
Celtic House Venture Partners
239 Argyle Ave Ste 100, Ottawa, ON, K2P 1B8, Canada
Overview
Celtic House Venture Partners is an independent Canadian investment firm. Since 1994, Celtic House has been one of Canada’s most active investors in technology and innovation. Capitalizing on the deep domain expertise of its partners, Celtic House has consistently provided superior financial returns to its investors. Celtic House has collaborated with management teams and repeat entrepreneurs to develop technology companies from the inception phase through to exit, generating 25 initial public offerings and successful acquisitions. Celtic House has collaborated with management teams and repeat entrepreneurs to develop technology companies from the inception phase through to exit, generating 25 initial public offerings and successful acquisitions. From offices in Toronto and Ottawa, Celtic House manages in excess of $425 million across three funds. Celtic House is currently making new investments out of Celtic House Venture Partners Fund IV, which closed in 2012.
- Total investments
- 35
- Lead investments
- 9
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 6
Sector focus
- Banking
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- UniUni
Participated · Series D · Dec 2025
UniUni operates a technology-driven, last-mile logistics platform that leverages a network of gig-economy drivers to deliver e-commerce parcels across North America. The company positions itself as a cost-efficient alternative for merchants and marketplaces seeking rapid, flexible delivery. UniUni’s platform coordinates routing, dispatch, and real-time tracking to optimize driver utilization and delivery speed. With fresh capital on hand, the firm plans to accelerate geographic expansion and densify its delivery coverage in major U.S. and Canadian metro areas. Management has highlighted scaling its gig-driver base and further investing in routing technology as key near-term priorities. While no specific revenue or parcel-volume metrics were disclosed, the company’s latest funding suggests meaningful growth expectations and the need for working capital to support network build-out.
- Quadshift
Participated · Equity · Feb 2025
Quadshift acquires vertically focused, mission-critical B2B software businesses and builds strong independent platform companies by integrating talent and specialized operating resources. The firm emphasizes talent acquisition from strategic buys and provides strategic guidance, best practices, and hands-on resources across finance, back office, marketing, sales, IT, and product development. Quadshift uses AI to drive a leading-edge approach to sourcing and executing deals, simplifying and expediting the process for founders. It offers founders the option to exit completely or retain significant upside as shareholders in a larger, rapidly growing software company. The company plans to accelerate conversion of its acquisition pipeline and pursue long-term growth through continued acquisitions and organic initiatives. Quadshift was launched in 2017 and positions itself as a preferred buyer for top vertical market software companies.
- Raven Connected
Participated · Series A · Jun 2024
Raven Connected builds AI- and IoT-enabled video telematics — including dual dash cams, live GPS tracking and vehicle diagnostics — to help businesses monitor vehicles, drivers and incidents. The company uses AI for facial and object detection to identify drivers and distracted driving. Founded in 2016 and based in Ottawa, Raven says it has experienced rapid customer growth and developed strong channel partnerships across North America. The company plans to expand third-party integration partners, introduce new AI models, and roll out a comprehensive vehicle-to-everything (V2X) feature set. Management also intends to expand technology and channel partnerships outside of North America and to grow the workforce by more than 25 percent over the coming year. Telus will continue as Raven’s preferred IoT connectivity provider in Canada under the partnership.
- FlashIntel
Participated · Seed · Aug 2023
FlashIntel offers an all-in-one sales platform that supports the end-to-end sales cycle, including lead intelligence, sales engagement, email verification, mailbox warmup and auto-dialing. A key differentiator is its auto-dialer, which the founder says can enable 400–500 calls per day, and an intent-based selling capability that tracks procurement signals like recruitment updates, tech-stack changes and social content. The company integrates with major CRMs via APIs rather than building CRM features itself; the article clarifies FlashIntel does not have CRM features and cannot replace Salesforce. Founded only last year by Yi Shi, a fourth-time founder with prior public and exit experience, the startup now employs around 100 people. FlashIntel reports a "five-digit" registered user base and "three-digit" paid customers and also offers consulting services for enterprise clients. The company has teams in the U.S., Canada, India and Malaysia and recently appointed a former Salesforce and ZoomInfo executive as its vice president of sales.
- Raven Telemetry
Participated · Series A · Jan 2023
Raven.ai builds data contextualization software for frontline operations, combining proprietary IoT/edge devices and AI to unite diverse manufacturing data into an accurate timeline. Led by CEO Martin Cloake and based in Ottawa, Canada, the company designs operator-first solutions for manufacturers globally across Discrete, Food and Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Agri-Food, and Healthcare. Its platform integrates varied data sources to deliver timely, contextualized information to operators on the production floor. Raven.ai raised USD$12M in a Series A financing. The company intends to use the funds to continue rapid expansion of its capabilities and to accelerate product development and scaling. Raven Telemetry develops mobile hardware, software, and cloud-based analytics driven by artificial intelligence to deliver real-time recommendations and productivity insights for plant managers, supervisors, and machine operators. The company is led by CEO Martin Cloake and was launched in 2013. Its customer base includes Hitachi, David’s Tea, Teledyne, and Danaher. Raven intends to use the new funding to continue expanding operations and its business reach. The article notes the company raised equity financing of $6.1M. The business is based in Ottawa, Canada.