# Torstar Corporation: portfolio, investments and team > Torstar Corporation is a corporate vc based in Canada. 9 investments on record, latest Apr 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/torstar-corporation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Canada · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Torstar Corporation Last cheque observed Apr 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Venture Series A Series B Biotechnology Dietary Supplements Digital Media Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record Since the last cheque **4226** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Canada, 67%** Pitch Torstar Corporation ## Torstar Corporation highlights - 01 9 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 89% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Biotechnology Dietary Supplements Digital Media - **Based in:** Toronto, Canada - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances** - **2015** 1 round - **Apr** **[CanadaStays.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/canadastays-com)** Venture · CA **$4.7M** With 1 other - **2014** 1 round - **May** **[SHOP.CA](https://millionrounds.com/company/shop-ca)** Series B · CA **$31M** With 6 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Blue Ant Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-ant-media)** Venture · CA **$12M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[TeamSnap](https://millionrounds.com/company/teamsnap)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$2.8M** With 3 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Blue Ant Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-ant-media)** Venture · CA **$25M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[SHOP.CA](https://millionrounds.com/company/shop-ca)** Series A · CA · tinyurl.com **$21M** With 3 others - **2011** 1 round - **Dec** **[Blue Ant Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-ant-media)** Venture · CA **$29M** With 2 others - **2005** 1 round - **Oct** **[LiveDeal](https://millionrounds.com/company/livedeal)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$4.9M** With 1 other - **2001** 1 round - **Oct** **[Borderfree](https://millionrounds.com/company/borderfree)** Venture · US **$5.3M** With 2 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 **2** 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all** **[Borderfree](https://millionrounds.com/company/borderfree)** Bought by [Pitney Bowes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pitney-bowes) **$395M** May 2015 **[Borderfree](https://millionrounds.com/company/borderfree)** Bought by Borderfree Inc **Undisclosed** Mar 2012 **[LiveDeal](https://millionrounds.com/company/livedeal)** Bought by LiveDeal Yellowpages **$12M** Jun 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Venture Series A Series B Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Apr 2015 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *6* - Series A *2* - Series B *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2015 Often in the room with - [GMP Securities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gmp-securities) 3 - [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures) 3 - [Slaight Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slaight-communications) 2 **Pitching Torstar Corporation?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Torstar Corporation. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**GMP Securities** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gmp-securities)[**Relay Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures)[**Slaight Communications** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slaight-communications) ## Quick answers about Torstar Corporation ### What does Torstar Corporation invest in? Torstar Corporation invests most often at Venture and Series A (89% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Dietary Supplements and Digital Media. ### How active is Torstar Corporation? 9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2015. ### How big are Torstar Corporation's cheques? The median round it joins is $12M. ### Does Torstar Corporation lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Torstar Corporation invest? Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (67%) and the United States (33%). ### Is Torstar Corporation investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2015. ### Who does Torstar Corporation invest alongside? Most often GMP Securities (3 rounds together), Relay Ventures (3 rounds together) and Slaight Communications (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Torstar Corporation? Torstar Corporation is a corporate VC based in Toronto, Canada. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=torstar-corporation) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=torstar-corporation)