Pelorus VC
St. John's, NL
Investment Thesis
Hands-on pre-seed investor backing Newfoundland and Labrador's most ambitious innovation companies across sector-agnostic verticals including AI, B2B software, medtech, and cleantech. Pelorus leads first institutional rounds with initial checks of $250K–$500K, partnering closely with founders as active mentors and strategic advisors to help build the company beyond technology.
Focus Areas
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Investment Signals
Check SizeC$250K to C$500K
GeographyCanada-focused
ProvincesNL
RoleLead
Revenue Stagepre-revenue ok
Business ModelsB2B, SaaS, deep-tech, hardware
Sample Portfolio Companies
CoLab ($72M Series C)
Spellbook ($50M Series B)
Clockwork Fox (acquired by Carnegie Learning)
Mysa
Sparrow BioAcoustics
Mantle
SiftMed
Sequence Bio
BreatheSuite
Verlo
HeyOrca
Swiftsure
Management Team
C
Chris Moyer
President & Founding Partner
S
Sarah Murphy
Partner
G
Greg Smyth
Venture Partner
What Makes Us Unique
VNL I delivered top-quartile DPI. Not just investors but mentors, sounding boards, strategic partners. Founders build tech, we help build the company.
AUM & Sources
Est. US$50M
Assets under management (estimated)
Sources
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