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Whitecap Venture Partners has invested out of Toronto since 1993, making it one of the longer-running venture firms in Canada. It concentrates on early-stage B2B SaaS and medtech, targeting roughly seven to ten core Series A deals per fund with first cheques of $3 million to $10 million and reserves to reach $15 million to $20 million in a company over its life. Fund V closed at $140 million CAD in December 2021, above its $125-million target, and widened the firm's mandate from a two-and-a-half to three-hour flight radius of Toronto to all of Canada. Partner Shayn Diamond represented the firm on TechTO's Founders & Funding in April 2020, appearing with Wilfred Valenta of Silofit — a portfolio company Whitecap backed at seed — for the show's format of putting a founder and their investor on stage together. Diamond described the firm as primarily a fund investor with a small allocation held back for seed deals.
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A venture fund rather than an operating company; its limited partners are not disclosed publicly.
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What does Whitecap Venture Partners invest in?
Early-stage B2B SaaS and medtech companies across Canada, at seed and Series A. Fund V expanded the firm's geography from a flight radius around Toronto to the whole country, including Western Canada.
How much does Whitecap invest per company?
First cheques of $3 million to $10 million, with the aim of investing $15 million to $20 million in a company over the life of the relationship, across roughly seven to ten core Series A deals per fund.
Who from Whitecap has spoken at TechTO?
Partner Shayn Diamond, on Founders & Funding on 2020-04-09, alongside Silofit founder Wilfred Valenta. He walked through how Whitecap came to lead Silofit's seed round after about six months of tracking the company.