Hazel Ventures

www.hazelviewventures.com

VCMatch tracks Hazel Ventures as an investor focused on Proptech, Vertical SaaS, and Enterprise SaaS companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, and Canada and United States markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Proptech, Vertical SaaS, Enterprise SaaS

Geography

Canada and United States

Investment Thesis

Hazelview Ventures focuses on investing in early-stage PropTech, BuildTech and CleanTech companies with measurable operational and sustainability impact across real estate. They position themselves as a strategic, founder-friendly partner that goes beyond capital to “test, refine and scale at an enterprise level” using Hazelview’s operating platform so portfolio companies can “deliver value to the real estate assets we manage.” Their investments are “impact-driven” and guided by the dual objective to “generate strong returns while enhancing the performance, sustainability, and experience of the properties in our portfolio.”

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Hazel Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in Proptech, Vertical SaaS, Enterprise SaaS, and AI/ML, especially across Canada and United States.

Focus statement

Hazelview Ventures "invests in early-stage companies that have the potential to create meaningful impact across the real estate sector" and is "focused exclusively on partnering with innovative, early-stage PropTech, BuildTech and CleanTech companies," typically providing Seed to Series A funding.

Value Add

Integrated operator backing: they are "Backed by Hazelview Investments’ integrated platform, including a $12.5B development pipeline and national property management operations" which they use to pilot and scale technologies.
Enterprise rollout and pilot capability: they "offer entrepreneurs the ability to test, refine and scale at an enterprise level" and have rolled products across Hazelview portfolios (e.g., SuiteSpot rollout across >23,000 units / multi-residential pipeline references).
Operator-led value creation: investments aim to "deliver value to the real estate assets we manage" (not just financial returns) by improving efficiency, sustainability and resident/asset experience.
Selective, operator-savvy approach: public commentary notes they have invested in ~2% of proptech approaches, signaling high selectivity and emphasis on demonstrable ROI (e.g., Augmenta pilot showing "a 40-per-cent reduction in the time" to model electrical systems).
Founder-friendly, hands-on model: self-described as "founder-friendly and impact-driven," providing go-to-market guidance, pilots, and board participation (e.g., Roger Poirier joining Augmenta’s board).