When was Globalive Capital founded?

Globalive Capital was founded in 1998.

Where is Globalive Capital's headquarters located?

Globalive Capital's headquarters is located in Toronto (Canada).

How big is Globalive Capital's investment team?

Globalive Capital has a team of 6, including 4 partners.

How many companies has Globalive Capital invested in?

Globalive Capital has invested in 54 companies, including Blippar & Disco.

Which companies has Globalive Capital invested in lately?

Insight Terra & Pibox are the latest investments by Globalive Capital.

What sectors does Globalive Capital focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Globalive Capital's portfolio are Enterprise Applications (26 investments) and High Tech (12 investments).

What stages of companies does Globalive Capital typically invest in?

Globalive Capital primarily invests in Seed and Series A stages.

How many exits has Globalive Capital been involved in?

Globalive Capital's portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 13 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Globalive Capital's portfolio?

There is 1 unicorn in Globalive Capital's portfolio.

Globalive Capital - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Globalive Capital is a family office founded in 1998. It is primarily based out of Toronto, Canada. As of Sep 2026, Globalive Capital has invested in 54 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Canada based companies. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications, High Tech. Its latest investment was a $5.7M Series A round in Insight Terra on Jan 24, 2025, which also saw participation from E3 Capital and Fireball Capital.

Overall, Globalive Capital portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 3 IPOs and 13 acquisitions including key companies like Blippar, Disco and Insitro. A lot of funds co-invest with Globalive Capital, with names like Golden Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.

Globalive Capital has a team of 6 people including 4 partners.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1998

Location

Toronto, Canada

Portfolio Companies

Blippar, Disco & 52 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 25 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 2 more

Locations of Investment

Canada, United States & 2 more

Unicorn in Portfolio

StackAdapt

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Globalive Capital has a portfolio of 54 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Zoocasa and Talkatoo.Their portfolio spans across Canada, United States, United Kingdom and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Globalive Capital:

1. Blippar

Provider of web-based tool for AR content creation. Blippar offers a WebAR SDK for creating AR content. Features include real-time SLAM tracking. Also offers a no-code platform. The company also offers AR consultation. Blippar has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies by CNN, Forbes, etc.

Key facts about Blippar

Founded Year: 2011
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Last Known Valuation: $*****
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $141M
Employee Count: 52 as on Nov 29, 2025
Investors: Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Qualcomm Ventures and 11 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 23, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

2. Disco

Provider of AI-powered software and services for legal discovery processes. It offers solutions for document review, legal hold management, and case building. The software aims to streamline legal processes and address discovery challenges. Services include forensic services, managed document review, and enterprise managed services.

Key facts about Disco

Founded Year: 2012
Location: Houston (United States)
Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $195M
Employee Count: 1,312 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: HTIF, Georgian and 6 Others
Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 17, 2020, $*****
Highlight: Public

3. Insitro

Developer of machine learning platform for drug discovery and development. The platform integrates cellular data with human clinical data to redefine disease. It aims to accelerate the development of new medicines. The platform identifies therapeutic insights and interventions across a wide spectrum of diseases. The company is building a pipeline of therapeutic programs in metabolism, oncology, and neuroscience.

Key facts about Insitro

Founded Year: 2018
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $643M
Employee Count: 259 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: ADS Ventures, Foresite Capital and 18 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 15, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. StackAdapt

Provider of an AI-powered platform for digital advertising campaign management. The platform offers tools for planning, executing, and analyzing advertising campaigns across various digital channels. It provides features such as audience targeting, creative design, and performance reporting. The platform supports advertising across connected TV, digital out-of-home, email, audio, video, and in-game channels.

Key facts about StackAdapt

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Toronto (Canada)
Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2024
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $537M
Employee Count: 1,752 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Summit Partners, MaRS Discovery District and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 04, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. TouchBistro

Cloud-based POS and restaurant management system. It offers payment processing, act as a menu, and allows servers to take customer orders and send them to the kitchen. Its clients include restaurants, fast food joints, food trucks, coffee shops, and others in the food services industries.

Key facts about TouchBistro

Founded Year: 2010
Location: Toronto (Canada)
Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2022
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $321M
Employee Count: 377 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Walden Venture Capital, Napier Park Global Capital and 21 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 01, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

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Globalive Capital has invested in 57 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Insight Terra and most recent follow-on round was in Pibox.

Here are Globalive Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2022	1	1	2
2021	9	0	9
2020	1	0	1
2019	3	0	3
2018	3	2	5
2017	3	0	3

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Globalive Capital has made 20 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.21M, 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.74M, 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $5M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.

Here are Globalive Capital's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	20
Series A	7
Series D	1
Unattributed	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Globalive Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, HealthTech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 45 Tech companies, 43 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 34 Software companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Saas.

Here are Globalive Capital's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	16
Consumer	7
High Tech	7
HealthTech	6
Vertical SaaS	6
Others	43

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Globalive Capital has made most investments in Canada (26), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.

Here are Globalive Capital's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Canada	26
United Kingdom	2
Ukraine	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Globalive Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Globalive Capital:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jan 24, 2025	Insight Terra	United Kingdom	Series A	9264	E3 Capital [+3]
Nov 06, 2024	Pibox	Ukraine	Series A	4990	Presto Ventures [+1]
Jul 20, 2023	3D BioFibR	Canada	Seed	8293	Invest Nova Scotia [+2]
Mar 07, 2022	Mayday	Canada	Seed	3533	8VC [+11]
Feb 28, 2022	Curv Health	Canada	Seed	4107	Newfund [+3]

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Globalive Capital has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - StackAdapt. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is StackAdapt which became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Globalive Capital first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Globalive Capital's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
70	StackAdapt	Provider of an AI-powered platform for digital advertising campaign management	2014	Enterprise Applications	Toronto	Series B	wknfhgo

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3 of Globalive Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Disco got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jul 2021 at marketcap of $1.8B and Draganfly got listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE).

Here are Globalive Capital's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Disco	Jul 21, 2021	-	-	9689
Draganfly	Nov 05, 2019	-	-	6036
OverActive Media	Oct 22, 2019	-	-	8074

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13 companies from Globalive Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was TouchBistro in Jul 2026 by Harris Computer for $*****.

Here are Globalive Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
TouchBistro	Jul 13, 2026	-	-	4518
Mayday	Apr 01, 2024	Mar 07, 2022	Seed	5492
energyX Solutions	Feb 07, 2024	Sep 05, 2018	Seed	3015
Q4	Nov 13, 2023	-	-	6632
Tokyo Smoke	Sep 27, 2022	Jan 17, 2017	Series A	5727

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Globalive Capital has a team of 6 members including 4 Partners located in Canada and United States. Globalive Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of all team members in Globalive Capital:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Brice Scheschuk	Partner	Toronto	-	2 Emails
Anthony Lacavera	Partner	Toronto	-	2 Emails, 1 Phone number
Florence Au	Partner	United States	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Mila Glisic	Partner	Toronto	-	1 Phone number

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Over the past 11 years, 169 investors have co-invested in Globalive Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Globalive Capital: BDC, Concrete Ventures and 27 others have invested in rounds before Globalive Capital. There are 2 companies where BDC has invested before Globalive Capital and 2 companies where Concrete Ventures has invested before Globalive Capital.
Top Co-investors of Globalive Capital: 95 investors entered a company along with Globalive Capital. These include investors like Golden Ventures (3 companies).
Invested after Globalive Capital: A total of 45 investors have invested in Globalive Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Canadian Space Agency (2 companies) and BDC (2 companies).