About Yaletown
Yaletown is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. It is primarily based out of Vancouver, Canada. As of Mar 2026, Yaletown is an active investor, having invested in 57 companies, with 2 new investments 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 HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of memQ Overall, Yaletown portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 19 acquisitions including key companies like Finn, Tasktop and good natured Products. A lot of funds co-invest with Yaletown, with names like BDC sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Yaletown has team of 17 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Yaletown's List of Top Investments
Yaletown has a portfolio of 57 companies. Their most notable investments are in GoSecure and OLOID.Their portfolio spans across Canada and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Yaletown:
Manufacturer of advanced silicon battery for clean energy solutions. It provides users with a company offering silicon battery technology, aiming to create a world where everything that can run on rechargeable batteries does. The company's innovative silicon battery materials are poised to revolutionize the energy storage industry, driving the electrification of everything.
Key facts about Group14 Technologies
Elastic Path provides an API-based enterprise commerce software and content management platform. It adds e-commerce functionality including commerce engine, customer engagement, promotions & payments, catalogs management, search & merchandising, account management, payments, PIM, etc. It also offers pre-built applications including chatbot, augmented reality & voice commerce. The clients of the company include illumina, Breville, TESLA, Motability, etc.
Key facts about Elastic Path Software
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $149M
- Employee Count: 111 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: BDC, Framework Venture Partners and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Bolt
Provider of fulfillment, shipping, and last mile delivery supply chain services. The company offers warehousing, order fulfillment, and delivery. It provides services to businesses needing scalable infrastructure. The company focuses on offering solutions for businesses to streamline their logistics.
Key facts about Bolt
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $150M
- Employee Count: 396 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Export Development Canada, Northleaf and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 07, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. OLOID
Provider of passwordless authentication and workflow automation for frontline workers. The company delivers passwordless multi-factor authentication, a no-code workflow engine, and a tablet-based time clock. It offers solutions for single sign-on, self-service password resets, shared logins, and continuous authentication. Industries served include manufacturing, retail, pharmaceuticals, contact centers, and healthcare. The company provides integrations with HRIS, SSO, and PACS systems.
Key facts about OLOID
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Sunnyvale (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $26.4M
- Employee Count: 91 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Honeywell, WestWave Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. ClimateAI
Developer of an AI platform providing climate risk management solutions. The platform offers insights for industries including agribusiness, food and beverage, and finance. It provides tools for asset diligence, demand planning, and sustainability initiatives. The platform uses models to generate insights from climate and weather data.
Key facts about ClimateAI
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $38M
- Employee Count: 43 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: AME Cloud Ventures, HT Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Yaletown's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Yaletown has invested in 57 companies over the last 22 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in memQ and most recent follow-on round was in Thoughtexchange.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Yaletown's Investments by Stage
Yaletown is primarily an Early Stage Investor investor majorly investing in Series A (26) rounds where average round size is $168M, Seed (13) rounds where average round size is $22.5M and Series B (6) rounds where average round size is $196M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 26 |
Seed | 13 |
Series B | 6 |
Series C | 2 |
Series E | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Yaletown's Investments by Sector
Yaletown has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Vertical SaaS, Energy Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 49 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 46 Tech companies, 31 Software companies and at least 23 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 29 |
High Tech | 12 |
Vertical SaaS | 10 |
Energy Tech | 7 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 7 |
Others | 66 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Yaletown's Investments by Geography
Yaletown has made most investments in Canada (39), followed by United States where it has made 10 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Canada | 39 |
United States | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Yaletown's recent investments
Yaletown has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - memQ.Here are the most recent investments by Yaletown:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 31, 2026 | United States | Series A | 6490 | [+9] | |
Sep 16, 2025 | Canada | Series C | 4863 | ||
Mar 27, 2025 | Canada | Series C | 1107 | [+2] | |
Oct 24, 2024 | United States | Series A | 5036 | [+2] | |
May 01, 2024 | Canada | Series A | 9059 | [+1] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Yaletown's Portfolio
2 of Yaletown's portfolio companies have become public. Good Natured got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange - Venture Exchange (TSX-V), in Apr 2015 and Solegear Bioplastics got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange - Venture Exchange (TSX-V) at marketcap of $456K.Here are Yaletown's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 02, 2015 | - | - | 4627 | |
Sep 17, 2014 | Aug 09, 2012 | Series A | 7517 |
Acquired companies in Yaletown's Portfolio
19 companies from Yaletown's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was good natured Products in Dec 2024 by Hilco Capital for $*****.Here are Yaletown's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 17, 2024 | - | - | 8078 | |
Sep 01, 2024 | Jan 18, 2012 | Series A | 6249 | |
Nov 10, 2022 | Feb 19, 2014 | Seed | 7992 | |
Jun 23, 2022 | Oct 23, 2017 | Series A | 9270 | |
May 18, 2022 | May 22, 2014 | Series A | 6429 |
Team profile of Yaletown
Yaletown has a team of 17 members including 5 Partners and 1 Principal located in Canada. Yaletown's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Yaletown:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Vancouver | - | - | |
Partner | Calgary | - | - | |
Partner | Beaconsfield | - | - | |
Partner | Montreal | - | ||
Partner | Toronto | - | ||
Principal | Vancouver | - |
Co-investors of Yaletown
Over the past 22 years, 214 investors have co-invested in Yaletown's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Yaletown: BDC, Honeywell and 82 others have invested in rounds before Yaletown. There are 5 companies where BDC has invested before Yaletown and 2 companies where Honeywell has invested before Yaletown.
- Top Co-investors of Yaletown: 79 investors entered a company along with Yaletown. These include investors like BDC (10 companies).
- Invested after Yaletown: A total of 51 investors have invested in Yaletown's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include BDC (4 companies), Export Development Canada (3 companies) and BC Advantage Funds (3 companies).
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