Relay Ventures

Founded in 2010, Relay Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in the mobile computing industry. Based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Calgary and San Francisco, the firm focuses on applications and services including mobile commerce, enterprise applications, communications, social networking, location-based services, media entertainment, and software for mobile devices.

John Albright

Managing Partner

Alex Baker

Partner

Jake Cassaday

Associate

Horace Dediu

Partner and Chief Market Strategist

Abbey Kaminker

Investment Analyst

Emily McIlquham

Associate

Elena Pikulina

Associate

Simon Sokol

Vice President

Jeannette Wiltse

Partner and CFO

Hannah Zakinthinos

Investment Analyst

Past deals in Canada

The Logic

Venture Round in 2024
The Logic Inc. is a Canadian digital news platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toronto. The company focuses on providing in-depth reporting about the innovation economy, including coverage of technology, organizations, policies, and influential individuals driving transformational change. With a subscription-based model, The Logic aims to foster important conversations about the future of Canada by prioritizing its readers over advertisers. The platform offers a range of content, including news articles and interviews, designed to keep readers informed about significant political and economic developments. Through its commitment to quality journalism, The Logic seeks to contribute positively to the Canadian socio-economic landscape.

Bird

Seed Round in 2021
Bird designs and operates a micro-mobility platform offering shared personal electric vehicles, such as e-scooters and electric bicycles, to urban communities. The platform coordinates with cities to provide affordable, sustainable transportation that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere, reducing car trips and traffic while supporting integration with public transit. The service operates in multiple markets, including Canada, and features a user profile and a network for sharing vehicles among members, with options to access additional electric mobility products as the platform expands.

Bird

Venture Round in 2021
Bird designs and operates a micro-mobility platform offering shared personal electric vehicles, such as e-scooters and electric bicycles, to urban communities. The platform coordinates with cities to provide affordable, sustainable transportation that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere, reducing car trips and traffic while supporting integration with public transit. The service operates in multiple markets, including Canada, and features a user profile and a network for sharing vehicles among members, with options to access additional electric mobility products as the platform expands.

The Logic

Seed Round in 2019
The Logic Inc. is a Canadian digital news platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toronto. The company focuses on providing in-depth reporting about the innovation economy, including coverage of technology, organizations, policies, and influential individuals driving transformational change. With a subscription-based model, The Logic aims to foster important conversations about the future of Canada by prioritizing its readers over advertisers. The platform offers a range of content, including news articles and interviews, designed to keep readers informed about significant political and economic developments. Through its commitment to quality journalism, The Logic seeks to contribute positively to the Canadian socio-economic landscape.

Mojio

Series B in 2019
Founded in 2012, Mojio is a technology company specializing in connected car services. It provides a cloud-connected device that plugs into vehicles to offer insights into driving behavior and vehicle health. Mojio's platform also includes safety features like personalized prompts and geo-location tracking for family and friends. The company serves both individual consumers and businesses, with strategic partnerships with major brands such as Amazon, Bosch, and T-Mobile.

Influitive

Venture Round in 2019
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.

MobSquad

Venture Round in 2018
MobSquad addresses the talent gap faced by startups by providing full-time remote technical team members. They manage administrative processes such as immigration support, payroll, and benefits administration, allowing companies to retain existing tech talent and access global talent pools.

TouchBistro

Series D in 2018
TouchBistro, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing iPad-based point-of-sale (POS) solutions tailored for the food and beverage industry, including restaurants, cafes, bars, and food trucks. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Toronto, TouchBistro provides various POS systems, such as Restaurant POS, Food Truck POS, and Bar POS, which streamline order management and payment processing. Its innovative system allows servers to take orders directly at the table, reducing the need for multiple trips to a terminal and minimizing errors. Additionally, TouchBistro offers features like TouchBistro Reservations for guest management, cloud-based reporting and analytics, and customer-facing displays, enhancing both operational efficiency and customer experience. The company's products are available through the Apple App Store in the United States and internationally.

Swift Medical

Series A in 2018
Swift Medical develops a digital platform for wound care management. Its core product, Swift, enables healthcare providers to capture, share, and track patient wound images in real-time, facilitating accurate documentation and remote care.

Bird

Series B in 2018
Bird designs and operates a micro-mobility platform offering shared personal electric vehicles, such as e-scooters and electric bicycles, to urban communities. The platform coordinates with cities to provide affordable, sustainable transportation that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere, reducing car trips and traffic while supporting integration with public transit. The service operates in multiple markets, including Canada, and features a user profile and a network for sharing vehicles among members, with options to access additional electric mobility products as the platform expands.

ecobee

Series C in 2018
ecobee, Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2007 that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial applications. The company’s product lineup includes the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+, all designed to enhance energy conservation and provide customizable temperature settings. These devices allow users to manage their home or office environments remotely via a mobile application compatible with various platforms, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Ecobee's offerings aim to empower consumers to monitor and reduce their energy consumption while maintaining comfort in their spaces. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.

Mojio

Series B in 2017
Founded in 2012, Mojio is a technology company specializing in connected car services. It provides a cloud-connected device that plugs into vehicles to offer insights into driving behavior and vehicle health. Mojio's platform also includes safety features like personalized prompts and geo-location tracking for family and friends. The company serves both individual consumers and businesses, with strategic partnerships with major brands such as Amazon, Bosch, and T-Mobile.

Automat Technologies

Series A in 2017
Automat Technologies, Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in chatbot technology aimed at enhancing e-commerce personalization. The company enables brands to engage with their customers through advanced mobile messaging and artificial intelligence, facilitating tailored product recommendations and responsive communication. By focusing on individual consumer needs, Automat delivers personalized shopping experiences that significantly outperform traditional digital marketing methods. The company's solutions emphasize security, data privacy, and scalability, providing brands with the tools to truly understand and address their customers' preferences.

TouchBistro

Series C in 2017
TouchBistro, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing iPad-based point-of-sale (POS) solutions tailored for the food and beverage industry, including restaurants, cafes, bars, and food trucks. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Toronto, TouchBistro provides various POS systems, such as Restaurant POS, Food Truck POS, and Bar POS, which streamline order management and payment processing. Its innovative system allows servers to take orders directly at the table, reducing the need for multiple trips to a terminal and minimizing errors. Additionally, TouchBistro offers features like TouchBistro Reservations for guest management, cloud-based reporting and analytics, and customer-facing displays, enhancing both operational efficiency and customer experience. The company's products are available through the Apple App Store in the United States and internationally.

Nymi

Series B in 2017
Nymi Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing wearable biometric devices, particularly the Nymi Band, which authentically identifies users through their unique electrocardiogram using proprietary HeartID technology. Founded in 2011 and originally named Bionym Inc., the company rebranded in December 2014. Nymi offers a mobile application for Android that activates its wearable bands, which are sold online. The company's focus extends to creating a connected worker platform that enhances workplace integration by improving health and safety, enterprise security, data integrity, and productivity across various industries, including life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, and finance. Nymi's innovative approach facilitates digital transformation by connecting employees with their digital networks in a secure and user-friendly manner. The company has been recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for small organizations in 2019.

Swift Medical

Seed Round in 2017
Swift Medical develops a digital platform for wound care management. Its core product, Swift, enables healthcare providers to capture, share, and track patient wound images in real-time, facilitating accurate documentation and remote care.

Mojio

Series A in 2016
Founded in 2012, Mojio is a technology company specializing in connected car services. It provides a cloud-connected device that plugs into vehicles to offer insights into driving behavior and vehicle health. Mojio's platform also includes safety features like personalized prompts and geo-location tracking for family and friends. The company serves both individual consumers and businesses, with strategic partnerships with major brands such as Amazon, Bosch, and T-Mobile.

TouchBistro

Series B in 2016
TouchBistro, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing iPad-based point-of-sale (POS) solutions tailored for the food and beverage industry, including restaurants, cafes, bars, and food trucks. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Toronto, TouchBistro provides various POS systems, such as Restaurant POS, Food Truck POS, and Bar POS, which streamline order management and payment processing. Its innovative system allows servers to take orders directly at the table, reducing the need for multiple trips to a terminal and minimizing errors. Additionally, TouchBistro offers features like TouchBistro Reservations for guest management, cloud-based reporting and analytics, and customer-facing displays, enhancing both operational efficiency and customer experience. The company's products are available through the Apple App Store in the United States and internationally.

OMsignal

Series B in 2016
OMsignal is a Montréal-based company founded in 2011 that specializes in manufacturing bio-sensing clothing designed to provide real-time access to medical-grade biometric data. The company's innovative apparel is embedded with sensors that monitor various health metrics, including heart rate, electrocardiography (ECG), respiration rhythms, and stress levels. This technology allows users to track their health and fitness seamlessly through a mobile application that displays data in real time. OMsignal's products aim to integrate health monitoring into everyday life, enabling individuals to maintain their well-being more effectively.

ecobee

Venture Round in 2016
ecobee, Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2007 that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial applications. The company’s product lineup includes the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+, all designed to enhance energy conservation and provide customizable temperature settings. These devices allow users to manage their home or office environments remotely via a mobile application compatible with various platforms, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Ecobee's offerings aim to empower consumers to monitor and reduce their energy consumption while maintaining comfort in their spaces. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.

Automat Technologies

Seed Round in 2016
Automat Technologies, Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in chatbot technology aimed at enhancing e-commerce personalization. The company enables brands to engage with their customers through advanced mobile messaging and artificial intelligence, facilitating tailored product recommendations and responsive communication. By focusing on individual consumer needs, Automat delivers personalized shopping experiences that significantly outperform traditional digital marketing methods. The company's solutions emphasize security, data privacy, and scalability, providing brands with the tools to truly understand and address their customers' preferences.

FreshGrade

Series A in 2016
FreshGrade Inc. is an online education platform based in Kelowna, Canada, founded in 2011. It is designed for teachers, parents, and students, facilitating enhanced communication and assessment of learning moments through various media, including videos, pictures, audio, and notes. The platform serves as an all-inclusive tool for classroom assessment and documentation, allowing teachers to engage with students effectively while providing parents with insight into their child's academic progress. FreshGrade aims to foster personalized learning and greater parental involvement, aligning with contemporary communication methods and technology usage. By offering resources for administrators, teachers, and parents, FreshGrade strives to improve learning outcomes and support student development.

Influitive

Series B in 2016
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.

Social Change Rewards

Venture Round in 2015
This national mobile wellness rewards initiative harnesses the public’s affinity for popular loyalty points, the convenience of smart phone technology and Canadians’ natural desire to lead healthier lives. It is this unique combination that results in such a powerful “nudge” platform – in support of a healthier

Influitive

Series B in 2015
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.

Influitive

Series B in 2015
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.

TouchBistro

Series A in 2015
TouchBistro, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing iPad-based point-of-sale (POS) solutions tailored for the food and beverage industry, including restaurants, cafes, bars, and food trucks. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Toronto, TouchBistro provides various POS systems, such as Restaurant POS, Food Truck POS, and Bar POS, which streamline order management and payment processing. Its innovative system allows servers to take orders directly at the table, reducing the need for multiple trips to a terminal and minimizing errors. Additionally, TouchBistro offers features like TouchBistro Reservations for guest management, cloud-based reporting and analytics, and customer-facing displays, enhancing both operational efficiency and customer experience. The company's products are available through the Apple App Store in the United States and internationally.

Mojio

Series A in 2015
Founded in 2012, Mojio is a technology company specializing in connected car services. It provides a cloud-connected device that plugs into vehicles to offer insights into driving behavior and vehicle health. Mojio's platform also includes safety features like personalized prompts and geo-location tracking for family and friends. The company serves both individual consumers and businesses, with strategic partnerships with major brands such as Amazon, Bosch, and T-Mobile.

Nymi

Series A in 2014
Nymi Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing wearable biometric devices, particularly the Nymi Band, which authentically identifies users through their unique electrocardiogram using proprietary HeartID technology. Founded in 2011 and originally named Bionym Inc., the company rebranded in December 2014. Nymi offers a mobile application for Android that activates its wearable bands, which are sold online. The company's focus extends to creating a connected worker platform that enhances workplace integration by improving health and safety, enterprise security, data integrity, and productivity across various industries, including life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, and finance. Nymi's innovative approach facilitates digital transformation by connecting employees with their digital networks in a secure and user-friendly manner. The company has been recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for small organizations in 2019.

PumpUp

Seed Round in 2014
PumpUp is a global digital platform fostering a positive community for individuals to share and achieve their health goals. It offers tools to track fitness, provides coaching tips, and facilitates support from millions of like-minded users worldwide.

Fuse Powered

Series A in 2014
Fuse Powered is a privately held company that specializes in providing a player-centric platform to optimize mobile game experiences for publishers. It offers a unique monetization and advertising mediation solution that combines targeted in-app purchase offers, rewarded video, and relevant ads, all accessible through a single software development kit (SDK). With over 700 million installs, Fuse Powered has established partnerships with some of the leading mobile game publishers on both iOS and Android platforms, helping them to maximize revenue effectively. Headquartered in San Francisco and Toronto, the company focuses on enhancing game publishers' abilities to engage and monetize their player base. In January 2016, Fuse Powered was acquired by Upsight.

TouchBistro

Seed Round in 2013
TouchBistro, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing iPad-based point-of-sale (POS) solutions tailored for the food and beverage industry, including restaurants, cafes, bars, and food trucks. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Toronto, TouchBistro provides various POS systems, such as Restaurant POS, Food Truck POS, and Bar POS, which streamline order management and payment processing. Its innovative system allows servers to take orders directly at the table, reducing the need for multiple trips to a terminal and minimizing errors. Additionally, TouchBistro offers features like TouchBistro Reservations for guest management, cloud-based reporting and analytics, and customer-facing displays, enhancing both operational efficiency and customer experience. The company's products are available through the Apple App Store in the United States and internationally.

Mojio

Seed Round in 2013
Founded in 2012, Mojio is a technology company specializing in connected car services. It provides a cloud-connected device that plugs into vehicles to offer insights into driving behavior and vehicle health. Mojio's platform also includes safety features like personalized prompts and geo-location tracking for family and friends. The company serves both individual consumers and businesses, with strategic partnerships with major brands such as Amazon, Bosch, and T-Mobile.

PumpUp

Angel Round in 2013
PumpUp is a global digital platform fostering a positive community for individuals to share and achieve their health goals. It offers tools to track fitness, provides coaching tips, and facilitates support from millions of like-minded users worldwide.

Nymi

Seed Round in 2013
Nymi Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing wearable biometric devices, particularly the Nymi Band, which authentically identifies users through their unique electrocardiogram using proprietary HeartID technology. Founded in 2011 and originally named Bionym Inc., the company rebranded in December 2014. Nymi offers a mobile application for Android that activates its wearable bands, which are sold online. The company's focus extends to creating a connected worker platform that enhances workplace integration by improving health and safety, enterprise security, data integrity, and productivity across various industries, including life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, and finance. Nymi's innovative approach facilitates digital transformation by connecting employees with their digital networks in a secure and user-friendly manner. The company has been recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for small organizations in 2019.

Blue Ant Media

Series B in 2013
Blue Ant Media is a Canadian integrated media company specializing in creating and distributing engaging content across lifestyle, travel, documentary, music, and entertainment categories. It owns specialty channels such as Travel, Escape, BITE TV, AUX TV, and premium channels like Oasis HD, HIFI, eqHD, radX, along with their companion websites. The company supports new talent, produces its own content, and leverages technology to engage audiences globally.

ClearFit

Series A in 2013
ClearFit Inc., established in 2006 and headquartered in Toronto, operates a web-based platform that leverages predictive analytics to assist businesses in hiring employees and building teams effectively. The company's core product, ClearFit, provides objective insights into an employee's strengths, weaknesses, and traits, enabling organizations to make data-driven decisions for talent pool development, succession planning, and more. Additionally, ClearFit offers solutions for job description creation, posting, and identifying top candidates across various sectors such as healthcare, banking, insurance, retail, and sales in Canada.

Influitive

Series A in 2012
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.

Influitive

Series A in 2012
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.

Influitive

Seed Round in 2012
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.

Influitive

Seed Round in 2012
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.

Blue Ant Media

Venture Round in 2012
Blue Ant Media is a Canadian integrated media company specializing in creating and distributing engaging content across lifestyle, travel, documentary, music, and entertainment categories. It owns specialty channels such as Travel, Escape, BITE TV, AUX TV, and premium channels like Oasis HD, HIFI, eqHD, radX, along with their companion websites. The company supports new talent, produces its own content, and leverages technology to engage audiences globally.

ecobee

Series B in 2012
ecobee, Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2007 that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial applications. The company’s product lineup includes the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+, all designed to enhance energy conservation and provide customizable temperature settings. These devices allow users to manage their home or office environments remotely via a mobile application compatible with various platforms, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Ecobee's offerings aim to empower consumers to monitor and reduce their energy consumption while maintaining comfort in their spaces. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.

TribeHR

Venture Round in 2012
TribeHR Corp., headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, and Boston, Massachusetts, develops TribeHR, a social human resources management software designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2009, TribeHR offers an intuitive platform that assists organizations in managing various HR functions, including vacation tracking, performance management, recruitment, payroll, onboarding, and analytics. By streamlining these processes, TribeHR enables companies to concentrate on their core operations while enhancing employee engagement and satisfaction. The company provides tools that facilitate a more effective and collaborative workplace environment, making it easier for businesses to manage their workforce efficiently.

ClearFit

Angel Round in 2011
ClearFit Inc., established in 2006 and headquartered in Toronto, operates a web-based platform that leverages predictive analytics to assist businesses in hiring employees and building teams effectively. The company's core product, ClearFit, provides objective insights into an employee's strengths, weaknesses, and traits, enabling organizations to make data-driven decisions for talent pool development, succession planning, and more. Additionally, ClearFit offers solutions for job description creation, posting, and identifying top candidates across various sectors such as healthcare, banking, insurance, retail, and sales in Canada.

Blue Ant Media

Venture Round in 2011
Blue Ant Media is a Canadian integrated media company specializing in creating and distributing engaging content across lifestyle, travel, documentary, music, and entertainment categories. It owns specialty channels such as Travel, Escape, BITE TV, AUX TV, and premium channels like Oasis HD, HIFI, eqHD, radX, along with their companion websites. The company supports new talent, produces its own content, and leverages technology to engage audiences globally.

Achievers

Series C in 2011
Achievers is a Toronto-based company that offers a cloud-based Employee Success Platform designed to enhance engagement, alignment, and recognition within modern workplaces. The platform provides an online points-based rewards and recognition system, allowing organizations to effectively monitor employee progress and achievement. Achievers' services are tailored to meet the complex needs of today's workforce, making it a preferred solution for companies around the globe, including notable clients such as Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods, and Microsoft. By focusing on employee satisfaction and success, Achievers aims to foster a more productive and motivated workforce across over 110 countries.

Achievers

Venture Round in 2011
Achievers is a Toronto-based company that offers a cloud-based Employee Success Platform designed to enhance engagement, alignment, and recognition within modern workplaces. The platform provides an online points-based rewards and recognition system, allowing organizations to effectively monitor employee progress and achievement. Achievers' services are tailored to meet the complex needs of today's workforce, making it a preferred solution for companies around the globe, including notable clients such as Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods, and Microsoft. By focusing on employee satisfaction and success, Achievers aims to foster a more productive and motivated workforce across over 110 countries.

Fuse Powered

Seed Round in 2011
Fuse Powered is a privately held company that specializes in providing a player-centric platform to optimize mobile game experiences for publishers. It offers a unique monetization and advertising mediation solution that combines targeted in-app purchase offers, rewarded video, and relevant ads, all accessible through a single software development kit (SDK). With over 700 million installs, Fuse Powered has established partnerships with some of the leading mobile game publishers on both iOS and Android platforms, helping them to maximize revenue effectively. Headquartered in San Francisco and Toronto, the company focuses on enhancing game publishers' abilities to engage and monetize their player base. In January 2016, Fuse Powered was acquired by Upsight.

Fuse Powered

Angel Round in 2010
Fuse Powered is a privately held company that specializes in providing a player-centric platform to optimize mobile game experiences for publishers. It offers a unique monetization and advertising mediation solution that combines targeted in-app purchase offers, rewarded video, and relevant ads, all accessible through a single software development kit (SDK). With over 700 million installs, Fuse Powered has established partnerships with some of the leading mobile game publishers on both iOS and Android platforms, helping them to maximize revenue effectively. Headquartered in San Francisco and Toronto, the company focuses on enhancing game publishers' abilities to engage and monetize their player base. In January 2016, Fuse Powered was acquired by Upsight.

Blue Ant Media

Venture Round in 2010
Blue Ant Media is a Canadian integrated media company specializing in creating and distributing engaging content across lifestyle, travel, documentary, music, and entertainment categories. It owns specialty channels such as Travel, Escape, BITE TV, AUX TV, and premium channels like Oasis HD, HIFI, eqHD, radX, along with their companion websites. The company supports new talent, produces its own content, and leverages technology to engage audiences globally.

ecobee

Venture Round in 2010
ecobee, Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2007 that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial applications. The company’s product lineup includes the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+, all designed to enhance energy conservation and provide customizable temperature settings. These devices allow users to manage their home or office environments remotely via a mobile application compatible with various platforms, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Ecobee's offerings aim to empower consumers to monitor and reduce their energy consumption while maintaining comfort in their spaces. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.

QuickPlay Media

Series D in 2009
QuickPlay Media provides cloud-based managed service solutions for distributing premium video to IP-connected devices. It offers an over-the-top video platform and a path to deploy to managed IPTV set-top boxes and unmanaged OTT devices for live and on-demand content, with monetization features such as dynamic ad insertion, personalization, and subscription-based access. The company supports pay TV and cloud architectures that enable legacy Cable QAM and IPTV to multiscreen NGTV solutions on managed and unmanaged networks, as well as TV Everywhere, managed broadcast operations, and LTE broadcast support services. QuickPlay serves customers worldwide and operates a platform designed to deliver scalable, secure multiscreen entertainment experiences. It was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto.

Achievers

Series B in 2009
Achievers is a Toronto-based company that offers a cloud-based Employee Success Platform designed to enhance engagement, alignment, and recognition within modern workplaces. The platform provides an online points-based rewards and recognition system, allowing organizations to effectively monitor employee progress and achievement. Achievers' services are tailored to meet the complex needs of today's workforce, making it a preferred solution for companies around the globe, including notable clients such as Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods, and Microsoft. By focusing on employee satisfaction and success, Achievers aims to foster a more productive and motivated workforce across over 110 countries.

Leonardo Worldwide

Venture Round in 2008
Leonardo Worldwide Corporation is a technology company that specializes in online visual content management and distribution solutions for the global hospitality industry. Founded in 2000 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company provides various services to hotels and hotel chains, enabling them to enhance their online presence and attract more bookings. Its primary offerings include VBrochure, an online merchandising system that helps distribute visual content to potential guests, and VScape, a digital asset management system designed to manage and share visual content across global distribution systems and travel websites. Additionally, Leonardo offers a suite of Facebook applications to showcase hotel features and facilitate bookings directly through social media. The company’s innovative technology supports travel suppliers in creating exceptional guest experiences while streamlining the booking process for travelers. With two decades of industry leadership, Leonardo maintains partnerships with global hotel chains, travel websites, and numerous individual hotel properties.

Achievers

Series A in 2008
Achievers is a Toronto-based company that offers a cloud-based Employee Success Platform designed to enhance engagement, alignment, and recognition within modern workplaces. The platform provides an online points-based rewards and recognition system, allowing organizations to effectively monitor employee progress and achievement. Achievers' services are tailored to meet the complex needs of today's workforce, making it a preferred solution for companies around the globe, including notable clients such as Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods, and Microsoft. By focusing on employee satisfaction and success, Achievers aims to foster a more productive and motivated workforce across over 110 countries.

Blue Ant Media

Series A in 2008
Blue Ant Media is a Canadian integrated media company specializing in creating and distributing engaging content across lifestyle, travel, documentary, music, and entertainment categories. It owns specialty channels such as Travel, Escape, BITE TV, AUX TV, and premium channels like Oasis HD, HIFI, eqHD, radX, along with their companion websites. The company supports new talent, produces its own content, and leverages technology to engage audiences globally.

First Coverage

Series B in 2008
FirstCoverage is a privately-held Canadian company in the financial services sector that offers a web-based platform designed for institutional investment firms. The company focuses on enhancing the efficiency and communication within the investment management process by providing software tools that help money managers filter out irrelevant information. This technology is developed in collaboration with both buy-side and sell-side professionals to assist investors in generating alpha more effectively. By minimizing the daily noise that financial professionals encounter, FirstCoverage enables users to concentrate on critical insights and relationships that impact their investment decisions.

Leonardo Worldwide

Venture Round in 2008
Leonardo Worldwide Corporation is a technology company that specializes in online visual content management and distribution solutions for the global hospitality industry. Founded in 2000 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company provides various services to hotels and hotel chains, enabling them to enhance their online presence and attract more bookings. Its primary offerings include VBrochure, an online merchandising system that helps distribute visual content to potential guests, and VScape, a digital asset management system designed to manage and share visual content across global distribution systems and travel websites. Additionally, Leonardo offers a suite of Facebook applications to showcase hotel features and facilitate bookings directly through social media. The company’s innovative technology supports travel suppliers in creating exceptional guest experiences while streamlining the booking process for travelers. With two decades of industry leadership, Leonardo maintains partnerships with global hotel chains, travel websites, and numerous individual hotel properties.

Achievers

Series A in 2007
Achievers is a Toronto-based company that offers a cloud-based Employee Success Platform designed to enhance engagement, alignment, and recognition within modern workplaces. The platform provides an online points-based rewards and recognition system, allowing organizations to effectively monitor employee progress and achievement. Achievers' services are tailored to meet the complex needs of today's workforce, making it a preferred solution for companies around the globe, including notable clients such as Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods, and Microsoft. By focusing on employee satisfaction and success, Achievers aims to foster a more productive and motivated workforce across over 110 countries.

QuickPlay Media

Series C in 2007
QuickPlay Media provides cloud-based managed service solutions for distributing premium video to IP-connected devices. It offers an over-the-top video platform and a path to deploy to managed IPTV set-top boxes and unmanaged OTT devices for live and on-demand content, with monetization features such as dynamic ad insertion, personalization, and subscription-based access. The company supports pay TV and cloud architectures that enable legacy Cable QAM and IPTV to multiscreen NGTV solutions on managed and unmanaged networks, as well as TV Everywhere, managed broadcast operations, and LTE broadcast support services. QuickPlay serves customers worldwide and operates a platform designed to deliver scalable, secure multiscreen entertainment experiences. It was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto.

Paymentus

Venture Round in 2007
Paymentus Corporation is a provider of electronic billing and payment solutions in North America, offering a cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service platform designed for direct-bill organizations. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with additional offices across various U.S. and Canadian cities, Paymentus enables real-time payments through multiple channels, including online, mobile, and interactive voice response. The platform supports a wide range of funding methods and is compliant with tier 1 PCI standards, ensuring secure transactions. Paymentus serves diverse sectors, including utilities, healthcare, insurance, financial services, and government, by integrating with clients' core financial and operational systems to enhance customer engagement and streamline revenue management processes. The company generates revenue primarily through transaction fees associated with the payment services it provides.

ZipLocal

Series B in 2007
ZipLocal is a Canadian digital marketing company specializing in online local search and business listings. It operates search sites in Canada to connect buyers and local businesses, offers a white-label branch locator service through proprietary online mapping technology, and provides comprehensive business directory data including name, address, contact details, and website URLs, along with search advertising services. The company also delivers services to boost online visibility such as website design, social media management, search engine optimization, directory listings, and reputation management. It is based in Toronto with an additional office in Montreal and traces its origins to the former redCity Search Company, which changed its name to ZipLocal in 2007.

ecobee

Venture Round in 2007
ecobee, Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2007 that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial applications. The company’s product lineup includes the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+, all designed to enhance energy conservation and provide customizable temperature settings. These devices allow users to manage their home or office environments remotely via a mobile application compatible with various platforms, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Ecobee's offerings aim to empower consumers to monitor and reduce their energy consumption while maintaining comfort in their spaces. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.

First Coverage

Series A in 2006
FirstCoverage is a privately-held Canadian company in the financial services sector that offers a web-based platform designed for institutional investment firms. The company focuses on enhancing the efficiency and communication within the investment management process by providing software tools that help money managers filter out irrelevant information. This technology is developed in collaboration with both buy-side and sell-side professionals to assist investors in generating alpha more effectively. By minimizing the daily noise that financial professionals encounter, FirstCoverage enables users to concentrate on critical insights and relationships that impact their investment decisions.

ZipLocal

Series A in 2006
ZipLocal is a Canadian digital marketing company specializing in online local search and business listings. It operates search sites in Canada to connect buyers and local businesses, offers a white-label branch locator service through proprietary online mapping technology, and provides comprehensive business directory data including name, address, contact details, and website URLs, along with search advertising services. The company also delivers services to boost online visibility such as website design, social media management, search engine optimization, directory listings, and reputation management. It is based in Toronto with an additional office in Montreal and traces its origins to the former redCity Search Company, which changed its name to ZipLocal in 2007.

QuickPlay Media

Series B in 2006
QuickPlay Media provides cloud-based managed service solutions for distributing premium video to IP-connected devices. It offers an over-the-top video platform and a path to deploy to managed IPTV set-top boxes and unmanaged OTT devices for live and on-demand content, with monetization features such as dynamic ad insertion, personalization, and subscription-based access. The company supports pay TV and cloud architectures that enable legacy Cable QAM and IPTV to multiscreen NGTV solutions on managed and unmanaged networks, as well as TV Everywhere, managed broadcast operations, and LTE broadcast support services. QuickPlay serves customers worldwide and operates a platform designed to deliver scalable, secure multiscreen entertainment experiences. It was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto.

Cube Route

Series B in 2005
Cube Route, Inc. specializes in providing demand logistics services tailored for transportation organizations across North America. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company delivers a range of solutions, including information digitization, dispatch management, package tracking, and booking notifications. Its services extend to order management, planning and route optimization, real-time data capture, tracking and visibility, customer support, and business intelligence. Cube Route caters to various industries, including beverage delivery, direct store delivery, foodservice, and home delivery, as well as serving shippers and third-party logistics providers. As of December 2006, Cube Route operates as a subsidiary of Descartes Systems Group.

Basis100

Venture Round in 2002
Basis100 is a technology solutions company based in Toronto, Ontario, specializing in data intelligence and analytics services for the U.S. mortgage and lending securities community. Founded in 1998, Basis100 offers a range of collateral assessment solutions, including automated valuation models and full appraisals, to support lending decisions. The company's services encompass consumer credit, mortgage origination and processing, data warehousing for property valuations, analytics support, and capital markets solutions for fixed income trading. Their flagship platform, BasisValues, is a web-based system that facilitates the ordering and delivery of collateral assessment tools, ensuring risk mitigation and process consistency.

Q9 Networks

Venture Round in 2001
Q9 Networks Inc. is a provider of outsourced data center infrastructure catering to organizations with IT operations in Canada. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Toronto, the company specializes in offering a comprehensive range of services, including managed data center space, bandwidth, and security services. Q9’s offerings encompass performance monitoring, site management tools, backup and imaging solutions, remote connectivity, and disaster-recovery services. Previously known as Myna Communications, Inc., the company rebranded to Q9 Networks Inc. in 2000, reflecting its focus on delivering essential IT infrastructure and managed services to support organizations' operational needs.

Q9 Networks

Venture Round in 2000
Q9 Networks Inc. is a provider of outsourced data center infrastructure catering to organizations with IT operations in Canada. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Toronto, the company specializes in offering a comprehensive range of services, including managed data center space, bandwidth, and security services. Q9’s offerings encompass performance monitoring, site management tools, backup and imaging solutions, remote connectivity, and disaster-recovery services. Previously known as Myna Communications, Inc., the company rebranded to Q9 Networks Inc. in 2000, reflecting its focus on delivering essential IT infrastructure and managed services to support organizations' operational needs.

PixStream

Venture Round in 1999
PixStream is a technology company based in Waterloo, Ontario, specializing in video networking solutions. Founded in 1996 by Marc Morin and Brad Siim, the company develops systems that adapt television signals for various network types. Its offerings include complete video head-ends that enable service providers to deliver converged services over existing infrastructures. By optimizing bandwidth, PixStream's technology allows for the efficient transport of high-quality video and audio over broadband networks, facilitating the introduction of advanced video services and applications for customers.
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