Canada · Investor

Growlab Ventures

Last cheque observed May 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAcceleratorWebsite unconfirmed

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 29 on record
Since the last cheque4539days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$300KRounds led0 of 29Sole investor1 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inCanada, 93%
Pitch Growlab Ventures

Growlab Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    29 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first29 appearances

  1. 2014

    4 rounds

  2. May
    ShelfieSeed · CA$835KWith 4 others
  3. Mar
    PrintToPeerSeed · CA$23KWith 1 other
  4. Mar
    Spark CRMSeed · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  5. Mar
    Ethical DealSeed · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  6. 2013

    7 rounds

  7. Sept
    ZeetlSeed · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  8. Sept
    Cognilab TechnologiesSeed · CA$115KWith 1 other
  9. Sept
    Smartpics MediaSeed · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  10. Sept
    JustPartsSeed · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  11. Sept
    Farm At HandSeed · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  12. Jul
    BlueBat GamesSeed · CA · venturebeat.com$600KWith 1 other
  13. May
    SkiftSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 14 others
  14. 2012

    13 rounds

  15. Nov
    SpaceListSeed · CA · growlab.ca$400KWith 1 other
  16. Nov
    ePACT NetworkSeed · CA · growlab.caUndisclosedWith 1 other
  17. Nov
    ProcurifySeed · CA · growlab.ca$400KWith 3 others
  18. Nov
    KarmaHireSeed · CA · growlab.caUndisclosedWith 1 other
  19. Nov
    BattlefySeed · CA$200KWith 10 others
  20. Sept
    WanteringSeed · CA$546KWith 9 others
  21. May
    SkyscraperSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  22. May
    WeeveSeed · CA · techcrunch.com$5KWith 1 other
  23. May
    KarmaHireSeed · CA · techcrunch.com$5KWith 1 other
  24. May
    Food.eeSeed · CA · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  25. May
    CineCoupSeed · CA · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  26. May
    MoverSeed · CA · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. May
    WanteringSeed · CA · techcrunch.com$475KWith 9 others
  28. 2011

    5 rounds

  29. Aug
    Ecquire, Inc.Seed · CA · business.financialpost.com$25KWith 1 other
  30. Aug
    Shape CollageSeed · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  31. Aug
    PlacelingSeed · CA · business.financialpost.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  32. Aug
    Sunnytrail Insight LabsSeed · CA · business.financialpost.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Aug
    LearndotSeed · CA · business.financialpost.com$20KWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed6 in all

MoverBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedOct 2019
WanteringBought by CliqueUndisclosedNov 2015
ethicalDealBought by nCrowd, Inc.UndisclosedApr 2015
LearndotBought by ServiceRocketUndisclosedJan 2015
ZeetlBought by HootsuiteUndisclosedSept 2014
WeeveBought by LX VenturesUndisclosedJan 2013

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 Growlab Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Growlab Ventures

What does Growlab Ventures invest in?

Growlab Ventures invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Growlab Ventures?

29 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2014.

How big are Growlab Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $300K.

Does Growlab Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 29 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Growlab Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (93%) and the United States (7%).

Is Growlab Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2014.

Who does Growlab Ventures invest alongside?

Most often HIGHLINEvc (28 rounds together), BDC Capital (3 rounds together) and Max Teitelbaum (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Growlab Ventures?

Growlab Ventures is an accelerator based in Canada.

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