About Quantum Valley Investments
Quantum Valley Investments is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Waterloo, Canada. As of Jul 2021, Quantum Valley Investments has invested in 5 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Transportation and Logistics Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Virsec Systems Overall, Quantum Valley Investments portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely The Gate Films. A lot of funds co-invest with Quantum Valley Investments, with names like Allen & Company sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Quantum Valley Investments has team of 7 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
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Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
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Quantum Valley Investments' List of All Investments
Quantum Valley Investments has a portfolio of 5 companies. Their most notable investmentis in The Gate FilmsTheir portfolio spans across Canada and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Transportation and Logistics Tech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of all investments by Quantum Valley Investments:Virsec provides runtime application self-protection to prevent data breaches through zero-day binary cyber attacks. Platform ARMAS protects applications at both the binary and interpreted application levels. The solution includes removing vulnerabilities of the common access card, law enforcement, and public safety, insider threat prevention, and emergency authentication. Deployed in the datacenter on the application infrastructure and probes reside on every instance of the application and communicate with the ARMAS appliance. Technology is based on securing the applications closer to the processor and the application process space during runtime.
Key facts about Virsec Systems
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $137M
- Employee Count: 85 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Allen & Company, Artiman and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 14, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. ISARA
Post-quantum encryption-based data security solution. Product IQR Toolkit is a solution for preventing quantum computer attacks on encrypted data. Implements cryptographic algorithms via a library with a C language interface to be deployed on commercial solutions as a drop-in algorithm replacement.
Key facts about ISARA
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Waterloo (Canada)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10M
- Employee Count: 33 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Shasta Ventures, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 28, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Enevate
Developer of lithium-ion batteries. It develops rechargeable energy storage technology. The platform provides batteries based on materials and battery structures that deliver higher capacity in smaller sizes while maintaining plug-and-play compatibility with existing Li-ion battery applications.
Key facts about Enevate
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Irvine (United States)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $191M
- Employee Count: 54 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Presidio Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 10, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of physical surveillance solutions using RF technology. It uses a cognitive radio chipset to extract and process spectrum data, sensors to create a platform for cognitive radio to sense and process the wireless spectrum, a backend to aggregate and process and a front end to display processed data. The company has used this technology to develop a cyber security solution using spectrum analytics, a solution to detect motion in the home by interpreting ripples in wireless signals and drone detection. The technology can also be used for building automation by detecting occupancy.
Key facts about Cognitive Systems
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Waterloo (Canada)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 77 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and Quantum Valley Investments
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), May 08, 2019, $*****
Key facts about The Gate Films
- Founded Year: 1997
- Location: Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $608K
- Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Quantum Valley Investments
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 02, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Quantum Valley Investments' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Quantum Valley Investments has invested in 5 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Virsec Systems.Quantum Valley Investments' Investments by Stage
Quantum Valley Investments has made 1 investment in Seed stage, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $608K, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $30M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $100M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Quantum Valley Investments' Investments by Sector
Quantum Valley Investments has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Auto, Auto Tech, Energy Tech and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 3 Software companies and at least 1 company focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 2 |
Auto | 1 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Quantum Valley Investments' Investments by Geography
Quantum Valley Investments has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Quantum Valley Investments' recent investments
Quantum Valley Investments has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Quantum Valley Investments:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 14, 2021 | United States | Series C | 1678 | [+8] | |
Sep 02, 2019 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6558 | - | |
Dec 01, 2015 | Canada | Seed | 3877 | - | |
Sep 15, 2015 | United States | Series B | 9854 | [+3] |
Acquired companies in Quantum Valley Investments' Portfolio
1 company from Quantum Valley Investments' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition were The Gate Films in Jan 2023 by Tag.Here are Quantum Valley Investments' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 05, 2023 | Sep 02, 2019 | Series A | 1958 |
Team profile of Quantum Valley Investments
Quantum Valley Investments has a team of 7 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in Canada. Quantum Valley Investments' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Quantum Valley Investments:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Canada | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Quantum Valley Investments
Over the past 11 years, 25 investors have co-invested in Quantum Valley Investments's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Quantum Valley Investments: BlueIO, Artiman and 9 others have invested in rounds before Quantum Valley Investments. There is 1 company where BlueIO has invested before Quantum Valley Investments and 1 company where Artiman has invested before Quantum Valley Investments.
- Top Co-investors of Quantum Valley Investments: 8 investors entered a company along with Quantum Valley Investments. These include investors like Allen & Company (1 company).
- Invested after Quantum Valley Investments: A total of 6 investors have invested in Quantum Valley Investments's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (1 company), Fidelity Investments (1 company) and Bangchak (1 company).
Recent News related to Quantum Valley Investments
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Virsec hits $137 million investment milestone after latest roundSecurityBrief•Jul 22, 2021•Virsec Systems, BlueIO, Allen & Company, Intuitive Venture Partners and 5 others
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Virsec Secures $100 Million “Show of Force” Investment as it Redefines How Software is SecuredGlobeNewswire•Jul 14, 2021•Virsec Systems, BlueIO, Allen & Company, Arena Holdings and 7 others
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BlackBerry founder-backed co launches wireless tracking techDeal Street Asia•Dec 01, 2015•Cognitive Systems, Quantum Valley Investments
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Enevate Corporation Secures $30M in Funding - Enevate CorporationEnevate•Sep 14, 2015•Enevate, Quantum Valley Investments, Tsing Capital, Mission Ventures and 1 other
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Mobile health startup League raises $4M in seed funding - MedCity NewsMedCity News•Nov 12, 2014•League, OMERS, Real Ventures, Foundation Capital and 1 other
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Enevate powers up with $30m · Articles · Global University Venturingglobaluniversityventuring.com•Enevate, CEC Capital Management, Tsing Capital, Presidio Ventures and 3 others
