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Graphite Ventures

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Graphite exclusively invests in seed-stage Canadian B2B technology companies that have validated product-market fit and are ready to scale their go-to-market strategy with disciplined execution. They help founders understand all investment options and their long-term implications to protect their company's future.

Check Size

$107K - $1.5M

Stages

Seed

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Investment Thesis

Graphite is Canada’s dedicated seed-stage investor focused on helping B2B founders build capital-efficient growth companies that avoid the constant fundraising treadmill. With over 15 years of investing history and more than 200 investments, they bring specialized expertise in early commercialization and proven pathways to scale. Their approach emphasizes sustainable growth strategies tailored to market realities rather than one-size-fits-all rapid scaling.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Canada-exclusive investment focus with 15+ years of local ecosystem presence across Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Waterloo, and Calgary
  • Specialized seed-stage expertise with 85%+ portfolio company success rate and 40+ exits
  • Former operators on team bringing decades of operator experience alongside investor perspective
  • Capital-efficient growth philosophy that prioritizes sustainable scaling over rapid headcount expansion
  • Founder-centric approach where many founders become LPs in their funds
  • Hands-on governance and advisory partnership model, not just capital providers
  • Network access to US follow-on investors and subject matter experts

Portfolio Highlights

ACTO

Pharma Sales

Arima

Synthetic Data

Basetwo

Manufacturing Ai

Black Owl Systems

Financial Compliance

Brickeye

Construction Iot

Bridgit

Construction Software

Cavelo

Cybersecurity

Cognito Health

Health

+ 39 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

14 Partners at Graphite Ventures

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