Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Impact • Robotics • DeepTech • Woman Focused |
Stages | Seed, Pre-seed |
Investing | Canada |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $1,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $500,000 |
O13 is an investment fund with a focus on seeding innovation across a variety of high-impact sectors. They position themselves as a critical early-stage (Seed and Pre-seed) investor with a penchant for underwriting ventures that show promise in revolutionizing industries and nurturing progress in society. O13 gravitates towards startups within AgroTech, Hardware and Manufacturing, CleanTech, A.I. and Big Data, Analytics, Impact, Robotics, and DeepTech. They maintain a strong commitment to fostering female entrepreneurship and inclusivity in the male-dominated tech landscape through their Woman-Focused investment approach. O13 targets companies that not only drive financial returns but also generate tangible, positive social and environmental outcomes, aligning with the growing movement of impact investing. With an investment range of $100,000 to $1,000,000, the fund's sweet spot resides in the middle, deploying around $500,000 in businesses that stand at the inflection point of growth and market penetration. O13's profound expertise and resources are thus channeled into transformative startups at critical junctures, catalyzing innovation and scaling solutions that matter. Their investment thesis is thus a blend of strategic capital infusion, sector-specific insights, and a commitment to value-driven entrepreneurship that seeks to shape a more sustainable and equitable future. O13 employs a keen due diligence process to assess potential portfolio companies, looking for alignment in vision, scalability, and capability to disrupt or significantly improve existing markets and systems.