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By bringing these companies together to share resources, industry specific knowledge, and relationships, Nimbus is accelerating their growth and increasing their likelihood of success. Nimbus is significantly impacting the burgeoning yet underserved digital health and health technology sectors through its leadership as investor, partner, and mentor.

What

  • Sector: Health Technology
  • Restrictions: No Drugs or Class III Devices
  • Geography: Primarily Canada
  • Stage: Seed through Series B
  • Competitive Advantage: Sustainable
  • Lead: We lead most of our investments
  • Cheque Size: $250K - $5M
  • Board Seat: Required
  • Pre-Money:Target: $10M-$20M
  • Synergy: Builds relationships with peers
  • Strong Value Proposition: In-revenue: $75k - $150k MRR
  • Team: Knowledgable, passionate, committed, humble

When

We believe that engaging early before you are seeking funding is a valuable part of the relationship-building process.

It minimizes pressure on both sides and enables a more fluid interaction focusing on what’s most important - you and your venture. And since our investment focus is so well-defined, we hope it is easy for you to determine whether meeting with us will be valuable. We are always happy to have coffee with founders at any stage and learn about their journeys while sharing our experiences, insights, and knowledge in the process.

How

Our team provides leadership, operational, and financial experience to founders, contributing a mindful view on growth to help teams execute to their fullest potential.

We help with many aspects of a company’s growth including:

  • Financings
  • Financial management
  • Board development
  • Strategic relationships
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Planning and preparation for public offerings
  • Network of industry and financial contacts

We have also designed and implemented value-building initiatives for founders and teams including:

  • CEO Mentorship
  • Experienced Entrepreneurial Advice
  • Facilitated CEO Roundtable
  • Annual CEOs Event
  • Portfolio Social Events
  • Portfolio-wide Communications Platform
  • AWS Activate Provider
  • Discounted/Free Workshops and Seminars
  • Resource Database

Why

We aspire to improve health through Canadian-led innovation.

Innovation is built upon a founder’s vision of how to make the world a better place by solving a really big problem. Building alignment around that vision is critical to a new venture’s success. Identifying a funding partner who believes in your vision as strongly as you do and can help you achieve it is one of the most impactful decisions in your entrepreneurial journey. Raising dilutive capital from external investors will mark the beginning of a long-term relationship that can last more than a decade. In our experiences, company building is not all sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows. Startup journeys are filled with challenges, setbacks, and struggles. Finding the right investor who is going to support you through good times and bad is crucial.

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