Venture Energy.
Institutional Confidence.
Introducing Discovery by Inovia × Northleaf
Inovia Capital and Northleaf Capital Partners are joining forces to accelerate the next generation of Canadian founders and emerging venture firms through our Discovery platform, combining scale, deep operational expertise, and a shared vision for the future of Canadian tech.
Partnership At A Glance
Complementary Venture Expertise
40+
years of combined venture experience
$177M
across 13 investments powering Canadian growth invested collaboratively since 20161
350+
platform professionals supporting the portfolio
Core Team
Experienced Joint Leadership
Ian Carew
Managing Director & Venture Partner
Northleaf
Lauren Harris
Managing Director
Northleaf
John Rikhtegar
Vice President
Northleaf
Karamdeep Nijjar
Partner
Inovia
Kory Jeffrey
Partner
Inovia
What the Partnership Delivers
Focused on Venture’s Earliest Stage
Experienced Leadership
Bringing together two established fund managers with complementary expertise.
Inovia
Canada’s leading multi-stage tech investor with a strong track record of supporting pre-seed and seed-stage entrepreneurs and investors in North America.
Northleaf
One of Canada’s most active venture capital fund investors with a strong track record of supporting Canadian Venture and Growth fund managers.
US$2.5B AUM with 300+ discovery, venture, and growth investments completed to date
More than US$1B committed across 65+ venture/growth investments2
For additional information on the partnership and its launch, please read the full press release.
1 in 3
Emerging Managers we’ve backed has gone on to become a Top Decile Fund3
57
Unicorns across the Emerging Manager Track Record, 40% backed by both Northleaf and Inovia4
Proven Partnership
Inovia and Northleaf have played a leadership role in supporting emerging fund managers.
Portfolio Success Stories
Early backing of high-potential venture firms
Deep Ecosystem Impact
Long‑term ecosystem impact through emerging manager investment, firm‑building, and ecosystem building initiatives.
Committed to Targeted Education and Firm-Building Nationwide
- Fundraising Readiness
- Institutional Firm Operations
- Disciplined Portfolio Management
Contributing emerging manager insights at industry events
40+
Emerging Manager Fund Investments
900+
Underlying Portfolio Companies