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Chrysalix Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Aug 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $83M, Jul 2009VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BUs SdgRenewables3d Printing

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 30 on record
Since the last cheque436days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led0 of 30Sole investor1 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 57%
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Chrysalix Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    30 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Leading global venture capital fund that invests in resource intensive industries across North America and Europe.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Up to $15M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Us SdgRenewables3d Printing
Based in
Vancouver, Canada
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first30 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Aug
    General FusionCA · TechCrunch$22MWith 10 others
  3. 2024

    1 round

  4. Nov
    C2CASeries A · NL · Silicon Canals$11MWith 5 others
  5. 2017

    2 rounds

  6. Feb
    Enbala Power NetworksSeries B · CA · FinSMEs$12MWith 3 others
  7. Feb
    MineSenseCA · BetaKit: funding$15MWith 5 others
  8. 2013

    2 rounds

  9. Jul
    General FusionSeries C · CA · canadianprivateequity.comUndisclosedWith 7 others
  10. Apr
    PurfreshVenture · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  11. 2012

    4 rounds

  12. Dec
    GlassPoint SolarSeries B · US · pehub.com$26MWith 3 others
  13. Oct
    GlassPoint SolarVenture · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  14. Sept
    Axine Water TechnologiesGrowth · CA · sec.gov$1.5MWith 1 other
  15. Jul
    PurfreshVenture · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  16. 2011

    6 rounds

  17. Dec
    AgilyxSeries C · US · finsmes.com$25MWith 4 others
  18. Dec
    Liquid LightSeries A · US$8.5MWith 5 others
  19. Nov
    GaN SystemsSeries A · CA · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  20. Sept
    Light-Based TechnologiesSeries B · CA · finsmes.com$7.5MWith 1 other
  21. May
    Primus PowerVenture · US · businesswire.com$11MWith 3 others
  22. May
    General FusionSeries B · CA · generalfusion.com$20MWith 6 others
  23. 2010

    2 rounds

  24. Sept
    ENBALA Power NetworksVenture · CA · enbala.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  25. Mar
    Light-Based TechnologiesSeries A · CA · tradingmarkets.com$2.0MWith 1 other
  26. 2009

    1 round

  27. Aug
    General FusionSeries A · CA · generalfusion.com$14MWith 2 others
  28. 2008

    7 rounds

  29. Jun
    EpyonNL · deals.venturebeat.comUndisclosedSole investor
  30. May
    H2scanSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$4.0MWith 3 others
  31. Apr
    ReliOnSeries E · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  32. Apr
    BridgeLuxSeries D · US · bridgelux.com$30MWith 5 others
  33. Feb
    PurfreshSeries C · US · purfresh.com$25MWith 2 others
  34. Feb
    ReliOnSeries D · US$18MWith 4 others
  35. Jan
    Fat Spaniel TechnologiesSeries B · US · cleantechbrief.com$18MWith 4 others
  36. 2007

    2 rounds

  37. Nov
    AkerminSeries A · US · akermin.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  38. Aug
    BridgeLuxSeries C · US · bridgelux.com$23MWith 4 others
  39. 2006

    2 rounds

  40. Dec
    PurfreshSeries B · US · deals.venturebeat.com$7.0MWith 1 other
  41. Oct
    Fat Spaniel TechnologiesSeries A · US · cleantech.com$7.0MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration10 named

ALAlfred LamPartneriForm ADV
CHCharles HaythornthwaiteSenior PartneriForm ADV
GCGregory C AllenPartneriForm ADV
MBMichael BrownDirectoriFiling they signed
MSMichael ShermanDirectoriFiling they signed
MWMichael WalkinshawDirectoriFiling they signed
RMRichard MackellarDirectoriFiling they signed
VBVan Beuningen FredManaging PartneriForm ADV
WVWal Van LieropExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
WLWendy LeongChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV

We also hold 28 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$269Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
CEMI Services LTD.
SEC number
CRD 159843

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

6 of 21 we have independently watched raise

AppliedimpactroboticsBrammoEveroxGansystemsGeneralfusionMinesenseAxinewaterDeadwoodinnovationsDteHailaHelmeeLiminalinsightsLuffyMinehubNovameraincPortableppbQ5dRithmikSorteraalloysSvanteincVer-ai

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

BridgeLuxBought by China Electronics Corporation (CEC)UndisclosedJul 2015
ReliOnBought by Plug PowerUndisclosedApr 2014
EpyonBought by ABBUndisclosedJul 2011
Fat Spaniel TechnologiesBought by Power-OneUndisclosedOct 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Chrysalix Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Chrysalix Venture Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Chrysalix Venture Capital

What does Chrysalix Venture Capital invest in?

Chrysalix Venture Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Us Sdg, Renewables and 3d Printing.

How active is Chrysalix Venture Capital?

30 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2025.

What has Chrysalix Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: General Fusion (Aug 2025), C2CA (Series A, Nov 2024) and Enbala Power Networks (Series B, Feb 2017).

How big are Chrysalix Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Does Chrysalix Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 30 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Chrysalix Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (57%), Canada (37%) and the Netherlands (7%).

Is Chrysalix Venture Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2025.

Who does Chrysalix Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often BDC Capital (4 rounds together), Foundation Capital (4 rounds together) and VantagePoint Capital Partners (4 rounds together).

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