Connection Capital
Connection Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada investing in Other, SaaS, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.5M checks and has 27 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $200K–$1.5M
- Portfolio
- 27 companies on record
- Partners
- 27 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, SaaS, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Climate / Energy, Consumer, Food / AgTech, Healthcare
- HQ
- Toronto, Canada
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-09
Pre-Seed, Seed
$200K – $1.5M
27+ companies
27 partners
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.
Partners & Team
Emily Tran
GP
17Capital
Fund Manager
Providing liquidity solutions to General Partners and private equity investors.
Impero
Case Study
MBO of edtech software provider looking to grow US market share.
TeamSport
Case Study
Rapid growth for the UK’s largest indoor go-kart operator returns 4.1x in four years.
Carter
Case Study
Exit generated a return of 4x money.
Thistle Initiatives Group Limited
Co-investment
Co-investment into an unlevered £23m MBO of a leading financial services compliance consultancy with significant growth potential.
Enact Funds
Case Study
Private equity fund investing in challenging/turnaround situations in the UK lower mid-market.
Permira
Case Study
Sigma V Specialist debt fund investing in European CLO market, operated by global, blue-chip manager.
Brompton Technology
Case Study
World-leading technology company focused on high-end processing products for LED video walls, serving the Virtual Production and Live Events markets.
Hambro 24 Funds
Case Study
Salica Investments Access Fund II & III Venture capital secondaries fund focused on later stage tech companies.
Virgin Wines
Case Study
Exit generated a 7.7x return on investment.
23.5 Degrees
Case Study
Growth capital support for the world’s first Starbuck’s franchisee.
GRG
Case Study
Gorgeous Retail Group £3.5m loan to support acquisition and growth plans of online beauty retailer.
Tempcover
Case Study
Exit generated a return materially in excess of 5x.
Therium
Case Study
Vehicle targeting returns from litigation investing strategy.
Abstract
Case Study
Thought Machine Series C funding round for fast-growing UK fintech providing cloud banking solution to established and challenger banks.
Connection Capital Team
Team
One of the UK’s most active investors in smaller management buyouts, growth capital and ‘cash out’ shareholder restructurings.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (27)
Other
Pipeline Pro
Virgin Wines
235 Degrees
Thistle Initiatives Group Limited
Enact III
Connection Therium No2 LLP
Thought Machine
Permira Sigma V
Gorgeous Retail Group
Brompton Technology
- •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 Louise Mcweeney, Compliance Manager.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
Featured In
Browse More Investors
Fundraising resources
Frequently Asked Questions
See if Connection Capital is a match for your startup
Upload your pitch deck to see how well you match with Connection Capital and 10,000+ other investors.
Is this your profile? Request a correction or removal