Company Ventures

In Sweden, fika is an essential cultural activity that involves sharing a cup of coffee with friends. It’s a moment to take a break, an informal way to get to know someone, without pressure. Fika is an excuse to spend time with the best and brightest as well as an opportunity to listen, create, and collaborate. It’s what we love to do most with our entrepreneurs. It’s your invitation to let us be part of the magic. Our Code, Our Promise Whole stories, not headlines. We seek to deeply understand and support the unique, special, and complete story behind each and every founder. And help them create the next chapters of their narrative. We shy away from backing what is most popular or obvious. Iterating in steps, thinking in leaps. We look for teams and leaders who embrace an audacious vision but can execute brilliantly day-to-day. We gravitate towards leaders who care about getting to the right answer versus being right themselves. First institutional money in and there for the journey. We are comfortable leading rounds with more than half of the the fund allocated for follow-on investments to support our companies as they grow. We know that success is not always guaranteed, but be assured our support is. Our community is our currency. We are building a community that becomes exponentially more impactful and productive with each additional member. We measure our success by our ability to identify entrepreneurs who help each of us be the best version of ourselves. Data will be your most valuable asset. We invest in companies that leverage the power of data as a core component of their value proposition. While this horizontal thesis allows us to be fairly sector agnostic, we are especially drawn to innovations in enterprise software, fintech, marketplaces, and digital health.

We're an early stage venture capital firm focused on equity investments in companies with dramatic growth potential, primarily in technology and highly-scalable services businesses. 2000+ Jobs Created 125+ Companies Funded $1B+ In Follow on Capital Raised WHAT WE LOOK FOR Every opportunity is unique, but here’s a peek behind the curtain US & Canada based companies $1M-$3M check size with follow-on capacity Typically Seed, Series A, and select Series B stage Lead and follow-on in rounds and we like syndicating with others Launched MVP and an early, measurable degree of customer adoption Investments in enterprise software, consumer software, fintech, and digital health

Khosla Ventures invests in companies that are bold, early and impactful. The firm was started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, to provide venture assistance to entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Khosla Ventures invests in a range of areas including AI, climate, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, fintech, digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics and frontier technology.

Founded in 2013, Canvas Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area with $835 million in assets under management. Canvas leads Series A investments in key areas including Fintech (Brace, Gabi, Possible Finance), Digital Health (Vida, Airvet), Enterprise (Luminar/LAZR, Robocorp, Vendia), Logistics (Transfix, MasonHub), and Marketplaces (Darwin Homes, Zola). Rebecca Lynn, Paul Hsiao, Gary Little, and Mike Ghaffary serve as the firm’s general partners, and they are also known for investments made prior to joining Canvas, including Lending Club (LC), Doximity, MuleSoft (MULE), Check (acquired by Intuit), Upwork (UPWK), and Houzz. We are mission-driven investors We work as a team to help visionary founders build enduring companies of value and integrity to make the world a better place for all. We are fanatic about the early stage You have to be just a little crazy to love the early stage. That’s us. We focus solely on leading Series A rounds with flexible investment size, between $5 million and $20 million in capital. We have proven that this kind of focus allows us to do more for our founders - and ultimately drive more valuable outcomes. We are fully in your corner, and always on We structure our fund size so we have time and focus for you. We lead rounds in a discreet 8 to 10 investments a year; this translates to an average of 7 board seats per partner - half of what you might find elsewhere. This allows us to be devoted and engaged partners to our founders as they hire and scale a team, develop a go-to-market plan, and navigate the inevitable twists and turns that characterize the earliest days of building. We are accomplished builders, ourselves We are four experienced board members with 45 years of collective operating experience; three of four partners are former founders/CEOs. As entrepreneurs-turned-investors who have grown and exited several billion-dollar companies, we know what it actually takes to achieve and sustain market-defining growth through every stage, from strategy through scale. Our background allows us to blend empathy for the journey with solutions derived from extensive pattern-recognition. We are curious learners, always passionate about expanding our knowledge We follow a thesis-driven approach to investing, scouting and securing fields ripe for disruption. This allows us to make quick decisions when we see something we believe in. We leverage our expertise where relevant to help founders find untapped value in fintech, marketplaces, digital health, new enterprise, and other emerging sectors. We don’t claim to have all the answers, but we always know who to talk to and where to look.

We invest in companies that leverage differentiated technologies and scalable business models to generate financial returns and drive innovation. We believe technology will meaningfully transform all sectors of the economy, from property development, to HR processes, to new cyber security challenges. We support the growth of leaders at the forefront of these transformations. THE AVP PLATFORM PROVIDES A UNIQUE AND DIFFERENTIATED VALUE PROPOSITION ARTICULATED AROUND 3 MAIN PILLARS: A multi-stage investment remit with independent, cross-fertilized strategies A global investment platform A unique network of LPs including AXA & Equitable, key partners for business development AVP is a $1bn venture capital firm Investing in seed and early stage companies through AVP Early Stage, and in growth stage companies through AVP Capital. We partner with exceptional founders who are building great companies. In our early stage investments, we look for product-market fit and initial traction. In our growth-stage investments, we seek companies with attractive unit economics, a robust customer base, and significant revenue growth. Our relationship with AXA means unique access for our portfolio companies to:Some of the world’s best risk managers, financial advisors, and data scientists AXA’s distribution networks and client base AXA’s strong global franchises and different lines of expertise – Property & Casualty, Life & Savings, Health, and Asset Management – provide a distinctive business portfolio. AVP’s expertise in our target sectors, global footprint, and relationship with our anchor investors AXA and Equitable and other LP allow us to meaningfully help our portfolio companies realize their potential. AVP’s value proposition is tailored for entrepreneurs, case by case, to create and deliver value. AVP portfolio companies will have preferred access to AXA’s resources, including the buying power and distribution capabilities of a €100B revenue company with 107 million customers. SEVERAL PILLARS TO SUPPORT COMPANIES: Global presence and ability to help companies scale internationally Introductions to AXA and our broader network as a potential customer, partner, distributor, or even strategic partner Strong expertise in several fields (enterprise software, marketplaces, fintech, consumer technologies and all insurance / asset management related verticals) Access to AXA and Equitable’s deep expertise in insurance and asset management, as well as the specialized expertise of our other LPs.

Graphite Ventures is a Seeding for Scale venture firm, investing at the earliest stages, and setting trajectories to accelerate growth. Building enduring companies starts with strong relationships with the right partners. We collaborate early with founders, and we bring the power of an active platform of engaged advisors who have done this before. Since 2008, we have partnered with more than 175 startups. When we started in 2008, there was a big gap at the seed stage in Ontario. Many firms tried Seed investing, but not many stayed. Some moved to later stages, others shifted focus on companies south of the border. Our experience and commitment has made us experts at investing at seed, and working with Founders to set the trajectory for scale. Talk to a few Graphite Founders and they’ll tell you how we’re different. They'll tell you that we were there for them when no one else was. They'll say that we connected them to their first few customers. They’ll say we opened doors to advisors, experts, and founders who have become invaluable mentors. They’ll say we’ve rolled up our sleeves and worked with them, side-by-side, through challenging times. Later on, we introduced them to the lead investor for their next round. Elizabeth at Welbi will say our “pitch deck prep was invaluable during the fundraising process.” She’ll tell you that we “helped evolve her thinking on business models.” Mallorie at Bridgit will tell you that we "helped elevate the business in terms of financing model, creating board structure, and preparing the company to take on the next stage of institutional capital." Ryan at Nicoya will say our participation in a seed round is "a magnet - once the decision has been made to invest, it brings in a lot of other participants to the round." A common thing you’ll hear is that we’re different. And it's because of what we believe. We believe in local ecosystems. ‍ Ecosystems are vital to the innovation economy. So, when we commit to an ecosystem, we entrench ourselves in it, and its diverse fabric. With over 10 years of history across Ontario, we are ingrained in the community. We believe founders are our North Star. ‍ We accelerate entrepreneurs’ success efficiently with capital, community and connections. Then we get out of the way. ‍We believe collaboration is essential.‍ Call it the Canadian way, but we think Canadian entrepreneurs are most successful when we work together. We do things differently than the Valley. And that’s OK. At Graphite, we deliver collaboration - both offline and online - through a robust and engaged community. We’re hyper focused on building an early stage platform committed to Canada. That’s our promise to you. Where we invest:Sector: Primarily B2B software, fintech, digital health, proptech, and hardware. Regardless of sector, we focus on capital efficient businesses. Stage: Early stage - typically we look for a product built and with early customer traction. Geography: We work with companies that are primarily in Canada.