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Coconut Software Raises C$28M in Series B

Toronto, Canada – October 5, 2021 – Today marks yet another Series B round of financing in our portfolio. We would like to congratulate Coconut Software and their success in raising a C$28M Series B round of funding. This round was led by Klass capital with participation from both ScaleUP Fund I and ScaleUP’s new […]

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Rewind raises $65M Series B

Toronto, Canada – September 15, 2021 – Today we celebrate as another one of our portfolio companies, Rewind, acheived an amazing milestone. They have closed their $65M Series B financing round led by Insight Partners with participation from other notable investors. Rewind has experienced tremendous growth after raising its Series A only 9 months ago […]

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Nylas raises $120 million in Series C

Toronto, Canada – June 17, 2021 – Today marks an incredible achievement for our portfolio company Nylas. They have closed their $120M Series C financing round led by Tiger Global with participation from other notable investors. At ScaleUP, we have always believed in Nylas’s ability to become a market leader in the API automation space […]

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Dooly raises $80M Series B

Toronto, Canada – May 20, 2021 – Dooly has announced their Series B financing round! The company has successfully raised $80M led by Spark Capital with participation from Tiger Global, Greenspring, Boldstart ventures, BoxGroup and Addition. Dooly has grown its technological abilities significantly since we led its Seed round back in May of 2018. We […]

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ScaleUP Ventures Partner Update

Toronto, Canada – October 16, 2018 – ScaleUP Ventures was founded in 2016 by General Partners Kent Thexton and Kevin Kimsa with $106 million of committed capital, including substantive participation from Corporate Canada, to invest in early stage technology companies. The committed capital far exceeded the original target of $50 million, indicative of the deep […]

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ScaleUP Ventures Leads Seed Round into Vancouver-based Dooly.ai

TORONTO & VANCOUVER (May 22, 2018)–Dooly.ai—a leader in the enterprise sales SaaS space—today announced it has raised $2 million Seed financing led by ScaleUP Ventures, with participation from Panache Ventures, Pallasite Ventures, and New Avenue Capital. The company builds intuitive software that leverages AI to automate everything from CRM updates to delivering the right sales […]

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ScaleUP Ventures closes $100 Million Venture Fund and expands into Western Canada

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ScaleUP Ventures Second Closing – now over $70 million committed

Includes $25 million from the Government of Ontario

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ScaleUP Ventures’ announces Kent Thexton as General Partner

Increasing fund target to $75 million

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Ontario Investing Up To $25 Million To Help Successful Start-ups Grow

Unique Venture Capital Fund Leverages Private Sector Investment, Knowledge and Networks

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Leadership Council

The members of our Leadership Council represent the most accomplished business people in Canada. Each member has pledged financial investment, connections into their organizations, or both to the investees of ScaleUP Ventures. This senior business group believes in building a stronger Canada through innovation.

  • Nadir MohamedChair ScaleUP Ventures, Former CEO Rogers Communications
  • Annette VerschurenCEO and Chair, NRStor Inc.
  • Bharat MasraniCEO, TD Bank Group
  • Brian J. PorterCEO, Scotiabank
  • Christine MageeCo-Founder and Chair, Sleep Country
  • Connie SugiyamaPresident, ConMark Strategy Inc.
  • Craig MuhlhauserChair of Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Founder & CEO of CXO Insights, Former President and CEO, Celestica
  • Dan DebowVP Product, Shopify
  • David McKayCEO, Royal Bank
  • Don WalkerFormer CEO, Magna
  • Ed ClarkFormer CEO TD Bank
  • Elyse AllanBoard of Directors at Brookfield, Vice Chair at Ontario Health, Former President and CEO, GE Canada
  • Francis ShenFounder, Aastra Technologies, President, Shen Capital Corporation
  • George CopeFormer CEO, Bell Canada Enterprises
  • Iain KlugmanPresident and CEO, Communitech
  • Jack CockwellBrookfield Asset Management
  • Jane MarshallBoard Trustee, Plaza REIT, Former EVP at Loblaw Properties, Former COO Choice REIT
  • Jeff CatesCEO, Achievers, Former President and CEO, Intuit Canada
  • Joe NatalePresident and CEO, Rogers Communications
  • John CassadayFormer CEO, Corus
  • John DavisonPresident and CEO, Four Seasons
  • Jon LoveFounder and CEO, KingSett Capital
  • Kilian BerzManaging Partner, BCG Canada
  • Lawrence BloombergFormer CEO, National Bank
  • Mike McDermentFounder, Fresh Books
  • Razor SulemanCEO & Co-founder, Elevate, Founder, Achievers
  • Rick NathanManaging Director, Kensington Capital Partners Limited
  • Sabi MarwahFormer COO, Scotiabank
  • Santo PolitiGeneral Partner, Spark Capital
  • Sam DubocChair & CEO, MindBeacon
  • Scott BonhamFounding Partner, GGV Capital
  • Sheldon LevySpecial Advisor, Government of Canada
  • Tim HodgsonChair of The Board of Directors, Hydro One, Former Head, Goldman Sachs Canada
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