Whitecap Venture Partners

Investor type

VC

Founded

1993

AUM

$102 M

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Whitecap Venture Partners is a Canadian VC firm with a track record spanning three decades and five funds. Whitecap V closed in 2021 with a fund size of $150M, supported by leading institutions and family offices, and is focused on lead investments in early-stage financings across Canada. Whitecap focuses on B2B software and MedTech opportunities, areas where the team of long-time investors and former operators have deep expertise, and works closely with founders to support portfolio companies post-investment.

Industry

Software Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Gaming Education Fintech Foodtech Healthcare Services Life Sciences Manufacturing Food and Beverage Real Estate SaaS HealthTech

Whitecap Venture Partners Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Whitecap Venture Partners Fund V
Venture Capital (VC)
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Real Estate
SaaS
Software
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$102 M
December 2021

Contacts

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FAQs about Whitecap Venture Partners

Whitecap Venture Partners is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Whitecap Venture Partners is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Whitecap Venture Partners was founded in 1993.
Whitecap Venture Partners invests in companies and startups in Software, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Gaming, Education, Fintech, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Real Estate, SaaS, HealthTech.
Whitecap Venture Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Whitecap Venture Partners invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
Whitecap Venture Partners usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Whitecap Venture Partners has around $102m assets under management.
Whitecap Venture Partners last fund was created/launched in 2021-12-09
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