduce unplanned downtime, and cut energy waste for asset-intensive industries.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoT
Manpreet Singh(CEO & CTO)inPrashant Verma(Co-Founder & Head, India Ops & Product)in
Co-investorsCIBCBMO Capital PartnersExport Development Canada (EDC)Honeywell Ventures
Aerial.ai uses AI and existing wireless infrastructure to create sensing technology, which it calls Sensing Intelligence, for smart applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDigital HealthIoT
Negar Ghourchian(Founder)in
Co-investorsKibo VenturesTandemLaunchIntel Capital
Ambyint offers an AI-powered platform for optimizing oil and gas production, using physics-informed models and analytics to monitor wells, detect anomalies, and manage controller setpoints.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSCalgary, CA
Co-investorsGE VenturesAccelerate FundBDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundFlyover CapitalFrontera Technology VenturesMercury Fund+3 more
Areto Labs offers a responsible AI platform that combines human judgment with AI to detect and filter harmful online content such as hate speech and technology-facilitated gender-based violence, helping global brands and public figures build safer digital communities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Lana(Co-founder)Kasey(Co-founder)Jacqueline Comer(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Edmonton UnlimitedScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)Startup TNTThe 51 VenturesUCeed Funds+1 more
Arolytics appears to work on emissions detection and monitoring, with a focus case study on methane emissions at oil and gas facilities.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergySaaS
Co-investorsAccelerate FundBDC Sustainability Venture FundCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Startup TNTBDC Capital CorporationMetiquity Ventures
CharliAI provides a forensic control layer that profiles, traces, controls, and preserves evidence of AI agent actions across enterprise workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsTriplePoint Capital
Cooledge designs and manufactures specialized lighting solutions including LED luminaires, tunable white products, and architectural lighting systems for commercial and industrial applications.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechHardwareRichmond, US
BillCalvin Wade Sheen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardWilliam Sims(Director)Kirk A. Washington(Director)Geoff Catherwood(Director)inThomas Bilbrough(Director)
Co-investorsSaints CapitalARCH Venture PartnersBDC Venture Capital
CTO.ai builds a developer operations platform that measures and improves developer productivity through workflow intelligence and KPI tracking.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsPallasite VenturesN49P
EdgeQ develops software-defined 5G technology that lets customers access, customize, and deploy 5G networks through software, with a focus on moving cloud data processing and connectivity to the network edge.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSpace TechSanta Clara, US
Vinay Ravuri(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsClearSkyFusionThreshold VenturesLockheed Martin Ventures
Elevated Signals develops a cloud-based platform designed to replace legacy ERP systems for manufacturers, emphasizing transparency and control.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Amar
Co-investorsWGD Capital, L.P.Pareto HoldingsThird Kind Venture Capital
ePACT is a digital platform for collecting, managing, and sharing participant health and emergency information, replacing paper forms with online records, check-in/out apps, and communication tools.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsDisruption VenturesRelentless Pursuit Partners
FieldAI builds foundation models and AI systems for robots operating in unstructured field environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Ali Agha(Founder)inShayegan Omidshafiei(Founder)inDavid Fan(Founder)inSebastian Scherer(Director of Fieldable Embodied AI)in
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersEmbark VenturesFikaGraph VenturesIntel CapitalKhosla Ventures+11 more
Finn AI built white-label AI-powered chatbots that banks and credit unions embedded in their apps to let customers check balances, budget, and manage money.
Co-investorsPallasite Ventures
GHGSat monitors greenhouse gas emissions at the facility level using a dedicated satellite constellation and aircraft sensors, providing independent emissions data and analytics.
CleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSpace TechMontreal, CA
Stéphane Germain(Founder)inStephane Germain(Founder)
Co-investorsClimate InvestmentJapan Energy CapitalNGIF CapitalSpace CapitalCycle Capital
GoBolt provides ecommerce fulfillment and last-mile delivery services, handling picking, packing, shipping, delivery, and returns for merchants, with a focus on sustainability and an electric vehicle fleet.
CleantechE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Heindrik Bernabe(Co-founder)inMark Ang(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBDC Growth Venture FundFounderFuelIngka InvestmentsKensington Capital Partners LimitedPlaza VenturesWhitecap Venture Partners+6 more
GoSecure is a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cybersecurity provider based in Montreal and San Diego.
San Diego, US
Co-investorsEastward Capital PartnersMitsui Global InvestmentRazor's Edge VenturesShield Capital
Group14 develops silicon battery materials, specifically SCC55®, for automotive and consumer electronics manufacturers.
CleantechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsWoodinville, US
Henry Costantino(Executive Officer)Rick Luebbe(Founder)inDr. Rick CostantinoJohn Reagh(Director)Eric Luebbe(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bill Funcannon(Director)
Co-investorsBASF Venture Capital GmbHOVP Venture PartnersE8 AngelsEarth Venture CapitalMetaplanetSalvia+2 more
Innerspace is a health-tech company that helps pharmaceutical companies improve quality, efficiency, and compliance in aseptic manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSaaS
Sebastian Scheler(Founder)in
Co-investorsMatterwave VenturesRiverside Acceleration CapitalHTGFMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)
Innerspace provides occupancy analytics technology that collects and analyzes space utilization data while maintaining privacy through anonymization of device identifiers and no storage of personally identifiable information.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkIoTLogistics & Supply ChainPropTechSaaSNew York, CA
James Wu(CEO)inJason GamblenMatt MacGillivrayin
Co-investors500 GlobalBeresford VenturesHTGFMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)
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)Verdex Capital
Netskrt operates a content delivery network (CDN) that provides last-mile visibility for streaming video delivery, serving content providers and internet service providers who need to optimize video quality and control bandwidth costs.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsInBC Investment Corp.WUTIF Capital
nFluids designs and manufactures functional nanoparticles using a bottom-up approach, producing additives and lubricants primarily for oil- and water-based drilling fluids in the oil and gas industry.
Deep TechEnergyNew Materials
Northernmost develops machines to preserve and transport human organs for transplant, including the NoMo Kidney Pump for continuous kidney perfusion from donor to recipient.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsInnovobotUCeed FundsLeva CapitalStartup TNT
OLOID provides passwordless authentication and identity access management for frontline and deskless workers using biometrics, badges, NFC, and device-based verification on shared devices, kiosks, and time clocks.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSunnyvale, US
Mohit Garg(Founder)inMadhu Madhusudhanan(Founder)Shankar Agarwal(Founder)
BoardGregg Adkin(Director)inAnupam Rastogi(Director)in
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESSeraph GroupStartXUnusual VenturesHoneywell Ventures+1 more
oneNav develops small, low-power L5-band GNSS positioning technology for military, government, commercial, and consumer applications such as drones, trackers, aviation, and consumer devices.
Deep TechDefense TechSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US
Paul McBurney(Co-Founder & CTO)inSteve Poizner(Co-Founder & CEO)inEllen Kirk(Executive Officer)inVivian Pham(CFO)inKamil Grajski(Executive Officer)in
BoardKevin Fong(Director)in
Co-investorsDcode CapitalGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-TelMVP VenturesNorwest Venture Partners
PayShepherd enables capital and maintenance project execution through continuous improvement methodologies.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Wes Sessenwein(CEO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelerate FundInovia CapitalThin Air Labs
Photonic is building a commercial-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer using a unique T-centre qubit technology and Entanglement First distributed architecture designed for unlimited scalability.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Stephanie Simmons(Founder)inMichael Thewalt(Founder)
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersBCIInBC Investment Corp.Inovia CapitalBell VenturesMubadala Capital
Redlen Technologies makes multi-energy radiation imaging modules built on its proprietary Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) semiconductor sensors, with a focus on Photon Counting detector solutions for Computed Tomography (PCCT).
Deep TechHardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductorsSaanichton
Glenn Bindley(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Erikson(Executive Officer)Jim Balcom(Executive Officer)inRich Mather(President & CEO)inJay Dent(Chief Financial Officer)in
BoardRalph Turfus(Director)
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelPender Growth FundWUTIF CapitalPangaea Ventures Us Inc.
Showbie is an education platform that consolidates instruction, feedback, assessment, communication, and reporting into a single app for teachers, schools, and multi-school organizations such as trusts, municipalities, and districts.
EdTechSaaSEdmonton, CA
Colin Bramm(CEO and Co-Founder)inRoy Pombeiro(CTO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsPoint NineRhino VenturesAzure Capital PartnersEdmonton UnlimitedFresco CapitalImagine K12
CareerExplorer is a career guidance platform powered by science and labor market data that helps individuals discover, plan, and achieve their ideal careers.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechVancouver, CA
Spencer Thompson(Founder)
Co-investorsNew Ground VenturesRhino VenturesIA VenturesInsight PartnersSequoia CapitalThe Gramercy Fund
The Climate Corporation offers FieldView, a digital agriculture platform that connects with 60+ partners to make farm data sharing and season planning easier for growers.
AgTechData & InfrastructureSaaS
David Friedberg(Founder)Siraj Khaliq(Founder)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAnthemis VentureDYDX CapitalFelicis VenturesFirst Round CapitalGlynn Capital Management+8 more
ThinkData Works provides a platform for accessing, blending, and integrating standardized data to support decision science across organizations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareToronto, CA
Bryan Smith(Founder)in
Co-investorsExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLPBDC Capital CorporationFirst Ascent VenturesRho Ventures
ThoughtExchange provides a feedback and research platform that combines surveys, qualitative exchanges, and AI-powered interviews to gather and analyze customer and employee insights.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsInBC Investment Corp.Voyager Capital
Tutela transforms mobile network data into actionable insights for telecommunications and mobile companies.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Hunter(CEO and co-founder)
Co-investorsWesley Clover International Corporation
Userful provides a software platform for operational awareness and response that unifies mission-critical control rooms, observability, security, and workplace experience across enterprise operations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
John Marshall(President and CEO)in
Co-investorsVerdex Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BIT Stew SystemsSolegear Bioplastic TechnologiesAI-Powered Project ManagementBitstewChaordixCircle Cardiovascular ImagingElastic PathEnerg2FoodeeGenologicsGood NaturedGroupHighlineIndiceememQMonexaMoverPartnerpediaPhemiPretio InteractiveShadow NetworksTasktopThoughtwireTransportation optimizationVizimaxWantering
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 22
22 acquisitions · showing 19Bitstewacq. by GE DigitalChaordixacq. by BenevityCircle Cardiovascular Imagingacq. by Thoma BravoEnerg2acq. by BASF Venture Capital America Inc.Finnacq. by GliaFoodeeacq. by SodexoGenologicsacq. by IlluminaGood Naturedacq. by Hilco Capital (via HUK 149 Ltd.)Indiceeacq. by Dun & BradstreetMonexaacq. by NetSuiteMoveracq. by MicrosoftPartnerpediaacq. by BMC SoftwarePretio Interactiveacq. by Bold CollectiveShadow Networksacq. by Acalvio TechnologiesSokanuacq. by Penn FosterTasktopacq. by PlanviewThoughtwireacq. by mdf commerceVizimaxacq. by Power Grid Components (Blackstone portfolio company)Wanteringacq. by Clique Media Group
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPhotonic · finsmes.com · May 12, 2026
Group14 Technologies · prnewswire.com · Mar 12, 2026
Field AI · techcrunch.com · Aug 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Yaletown Partners made?
- Yaletown Partners has 63 tracked investments, 22 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Yaletown Partners invest at?
- Yaletown Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What is Yaletown Partners's typical check size?
- Yaletown Partners typically writes checks of $1.5M – $3.6M.
- What sectors does Yaletown Partners focus on?
- Yaletown Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Yaletown Partners located?
- Yaletown Partners is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.
- Does Yaletown Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Yaletown Partners leads investment rounds.
- Who does Yaletown Partners co-invest with?
- Yaletown Partners most often shares deals with InBC Investment Corp., WUTIF Capital, GV (Google Ventures), among 88 tracked co-investors.
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