Wittington Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Toronto, Canada
Countries of investment
- Canada
- United States
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
Industries
- Fintech
- Digital health
- Commerce & retail technology
- Enterprise software
- Supply chain
About
Wittington Ventures is a Toronto-based venture capital firm affiliated with Wittington Investments, the Weston family holding company. They back North American founders building in sectors adjacent to the group's operating footprint, offering both capital and introductions into large incumbent businesses. They invest across Canada and the United States.
Wittington Ventures is a Toronto-based venture capital firm affiliated with Wittington Investments, the Weston family holding company. They back North American founders building in sectors adjacent to the group's operating footprint, offering both capital and introductions into large incumbent businesses. They invest across Canada and the United States.
Investment Thesis
Wittington Ventures invests at seed through Series B with a thesis built on strategic access: as the venture arm of a major family holding company, they can connect portfolio companies to established operating businesses in retail, grocery, financial services and healthcare. They focus on fintech, health, commerce and enterprise software where that access converts into distribution and pilot customers.
Manager's Experience
Venture arm of Wittington Investments, the Weston family holding company, based in Toronto. Its strategic advantage is access to the group's operating businesses across grocery, retail, financial services and real estate, which it uses to provide portfolio companies with distribution and pilot customers. Invests seed through Series B across Canada and the United States in fintech, health, commerce and enterprise software. (Team, fund size and portfolio unverified.)
Team
Jim Orlando-Managing Partner
Jodi Kessler-Partner
Zeeshan Ali-Partner
Qasim Mohammad-Director
Portfolio
Arcaea
Motif FoodWorks
Foxtrot
Gatik
Contentful
Qui
Abridge
WellBeam
Doctronic