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Luge Capital

North America, Quebec, Canada, Montréal

Description

Luge Capital is a prominent venture capital firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada, with a dedicated focus on early-stage fintech and insurtech companies across Canada and the United States. Established in 2018, the firm has quickly become a key player in the financial technology investment landscape. Luge Capital successfully closed its debut fund at C$85 million, followed by a second fund in 2022, which secured C$100 million. This brings their total assets under management to approximately C$185 million, underscoring their significant capital base for deployment within their specialized sectors.

The firm's investment strategy centers on identifying and supporting innovative startups that are poised to disrupt or significantly enhance the financial services and insurance industries. Luge Capital typically targets companies at the Seed and Series A stages, seeking strong founding teams, scalable business models, and solutions that address critical market needs. Their initial investment cheques generally range from C$1 million to C$5 million, demonstrating their capacity to lead or co-lead early funding rounds while also reserving capital for follow-on investments to support portfolio companies through subsequent growth phases.

Beyond capital, Luge Capital emphasizes a hands-on approach, leveraging its deep industry expertise and extensive network to provide strategic guidance, operational support, and access to potential partners and customers. Their portfolio includes a diverse array of companies spanning various sub-sectors within fintech and insurtech, from payments and lending to cybersecurity and wealth management. By concentrating on these specific verticals, Luge Capital aims to foster innovation and contribute to the evolution of financial services on a North American scale, solidifying its reputation as a specialized and impactful early-stage investor.

Investor Profile

Luge Capital has backed more than 25 startups, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 7 rounds, about 28% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Canada, United States, United Kingdom.
  • Strong thematic focus on Financial Services, FinTech, InsurTech.
  • Led 1 rounds in the past year.
  • Typical check size: $730K – $3.6M.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (52%)
  • Series A (24%)
  • Series B (12%)
  • Series Unknown (8%)
  • Pre Seed (4%)

Country Focus

  • Canada (80%)
  • United States (16%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)

Industry Focus

  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Insurtech
  • Banking
  • Big Data
  • Information Technology
  • Finance
  • Software
  • Wealth Management
  • Payments
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Luge Capital frequently co-invest with?

DV
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Co-Investments: 2
Golden Ventures
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Co-Investments: 3
FJ Labs
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Inovia Capital
North America, Quebec, Canada, Montréal
Co-Investments: 6
AAF Management Ltd.
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 2
Plug and Play
North America, California, United States, Sunnyvale
Co-Investments: 3
Panache Ventures
North America, Quebec, Canada, Montréal
Co-Investments: 4
Pareto Holdings
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Co-Investments: 2
Impression Ventures
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Co-Investments: 4
Conconi Growth Partners
North America, British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Luge Capital often collaborate with?

EL
North America, Florida, United States, Miami Beach
Shared Deals: 2
Sanders Lee
North America, Alberta, Canada, Calgary
Shared Deals: 1
BL
North America, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton
Shared Deals: 1
Alex Norman
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Shared Deals: 1
Ashif Mawji
North America, Alberta, Canada, Calgary
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Luge Capital?

Geolava

San Francisco, California, United States

Geolava brings spatial reasoning to the built world.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Commercial Real EstateComputer VisionFinTechGenerative AIGeospatial
SeedJul 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,300,000
Deck

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Deck develops infrastructure and cognitive tools to help individuals solve problems.

Information TechnologyIT Infrastructure
Series AApr 16, 2025
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
OneVest

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

OneVest is a Wealth-as-a-Service platform that provides wealth management and financial services to enterprises.

Financial ServicesFinTechWealth Management
Series BJan 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Deck

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Deck develops infrastructure and cognitive tools to help individuals solve problems.

Information TechnologyIT Infrastructure
SeedOct 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,498,997
Nmbr

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Nmbr is an embedded payroll software supplier that simplifies how organizations create and implement their own payroll software.

Embedded SystemsSoftware
SeedSep 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,662,831
Loop

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Loop manages your international banking needs, including corporate cards, payments, FX, capital and more - all from a single platform.

Financial Services
SeedSep 17, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,707,956
Inscora

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Inscora provides automated cyber risk assessment and sales enablement tools for cyber insurance brokers.

Cyber SecurityNetwork Security
Pre SeedAug 6, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,450,479
OneVest

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

OneVest is a Wealth-as-a-Service platform that provides wealth management and financial services to enterprises.

Financial ServicesFinTechWealth Management
Series AJun 13, 2023
Amount Raised: $12,767,603
Westhill

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Westhill is an online insurance services company.

Financial ServicesInsuranceInsurTech
Series UnknownMay 18, 2023
Amount Raised: $13,500,000
Plooto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Plooto is a payment management platform for small and medium-sized businesses that helps to automate and streamlines their payments.

Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsSmall and Medium Businesses
Series BDec 13, 2022
Amount Raised: $19,917,277