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McLean Watson Venture Capital
Venture capital · Toronto, Canada · North America
McLean Watson Capital is a venture capital investment firm formed in 1992 by Loudon McLean Owen and John Eckert. It holds a portfolio of current and divested investments, primarily in software and technology companies.
Invests inMedia & EntertainmentSpace & Defense
In its own wordssoftwaredatawirelesssemiconductorscommunications
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Or find every investor that fitsMcLean Watson Venture Capital lists 8 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Media & Entertainment (22%), Space & Defense (22%) and Enterprise Software (11%). 67% of its companies are based in Canada. It invests most often alongside Battery Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and ScOp Venture Capital.
No funding round on record names McLean Watson Venture Capital yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Media & Entertainment | 22% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 22% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 11% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 11% | 4% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers788%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company113%
- 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.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 15th | 8 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 | 25th | 22% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Battery Ventures
Compare McLean Watson Venture Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
8 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | |||
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| i4i provides intelligent structured content technology, conversion and submission services, and support for regulatory labelling compliance in the life sciences industry. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
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| The company provides engineering and security services for space and other complex systems | Space & DefenseCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Signiant provides fast, secure file transfer software | Media & EntertainmentSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| SKYWAVE provides hybrid satellite-cellular IoT products and services | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
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About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- mcleanwatson.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 8
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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