Canada · Investor

The51

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 27 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedPre-seedGrantFintechVenture Capital & Private EquityWomen's

Deploying now
33%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 27 on record
Since the last cheque11days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.6MRounds led0 of 27Sole investor9 roundsMostly inCanada, 88%
Pitch The51

The51 highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 65% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $1.5M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
FintechVenture Capital & Private EquityWomen's
Based in
Calgary, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first27 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    Sprout FamilySeed · CA · The SaaS News$2.5MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    Axo LongevitySeed · GB$5.0MWith 1 other
  4. 2025

    4 rounds

  5. Aug
    SwirltexSeed · CA$3.2MWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    NiaHealthSeed · CA$4.2MWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    Sprout FamilyPre-seed · CA$1.2MWith 2 others
  8. Feb
    CoralSeed · CA · Diagram$2.9MWith 1 other
  9. 2024

    3 rounds

  10. Dec
    RetellioPre-seed · CA$1.3MSole investor
  11. Oct
    Shoelace LearningGrant · CA$36KWith 3 others
  12. Jun
    HeylistPre-seed · CA$1.6MWith 2 others
  13. 2023

    10 rounds

  14. Sept
    MonarkSeed · CA$1.1MWith 2 others
  15. Sept
    ErthosSeries A · US$4.8MWith 1 other
  16. Aug
    True AngleVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  17. Jun
    Village WellthVenture · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  18. Jun
    Kibbi Technologies Inc.Pre-seed · CA$677KSole investor
  19. Jun
    Kibbi: Job SearchPre-seed$677KSole investor
  20. Jun
    JomboneGrant · CA$1.0MWith 3 others
  21. Mar
    Areto LabsGrant · CA$22KWith 1 other
  22. Mar
    Mercator AISeed · CA$3.8MWith 2 others
  23. Feb
    SalonScale TechnologyVenture · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  24. 2022

    6 rounds

  25. Sept
    FictionarySeed · CA$1.4MWith 1 other
  26. Jul
    BlumeSeed · CA$1.5MSole investor
  27. Jul
    Yr PlansPre-seed · CA$144KWith 1 other
  28. Jun
    alderSeed · CA$2.0MWith 2 others
  29. Jun
    CadenceSeed · US$931KWith 2 others
  30. Mar
    Virtual GurusSeries A · CA$6.6MSole investor
  31. 2020

    1 round

  32. Dec
    Phoenix Molecular DesignsSeries A$4.7MSole investor
  33. 2019

    1 round

  34. Jul
    Rival TechnologiesCA · Rivaltech$8.5MSole investor

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.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as The51. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

UCeedInvestment firm5rounds togetherMaRS Investment Accelerator FundVC firm2rounds togetherStartup TNTAngel network2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies The51 put money into.

Sprout Family$2.5M · Oct 2026Axo Longevity$5.0M · Sept 2026NiaHealth$4.2M · Jun 2025Coral$2.9M · Feb 2025Retellio$1.3M · Dec 2024Shoelace Learning$36K · Oct 2024

Quick answers about The51

What does The51 invest in?

The51 invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech, Venture Capital & Private Equity and Women's.

How active is The51?

27 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has The51 invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sprout Family (Seed, Oct 2026), Axo Longevity (Seed, Sept 2026) and Swirltex (Seed, Aug 2025).

How big are The51's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.6M.

Does The51 lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 27 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does The51 invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (88%) and the United States (8%).

Is The51 investing now?

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

Who does The51 invest alongside?

Most often UCeed (5 rounds together), MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (2 rounds together) and Startup TNT (2 rounds together).

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