Celtic House Venture Partners

Celtic House Venture Partners is a Canadian venture capital firm founded in 1996 that provides early growth equity to technology companies. The firm invests in businesses applying cloud-based and artificial intelligence technologies to business needs, positioning itself at the stage at which founding teams have demonstrated product-market fit and require capital alongside operational support. Its stated areas of technical focus span networking, computing, storage and radio frequency, extending more recently to software-as-a-service, cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

Investments are structured as equity capital combined with practical assistance and counsel. The firm works alongside founders on business development, finance, strategy and operations as portfolio companies develop, rather than acting as a passive capital provider. Sector coverage is concentrated in technology, AI, and cloud and SaaS businesses.

The track record is long by the standards of the asset class. Since inception Celtic House has invested more than $650 million and participated in the building of more than 75 technology companies, of which 30 have resulted in IPOs or acquisitions. The firm traces its investing history to 1996, with founding partner Tom Valis among the partners associated with that continuity.