CrossBorder Impact Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Toronto, Canada
Countries of investment
- United States
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
Industries
- Health Tech
About
Cross-Border Impact Ventures is a women-led impact venture capital firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada, dedicated to transforming health outcomes through targeted venture financing. Operating across North America and Europe, the firm combines rigorous impact measurement with specialized healthcare expertise to scale technological breakthroughs in global health and medical diagnostics.
Cross-Border Impact Ventures is a women-led impact venture capital firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada, dedicated to transforming health outcomes through targeted venture financing. Operating across North America and Europe, the firm combines rigorous impact measurement with specialized healthcare expertise to scale technological breakthroughs in global health and medical diagnostics.
Investment Thesis
Cross-Border Impact Ventures’ investment thesis centers on investing in women-led and innovative early-growth health technology companies that deliver measurable health impacts alongside financial returns. The firm targets solutions improving maternal, newborn, and child health, as well as broader healthcare access across underserved global markets.
Manager's Experience
Leveraging extensive experience in the technology and healthcare sectors, the fund manager has successfully executed over 50 deals across North America and Europe. Their investment strategy emphasizes a data-driven approach, allowing for strategic insights that lead to impactful decisions. With a focus on early to growth-stage companies, they have achieved several notable exits, demonstrating a strong capability to identify and nurture high-potential opportunities. Their operator-first philosophy fosters close collaboration with portfolio companies, driving innovation and value creation.
Team
Annie Thériault - Managing Partner
Donna Parr - Managing Partner
Cyriac Alappat - Principal
Megan Dover - Junior Partner
Issy Gordon - Investment Director
Pooja Sikka - Venture Partner
Juanita Cortés - Chief Financial Officer
Hamza Kayani - Investment Analyst
Hannah Sharpe - ESG and Health Impact Associate
Tasha Noronha - Partnerships and Operations Manager
Portfolio
Pendulum
Daye
mOm Incubators
Sonio
OncoLens
Raydiant Oximetry
Axena Health
Oxford Cancer Analytics (OXcan)
Cardiosense
TidalSense. impactalpha