Tech-active · Vancouver, BC
Badhouse Ventures
Western Canada pre-seed, operator-led first cheques.
- Cheque
- Up to $100k
- Role
- Follows a lead
- Pace
- Selective right now
- Kind
- Tech-active
- Based in
- Vancouver, BC
- Works in
- EN
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Sectors
- SaaS, AI and machine learning, Web3 and crypto
Their thesis, in full
Vancouver nano-VC writing first cheques (up to $100k) for pre-seed software founders across Western Canada (west of Toronto/Waterloo), run by founder Ralph Baddour with hands-on operator support around the themes of smarter communities and smarter data systems. Fund size undisclosed.
What they bring past the cheque
- Operator-led network
- Western Canada focus
- Smarter communities and data systems focus
- Pre-seed conviction
- Hands-on support
Questions they usually ask
Have an answer ready for each one before the first call.
- What technical moat do you have at day zero versus fast followers?
- How do you validate demand pre-revenue in software, web3, or infosec?
- Who are the key operator hires you want to make in the next 6 months?
Follow-on
Badhouse writes the first cheque and prepares portfolio startups for a VC-led seed round. Founders should expect Badhouse to stay close at pre-seed and syndicate downstream rather than lead the next round.
Portfolio
Names they back, most notable first.
- HootplanPre-seed
- ComplyAcePre-seed
- BlockSurveyPre-seed
- SupportbenchPre-seed
- AboardPre-seed
- Bandit LabsPre-seed
- TrunkitPre-seed
- Forever TodayPre-seed
- ioAirFlowExit
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