Inovia Capital
Inovia Capital is a Canada-headquartered, operator-led venture capital firm with an established presence in the EU. The firm invests across stages from pre-seed to pre-IPO and provides capital, strategic guidance, mentorship and network access to founders. Inovia highlights an operator-led, company-building approach and focuses on building long-term global technology companies.
Inovia Capital
Services
Direct and staged venture financing
Provides equity investments across stages from pre-seed through pre-IPO, including leading seed and series rounds and participating in later growth/continuity financings.
Strategic guidance and operator mentorship
Operational support and mentorship from experienced investors and former operators to help founders with go-to-market, product, scaling and growth strategy.
Board formation and executive hiring support
Support with board hiring and executive recruiting to strengthen leadership and governance, and to prepare companies for growth and M&A or public outcomes.
M&A and acquisition support
Assistance and participation in acquisitions and strategic transactions for portfolio companies, and execution support during M&A activity.
Network and events (founder/industry connections)
Organises and participates in conferences, summits, AGMs and founder events to connect portfolio companies with customers, partners and investors.
Domain and technical expertise (e.g., Gen AI)
Sector-specific expertise and support for companies in areas the firm highlights such as Generative AI, security, digital health and commerce.
Direct and staged venture financing
Provides equity investments across stages from pre-seed through pre-IPO, including leading seed and series rounds and participating in later growth/continuity financings.
Strategic guidance and operator mentorship
Operational support and mentorship from experienced investors and former operators to help founders with go-to-market, product, scaling and growth strategy.
Board formation and executive hiring support
Support with board hiring and executive recruiting to strengthen leadership and governance, and to prepare companies for growth and M&A or public outcomes.
M&A and acquisition support
Assistance and participation in acquisitions and strategic transactions for portfolio companies, and execution support during M&A activity.
Network and events (founder/industry connections)
Organises and participates in conferences, summits, AGMs and founder events to connect portfolio companies with customers, partners and investors.
Domain and technical expertise (e.g., Gen AI)
Sector-specific expertise and support for companies in areas the firm highlights such as Generative AI, security, digital health and commerce.
Portfolio
Headquarters: San Francisco. Global offices include Montréal, Munich, London, Buenos Aires, Pune, Sydney. Inovia board participation (Chris Arsenault joined the board). Investment year: 2011.
#Commerce
Headquarters: Ghent, Belgium. Founded: 2022. Investment year: 2023.
#Cybersecurity / Generative AI
Headquarters: Toronto. Founded: 2024. Investment year: 2024.
#Generative AI (marketing-focused)
Headquarters: Toronto. Founded: 2023. Investment year: 2023.
#Generative AI / Verticalized software (legal analytics)
Headquarters: Toronto. Investment year: 2020.
#Future of Work (community platform / no-code)
Headquarters: San Francisco. Global offices include Montréal, Munich, London, Buenos Aires, Pune, Sydney. Inovia board participation (Chris Arsenault joined the board). Investment year: 2011.
#Commerce
Headquarters: Ghent, Belgium. Founded: 2022. Investment year: 2023.
#Cybersecurity / Generative AI
Headquarters: Toronto. Founded: 2024. Investment year: 2024.
#Generative AI (marketing-focused)
Headquarters: Toronto. Founded: 2023. Investment year: 2023.
#Generative AI / Verticalized software (legal analytics)
Headquarters: Toronto. Investment year: 2020.
#Future of Work (community platform / no-code)