About Framework Venture Partners
Framework Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Toronto, Canada. As of Jun 2026, Framework Venture Partners is an active investor, having invested in 52 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Canada based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Airspeed Overall, Framework Venture Partners portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 15 acquisitions including key companies like Salesforce, Cvent and Shazam. A lot of funds co-invest with Framework Venture Partners, with names like DN Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Framework Venture Partners has team of 11 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Framework Venture Partners' List of Top Investments
Framework Venture Partners has a portfolio of 52 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Futureswap and PAXAFE.Their portfolio spans across Canada, United States, United Kingdom and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 18 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Framework Venture Partners:1. Salesforce
Provider of a platform delivering customer relationship management and cloud solutions. The platform offers applications and tools for sales, service, marketing, commerce, and information technology. It enables businesses to automate tasks, analyze data, and personalize customer interactions. The platform’s features include artificial intelligence, data integration, and application development capabilities.
Key facts about Salesforce
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $52M
- Employee Count: 76,453 as on Jan 31, 2025
- Investors: Meritech, Glynn Capital and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 23, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Cvent
Provider of software for event management, marketing, and attendee engagement. The platform offers tools for registration, venue sourcing, event diagramming, and speaker management. It facilitates attendee engagement through event apps, check-in systems, and virtual experiences. Post-event, the software provides insights, surveys, and lead retrieval capabilities.
Key facts about Cvent
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Fairfax (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2022
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $178M
- Employee Count: 6,836 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: TDM Growth Partners, Greenspring Associates and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 06, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Shazam
App-based music identification platform. It allows users to identify songs and connect them with artists, TV shows, ads, cinema, radio, and retail environments. The app is available for Android and iOS users. It also provides top music charts on various platforms.
Key facts about Shazam
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $149M
- Employee Count: 272 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Harmony Venture Partners, TTC and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 05, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Broadcom
Platform offering data center fiber optic networks. It offers network, server, and storage connectivity. Its product portfolio includes cable modems, semiconductors for PON, DSL, NICs, filters and amplifiers, ASIC, wireless connectivity solutions, embedded processors, HDD, SSD controllers, enterprise fiber channel connectivity, data center switches, and routers. It offering includes storage, cybersecurity, mainframe solutions, and more.
Key facts about Broadcom
- Founded Year: 1991
- Location: California (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Oct 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 44,647 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Silver Lake, Alcor Fund and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 08, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Wave
Wave provides web-based accounting software for businesses. It features solutions for accounting to track income and expenses, invoicing to create and send invoices to customers with multiple templates, receipt scanning, mobile invoicing, recurring billing, and more. The mobile application is available on both IOS platform and the APK version.
Key facts about Wave
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $82.4M
- Employee Count: 277 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Founders Growth Equity Fund and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 02, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Framework Venture Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Framework Venture Partners has invested in 52 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Airspeed and most recent follow-on round was in ZayZoon.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2024 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2022 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Framework Venture Partners' Investments by Stage
Framework Venture Partners has made 17 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.4M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $21.2M, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.36M, 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $100M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 17 |
Series B | 4 |
Seed | 3 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Framework Venture Partners' Investments by Sector
Framework Venture Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Blockchain Technology. Notably, it has invested in 51 Tech companies, 43 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 39 Software companies and at least 29 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 21 |
FinTech | 12 |
High Tech | 9 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 5 |
Blockchain Technology | 5 |
Others | 34 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Framework Venture Partners' Investments by Geography
Framework Venture Partners has made most investments in Canada (15), followed by United States where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Canada | 15 |
United States | 8 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Framework Venture Partners' recent investments
Framework Venture Partners has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Airspeed.Here are the most recent investments by Framework Venture Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 04, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 3024 | [+2] | |
Jul 16, 2025 | Canada | Series A | 2380 | [+2] | |
Jul 08, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1052 | [+4] | |
Jun 23, 2025 | Canada | Series B | 7138 | [+3] | |
Mar 25, 2025 | Canada | Seed | 5224 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Framework Venture Partners' Portfolio
Framework Venture Partners has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Incode and Trulioo. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Incode. It became a unicorn in 2021.Here is a list of unicorns in Framework Venture Partners' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Developer of identity verification software using biometric and document analysis | 2015 | San Francisco | Series C | u{{bbov | ||
64 | Provider of online identity verification services for KYC, KYB, and AML | 2011 | Vancouver | Series D | nfcdbtu |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Framework Venture Partners' Portfolio
2 of Framework Venture Partners' portfolio companies have become public. Windeln got listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA), in May 2015 at marketcap of $525M and Salesforce got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $1.11B.Here are Framework Venture Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 06, 2015 | - | - | 1543 | |
Jun 23, 2004 | - | - | 5162 |
Acquired companies in Framework Venture Partners' Portfolio
15 companies from Framework Venture Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was TouchBistro in Jul 2026 by Harris Computer for $*****.Here are Framework Venture Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 13, 2026 | - | - | 8351 | |
Dec 22, 2025 | - | - | 3262 | |
May 22, 2025 | Apr 05, 2023 | Series A | 2088 | |
Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 13, 2020 | Seed | 6800 | |
Jun 08, 2023 | - | - | 3114 |
Team profile of Framework Venture Partners
Framework Venture Partners has a team of 11 members including 3 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 3 Principals located in Canada and United States. Framework Venture Partners' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Framework Venture Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Vancouver | |||
Partner | Toronto | |||
Partner | Toronto | - | ||
Partner | Montreal | - | ||
Partner | Quebec City | - | ||
Venture Partner | Washington | - | ||
Principal | Toronto | - | ||
Principal | Toronto | - | ||
Principal | Canada | - |
Co-investors of Framework Venture Partners
Over the past 7 years, 199 investors have co-invested in Framework Venture Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Framework Venture Partners: BDC, Real Ventures and 119 others have invested in rounds before Framework Venture Partners. There are 2 companies where BDC has invested before Framework Venture Partners and 2 companies where Real Ventures has invested before Framework Venture Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Framework Venture Partners: 66 investors entered a company along with Framework Venture Partners. These include investors like DN Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after Framework Venture Partners: A total of 12 investors have invested in Framework Venture Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Viola Group (1 company), Intuit (1 company) and General Atlantic (1 company).
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