The Venture Codex

Led · Seed · Mar 2025

Quack provides a sales-engagement platform for SDR teams that enables parallel dialing and integrates with CRM systems to streamline outbound outreach. The product lets users call multiple prospects simultaneously, aiming to increase booking rates and shorten time spent dialing. It also offers analytics to help teams optimize their sales outreach. Founded in 2023 by Taylor Del Giudice and Jacob DiCarlo, Quack reports hundreds of SDRs already using the platform and a growing customer base. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Quack will use the new funding to develop the product further, incorporate artificial intelligence, refine the dialing experience, enhance analytics, and expand its team.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2024

Arolytics develops environmental reporting software that helps for-profit businesses document and predict methane emissions. The company grew out of research at St. Francis Xavier University and was founded in 2018. Its product addresses rising regulatory requirements—such as new U.S. EPA rules and Canada’s methane-reduction targets—by tracking abnormal methane releases not captured by standard methodologies. Arolytics reported 250% revenue growth from 2021 to 2022. The team has grown to 27 employees, nearly double the prior year, and plans to reach about 30 with its first U.S. hire focused on business development. Management says new funding will be used primarily to scale the team and accelerate U.S. expansion, with continued emphasis on technical hires to keep pace with market demand.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2023

WaitWell builds a platform for queue management, booking, event management and service workflow optimization. The solution provides organizations with rich insights into service operations so they can create an optimal experience for guests and make business decisions. Its customers span public service, higher education, hospitality and private health sectors. Led by CEO Steve Vander Meulen, the company focuses on optimizing service operations and guest experience. WaitWell intends to use recent funding to expand into new U.S. markets and to enhance its platform. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.