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Checkpoint Capital

VC
Toronto, CanadaWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Checkpoint Capital backs early-stage marketplace and e-commerce startups in North America, helping foster regional economic innovation.

How Checkpoint Capital invests

Checkpoint Capital is a vc firm based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other. It does not invest in Crypto.

Checkpoint Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Checkpoint Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including FleetX.

Meet the Team

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Sarah Lauder

GP

Marketplaces
E-commerce
JM

Jon M. Virostek

General Partner

fixed income portfolio management
asset‐liability management
portfolio transparency
community banks
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William K. “Billy” Weber

General Partner

financial strategies
fixed income markets
executive leadership
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Wanda K. Stevens

Principal

business development
community banking relations
banking industry networks
JC

John C. “Jack” Stimac, Jr.

President & Head of Financial Strategies

fixed income pricing transparency
ALM (asset liability management)
portfolio optimization

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other

Does Not Invest In

Crypto

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

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FleetX

Mobility
How to pitch Checkpoint Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sarah Lauder, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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