# Golden Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Golden Ventures is a vc firm based in Canada. 78 investments on record, 12 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Golden Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 78 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund, Apr 2022 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Fintech Restaurant Media

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**80%** of best year **12** **cheques in 12 months**, 78 on record

Since the last cheque **33** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.8M** Cheque size, as they say **$400K – $2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 78** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Canada, 64%**

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## Golden Ventures highlights

- 01 12 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 64% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $5.0M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Golden Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital fund, based in Toronto and investing across North America. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $400K – $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Fintech Restaurant Media
- **Based in:** Toronto, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **78 appearances**

- **2026** 10 rounds
- **Sept** **[Biossil](https://millionrounds.com/company/biossil)** Series B · CA · BetaKit **$153M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Brodie Rec Leagues](https://millionrounds.com/company/brodie-rec-leagues)** Seed · CA **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/space)** Pre-seed · CA · BetaKit **$2.4M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Terminal](https://millionrounds.com/company/terminal)** Series A · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Dominion Dynamics](https://millionrounds.com/company/dominion-dynamics)** Series A · CA · Ventureburn **$98M** With 17 others
- **May** **[Boostsecurity.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/boostsecurity-io)** Venture · CA **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[ProteinQure](https://millionrounds.com/company/proteinqure)** Grant · CA **$1.8M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Shakudo](https://millionrounds.com/company/shakudo)** Series A · CA **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Float Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/float-financial)** Debt · CA **$73M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Dominion Dynamics](https://millionrounds.com/company/dominion-dynamics)** Seed · CA · Firms' own news pages **$15M** With 4 others
- **2025** 12 rounds
- **Nov** **[KitchenMate](https://millionrounds.com/company/kitchenmate)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Rebels](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebels)** Series B · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Cybrid](https://millionrounds.com/company/cybrid)** Series A · CA · Ventureburn **$10M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Tempo](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempo)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[TiLT](https://millionrounds.com/company/tilt)** Seed · US **$7.1M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[Weco AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/weco-ai)** Seed · GB **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Vessel](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessel)** Seed · CA **$7.5M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[NiaHealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/niahealth)** Seed · CA **$4.2M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Deck](https://millionrounds.com/company/deck)** Series A · CA · TechCrunch **$12M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Pillar Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillar-security)** Seed · US **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Basil Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/basil-systems)** Venture · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Auto Hauler Exchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/auto-hauler-exchange)** Series A · US **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **2024** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Evolo](https://millionrounds.com/company/e-volo)** Seed · CA **$2.9M** With 1 other
- **Dec** **[TVision](https://millionrounds.com/company/tvision)** Debt · US **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Deck](https://millionrounds.com/company/deck)** Seed · CA · Luge Capital **$6.2M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[CYRISMA](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyrisma)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Nmbr](https://millionrounds.com/company/nmbr)** Seed · CA **$5.7M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[ApplyBoard](https://millionrounds.com/company/applyboard)** Debt · CA · BetaKit: funding **$74M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Composer](https://millionrounds.com/company/composer)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[CruxOCM](https://millionrounds.com/company/cruxocm)** Series A · CA **$17M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Carbonated](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbonated)** Series A · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Ideogram](https://millionrounds.com/company/ideogram)** Series A · CA **$80M** With 6 others
- **2023** 11 rounds
- **Oct** **[Arteria AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/arteria-ai)** Series B · CA **$30M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Secoda](https://millionrounds.com/company/secoda)** Series A · CA **$14M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Manifest Climate](https://millionrounds.com/company/manifest-climate)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Sherpa](https://millionrounds.com/company/sherpa)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[BigBrain](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigbrain)** Venture · US **$8.5M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Powered by People](https://millionrounds.com/company/powered-by-people)** Series A **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Barley](https://millionrounds.com/company/barley)** Seed · CA **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Ramper](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramper)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others

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 registration **2 named**

AS **Ameet Shah** Vice President of Golden Vp IV Inc. i Form ADV

MH **Matthew H. Golden** President and Director of Golden Vp IV Inc. i Form ADV

We also hold **16** 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

**$567M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Golden VP IV, Inc.
- **SEC number:** CRD 310554

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in Golden Ventures's funds

- **Funds:** 1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: an LP list.

- [**Cendana Capital** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cendana-capital) Fund Vintage Committed Golden Ventures - -

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 2 we have independently watched raise

FAQ Toronto Tech Week

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 listed **1 in all**

**[AppHero](https://millionrounds.com/company/apphero)** Bought by Fuse Powered Inc. **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

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

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Apr 2022

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$8.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 0 of 78 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $400K – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *26*
- Seed said *22*
- Venture *15*
- Series B *6*
- Grant *3*
- Debt *3*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) 10
- [Garage Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garage-capital-2) 9
- [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) 7
- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 6
- [Panache Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/panache-ventures) 6
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**FJ Labs** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**Garage Capital** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garage-capital-2)[**Inovia Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital)[**BDC Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Panache Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/panache-ventures)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Creative Destruction Lab** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab)[**Felicis** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Omers Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omers-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Golden Ventures put money into.

[**Biossil** $153M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/biossil)[**Brodie Rec Leagues** $2.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/brodie-rec-leagues)[**Boostsecurity.io** $4.0M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/boostsecurity-io)[**Shakudo** $7.0M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/shakudo)[**Float Financial** $73M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/float-financial)[**KitchenMate** Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/kitchenmate)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Golden Ventures in their description, not their title.

- [The BetaKit Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/betakit) 21 Apr 2025 · 53 min How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June Mentions [Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya)[Golden Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-ventures)[Ameet Shah](https://millionrounds.com/person/ameet-shah) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Golden Ventures

### What does Golden Ventures invest in?

Golden Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech, Restaurant and Media.

### How active is Golden Ventures?

78 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Golden Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Biossil (Series B, Sept 2026), Brodie Rec Leagues (Seed, Sept 2026) and Space (Pre-seed, Aug 2026).

### How big are Golden Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.8M. It says it writes cheques of $400K to $2.0M.

### Does Golden Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 78 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Golden Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (64%) and the United States (33%).

### Is Golden Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does Golden Ventures invest alongside?

Most often FJ Labs (10 rounds together), Garage Capital (9 rounds together) and Inovia Capital (7 rounds together).

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