KEY METRICS
Fund performance and investment practices.
60%
First Check Rate
First institutional investment
$50k
Typical Check
Initial investment size
$360M+
Follow-on Funding
Total raised by portfolio
20
Campuses
University network
CAMPUS NETWORK
20 university campuses across Canada
20
University Campuses
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
McGill University
University of British Columbia
McMaster University
University of Alberta
Queen's University
Western University
University of Calgary
University of Ottawa
Simon Fraser University
University of Manitoba
Dalhousie University
University of Saskatchewan
Carleton University
University of Guelph
Ryerson University
University of Victoria
York University
Concordia University
Pan-Canadian Network
From Vancouver to Halifax, covering all major university ecosystems
Student-Led Investment
Run by students who understand campus innovation firsthand
First-Check Investor
Providing crucial early funding to university-born startups
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Early-stage student founders with clear investment parameters.
We are early-stage industry agnostic student entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds and ambitious technology-enabled ideas. Two things our startups have in common: an active student founder and a big tech component.
Stage
Pre-seed to seed
Check Size
$50k initial
Focus
Student founders
Geography
20 Canadian campuses