Tech-active · Halifax, NS

Build Ventures

Early stage capital for Atlantic Canadian technology companies.

← Investors in Nova Scotia
Cheque
$1M to $5M
Role
Can lead a round
Pace
Selective right now
Kind
Tech-active
Based in
Halifax, NS
Vehicle size
$51M
Founded
2013
Works in
EN
Last deal seen
January 2026
Stages
Seed, Series A
Sectors
SaaS, AI and machine learning, Health and biotech

Their thesis, in full

Build Ventures is the Atlantic region's largest early-stage venture fund, headquartered in Halifax and investing across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador. Launched in 2013 with a $65M Fund I and Fund II closed in September 2019 at $50.5M, the firm has raised more than $115M across two funds. Tickets $1M to $5M CAD into seed and Series A, often lead. Notable portfolio includes ProcedureFlow, Dash Social, TrojAI, PayTic, Musical AI.

What they bring past the cheque

  • Atlantic Canada ecosystem depth
  • Provincial government LP relationships
  • BDC follow-on coordination
  • Region's largest local fund
  • Multi-province deal flow

Questions they usually ask

Have an answer ready for each one before the first call.

  1. Why is the Atlantic region your founding geography, and how do you scale beyond it?
  2. Which Atlantic anchor customer or talent pool gives you an unfair start?
  3. How will you graduate to a national or US Series A within 24 months?

Follow-on

Across two funds totaling more than $115M, Build holds reserves for follow-ons into seed and Series A winners and coordinates downstream rounds with BDC Capital, Invest Nova Scotia, NBIF and Concrete Ventures. Founders are expected to graduate to a national or US-led Series A within 24 months.

Who to talk to

Portfolio

Names they back, most notable first.

  • Musical AISeed · 2026
  • PayTicSeed · 2025
  • 3D BioFibRSeed · 2025
  • TrojAISeed · 2024
  • Dash SocialSeed · 2016
  • ProcedureFlowSeries A

Often in the same rounds

Investors seen alongside them in past rounds.

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Checked September 2026 from public sources. source ↗ · Website ↗ · LinkedIn ↗