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Sand Hill North
Venture capital · Montreal, Canada · North America
Sand Hill North is an early stage venture investor that backs pre-seed innovative software startups. It describes itself as a team of founders and business operators who provide insight, advice and network access to portfolio companies.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningEducation
In its own wordssoftwarepre-seedearly stagefounder-ledimpact
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Or find every investor that fitsSand Hill North lists 24 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (30%), Education (16%) and Fintech (9%). 92% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, FounderFuel and Olive Tree Capital.
No funding round on record names Sand Hill North yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Sand Hill North's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 24. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 30% | 18% |
| Education | 16% | 7% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Cybersecurity | 7% | 4% |
| Enterprise Software | 7% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 5% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 8 |
| FounderFuel | 2 |
| Olive Tree Capital | 2 |
| Real Ventures | 2 |
| Top Tier Capital Partners | 2 |
| 2048 Ventures | 1 |
| Acurio Ventures | 1 |
| Aera VC | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 59th | 24 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 | 53th | 30% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers24100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 togetherCompare Sand Hill North head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
24 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetherial designs and builds next-generation web portals with artificial intelligence built in | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Autosana provides AI testing for iOS, Android, and web apps to help companies ship faster | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Axion Orbital provides continuous optical-grade intelligence from all-weather radar data for analysts. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cerulion provides tools for robot recording analysis, replay, and continuous integration | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells robots, parts, training data, and RL environments and deploys robots into production for enterprises. | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Enurgen provides performance monitoring software for solar plants and energy storage systems | EducationE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| eWebinar provides on-demand webinar software with chat functionality | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| FutureSight builds vertical B2B AI software companies from day zero with values-driven, proven founders | AI & Machine LearningFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Optionality is the modern equity and cap table management platform for venture-backed companies. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Trellis provides advertising software for Amazon and Walmart sellers | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Leadfox provides marketing automation software for small and medium-sized businesses and agencies. | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| LearnExperts provides a platform for course authoring and exam generation using AI | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides precise space insights and empowers decision-makers to detect anomalies, track critical events, and make decisive moves using satellite data and AI-powered edge computing software. | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Orchestra Data captures real work as it happens, turns it into knowledge you can act on, and helps you improve operations, develop expertise, and build intelligent systems. | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides quoting, invoicing, and order management services for retailers. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Redcar provides AI job management services for home services companies | AI & Machine LearningReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Rewbi deploys data centers and provides compute and inference services to clients | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Rivet provides a design agent that explores multiple design directions for coding projects. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| SimCare provides AI-powered simulations for counselor training, allowing students to practice counseling skills with virtual clients and receive instant feedback. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
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About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- shn.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 24
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