Hedgewood

What is Hedgewood?

Hedgewood is a venture capital firm that prides itself on entrepreneurial capital with a proven track record of value creation. Founded in 2000 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company specializes in value-oriented investments with a flexible philosophy, allowing it to be nimble and opportunistic when implementing its investment strategy.

Hedgewood operates on proprietary capital, which gives the flexibility for longer investment horizons compared to typical investment funds. The firm is actively involved in direct investments both individually and in a syndicated manner and collaborates with specialized funds.

Hedgewood is a globally minded investor with pursuits in a wide array of investment opportunities, including engagements across Canada, the United States, and internationally.

Their interests span several industries such as IT and TMT, Media, BioTech, FinTech and Financial Services, Energy, IoT and Wearables, CleanTech, HealthTech and Fitness, Blockchain and Cryptos, Food & Beverage, Impact, Material Science, Medical Devices and Hospital Services, Real Estate and Construction, Healthcare and Wellness, and Investment Management.

The firm also engages in idea incubation, domain name development with an impressive inventory for branding startups, capital markets involvement which includes hedge and private equity funds, as well as alternative finance solutions like mortgage and construction lending, mezzanine or specialty financing, and litigation finance or invoice funding.

They are known for private equity activities that cover buyouts and business acquisitions, secondaries, co-investments, and minority investments in SMEs, in addition to direct real estate investments. With their disposition towards creating lasting value, Hedgewood's portfolio is diverse across consumer tech, enterprise tech, healthcare, life sciences, food, and CPG, manifesting a strategic blend of direct investments and equity commitments of various sizes.