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Connection Capital

VC
Toronto, CanadaWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.5M

Portfolio

27+ companies

Team

23 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to pioneering solutions within the sales tech landscape and B2B SaaS.

How Connection Capital invests

Connection Capital is a vc firm based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Climate / Energy. It does not invest in Agritech.

Connection Capital typically writes checks of $200K–$1.5M per investment.

Connection Capital has backed 27 companies in our records, including Pipeline Pro, Virgin Wines, 235 Degrees.

Meet the Team

MM

Michael Mowlem

Chief Investment Officer

LM

Louise Mcweeney

Compliance Manager

DW

Doug Wilson

Investment Director

CM

Claire Madden

Managing Partner

LR

Lorna Robertson

Head of Alternative Investments

RC

Robert Clarke

Managing Partner

PK

Peter Knight

Director of Co-Investments

HR

Helen Rumsey

Finance Manager

ET

Emily Tran

GP

Sales Tech
B2B SaaS
BC

Ben Cowley

Marketing Director

JG

James Greenwood

Investment Director

VW

Virgin Wines

Case Study

Private Equity

Exit generated a 7.7x return on investment.

C

Carter

Case Study

Private Equity

Exit generated a return of 4x money.

1

17Capital

Fund Manager

Private Equity

Providing liquidity solutions to General Partners and private equity investors.

I

Impero

Case Study

Private Equity

MBO of edtech software provider looking to grow US market share.

T

TeamSport

Case Study

Private Equity

Rapid growth for the UK’s largest indoor go-kart operator returns 4.1x in four years.

2D

23.5 Degrees

Case Study

Private Equity

Growth capital support for the world’s first Starbuck’s franchisee.

TI

Thistle Initiatives Group Limited

Co-investment

Private Equity

Co-investment into an unlevered £23m MBO of a leading financial services compliance consultancy with significant growth potential.

EF

Enact Funds

Case Study

Private Equity

Private equity fund investing in challenging/turnaround situations in the UK lower mid-market.

P

Permira

Case Study

Private Equity

Sigma V Specialist debt fund investing in European CLO market, operated by global, blue-chip manager.

G

GRG

Case Study

Private Debt

Gorgeous Retail Group £3.5m loan to support acquisition and growth plans of online beauty retailer.

BT

Brompton Technology

Case Study

Private Equity

World-leading technology company focused on high-end processing products for LED video walls, serving the Virtual Production and Live Events markets.

H2

Hambro 24 Funds

Case Study

Private Debt

Salica Investments Access Fund II & III Venture capital secondaries fund focused on later stage tech companies.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Climate / Energy
Consumer
Food / AgTech
Healthcare

Does Not Invest In

Agritech

Portfolio Companies (27)

Other

PI

Pipeline Pro

Sales Tech
VI

Virgin Wines

23

235 Degrees

TH

Thistle Initiatives Group Limited

EN

Enact III

CO

Connection Therium No2 LLP

TH

Thought Machine

PE

Permira Sigma V

GO

Gorgeous Retail Group

BR

Brompton Technology

How to pitch Connection Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Mowlem, Chief Investment Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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