# The51: portfolio, investments and team

> The51 is a vc firm based in Canada. 27 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/the51 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# The51

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 27 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Seed Pre-seed Grant Fintech Venture Capital & Private Equity Women's

Deploying now

**33%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 27 on record

Since the last cheque **11** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.6M** Rounds led **0 of 27** Sole investor **9 rounds** Mostly in **Canada, 88%**

Pitch The51

## The51 highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 65% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $1.5M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Fintech Venture Capital & Private Equity Women's
- **Based in:** Calgary, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **27 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Sprout Family](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout-family)** Seed · CA · The SaaS News **$2.5M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Axo Longevity](https://millionrounds.com/company/axo-longevity)** Seed · GB **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **2025** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[Swirltex](https://millionrounds.com/company/swirltex)** Seed · CA **$3.2M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[NiaHealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/niahealth)** Seed · CA **$4.2M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Sprout Family](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout-family)** Pre-seed · CA **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Coral](https://millionrounds.com/company/coral)** Seed · CA · Diagram **$2.9M** With 1 other
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Retellio](https://millionrounds.com/company/retellio)** Pre-seed · CA **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Shoelace Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoelace-learning)** Grant · CA **$36K** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Heylist](https://millionrounds.com/company/heylist)** Pre-seed · CA **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **2023** 10 rounds
- **Sept** **[Monark](https://millionrounds.com/company/monark)** Seed · CA **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Erthos](https://millionrounds.com/company/erthos)** Series A · US **$4.8M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[True Angle](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-angle)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Village Wellth](https://millionrounds.com/company/village-wellth)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Kibbi Technologies Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/kibbi-technologies-inc)** Pre-seed · CA **$677K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Kibbi: Job Search](https://millionrounds.com/company/kibbi-job-search)** Pre-seed **$677K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Jombone](https://millionrounds.com/company/jombone)** Grant · CA **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Areto Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/areto-labs)** Grant · CA **$22K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Mercator AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercator-ai)** Seed · CA **$3.8M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[SalonScale Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/salonscale-technology)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2022** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Fictionary](https://millionrounds.com/company/fictionary)** Seed · CA **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Blume](https://millionrounds.com/company/blume)** Seed · CA **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Yr Plans](https://millionrounds.com/company/yr-plans)** Pre-seed · CA **$144K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[alder](https://millionrounds.com/company/alder)** Seed · CA **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Cadence](https://millionrounds.com/company/cadence)** Seed · US **$931K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Virtual Gurus](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtual-gurus)** Series A · CA **$6.6M** Sole investor
- **2020** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Phoenix Molecular Designs](https://millionrounds.com/company/phoenix-molecular-designs)** Series A **$4.7M** Sole investor
- **2019** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Rival Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/rival-technologies)** CA · Rivaltech **$8.5M** Sole 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.

## The cheque

Seed Pre-seed Grant

Median round joined **$1.6M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M**

Led 0 of 27 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 9 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *11*
- Pre-seed *6*
- Grant *3*
- Series A *3*
- Venture *3*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [UCeed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uceed) 5
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) 2
- [Startup TNT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-tnt) 2

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## 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.

[**UCeed** Investment firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uceed)[**MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund)[**Startup TNT** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-tnt)

## Recently backed

The latest companies The51 put money into.

[**Sprout Family** $2.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout-family)[**Axo Longevity** $5.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/axo-longevity)[**NiaHealth** $4.2M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/niahealth)[**Coral** $2.9M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/coral)[**Retellio** $1.3M · Dec 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/retellio)[**Shoelace Learning** $36K · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoelace-learning)

## 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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