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LOI Venture

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LOI Venture primarily invests in founders under 30 who are attending or have graduated from the League of Innovators program. They occasionally write checks into non-LOI attendees, but most deal flow is allocated to LOI program graduates.

Check Size

$100K - $300K

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

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Investment Thesis

LOI Venture is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing early-stage founders under 30, with particular emphasis on those who have participated in the League of Innovators (LOI) program. The fund was co-founded by Ryan Holmes (Hootsuite founder) and Manny Padda to accelerate youth entrepreneurship in Canada by providing capital to pre-seed and seed-stage startups. Their approach is rooted in reducing barriers to entry for young entrepreneurs and scaling access to mentorship and funding.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Explicit focus on founders under 30 years old, a demographic-specific thesis
  • Direct pipeline from League of Innovators educational program (12,000+ founders trained)
  • Co-founded by proven entrepreneur (Ryan Holmes/Hootsuite) with credibility and network
  • Integrated with League of Innovators charity mission to scale youth entrepreneurship
  • Portfolio includes 40+ companies with diverse sectors (fintech, healthtech, consumer, B2B SaaS, climate tech)
  • Use of AI-powered deal review process (Zen) for rapid 48-hour response times
  • Check sizes ranging from $100K-$300K with SPV potential up to $1M

Portfolio Highlights

Blossom Social

Fintech

Webacy

Cybersecurity

Reusables

Sustainability

Retreats and Venues

Marketplace

Spontivly

Saas

Blume

Consumer Goods

RipTk

Saas

ToothPod

Healthtech

+ 24 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

6 Partners at LOI Venture

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