Investors / Canada / Top Knot Ventures
Top Knot Ventures
Investor · Vancouver, Canada · North America
Top Knot Ventures is the advisory and investing practice of Manica Blain, who works directly with founders on capital raises, sale considerations, business development and strategic planning. She also invests directly in early-stage consumer businesses and considers independent board positions.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechConsumerFood & Agriculture
In its own wordsconsumerdirect-to-consumerretailearly-stage
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Or find every investor that fitsTop Knot Ventures lists 24 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (36%), Consumer (21%) and Food & Agriculture (18%). 56% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside BrandProject, Evolution VC Partners and Round13 Capital.
No funding round on record names Top Knot Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Top Knot Ventures' 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.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 57th | 23 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 | 66th | 36% 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 36% | 15% |
| Consumer | 21% | 3% |
| Food & Agriculture | 18% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 18% | 6% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 4% | 1% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 4% | 18% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Top Knot Ventures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid League produces and sells condiments, dressings, and other food products. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Blanka creates private label makeup brands and offers various related services and products | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Blume sells skincare products | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company buys, reconditions, and sells used cars online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Cotopaxi distributes outdoor gear and donates a portion of its revenue to its foundation to help end extreme poverty. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Daash Investments provides predictive commerce intelligence to businesses, particularly in the beauty industry, by analyzing sales data and market trends. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Proxies sells non-alcoholic wine and cider products online. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Dune develops and sells suncare products, including mineral sticks, gels, and serums. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company makes and sells frozen Italian pizza made with premium ingredients from Italy | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Felix provides on-demand treatment and online prescriptions for various health conditions | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Frank and Oak designs and sells clothing | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells non-toxic cookware and kitchen essentials. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Paro makes and sells food products, including chips and meal kits, with South Asian flavors. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company creates customized hair care products based on individual hair types and needs | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Gainful Health sells products online with options for subscription and free shipping | Healthcare & BiotechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Iris & Romeo sells skincare and makeup products | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Juno provides veterinary care services, including primary, urgent, and 24/7 virtual care, by local expert veterinarians. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Lalo sells baby and toddler products | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Moselle provides AI inventory planning for growing brands | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- topknotventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 24
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