StandUp Ventures

Who we are

StandUp Ventures is a Toronto-based, seed stage venture capital fund focused on investing in high growth ventures with at least one female founder in a key leadership role. We are managed by MaRS IAF and have launched the fund in partnership with BDC.We invest in companies with at least 1 woman in a C-level leadership position within the company and an equitable amount of ownership.

We primarily invest in enterprise software, digital health, and clean tech companies based anywhere in Canada. We usually invest in the seed stage – for us, that's after friends and family funding and before your Series A.

Current AUM

25M-49M

StandUp Ventures

Sectors

AI/ML, E-commerce/Consumer Internet, Fintech, Healthcare

Stages

Seed

Regions

North America

Countries

Canada, US