# TELUS Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> TELUS Ventures is a corporate vc based in Canada. 30 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# TELUS Ventures

Last cheque observed May 2026; 30 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Corporate VC

Pre-seed Seed Series A Paytech In Vitro Diagnostics Financial Services

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 30 on record

Since the last cheque **168** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$85M** Rounds led **1 of 30** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 62%**

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## TELUS Ventures highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.5M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** From $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Paytech In Vitro Diagnostics Financial Services
- **Based in:** Vancouver, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **30 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Photonic Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/photonic-inc)** CA · Firms' own news pages **$200M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Photonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/photonic)** Growth · CA · Firms' own news pages **$131M** With 7 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Plentify](https://millionrounds.com/company/plentify)** ZA · Fireball Capital **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Iotas](https://millionrounds.com/company/iotas)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$8.5M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Mojio](https://millionrounds.com/company/mojio)** Series B · CA · VentureBeat **$40M** With 10 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Sprout](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout)** CA · BetaKit: funding **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[ZENEDGE](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenedge)** Series B · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Vox Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/vox-mobile)** Series C · US **$6.7M** With 3 others
- **2014** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Sentrian](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentrian)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Sentrian](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentrian)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[PatientSafe Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/patientsafe-solutions)** Series D · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[TigerText](https://millionrounds.com/company/tigertext)** Series B · US **$21M** With 6 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Get Real Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/get-real-health)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Taulia](https://millionrounds.com/company/taulia)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$18M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Vigilent](https://millionrounds.com/company/vigilent)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **May** **[SecureKey Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/securekey-technologies)** Series B · CA · pevc.dowjones.com **$30M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Ruckus Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruckus-wireless)** Series G · US · ruckuswireless.com **$22M** With 8 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Teradici](https://millionrounds.com/company/teradici)** Series C · CA · pehub.com **$17M** With 5 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Rx Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/rx-networks)** Series B · CA · finance.yahoo.com **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Rx Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/rx-networks)** Series A · CA · rxnetworks.ca **$3.3M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Amp'd Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/amp-d-mobile)** Series E · US · venturebeat.com **$107M** With 10 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Widevine Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/widevine-technologies)** Venture · US · seattlepi.com **$16M** With 1 other
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Intelliden](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelliden)** Series D · US · intelliden.com **$11M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[EXFO](https://millionrounds.com/company/exfo)** Series E · CA **$6.5M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Digit Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/digit-wireless)** Series C · US · about.telus.com **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Dec** **[IP Unity](https://millionrounds.com/company/ip-unity)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **2003** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[sentitO Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentito-networks)** Series C · US **$19M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Critical Telecom](https://millionrounds.com/company/critical-telecom)** Venture · CA **$14M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Atreus Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/atreus-systems)** Series C **$13M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[sentitO Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentito-networks)** Series B · US **$14M** 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

We 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.

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [Intrepid Growth Partners 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intrepid-growth-partners)

Most recent commitments

- [Intrepid Growth Partners inaugural fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intrepid-growth-partners)

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Teradici](https://millionrounds.com/company/teradici)** Bought by Hp **Undisclosed** Oct 2021

**[Widevine Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/widevine-technologies)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$160M** Dec 2010

**[Intelliden](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelliden)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **Undisclosed** Feb 2010

**[Atreus Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/atreus-systems)** Bought by Sonus Networks **Undisclosed** Feb 2009

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$85M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.5M**

Led 1 of 30 rounds **3%**

- **Said size:** From $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2026
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *6*
- Series C *6*
- Venture *3*
- Series A said *3*
- Series D *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 4
- [Reed Elsevier Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reed-elsevier-ventures) 3
- [CORE Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-capital-partners-2) 2
- [Frost Data Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frost-data-capital) 2
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 2
- [Kodiak Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kodiak-venture-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**BDC Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Reed Elsevier Ventures** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reed-elsevier-ventures)[**CORE Capital Partners** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-capital-partners-2)[**Frost Data Capital** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frost-data-capital)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Kodiak Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kodiak-venture-partners)[**Matrix Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners)[**Microsoft** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft)[**Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mid-atlantic-fund)[**Partech Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech)[**Planet First Partners** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/planet-first-partners)[**Qualcomm** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm)

## Recently backed

The latest companies TELUS Ventures put money into.

[**Photonic** $131M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/photonic)[**Plentify** Jul 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/plentify)[**Mojio** $40M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/mojio)[**Sprout** Aug 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout)

## Quick answers about TELUS Ventures

### What does TELUS Ventures invest in?

TELUS Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Paytech, In Vitro Diagnostics and Financial Services.

### How active is TELUS Ventures?

30 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in May 2026.

### What has TELUS Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Photonic Inc. (Undisclosed round, May 2026), Photonic (Growth, Jan 2026) and Plentify (Undisclosed round, Jul 2024).

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

The median round it joins is $85M.

### Does TELUS Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 30 investments on record (3%).

### Where does TELUS Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (62%) and Canada (34%).

### Is TELUS Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does TELUS Ventures invest alongside?

Most often BDC Capital (4 rounds together), Reed Elsevier Ventures (3 rounds together) and CORE Capital Partners (2 rounds together).

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