Brightspark Ventures Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Invests in early-stage Canadian software companies for high returns.

Founded

2000

Deals · 12mo

3

Links

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

Canada

United States

Sector focus

Financial Services

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

46rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Pricepoint	Jun 2026Led	$7 MSeed
Coral	Mar 2026Led	$3 MOther Equity
Brickeye	Jan 2026Led	$10 MSeries B
Enurgen	Oct 2025Led	$4 MSeed
Mycroft	Sep 2025Participated	$4 MSeed
ShopVision	Sep 2025Led	$4 MSeed
Jozu	May 2025Participated	$4 MSeed
Coral	Feb 2025Led	$4 MSeed
Elevate Farms	Jul 2024Participated	$3 MSeries B
Potential Motors	May 2024Participated	$2 MOther Equity
Forcen	Apr 2024Led	$6 MOther Equity
Deep Sky	Nov 2023Led	$55 MSeries A
Pricepoint	Jun 2026Led	$7 MSeed
Coral	Mar 2026Led	$3 MOther Equity
Brickeye	Jan 2026Led	$10 MSeries B
Enurgen	Oct 2025Led	$4 MSeed
Mycroft	Sep 2025Participated	$4 MSeed
ShopVision	Sep 2025Led	$4 MSeed
Jozu	May 2025Participated	$4 MSeed
Coral	Feb 2025Led	$4 MSeed
Elevate Farms	Jul 2024Participated	$3 MSeries B
Potential Motors	May 2024Participated	$2 MOther Equity
Forcen	Apr 2024Led	$6 MOther Equity
Deep Sky	Nov 2023Led	$55 MSeries A

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Deal Distribution

Brightspark Ventures: 46 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	9	5
Series A	4	7
Series B	2	4
Series C+	0	3
Other Equity	5	7

Monthly Deal Activity

Brightspark Ventures: 46 deals are recorded across 183 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Aug '11	1
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	1
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	1
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	1
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	2
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	1
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	2
Oct '17	3
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	1
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	1
Sep '19	1
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	1
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	1
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	1
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	0
May '21	2
Jun '21	2
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	1
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	1
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	2
May '22	0
Jun '22	1
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	1
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	1
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	1
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	1
May '24	1
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	1
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	1
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	1
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	2
Oct '25	1
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	1
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	1
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	1
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Brightspark Ventures: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (16 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Enterprise Software	16
Networks, Cloud & Communication	14
AI & Machine Learning	13
Data, Analytics & IT	12
Marketing & Advertising	11
E-Commerce & Retail	9
Health & Life Sciences	8
Clean Energy & Sustainability	6
Travel & Hospitality	5
Consumer & Lifestyle	5
Education & Workforce	4
Hardware & Robotics	4
Professional Services	4
Gaming & eSports	4
Transportation & Logistics	3
Cybersecurity & Privacy	2
AR/VR	2
Food & Agriculture	2
Developer Tools	2
Real Estate & Construction	1
Space & Frontier Tech	1
Fintech	1
Social & Community Platforms	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Brightspark Ventures: 46 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	20
$5M-$10M	11
$10M-$25M	9
$25M-$50M	3
$50M-$100M	2
$100M-$250M	1
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Brightspark Ventures: Canada has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (42 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
Canada	42
United States	3
Wc2h 9jq	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Brightspark Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with BDC Capital sharing 9 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
BDC Capital	9
Investissement Québec	8
Whitecap Venture Partners	7
Desjardins Capital	6
Kensington Capital Partners	4
Accomplice	3
Amplify Capital	3
Build Ventures	3
CapHorn Invest	3
Diagram Ventures	3
Ecofuel Fund	3
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation	3
OMERS Ventures	3
AQC Capital	2
Atlas Venture	2
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec	2
Graphite Ventures	2
Hedgewood	2
Mantella Venture Partners	2
MaRS IAF	2