Badhouse Ventures
badhouse.caBadhouse invests in data-driven, software-focused startups in Western Canada addressing 'smarter communities' and 'smarter data systems' problem spaces, from early prototype stage to product/market fit within a 12-month timeframe.
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Badhouse Ventures is a nano VC firm that fills the pre-seed funding gap by providing first-check capital to early-stage founders with beta-version products ready to build full-time. As former startup operators, they adopt a hands-on, long-term mentorship approach, positioning themselves almost as ‘minority co-founders’ through unstructured mentorship, test-and-learn collaboration, and active operational support. They believe in supporting ambitious but humble founding teams through both financial and intangible resources to help them reach product/market fit and prepare for seed funding rounds.
What Sets Them Apart
- First-check/nano VC focus - explicitly filling the pre-seed gap that has emerged as seed investors now demand significant revenue or market traction
- Operational hands-on approach - as former startup operators willing to 'get hands dirty' with founders
- Deliberately small portfolio - limiting to no more than 10 investments per year to provide meaningful support
- Geographic focus on Western Canada pre-seed gap - preference for startups west of Toronto/Waterloo
- Comprehensive support package - combining up to $100k capital, $40k+ cloud infrastructure credits, mentor access, and introductions
- Portfolio stage specificity - targets post-idea, beta-version stage rather than pure ideation or late-stage
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