Good News Ventures

What is Good News Ventures?

Good News Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in pre-seed and seed-stage information and communication technology (ICT) startups that are based in or serve the North American market. They emphasize on companies presenting interesting business models encompassing a wide range of categories such as SaaS, enterprise/SMB solutions, B2B/B2B2C, and cryptocurrency platforms.

Their target investments are often characterized by their incorporation of cutting-edge technology, including but not limited to artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), the Internet of Things (IoT), infrastructure software, blockchain technology, and quantum computing. Good News Ventures seeks startups that either currently have North American customers or have a strategy to acquire them in the near future.

Their investment approach is to back passionate and 'true grit' founders who are determined to transform their innovative ideas into significant businesses. They take pride in supporting entrepreneurs who are not only willing to embrace the inherent risks and uncertainties of startup culture but also have the courage to deviate from the mainstream.

Good News Ventures provides not only financial capital but also strategic assistance to their portfolio companies, leveraging their network of experienced limited partners (LPs) and partners to guide founders towards achieving their varied objectives and addressing operational challenges.

They value founders who demonstrate passion, experience, and a visionary approach towards building impactful and groundbreaking solutions. Timing, in their view, is a critical factor in startup success, stressing the importance of leveraging the right technology and capturing the right market at the opportune moment.

Their specialties include expansion, management buyouts/leveraged buyouts (MBO/LBO), turnaround strategies, restructuring, private investment in public equity (PIPE), privatization, secondary purchases, as well as guidance for early-stage development including seed and Series A funding rounds.

With an investment range between $100,000 and $500,000, they position themselves to have a substantial influence on the trajectory of emerging ICT companies.

Their headquarters are located at c/o YSpace, 169 Enterprise Blvd., 3rd Floor, Markham, Ontario, Canada.

What they say:

We invest in pre-seed/seed stage ICT startups based in North America or serving the North American market with interesting business models including SaaS, enterprise/SMB, B2B/B2B2C, and crypto. We look for companies in all software categories including AI/ML, IoT, infrastructure, blockchain, and quantum computing. Our portfolio companies must have North American customers or plan to have North American customers soon.