# Velocity: portfolio, investments and team

> Velocity is an accelerator based in Canada. 2 investments on record, latest Sept 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Velocity

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in May 2026, closing $3M. Last cheque observed Sep 2018.

Quiet New fund $3.0M, May 2026 Accelerator

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **2972** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 2**

Pitch Velocity

## Velocity highlights

- 01 2 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Based in:** Kitchener, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Whizz Foco](https://millionrounds.com/company/whizz-foco)** Series B · Forbes **$16M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Yoco](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoco)** Series B · ZA · FinSMEs **$16M** With 3 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **12 named**

AR **Arne Rees** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

BD **Ben Ditzer** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

BS **Ben Smith** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

BL **Brian Lother** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

DA **David Abrams** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

DM **Desiree Michele Vargas Wrigley** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

JE **Jack E. Earnest** Mr. Earnest is the manager of the general partner of Issuer's general partner and manager of the investment manager's general partner. i Filing they signed

ML **Micah Lother** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

RD **Richard Driscoll** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

RP **Robert Peters** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

RS **Robert Stanley** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

ST **Steven Ting** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **9** 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.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[Uncover](https://millionrounds.com/company/uncover)** **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Tab](https://millionrounds.com/company/tab)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[Cover](https://millionrounds.com/company/cover)** **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

New fund on file

**$3.0M**

raised in May 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2018

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*

Often in the room with

- [Partech/ Orange Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech-orange-digital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Partech/ Orange Digital** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech-orange-digital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Velocity put money into.

[**Yoco** $16M · Sept 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoco)

## Quick answers about Velocity

### What does Velocity invest in?

Velocity invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Velocity?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2018.

### What has Velocity invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Whizz Foco (Series B, Sept 2018) and Yoco (Series B, Sept 2018).

### How big are Velocity's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

### Is Velocity investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2018.

### Who does Velocity invest alongside?

Most often Partech/ Orange Digital (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Velocity?

Velocity is an accelerator based in Kitchener, Canada.

### Has Velocity raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in May 2026, reporting $3.0M raised.

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