Island Capital Partners

What is Island Capital Partners?

Island Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage investments, focusing primarily on high-potential entrepreneurs and startups based in Prince Edward Island and Atlantic Canada.

Established in 2017 and headquartered at 31 Queen Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4A4, Canada, the fund targets a variety of industries including Software, IT and TMT, Business Solutions, Energy, CleanTech, HealthTech, Fitness, Healthcare, Wellness, and Consumer sectors.

The firm operates with an investment range between CAD 50,000 to CAD 500,000, supporting companies from the pre-seed to Series A stages.

Island Capital Partners distinguishes itself as an operational investor, actively participating in setting up businesses at their earliest stages and providing not only capital but also experience, mentoring, and networking opportunities to foster growth. The firm's investment strategy includes putting in initial checks sized from CAD 50,000 to CAD 500,000, primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages, with occasional pre-pre-seed investments.

As of the available information, they are investing from Fund II, after a successful portfolio in Fund I.

Their approach to investment and partnership is evident in the portfolio companies that include Paytic, Prosaris, Aurea, Woveo, Stemble, Versos, Tracktile, Retellio, Coloursmith Labs, Bluefield Seeding Solutions, Island Water Technologies, Photo Dynamic, SalesRight (acquired), and Tina.io (acquired).

The spirit of partnership extends to the team, which comprises partners like Ron Myers, Alex MacBeath, Katie Arsenault, alongside venture partners Ron Keefe, Paul Lypaczewski, and others, as indicated in the Fund I roster. Interested parties are encouraged to engage with the firm through their provided contact email for further inquiries.

What they say:

We invest in Atlantic Canadian early-stage companies