Wittington Ventures

Profile

Wittington Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada, backed primarily by the Weston family's private holding company, Wittington Investments. The firm is led by Managing Partners Jim Orlando, formerly of OMERS Ventures, and Megh Gupta, who was previously at Element AI. The team includes partners and directors specializing in commerce, consumer, healthcare, and climate sectors. Known for leveraging relationships with major Canadian brands, particularly in retail and healthcare, Wittington Ventures provides strategic support to its portfolio companies.

Wittington Ventures mainly focuses on Series A and B investments, with check sizes averaging around $10 million. The firm invests across commerce, consumer products, healthcare, climate, and food technology sectors. While primarily operating in Canada, Wittington also has investments in U.S.-based companies. Their total assets under management are reported to be around $820 million CAD, and they invest alongside strategic partners.

Notable investments by Wittington Ventures include Abridge - healthcare AI, Unlearn - clinical trials, Thirty Madison - consumer healthcare, Gatik - autonomous logistics, and Contentful - developer tooling. These companies highlight the firm's sector focus and ability to provide strategic value integration through its vast network of retail and healthcare partnerships.