Golden Ventures — Bridge (pre-seed) VC Firm ($250K–$1.5M Checks)
Golden Ventures is a Bridge (pre-seed) venture capital firm based in Toronto, Ontario investing in Fintech, AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 14 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$1.5M
- Portfolio
- 14 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- AUM
- $300M
- Stage
- Bridge (pre-seed)
- Sectors
- Fintech, AI / ML, SaaS, Security, EdTech, Enterprise, Healthcare
- HQ
- Toronto, Ontario
Last verified: 2026-10-23
Bridge (pre-seed)
$250K – $1.5M
$300M
14+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Early-stage venture fund backing software companies, including fintech and AI-enabled products. The firm has a history of investing in infrastructure and workflow tools that can scale across markets.
How Golden Ventures invests
Golden Ventures is a vc firm based in Toronto, Ontario. The firm invests at the Bridge (pre-seed) stage, with a focus on Fintech, AI / ML, SaaS, Security, EdTech.
Golden Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment, backed by approximately $300M in assets under management. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.
Investing since at least 2011, Golden Ventures has backed 14 companies in our records, including Rebelstork, Float, Neo Financial. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2022.
Partners & Team
Unknown
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Funds
Golden Ventures Fund II
Golden Ventures Fund I
Portfolio Companies (14)
2022
Rebelstork
Marketplace for baby products and overstock
2019
Float
Spend management / corporate card platform for SMBs
Neo Financial
2018
ResQ
SaaS-enabled marketplace for restaurant operations, repairs, and maintenance
2016
BenchSci
AI platform for preclinical drug discovery and biomedical research
2011
Wattpad
Storytelling platform for writers and readers
Other
Top Hat
Higher-education engagement software
Brodie Rec League
Golden Ventures is named as a seed-round investor in the company’s U.S. expansion announcement.
Cybrid
Golden Ventures led the company’s $3.1 million seed round.
ApplyBoard
Platform that helps international students apply to schools in Canada and the U.S.
- •Raising at Bridge (pre-seed)? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Fintech, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Unknown, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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