What we look for in a first meeting
Beyond the deck: the questions we ask, the signals we care about and why the team always comes first.
From first conversation to IPO, Inovia partners with ambitious founders — bringing capital, hands-on expertise and a community that shows up when it matters.
Trusted by 73 portfolio companies and 13,000+ of their people.
Behind every company in our portfolio is a team we believed in early — and kept believing in through every pivot, raise and launch.
Building the language models enterprises actually deploy — securely, privately and at scale — from a founding team that helped invent the transformer era.
Making investing, saving and spending simple and human for millions of Canadians — proof that a category-defining company can be built at home.
Scaling neutral-atom quantum computers toward fault tolerance — deep tech with a team that pairs scientific rigor with commercial urgency.
Three strategies under one roof mean founders never have to find a new partner as they grow. We stay in the room — and on the cap table — for the whole journey.
For founders with a bold thesis and a first prototype. We help you find product-market fit, your first customers and your first hires.
For teams with early traction who are ready to scale. We lead rounds, roll up our sleeves and build alongside you.
For category leaders preparing for the public markets or global scale. We bring patient capital and the network to get you there.
We've built companies, scaled teams and sat where you sit. That's why we lead with empathy, move with urgency and measure ourselves by the founders we serve.
Chris ArsenaultPartner · Montréal
Magaly CharbonneauPartner · Montréal
Karamdeep NijjarPartner · Toronto
Raif JacobsPartner · London
Mia MorissetPartner · Montréal
Dennis KavelmanPartner · Toronto
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Hugues LalancettePartner · Montréal
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Shawn AbbottPartner · Calgary
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