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ACTIVE
Global HQ
Halifax, Canada
Countries of investment
  • Canada
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
Industries
  • Healthcare
  • Environment and Climate
  • Community Technology
  • Enterprise Software
  • Deeptech
About
Sandpiper Ventures is a Halifax-based venture capital firm focused on backing women building technology companies across Canada. Their focus spans healthtech, climate and environment, and community technology across Canada, with particular depth in Atlantic Canada. Founded in 2020 by Managing Partners Sarah Young and Rhiannon Davies with a CAD $20M debut fund, the firm supports founders from pre-seed through Series A.
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$100K
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$1M
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Investment Thesis

Sandpiper Ventures is a pre-seed to Series A venture capital firm deploying capital across healthcare, environment and climate, and community-focused technology. They invest in capital-efficient, high-performing, women-led technology companies that have been systematically passed over by traditional venture funding, with checks from $100K to $1M. The firm differentiates itself through a founding group of senior women operators, lawyers, and executives, and an LP base including four of Canada's five largest banks and all four Atlantic Canadian provinces.
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Founded in 2020 by Rhiannon Davies (Co-founder & Managing Partner), Cathy Bennett, Jill Doucette, Kim MacNeill, Betsy Fitch, and Trina Semple. Halifax-based women-led fund investing across Canada in women-led early-stage companies. Fund I approximately CAD $25M. Portfolio includes 15+ Canadian companies with women founders.

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Team

Sarah Young-Co-founder & Managing Partner

Rhiannon Davies-Co-founder & Managing Partner

Cathy Bennett-Co-founder

Portfolio

Callia

Begin AI

Coloursmith

Denova

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GotCare

ProcedureFlow

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Shoelace Learning

SiftMed

Swiftsure

Simmunome

Protexxa

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