About VFF
VFF is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Vancouver, Canada. As of Feb 2019, VFF has invested in 14 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Canada based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Edvisor Overall, VFF portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Thinkific, Article and Tutela. A lot of funds co-invest with VFF, with names like BDC sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. VFF has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
VFF's List of Top Investments
VFF has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments are in ThinkCX and AvenueHQ.Their portfolio spans across Canada, United Kingdom and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by VFF:
1. Thinkific
Provider of online academy builder. It enables users to create online courses, digital products, and communities that actually sell. It works on a premium model with revenue generated from transaction fees and subscriptions.
Key facts about Thinkific
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $25M
- Employee Count: 403 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: VFF, Kensington Capital Partners and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 29, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Fispan
Provider of banking integration platform for ERP and accounting software. The platform streamlines accounts payable workflows, vendor payments, and employee reimbursements. It also offers cash management, reporting, and automated bank feeds. The solution integrates banking portals into ERP and accounting systems. It facilitates balance and transaction viewing, and enables book transfers.
Key facts about Fispan
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $53M
- Employee Count: 205 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Mastercard, Canapi Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Klue
Cloud based market intelligence platform for enterprises. The platform leverage machine learning algorithm to curate information about competitors from across the web and inside internal systems such as Slack and Salesforce. It collects and analyzes competitive intelligence from external and internal sources.
Key facts about Klue
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $81M
- Employee Count: 201 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Tiger Global Management, Craft Ventures and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Article
Article is a direct to consumer furniture brands. They claim to skip the middleman and connect world-renowned designers and manufacturers straight to users. They carry minimal stock and group orders to be placed every 7-10 days that eliminates the need for expensive warehousing. It was previously known as Bryght. It was also part of C100 - Top 100 Canadian up and coming companies.
Key facts about Article
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $1.2M
- Employee Count: 748 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Signia Venture Partners, VFF and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
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5. AvenueHQ
Key facts about AvenueHQ
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $6.88M
- Employee Count: 18 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Conconi Growth Partners, Timia Capital and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 24, 2018, $*****
VFF's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
VFF has invested in 14 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Edvisor.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
VFF's Investments by Stage
VFF has made 9 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.88M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.25M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 9 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
VFF's Investments by Sector
VFF has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, EdTech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 9 Software companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 9 |
Consumer | 4 |
FinTech | 3 |
EdTech | 2 |
Retail | 2 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
VFF's Investments by Geography
VFF has made most investments in Canada (12), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Canada | 12 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
VFF's recent investments
VFF has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by VFF:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 2019 | Canada | Series A | 6381 | - | |
Dec 14, 2018 | Canada | Series A | 3431 | [+2] | |
May 24, 2018 | United States | Seed | 3290 | [+1] | |
Oct 2017 | Canada | Series A | 9812 | - | |
Sep 27, 2017 | Canada | Seed | 8219 | [+5] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in VFF's Portfolio
1 of VFF's portfolio company became public - Thinkific. It got listed on the OTC Markets (OTCMKTS), in Apr 2021.Here are VFF's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 25, 2021 | Mar 2016 | Seed | 3150 |
Acquired companies in VFF's Portfolio
6 companies from VFF's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Pressboard in Mar 2022 by IMPACT for $*****.Here are VFF's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 15, 2022 | Jun 07, 2017 | Seed | 9988 | |
Mar 22, 2021 | Jun 02, 2017 | Series A | 9345 | |
Mar 19, 2021 | 2012 | Seed | 5183 | |
Nov 08, 2019 | Oct 2017 | Series A | 3663 | |
Sep 05, 2019 | Oct 2016 | Seed | 7613 |
Team profile of VFF
VFF has a team of 2 members located in Canada. VFF's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of VFF
Over the past 14 years, 32 investors have co-invested in VFF's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before VFF: Signia Venture Partners, i/o Ventures and 8 others have invested in rounds before VFF. There is 1 company where Signia Venture Partners has invested before VFF and 1 company where i/o Ventures has invested before VFF.
- Top Co-investors of VFF: 10 investors entered a company along with VFF. These include investors like BDC (3 companies).
- Invested after VFF: A total of 12 investors have invested in VFF's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Rhino Ventures (3 companies), Mastercard (1 company) and Canapi Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to VFF
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AvenueHQ Continues Rapid US Expansion with $4.5 Million Funding RoundTechvibes•May 24, 2018•AvenueHQ, VFF, BDC, Pallasite Ventures and 3 others
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Pressboard raises $2M for its native ad marketplaceTechCrunch+•Jun 07, 2017•Pressboard, VFF, Vancouver Founder Fund
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Predictive analytics company ThinkCX nets $1 mln in seed round - PE HubPE Hub•Apr 22, 2016•ThinkCX, VFF
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ThinkCX Raises $1 Million Series Seed Financing - Press Release - Digital JournalDigital Journal•Apr 22, 2016•ThinkCX, VFF
