Whitecap Venture Partners
Fund · Toronto · whitecapvp.com
A Toronto venture capital firm that leads Series A rounds and backs seed startups in B2B software and healthcare across Canada.
Whitecap Venture Partners is a Toronto venture capital firm. It began in the early 1990s as the venture arm of the Diamond family office, and since its third fund in 2015 it has managed money from institutions and family offices. It says it has more than $400M in assets under management across five funds.
It focuses on B2B software and healthcare. Its fifth fund leads or co-leads Series A rounds across Canada and also backs seed and pre-seed rounds. In Waterloo Region, it led the 2020 Series A of Nicoya, a Kitchener maker of analytical instruments for drug discovery.
Its partners are Carey Diamond, Shayn Diamond and Russell Samuels. Blaine Hobson, who co-founded it with Carey Diamond, chairs its investment committee. Founders can reach it at info@whitecapvp.com or 416 961-5355.
What it invests in
Series A rounds, leading or co-leading 7 to 10 per fund
Seed and pre-seed rounds, which Fund V set aside more capital for
First Series A cheques of $3 million to $10 million, building to $15 million to $20 million per company (Fund V)
B2B software and healthcare
Startups across Canada
Location
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 1010, Toronto, ON M4T 2S3
Links
Waterloo Region startups backed by Whitecap Venture Partners (1)
From the fund's own portfolio page and public announcements of its rounds. Only Waterloo Region companies in the directory are shown.
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