Specialist · Halifax, NS
Nàdarra Ventures
Sustainable biotech for food, agriculture and materials.
- Cheque
- $1M to $3M
- Role
- Can lead a round
- Pace
- Actively deploying
- Kind
- Specialist
- Based in
- Halifax, NS
- Vehicle size
- $20M
- Founded
- 2023
- Works in
- EN
- Last deal seen
- April 2026
- Sectors
- Health and biotech, Climate and energy
Their thesis, in full
Halifax-based seed and early Series A fund investing in sustainable biotechnology for food, agriculture and materials, with national (coast-to-coast) coverage. Nadarra reached a first close of $20M (target $50M) in summer 2023, anchored by Farm Credit Canada and Natural Products Canada. It writes $1M to $3M cheques. Recent deals include leading Opalia's $3.2M seed round (April 2026), co-leading AuX Labs' $4M round (April 2026), and leading Dispersa's $5.8M seed (February 2025).
What they bring past the cheque
- Sustainable biotech focus
- Atlantic ecosystem
- FCC and NPC anchors
- Food and ag depth
- First institutional check
Questions they usually ask
Have an answer ready for each one before the first call.
- How does your science move toward a viable unit economic at scale?
- What pilot or co-development partners de-risk your go-to-market?
- How will you leverage Halifax and Atlantic Canada talent and infrastructure?
Follow-on
Nadarra reserves capital for selective Series A follow-on and co-invests alongside FCC, NPC, Concrete and Build on Atlantic deals. Pilot validation and unit economic milestones drive the pro-rata decision.
Who to talk to
- Malcolm FraserManaging PartnerLinkedIn ↗
- Mary DimouManaging PartnerLinkedIn ↗
Portfolio
Names they back, most notable first.
- OpaliaSeed · 2026
- DispersaSeed · 2025
- AuX Labs
- Sperri
- Freshr Technologies
- Näak
Often in the same rounds
Investors seen alongside them in past rounds.
- NYA Ventures
- Verdex Capital
- Builders VC
- Cycle Momentum
- BDC Thrive Lab
- BoxOne Ventures
- Spring Capital
- UCeed
- Anges Quebec
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