# Growlab Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Growlab Ventures is an accelerator based in Canada. 29 investments on record, latest May 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/growlab-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Growlab Ventures

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

Quiet Accelerator Website unconfirmed

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 29 on record

Since the last cheque **4539** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$300K** Rounds led **0 of 29** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Canada, 93%**

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## Growlab Ventures highlights

- 01 29 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 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

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=growlab-ventures).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **29 appearances**

- **2014** 4 rounds
- **May** **[Shelfie](https://millionrounds.com/company/shelfie)** Seed · CA **$835K** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[PrintToPeer](https://millionrounds.com/company/printtopeer)** Seed · CA **$23K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Spark CRM](https://millionrounds.com/company/spark-crm)** Seed · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Ethical Deal](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethical-deal)** Seed · CA **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2013** 7 rounds
- **Sept** **[Zeetl](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeetl)** Seed · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Cognilab Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognilab-technologies)** Seed · CA **$115K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Smartpics Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartpics-media)** Seed · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[JustParts](https://millionrounds.com/company/justparts)** Seed · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Farm At Hand](https://millionrounds.com/company/farm-at-hand)** Seed · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[BlueBat Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluebat-games)** Seed · CA · venturebeat.com **$600K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Skift](https://millionrounds.com/company/skift)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 14 others
- **2012** 13 rounds
- **Nov** **[SpaceList](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacelist)** Seed · CA · growlab.ca **$400K** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[ePACT Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/epact-network)** Seed · CA · growlab.ca **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Procurify](https://millionrounds.com/company/procurify)** Seed · CA · growlab.ca **$400K** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[KarmaHire](https://millionrounds.com/company/karmahire)** Seed · CA · growlab.ca **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Battlefy](https://millionrounds.com/company/battlefy)** Seed · CA **$200K** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Wantering](https://millionrounds.com/company/wantering)** Seed · CA **$546K** With 9 others
- **May** **[Skyscraper](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyscraper)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Weeve](https://millionrounds.com/company/weeve)** Seed · CA · techcrunch.com **$5K** With 1 other
- **May** **[KarmaHire](https://millionrounds.com/company/karmahire)** Seed · CA · techcrunch.com **$5K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Food.ee](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodee)** Seed · CA · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[CineCoup](https://millionrounds.com/company/cinecoup)** Seed · CA · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Mover](https://millionrounds.com/company/mover)** Seed · CA · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Wantering](https://millionrounds.com/company/wantering)** Seed · CA · techcrunch.com **$475K** With 9 others
- **2011** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[Ecquire, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecquire-inc)** Seed · CA · business.financialpost.com **$25K** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Shape Collage](https://millionrounds.com/company/shape-collage)** Seed · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Placeling](https://millionrounds.com/company/placeling)** Seed · CA · business.financialpost.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Sunnytrail Insight Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunnytrail-insight-labs)** Seed · CA · business.financialpost.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Learndot](https://millionrounds.com/company/learndot)** Seed · CA · business.financialpost.com **$20K** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all**

**[Mover](https://millionrounds.com/company/mover)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Oct 2019

**[Wantering](https://millionrounds.com/company/wantering)** Bought by Clique **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[ethicalDeal](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethical-deal)** Bought by nCrowd, Inc. **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Learndot](https://millionrounds.com/company/learndot)** Bought by ServiceRocket **Undisclosed** Jan 2015

**[Zeetl](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeetl)** Bought by Hootsuite **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

**[Weeve](https://millionrounds.com/company/weeve)** Bought by [LX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lx-ventures) **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

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

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$300K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 29 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2014
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *29*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2014

Often in the room with

- [HIGHLINEvc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/extreme-startups-now-highline-vc) 28
- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 3
- [Max Teitelbaum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-teitelbaum) 2
- [Mike Edwards](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-edwards) 2
- [SK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sk-ventures) 2
- [Scenario Creation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scenario-creation) 2

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## 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.

[**HIGHLINEvc** VC firm **28** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/extreme-startups-now-highline-vc)[**BDC Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Max Teitelbaum** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-teitelbaum)[**Mike Edwards** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-edwards)[**SK Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sk-ventures)[**Scenario Creation** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scenario-creation)[**Ted Rheingold** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ted-rheingold)[**WUTIF** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wutif)[**Yaletown Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yaletown-partners)

## 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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