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Graphite Ventures

VC
Toronto, Canada

Graphite Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada investing in SaaS, Fintech. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.3M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.3M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
6 listed
AUM
$380M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Fintech
HQ
Toronto, Canada

Last verified: 2026-07-09

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.3M

AUM

$380M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Graphite Ventures backs early-stage B2B companies that are redefining industry workflows, especially those in SaaS and Fintech.

How Graphite Ventures invests

Graphite Ventures is a vc firm based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Fintech. It does not invest in Consumer.

Graphite Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.3M per investment, backed by approximately $380M in assets under management.

Graphite Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Symend.

Partners & Team

PR

Paul Roelofs

Partner

B2B SaaS
Workflow Software
KM

Kevin Madill

Partner

Seed-stage B2B tech
Product-market fit
SaaS/hardware
AB

Aaron Bast

General Partner

Seed-stage B2B tech
Capital-efficient growth companies in Canada
LL

Lance Laking

Managing Partner

Seed-stage B2B tech
Investments across Canadian seed / early stage
CL

Craig Leonard

General Partner

Seed-stage B2B tech
Capital-efficient growth
Helping companies grow from Seed to Series A
OV

Omi Velasco

Principal

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SY

Symend

SaaS
How to pitch Graphite Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.3M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Paul Roelofs, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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