Firm Overview

We invest in founders of Canadian startups to scale innovation for a more sustainable, healthy and equitable world.

We believe there is a massive opportunity to generate attractive returns and meaningful impact at the intersection of: 1) early stage Canadian startups seeking pre-seed or seed funding; 2) emphasis on diverse teams; 3) scalable business models with innovations addressing planetary or human health challenges. We invest typically into pre-seed companies that have a valuation of <$10m. We utilize Spring’s broad network as well as our deep experience as founders, CFO’s, investment managers and impact investors to provide thorough high-touch post-deal support to our companies. We will work with our companies to assist them with scaling and raising the next round of institutional capital. We specifically work with founders to track financial, impact and DEI KPI’s. We aim to help our founders fill critical roles on their team and board, specifically with diverse individuals.

Spring is differentiated by: i) Unparalleled national deal flow across Canada and based off of Spring’s team in 6 provinces ii) Key partners and mentors, relationships developed over nearly a decade with Spring Activator iii) Holistic post round support including deep resources to support founders and a high touch approach with a 12 month bespoke plan iv) Track record of discovering and catalyzing diverse founders in the areas of health and climate v) Pre-seed focus provides the impact of supporting the economy, strengthening critical innovation, and igniting the next generation of companies vi) Canadian expertise offers access to an overlooked and underdeveloped market resulting in an differentiated, attractive portfolio