Who invested in Sampler

3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$5.6Mraised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

$645KSeed$1.0MSeed$4.0MSeries B

Latest round: Series B, $4.0MJul 2020
Step-upi: 4×
Investors: 8

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201520162017201820192020

$645KSeed$1.0MSeed$4.0MSeries B

First round: Seed, $645K
Biggest round: $4.0M
Usual gap between rounds: 4.8 years

The rounds

Jul 2020
Series B$4.0M1 new2 returning
Source recorded
Aug 2015
Seed$1.0M2 new1 returning
- BDC Capital
- MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
- David B Perkins
From a historical funding record
Dec 2014
Seed$645K5 new
From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Seed2014Seed2015Series B2020

BDC Capital

Export Development Canada

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund

Founders Factory

Accelerator Fund

Ryerson Futures

Startup NextDavid B Perkins

Everyone who backed them

BDC CapitalVC firm2rounds

Export Development CanadaGovernment2rounds

MaRS Investment Accelerator FundVC firm2rounds

Founders FactoryAccelerator1round

Accelerator FundVC firm1round

Ryerson FuturesVC firm1round

Startup NextAccelerator1round

David B Perkinsno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Sampler as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Freycinet Ventures (Freycinet Investments Ltd.)AcceleratorPer its own site

Ideal VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Sampler

Who invested in Sampler?

Sampler's investors include BDC Capital, Export Development Canada, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, Founders Factory and Accelerator Fund, and 3 more on record.

How much has Sampler raised?

Sampler has raised $5.6M across 3 rounds since 2014.

When did Sampler last raise?

Sampler's most recent round was a Series B of $4.0M in Jul 2020.

What was Sampler's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $4.0M in Jul 2020, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Sampler first?

Sampler's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by Export Development Canada, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund and Accelerator Fund and 2 others.