Full-stack venture capital · Anchored in Canada

We back the people building tomorrow's tech champions.

From first conversation to IPO, Inovia partners with ambitious founders — bringing capital, hands-on expertise and a community that shows up when it matters.

Chris Arsenault Magaly Charbonneau Karamdeep Nijjar Raif Jacobs

Trusted by 73 portfolio companies and 13,000+ of their people.

US$2.5B
Assets under management
73
Portfolio companies
66
Exits
13,000+
Employees across the portfolio
3
Investment strategies
Founders first

Big ideas start with people who refuse to wait.

Behind every company in our portfolio is a team we believed in early — and kept believing in through every pivot, raise and launch.

Enterprise AI

Cohere

Building the language models enterprises actually deploy — securely, privately and at scale — from a founding team that helped invent the transformer era.

CO
Toronto · London · San FranciscoVenture & Growth partner
Fintech

Wealthsimple

Making investing, saving and spending simple and human for millions of Canadians — proof that a category-defining company can be built at home.

WS
TorontoGrowth partner
Quantum

Atom Computing

Scaling neutral-atom quantum computers toward fault tolerance — deep tech with a team that pairs scientific rigor with commercial urgency.

AC
Boulder · BerkeleyGrowth partner
CohereWealthsimpleAtom ComputingFractile+ 69 more
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How we partner

One team, from pre-seed to pre-IPO.

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.

01 — DISCOVERY

Discovery

Pre-seed & seed

For founders with a bold thesis and a first prototype. We help you find product-market fit, your first customers and your first hires.

  • Founder-to-founder mentorship
  • Talent and go-to-market support
  • Access to the Inovia founder network
02 — VENTURE

Venture

Series A & B

For teams with early traction who are ready to scale. We lead rounds, roll up our sleeves and build alongside you.

  • Board partnership and strategy
  • Executive recruiting and operating expertise
  • International expansion playbooks
03 — GROWTH

Growth

Series C to pre-IPO

For category leaders preparing for the public markets or global scale. We bring patient capital and the network to get you there.

  • Late-stage and secondary capital
  • IPO and M&A readiness
  • Global partner and LP introductions
The people behind the capital

Investors, operators and former founders — on your side.

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.

People over patternsWe invest in founders, not just markets — and we stay long after the round closes.
Impact by designResponsible growth, diverse teams and technology that leaves the world better than it found it.
Canadian roots, global reachAnchored in Canada, with a team spanning seven cities across North America, the UK and the Middle East.
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Inovia Conversations

Ideas, stories and lessons from the people building.

Founder story

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.

IN Inovia Team · 6 min read
Insight

Building generative AI companies that last

How portfolio founders are moving from demos to durable products — and the operating lessons along the way.

IN Inovia Team · 8 min read
Community

Inside the Discovery Program

Meet the newest cohort of pre-seed founders and the mentors helping them find their first customers.

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Let's build together

Have an idea the world needs? We'd love to meet you.

No warm intro needed. Tell us about your team, your product and the problem you can't stop thinking about — a real person will read it and reply.