# DMZ: portfolio, investments and team

> DMZ is an accelerator based in Canada. 72 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# DMZ

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 72 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Accelerator

Pre-seed Seed Series A Management Consulting Venture Capital & Private Equity

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**13%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 72 on record

Since the last cheque **122** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 72** Sole investor **15 rounds** Mostly in **Canada, 77%**

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## DMZ highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 68% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Management Consulting Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Toronto, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **72 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Cashew Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/cashew-research)** Seed · CA **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Kiwi Charge](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiwi-charge)** Venture · CA **$880K** Sole investor
- **2025** 7 rounds
- **Sept** **[Deskfy](https://millionrounds.com/company/deskfy)** Venture · BR **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Cleanster](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanster)** Debt · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Off2Class](https://millionrounds.com/company/off2class)** Grant · CA **$800K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Cashew Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/cashew-research)** Seed · CA **$190K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Greenspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenspace)** Series B · CA · ABS Capital Partners **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Hackergal](https://millionrounds.com/company/hackergal)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Peekapak](https://millionrounds.com/company/peekapak)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2024** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[Hostaway](https://millionrounds.com/company/hostaway)** Growth · CA · TechCrunch **$365M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Soundpays Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundpays-inc)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[RockMass Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/rockmass-technologies)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Practice Better](https://millionrounds.com/company/practice-better)** Debt · CA **$13M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Fable](https://millionrounds.com/company/fable)** Series B · CA · TechCrunch **$25M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Talin](https://millionrounds.com/company/talin)** Pre-seed · CA **$574K** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Fibra](https://millionrounds.com/company/fibra)** Pre-seed · CA **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Open Ocean Apps Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-ocean-apps-inc)** Grant · CA **$289K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Catered Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/catered-club)** Pre-seed · CA **$500K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Woveo](https://millionrounds.com/company/woveo)** Grant · CA **$11K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Quantibly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantibly)** Seed · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Leni](https://millionrounds.com/company/leni)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **2023** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[PropTexx](https://millionrounds.com/company/proptexx)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Cognota](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognota)** Series A · CA **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[SensorSuite](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensorsuite)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Acuity Insights](https://millionrounds.com/company/acuity-insights)** Venture · CA **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[VanHack](https://millionrounds.com/company/vanhack)** Venture · CA **$2.2M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Mero Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/mero-technologies)** Grant · CA **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **2022** 7 rounds
- **Nov** **[SiteMax Systems Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitemax-systems-inc)** Grant · CA **$25K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Kaitongo](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaitongo)** Grant · CA **$25K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[SingleKey](https://millionrounds.com/company/singlekey)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[baoba](https://millionrounds.com/company/baoba)** Pre-seed · US **$821K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Shufflespace](https://millionrounds.com/company/shufflespace)** Pre-seed · CA **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Manzil](https://millionrounds.com/company/manzil)** Seed · CA **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Funnelytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/funnelytics)** Seed · CA **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **2021** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Ulula](https://millionrounds.com/company/ulula)** Seed · CA **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Chameleon Smart Home](https://millionrounds.com/company/chameleon-smart-home)** Series A · HU **$2.1M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Savvyy Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/savvyy-studio)** Seed · CA **$4.6M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Daylight](https://millionrounds.com/company/daylight)** Series A · US **$12M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Vev](https://millionrounds.com/company/vev)** Seed · NL **$6.1M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[VXG](https://millionrounds.com/company/vxg)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 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

Company Company Company Company Company Company Company Company Company Company Company Company Company DMZ New York DMZ Ventures Indigenous Launchpad Launchpad Request sponsorship Startup Certified Women's Launchpad Free,

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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$940K**

Led 0 of 72 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 15 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *27*
- Venture *19*
- Grant *8*
- Pre-seed said *7*
- Series A said *5*
- Debt *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Ontario Centres of Excellence](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centres-of-excellence) 9
- [NEXT Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-ai) 8
- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 6
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) 5
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 5
- [FedDev](https://millionrounds.com/fund/feddev) 3

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## 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.

[**Ontario Centres of Excellence** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centres-of-excellence)[**NEXT Canada** Accelerator **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-ai)[**BDC Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund)[**Techstars** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**FedDev** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/feddev)[**Hiventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hiventures)[**Reach** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach)[**Ripple** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Five Elms Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/five-elms-capital)[**GreenSky Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greensky-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies DMZ put money into.

[**Kiwi Charge** $880K · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiwi-charge)[**Deskfy** Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/deskfy)[**Cleanster** $3.0M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanster)[**Off2Class** $800K · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/off2class)[**Hackergal** Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/hackergal)[**Hostaway** $365M · Dec 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/hostaway)

## 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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