National Bank of Canada

National Bank of Canada, founded in 1859 and headquartered in Montreal, is a prominent commercial bank providing a wide array of financial products and services to retail, commercial, corporate, and institutional clients both in Canada and internationally. The bank operates through four main segments: Personal and Commercial, Wealth Management, Financial Markets, and U.S. Specialty Finance and International. Its Personal and Commercial segment offers services such as personal banking, mortgage loans, consumer loans, and commercial banking solutions, including foreign exchange and cash management. The Wealth Management segment delivers investment solutions, trust services, and various banking and lending options. The Financial Markets segment specializes in risk management, underwriting, and advisory services. Additionally, the U.S. Specialty Finance and International segment focuses on providing specialty finance services and products to clients in emerging markets like Cambodia. With a network of 483 branches and 1,573 banking machines, the bank is committed to customer satisfaction and community development, ensuring access to comprehensive financial services.

Mathieu Apuzzo

Managing Director and Group Lead Eastern

Philippe Daoust

Vice President and Managing Director

Igal Ohayon

Principal at NAventures

Past deals in Montreal

Félix & Paul Studios

Venture Round in 2024
Felix & Paul Studios, founded in 2013 and based in Montreal, Canada, specializes in the production of cinematic virtual reality experiences. The studio, led by directors and visual artists Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël, has established a reputation for its pioneering approach to virtual reality storytelling. It has developed a proprietary 3D 360º camera and corresponding software that set industry standards for quality in VR filmmaking. The studio creates both original content and collaborates with existing intellectual properties, offering audiences deeply immersive experiences that evoke strong emotional responses. Notable projects include collaborations with Oculus, Universal Studios, and Cirque du Soleil Media, showcasing the studio's commitment to high-quality, innovative storytelling in virtual reality. With a dedicated team of artists, software developers, and engineers, Felix & Paul Studios continues to lead the evolution of this emerging medium.

Flinks

Series B in 2021
Flinks is a data company that develops a financial data aggregation platform to connect users' bank accounts with mobile apps, validate account ownership, verify balances, and access transaction history. Through hosted APIs, it enables businesses to test and integrate its solutions, connect financial accounts, and enrich data to power products while emphasizing secure handling of sensitive information and compliance. Founded in 2016 and based in Montreal, Flinks serves clients by helping them link users’ financial data to deliver improved services and user experiences.

Flinks

Series B in 2021
Flinks is a data company that develops a financial data aggregation platform to connect users' bank accounts with mobile apps, validate account ownership, verify balances, and access transaction history. Through hosted APIs, it enables businesses to test and integrate its solutions, connect financial accounts, and enrich data to power products while emphasizing secure handling of sensitive information and compliance. Founded in 2016 and based in Montreal, Flinks serves clients by helping them link users’ financial data to deliver improved services and user experiences.

Breathe Life

Debt Financing in 2020
Breathe Life Inc. is a Montreal-based company established in 2017 that specializes in providing a software platform for the life insurance industry. This enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution facilitates the digital distribution of life insurance policies, effectively removing the need for brokers. Breathe Life's platform enables insurers, distribution organizations, and advisors to enhance business operations by streamlining the policy delivery process and lowering operational costs. With features that allow consumers to create quotes and complete applications in a single session, the platform empowers users to independently purchase financial security products. Overall, Breathe Life aims to modernize and optimize how insurance companies engage with clients and manage their offerings.

Flinks

Debt Financing in 2020
Flinks is a data company that develops a financial data aggregation platform to connect users' bank accounts with mobile apps, validate account ownership, verify balances, and access transaction history. Through hosted APIs, it enables businesses to test and integrate its solutions, connect financial accounts, and enrich data to power products while emphasizing secure handling of sensitive information and compliance. Founded in 2016 and based in Montreal, Flinks serves clients by helping them link users’ financial data to deliver improved services and user experiences.

Aquantix

Grant in 2020
Founded in 2017 by Steven Fortier and Toby Messier, Aquantix is a Montreal-based tech company specializing in AI-driven location-based analytics. Its platform uses AI, satellite data, and geography to quantify climate risks for asset managers and owners, enabling precise estimation of potential losses and impact likelihood.

Moka

Series A in 2019
Moka Financial Technologies Inc. is a financial technology company based in Montreal, Canada, that operates an application designed to assist users in achieving their financial goals. Founded in 2015 and rebranded from Mylo in July 2020, Moka's app automatically rounds up everyday purchases and invests the spare change, allowing users to start investing without requiring significant financial knowledge or lifestyle changes. Since its launch in 2017, the app has gained popularity, with over 750,000 downloads and numerous positive reviews. Moka leverages artificial intelligence to provide personalized financial insights and recommendations, simplifying money management for its users. The company is also focused on developing additional features, such as expense reduction tools, debt repayment acceleration, financial coaching, and cashback rewards, to further empower individuals in their financial journeys.

Dialogue Health Technologies

Series B in 2019
Dialogue Health Technologies operates a comprehensive virtual care platform that provides employee wellness and health solutions for Canadian employers. Founded in 2016 and based in Montreal, the company offers a variety of services aimed at enhancing employee engagement and health. Its platform allows employees to interact with healthcare professionals, including nurses and doctors, for support in physical and mental health. Additionally, the platform facilitates care navigation, medication delivery, and referrals to specialists. By empowering employees to take charge of their health, Dialogue Health Technologies helps businesses create a healthier workforce, leading to increased productivity and overall employee satisfaction.

Enerkem

Corporate Round in 2019
Enerkem transforms non-recyclable waste into renewable biofuels and chemicals. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts municipal solid waste into biofuels like ethanol, addressing oil dependence and waste disposal challenges.

NestReady

Venture Round in 2018
Founded in 2012, NestReady is a Montreal-based company that develops a real estate technology marketplace. Its platform integrates all stages of the home buying experience for mortgage lenders and homebuyers, enabling relationship building with customers, tracking client progress, increasing conversions, and reducing customer acquisition costs.

Flinks

Seed Round in 2018
Flinks is a data company that develops a financial data aggregation platform to connect users' bank accounts with mobile apps, validate account ownership, verify balances, and access transaction history. Through hosted APIs, it enables businesses to test and integrate its solutions, connect financial accounts, and enrich data to power products while emphasizing secure handling of sensitive information and compliance. Founded in 2016 and based in Montreal, Flinks serves clients by helping them link users’ financial data to deliver improved services and user experiences.

Fresche Solutions

Debt Financing in 2018
Fresche Solutions Inc. is a legacy management company specializing in the modernization and management of business-critical applications. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices worldwide, the company provides a comprehensive suite of services that includes application re-hosting, rewriting, and re-architecting. Its offerings include the X-Analysis software suite for managing the IBM i lifecycle, iModernize for transforming AS/400 RPG and COBOL applications to modern architectures, and tools for business intelligence and development. Additionally, Fresche Solutions provides management and modernization solutions encompassing planning, analysis, onsite development, project management, and ongoing application support. The company serves a diverse clientele both in Canada and internationally, helping organizations enhance the longevity and functionality of their applications and databases.

Dialogue Health Technologies

Series A in 2018
Dialogue Health Technologies operates a comprehensive virtual care platform that provides employee wellness and health solutions for Canadian employers. Founded in 2016 and based in Montreal, the company offers a variety of services aimed at enhancing employee engagement and health. Its platform allows employees to interact with healthcare professionals, including nurses and doctors, for support in physical and mental health. Additionally, the platform facilitates care navigation, medication delivery, and referrals to specialists. By empowering employees to take charge of their health, Dialogue Health Technologies helps businesses create a healthier workforce, leading to increased productivity and overall employee satisfaction.

Falco Resources

Post in 2017
Falco Resources is a Canadian junior resource exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral properties. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Montreal, the company primarily operates in the Rouyn-Noranda mining camp in Quebec, where it owns approximately 74,000 hectares of land. Falco's key asset is the Horne 5 Project, located within the former Horne mine. The company specializes in exploring for base and precious metals, including gold, zinc, copper, and silver deposits. Falco Resources has employed advanced digitization and data mining techniques to analyze historical data, leading to significant discoveries such as the Horne 5 deposit.

Element AI

Series A in 2017
Element AI is an artificial intelligence company that develops and delivers AI solutions for organizations to identify opportunities to deploy AI and machine learning. It operates an AI as a Service platform that enables businesses to launch and scale AI initiatives in partnership with large corporations. The company maintains an in-house research and development laboratory to advance AI technologies and their deployment in computing infrastructure. Element AI serves industries including insurance, banking and capital markets, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and consumer packaged goods. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Montreal with an additional office in Toronto, it combines software products, services, and tools that help clients operationalize AI, augment decision-making, and improve business performance. Element AI also maintains collaborations with academia and engages in policy discussions related to technology's societal impact, while acting as an integrator to help organizations adopt and implement AI solutions.
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