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Panache Ventures

Montreal, Quebec · Invests in North America; US · Website

Pre-SeedSeedB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsCybersecurityFintechHealthcare & BiotechEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureFintech & PaymentsHealthcare & Digital HealthClimate & Clean EnergySecurity & Cybersecurity

Thesis

Exceptional companies are built by founders with deep conviction, strong technical foundations, and the courage to tackle meaningful problems. Panache backs visionary founders from day one, providing capital alongside hands-on operational support and nationwide founder networks.

Likely not a fit for

Avoid founders without conviction, pure management teams without product vision, copycat models without differentiation, and founders not committed to building in Canada or North America.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$150M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

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Prashant Matta

Platform & OpsPartner & Head of Platform · Primary contact

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Melaniia Volkodav

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Patrick Lor

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Geneviève Tanguay

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Sarah Willson

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Portfolio

TailscaleEnterprise Software

Tailscale is a mesh VPN service known for its easy setup and secure connectivity, developed by former Google engineers. It provides zero-configuration virtual private networks (VPNs) for secure connectivity and operates a partially open-source software-defined mesh VPN.

Sanctuary AIRobotics Automation

Sanctuary AI is focused on creating and deploying industrial-grade humanoid robots to address labor challenges, utilizing advanced AI technologies to mimic human movement and cognitive processes.

Nord QuantiqueEnterprise Software

Nord Quantique is focused on building useful, error corrected, fault tolerant quantum computers, utilizing a unique approach to quantum error correction and superconducting circuits.

BotpressEnterprise Software

Botpress is a complete AI agent platform that allows users to build and customize conversational agents using large language models (LLMs) to guide conversations and tasks. It offers features such as knowledge bases, human handoff, and conversation data management.

Deep SkyClimate Clean Energy

Deep Sky is a venture aiming to remove gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere at an unprecedented rate. The company builds, owns, and operates infrastructure for carbon removal, focusing on direct air capture technologies and geological storage.

FISPANEnterprise Software

FISPAN revolutionizes businesses’ financial operations by seamlessly integrating their bank into their ERP or accounting system, providing automated solutions for accounts payable and cash management.

CybridFintech Payments

Cybrid is an intelligent payments orchestration platform that connects stablecoin and fiat rails. With developer-first APIs, it lets businesses launch cross-border payments, stablecoin products, and treasury tools quickly and compliantly.

PassageEdtech

Passage provides access to educational and career opportunities for international students, focusing on admission, enrolment, and financing processes using AI-driven matching.

PurposeMedHealthcare Digital

PurposeMed connects patients with specialized clinicians to provide compassionate healthcare from the comfort of their home, focusing on improving access to complex care for underserved communities.

FlinksFintech Payments

Flinks is an embedded finance platform that combines connectivity, intelligence, and payments to deliver seamless financial experiences, enabling businesses to onboard customers, verify income, assess credit risk, and power payments.

Soma EnergyClimate Clean Energy

Soma Energy optimizes how power is produced, stored, and consumed—helping generators trade smarter and data centers operate more efficiently.

Featherless AIEnterprise Software

Featherless AI is a serverless inference platform providing instant and affordable access to a large collection of open-source AI models. It enables users to deploy AI models without the burden of server management, offering a flat pricing model for unlimited usage.

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Panache Ventures Research Investment Thesis Panache Ventures is Canada's leading pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital fund, founded on the conviction that visionary founders with passion and conviction deserve institutional backing from day one. The firm's tagline—"Investing in your conviction and courage"—encapsulates their philosophy: they back entrepreneurs from the earliest stages of ideati

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