Canada · Investor

DMZ

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 72 cheques on record.

Deploying nowAccelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries AManagement ConsultingVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
13%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 72 on record
Since the last cheque122days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MCheque size, as they say$500K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 72Sole investor15 roundsMostly inCanada, 77%
Pitch DMZ

DMZ highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 15 rounds, median $940K

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Management ConsultingVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Toronto, Canada
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first72 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Jul
    Cashew ResearchSeed · CA$3.0MSole investor
  3. Feb
    Kiwi ChargeVenture · CA$880KSole investor
  4. 2025

    7 rounds

  5. Sept
    DeskfyVenture · BRUndisclosedWith 1 other
  6. May
    CleansterDebt · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    Off2ClassGrant · CA$800KWith 1 other
  8. Mar
    Cashew ResearchSeed · CA$190KSole investor
  9. Mar
    GreenspaceSeries B · CA · ABS Capital PartnersUndisclosedWith 2 others
  10. Feb
    HackergalVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  11. Jan
    PeekapakVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. 2024

    12 rounds

  13. Dec
    HostawayGrowth · CA · TechCrunch$365MWith 5 others
  14. Nov
    Soundpays Inc.Venture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  15. Nov
    RockMass TechnologiesVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  16. Nov
    Practice BetterDebt · CA$13MWith 3 others
  17. Oct
    FableSeries B · CA · TechCrunch$25MWith 3 others
  18. Oct
    TalinPre-seed · CA$574KWith 3 others
  19. Oct
    FibraPre-seed · CA$1.3MSole investor
  20. Jul
    Open Ocean Apps Inc.Grant · CA$289KWith 1 other
  21. May
    Catered ClubPre-seed · CA$500KSole investor
  22. May
    WoveoGrant · CA$11KWith 1 other
  23. Apr
    QuantiblySeed · US$1.0MSole investor
  24. Mar
    LeniSeed · US$4.0MWith 4 others
  25. 2023

    6 rounds

  26. Nov
    PropTexxVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  27. Sept
    CognotaSeries A · CA$4.5MWith 2 others
  28. Sept
    SensorSuiteVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  29. Aug
    Acuity InsightsVenture · CA$5.0MWith 1 other
  30. Jun
    VanHackVenture · CA$2.2MWith 1 other
  31. Jan
    Mero TechnologiesGrant · CA$1.5MWith 3 others
  32. 2022

    7 rounds

  33. Nov
    SiteMax Systems Inc.Grant · CA$25KSole investor
  34. Nov
    KaitongoGrant · CA$25KSole investor
  35. Oct
    SingleKeyVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 4 others
  36. Aug
    baobaPre-seed · US$821KWith 1 other
  37. Jun
    ShufflespacePre-seed · CA$1.2MWith 1 other
  38. May
    ManzilSeed · CA$1.9MWith 2 others
  39. Jan
    FunnelyticsSeed · CA$1.5MWith 2 others
  40. 2021

    7 rounds

  41. Dec
    UlulaSeed · CA$1.5MWith 1 other
  42. Nov
    Chameleon Smart HomeSeries A · HU$2.1MWith 1 other
  43. Nov
    Savvyy StudioSeed · CA$4.6MWith 1 other
  44. Sept
    DaylightSeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  45. May
    VevSeed · NL$6.1MWith 1 other
  46. Apr
    VXGVentureUndisclosedWith 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

We hold 21 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 20 we have independently watched raise

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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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies DMZ put money into.

Quick answers about DMZ

What does DMZ invest in?

DMZ invests most often at Seed and Venture (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Management Consulting and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is DMZ?

72 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has DMZ invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cashew Research (Seed, Jul 2026), Kiwi Charge (Venture, Feb 2026) and Deskfy (Venture, Sept 2025).

How big are DMZ's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $1.0M.

Does DMZ lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 72 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does DMZ invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (77%) and the United States (15%).

Is DMZ investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does DMZ invest alongside?

Most often Ontario Centres of Excellence (9 rounds together), NEXT Canada (8 rounds together) and BDC Capital (6 rounds together).

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