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500 Startups Canada

North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto

Description

Geo-fund of the world-wide 500 Startups fund

Investor Profile

500 Startups Canada has backed more than 16 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 6% of its total and boasts 11 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Convertible Note rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Canada, United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Stage Focus

  • Seed (81%)
  • Series A (13%)
  • Convertible Note (6%)

Country Focus

  • Canada (81%)
  • United States (19%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Biotechnology
  • Life Science
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Mobile
  • Insurtech
  • Saas
  • Developer Tools
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Who does 500 Startups Canada frequently co-invest with?

Golden Ventures
Golden Ventures
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Co-Investments: 2
FundersClub
FundersClub
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
500 Global
500 Global
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Desjardins Venture Capital
Desjardins Venture Capital
North America, Quebec, Canada, Lévis
Co-Investments: 2
Real Ventures
Real Ventures
North America, Quebec, Canada, Montréal
Co-Investments: 4
BDC Venture Capital
BDC Venture Capital
North America, Alberta, Canada, Calgary
Co-Investments: 2
Radical Ventures
Radical Ventures
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Co-Investments: 2
Density Ventures
Density Ventures
Europe, Hamburg, Germany, Hamburg
Co-Investments: 2
Afore Capital
Afore Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Gradient Ventures
Gradient Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does 500 Startups Canada often collaborate with?

WT
William Tunstall-Pedoe
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
Probal Lala
Probal Lala
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Shared Deals: 1
KP
Kavita Patel
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Shared Deals: 1
AG
Avichal Garg
North America, California, United States, Stanford
Shared Deals: 1
SP
Shervin Pishevar
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by 500 Startups Canada?

AvoMD

New York, New York, United States

AvoMD is reimagining decision support with no code software and point-of-care innovation.

Health CareMedical DeviceSoftware
SeedJun 23, 2023
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
DYNE

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

DYNE is a customer data and analytics tool for restaurants and retailers that uses machine learning.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Food and BeverageGenerative AIHospitalityMachine LearningMarketingSaaSSoftware
SeedDec 11, 2022
Amount Raised: $1,537,681
Asaak

New York, New York, United States

Asaak is a fintech company that provides asset financing to mobility workers across emerging markets.

Emerging MarketsFinancial ServicesFinTechLendingMobile
SeedJan 17, 2022
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Motorleaf

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Greenhouse automation technology using artificial intelligence

AgricultureAgTechArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataHorticultureIndustrial AutomationMachine Learning
SeedMay 16, 2018
Amount Raised: $2,850,000
BenchSci

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

BenchSci uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to accelerate biomedical discoveries.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyLife ScienceMachine LearningPharmaceutical
Series AMay 2, 2018
Amount Raised: $7,916,731
BenchSci

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

BenchSci uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to accelerate biomedical discoveries.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyLife ScienceMachine LearningPharmaceutical
SeedJul 10, 2017
Amount Raised: $1,934,848
Fluent.ai

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Speech understanding and intent recognition that learns from speech, behavior and context, for embedded voice user interfaces

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Industrial AutomationInternet of ThingsMachine LearningSmart HomeSoftwareSoftware EngineeringSpeech Recognition
SeedJun 29, 2017
Amount Raised: $1,540,015
Shoelace

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Shoelace offers a software solution that enables online merchants to easily conduct retargeting campaigns.

Ad RetargetingAd TargetingAdvertisingE-CommerceMarketingSoftware
SeedMay 11, 2017
Lumotune

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

We are creating a platform to transform the world’s glass into digital displays.

Digital SignageSoftware
SeedMay 8, 2017
Amount Raised: $150,000
Humi

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Humi is a payroll, benefits, and insurance platform.

Employee BenefitsHuman ResourcesInsurTechSaaSSoftware
SeedMar 21, 2017

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