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Front Row Ventures
Venture capital · Montréal, Canada · North America
Front Row Ventures is a student-operated venture capital firm focused on university ecosystems in Canada. It writes first checks into student-founded, technology-enabled startups and supports them with its network and fundraising help.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsuniversitystudent founderscanadaearly stagetechnology
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Or find every investor that fitsFront Row Ventures lists 53 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (34%), AI & Machine Learning (26%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (6%). 79% of its companies are based in Canada. It invests most often alongside Creative Destruction Lab, ACET Capital and Real Ventures.
No funding round on record names Front Row Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Front Row Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 53. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 34% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 26% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 6% | 3% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 8% |
| Fintech | 4% | 12% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Creative Destruction Lab | 11 |
| ACET Capital | 4 |
| Real Ventures | 4 |
| Accelerator Centre | 3 |
| FounderFuel | 3 |
| Spring | 3 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| AQC Capital | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 85th | 53 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 62th | 34% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers5196%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company24%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Creative Destruction Lab
Compare Front Row Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
53 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mentor provides AI-powered insights to help universities, governments, and organisations align education with evolving workforce needs | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company engineers advanced technologies to make the world come alive through creative expression, starting with paintings and interior design. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ARCHE builds foundational healthcare technologies for critical areas of care, starting with fluid monitoring. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company uses artificial intelligence to analyze medical bills and identify unjustified payments for health operators. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Asepha develops and provides pharmacy automation software that handles tasks such as data entry, call automation, and prior authorization | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Avenue Intelligence provides foot traffic data collection and analysis solutions for various industries | Real Estate & ConstructionConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Avo provides AI software for healthcare, including end-to-end AI workflow products and EHR integrations. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AWL-E develops and provides wireless power solutions, including charging stations and systems for various industries. | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Axya is an AI-powered procurement execution platform for manufacturers, connecting suppliers and ERP systems to streamline RFQs, purchase orders, and supplier collaboration. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Azimut Medical develops a smart pair of trousers with a built-in airbag that automatically deploys before impact to protect against hip fractures. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Blank Bio develops models to interpret RNA-seq data to help pharmaceutical companies make better clinical development decisions | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Capcyte Biotherapeutics develops technology for surface modification of cardiovascular implants and cell culture devices to enhance biocompatibility and regenerative potential | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cervolve builds models and datasets to map lipid biology across neurodegeneration and convert that biology into therapeutic insights. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Civalgo offers a platform for managing construction site costs in the civil engineering sector | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides payment and financing infrastructure for the construction industry | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| DeepScript provides transcription services in over 99 languages | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Dispersa transforms discarded food into affordable and high-performance biosurfactants. | Food & AgricultureClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Dynamo is a Growth as a Service (GAAS) platform that helps companies adapt to changes in the performance marketing ecosystem through access to AI, automation, and execution tools. | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| EmergConnect automates patient intake, triage, and communication to improve emergency department performance | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| EncephalX Biomedical Engineering develops products for patients with traumatic brain injuries or strokes, including a Dynamic Cranioplasty System | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- frontrow.ventures
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 53
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