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Clearco — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($10K–$10.0M Checks)

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Toronto, CanadaWebsite

Clearco is a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada investing in Other, AI / ML, Consumer. The firm typically writes $10K–$10.0M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$10K–$10.0M
Portfolio
10 companies on record
Partners
7 listed
AUM
$500M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, Consumer
HQ
Toronto, Canada

Last verified: 2026-10-15

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth

Check Size

$10K – $10.0M

AUM

$500M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Non-dilutive capital provider for e-commerce and DTC companies. While not a classic VC, it can complement equity financing for retail-commerce operators.

How Clearco invests

Clearco is a vc firm based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Consumer.

Clearco typically writes checks of $10K–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $500M in assets under management. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.

Clearco has backed 10 companies in our records, including PayPal, Andie Swim, Dew of the Gods.

Partners & Team

LR

Leah Russo

VP of Marketing

IK

Ilan Kagan

Director of Founder Success

AM

Alli Macmanus

Director of Revenue Enablement

AM

Amanda Mitchell

Director of Human Resources

AC

Andrew Curtis

Chief Executive Officer

DP

Dan Plottner

Vice President of Revenue

DW

Derek Wilson

Director of Customer Success

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Consumer

Funds

Clearco Fund II

$200M2021
investing

Clearco Fund I

$100M2019
investing

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

PA

PayPal

AN

Andie Swim

DE

Dew of the Gods

OH

Oh Snap

KA

Kaged

AM

Amazon

ST

Stripe

BI

BigCommerce

SQ

Square

SH

Shopify

How to pitch Clearco
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $10K – $10.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Leah Russo, VP of Marketing.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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