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Acton Capital

Canada

55% match

As a prominent expansion venture capital investor in Europe, Acton Capital has carved a distinctive niche. Since 1999, the Acton team has backed sustainable expansion and startups across a wide variety of sectors, including tech-enabled business models, healthcare, fashion, and travel. They provide both capital and specialist advice to entrepreneurs and companies looking to scale their businesses. They focus on bolstering companies with solid expansion capacity, helping them to realize their full capacity and make an impact in the world.

• Invests at Series B, Seed
• Active in Canada
• Venture Capital

Aletra Capital Partners

Canada

55% match

Aletra Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Laren, Netherlands, continues to make its mark. The firm excels in corporate divestments of non-core business units, family-owned businesses, and other non-publicly traded companies. They provide hands-on investment and business development services to help their roster companies reach their full capacity. Aletra Capital Collaborates oversees a roster of 13 companies, with their latest investment being in Ackcio (Series A Round) in September 2021.

• Invests at Series B, Seed
• Active in Canada
• Venture Capital

Aligned Climate Capital

Canada

55% match

Aligned Climate Funding operates as an asset management firm headquartered in New York, created in 2019. Furthermore, group concentrates on allocations that are aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, and works toward create positive impact and reduce the risk of climate change. Via its allocations, the organization works to create long-term worth for backers and catalyze the development of clean energy and sustainable infrastructure. Aligned Climate Funding also incorporates ESG analysis into its allocation workflow and asset oversight with the goal of improving its ESG results.

• Invests at Series B, Seed
• Active in Canada
• Venture Capital

Alpha Intelligence

Canada

55% match

Positioned as an investment firm that concentrates on early-stage, enterprise, and applied AI software companies, AI Capital brings a distinct approach. Their objective is to support companies that use AI to drive positive change in the world. AI Capital concentrates on companies that are building offerings across multiple sectors, from healthcare to finance to transportation. They provide both capital and advisory solutions to their roster companies, empowering them to reach their full capacity. AI Capital also works closely with governments and sector collaborates to help shape and share AI policies across the globe.

• Invests at Series B, Seed
• Active in Canada
• Venture Capital

AVP AXA Venture Partners

Canada

55% match

AXA Venture Partners (AVP) is a VC vehicle that backs elevated-growth, tech-enabled businesses. Furthermore, they provide funding, operational backing and entry to their extensive global network, enabling their invested businesses to scale quickly and achieve their full potential. AVP funds early-phase businesses spanning Europe, North America, and Asia, with a focus on fintech, insurtech, health tech, and enterprise software. They additionally offer a suite of services, such as a venture launch program, and mentor network, to assistance business builders thrive.

• Invests at Series B, Seed
• Active in Canada
• Venture Capital

Begin Capital

Canada

55% match

Established in 2019, Begin Capital is a venture investment group headquartered in London, UK. It presents early-phase investment and hands-on advice to founders building global businesses. Begin Capital has deployed capital into numerous successful companies, including Mercaux, QBik, and Nixter. The team is led by Alexey Menn, a former partner at Index Ventures, and Ruslan Fomichev, a startup capital veteran. The organization is centered on investing in early-phase companies that are pioneering, have ambitious goals, and solve real-world problems.

• Invests at Series B, Seed
• Active in Canada
• Venture Capital