TBDC Pivot 1
Aibo Fintech
InsurTech / B2B2C
Pre-seedOntario$500K–$2M CAD
Pre-revenue — 4 partners in discussion
Tier 2 — qualified outreach (score 7–10/14)
Highline Beta
Marcus Daniels (Founder & CEO) — LinkedIn. Note: venture studio model; deal flow is partially proprietary. External pitches accepted but studio pipeline takes priority.
Tier 2 · 9/14
Gap: Pre-revenue. Fin Capital + Portage may be too early — flag for post-launch.
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Venture Studio / VC | Stage: Pre-seed–Seed | Cheque: $250K–$1.5M CAD | Geo: Canada | Sectors: B2B SaaS, FinTech, InsurTech
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Fin Capital
Logan Allin (Founder & Managing Partner) — LinkedIn. fincapital.co. Strong InsurTech thesis — relevant for Aibo Fintech.
Tier 2 · 9/14
Gap:
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VC | Stage: Seed–Series A | Cheque: $1M–$10M USD | Geo: US+Global | Sectors: FinTech, InsurTech, Embedded Finance
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Panache Ventures
Julien Brault (Partner) or Karam Nijjar (Partner) — LinkedIn outreach. Panache is accessible cold.
Tier 2 · 8/14
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VC | Stage: Pre-seed–Seed | Cheque: $500K–$1.5M CAD | Geo: Canada (coast-to-coast) | Sectors: B2B SaaS, Deep Tech, FinTech
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Portage Ventures
Adam Felesky (Co-founder & Partner) — LinkedIn. Warm intro via TBDC strongly preferred.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
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VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $2–20M CAD | Geo: Canada+Global | Sectors: FinTech, InsurTech, WealthTech
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Impression Ventures
Jason Barg (Partner) — LinkedIn. jason@impressionventures.com
Tier 2 · 8/14
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VC | Stage: Seed–Series A | Cheque: $1–5M CAD | Geo: Canada+US | Sectors: InsurTech, FinTech
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Staircase Ventures
Kyle Pearce (Partner) — LinkedIn. Accessible via cold outreach.
Tier 2 · 8/14
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VC | Stage: Pre-seed–Seed | Cheque: $250K–$1M CAD | Geo: Canada | Sectors: B2B SaaS, FinTech, AI
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Luge Capital
David Nault (Co-founder & Managing Partner) or Karim Gillani (Co-founder & Managing Partner) — LinkedIn.
Tier 2 · 8/14
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VC | Stage: Seed–Series A | Cheque: $1–5M CAD | Geo: Canada+US | Sectors: FinTech, InsurTech, WealthTech
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Diagram Ventures
Nicolas Foisy (Co-founder & Partner) — LinkedIn. Diagram led first $80M ClimateTech fund close 2024.
Tier 2 · 8/14
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VC | Stage: Seed–Series A | Cheque: $1–5M CAD | Geo: Canada (Montreal) | Sectors: FinTech, InsurTech, ClimateTech
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Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV)
Sheel Mohnot (Co-founder & GP) — LinkedIn. Jake Gibson (Co-founder & GP) — LinkedIn. btv.vc. Founded by NerdWallet co-founder. Highly accessible to cold outreach.
Tier 2 · 8/14
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VC | Stage: Pre-seed–Seed | Cheque: $500K–$5M USD | Geo: US+Global | Sectors: FinTech, Financial Infrastructure, AI in Finance exclusively
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