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Current Investments

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The ultimate music ecosystem for artists to build and monetize their long-term community of supporters. 

Exclusive artist clubs for up to 1,000 top supporters - just a one-time payment to own your spot. Members gain verified recognition, rare status, and blackcard access, unlocking perks tied to the artist's journey.

Montessori-inspired cooking academy for children ages 3 to 18.

Founded in Vancouver and now expanding across North America, Little Kitchen Academy teaches children independence, confidence and healthy decision-making through the universal language of food. Every studio is purpose-built around a Montessori-inspired curriculum.

Frontier AI research lab building general-purpose models that power a new generation of products.

OpenAI develops the foundation models behind ChatGPT and the OpenAI API, shaping how businesses and consumers work with generative AI across writing, code, vision and reasoning.

The AI ad network.

Gravity AI generates, tests and optimizes ad creative at machine speed, closing the loop between media buying and creative production for performance marketers across DTC, gaming and SaaS.

Materials

High-performance fibrillated chitin that replaces toxic additives without sacrificing cost or performance.

Tydra develops fibrillated chitin, a high-performance biomaterial that replaces toxic additives across industrial applications without sacrificing cost or performance.

Cloud-based SmartBox key management trusted by thousands of operators worldwide.

Keycafe powers physical key exchange for short-term rentals, fleets, property managers and corporate offices in 50+ countries. The SmartBox combines hardware, cloud software and 24/7 access to remove the friction of handing over keys at any hour.

Music company and creative agency for artist and brand development.

Chaos Club partners with artists, labels and brands to develop full creative campaigns, from A&R and release strategy to content, visuals and digital marketing, bridging the gap between music and modern brand building.

Mineral exploration company anchoring the world-class Kechika Trough zinc district.

ZincX is the dominant claim-holder across the Kechika Trough in northern British Columbia, advancing a portfolio of high-grade zinc-lead-silver projects in one of the world's most prospective SEDEX districts.

Bespoke floral experiences staged with local design talent in luxury venues globally.

Fleurs de Villes produces large-scale floral installations and exhibitions inside the world's most iconic shopping centres, hotels and cultural venues, collaborating with local florists in every city to spotlight regional talent and craft.

Patented 32-lb home gym using proprietary Time Under Tension Technology.

TUT delivers a complete strength workout at home through a portable, patented platform built on Time Under Tension principles, the same mechanics used by professional athletes, at a fraction of the footprint and cost of a traditional rack.

Naturally brewed 5% ABV kombucha, organic, low sugar, vegan and gluten-free.

Plenty is a cleaner alternative to seltzers and ciders, organic, low-sugar and naturally brewed from real kombucha. The brand is building a category of better-for-you adult beverages with the gut-health benefits of fermentation.

Consumer

All-natural kiwi-based fruit snacks with no preservatives or added sugar.

Chiwis turns single-origin kiwifruit into a craveable, shelf-stable snack with nothing added. The brand is built around clean ingredients, vibrant packaging and rapid retail expansion across North American grocery and specialty channels.

Shared ghost-kitchen platform helping culinary entrepreneurs reach market faster.

CoHo provides purpose-built commissary and delivery-only kitchens, letting independent operators and emerging brands scale without the capex of a full-service restaurant. Members share equipment, logistics and digital ordering infrastructure.

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OneFeather

Indigenous

Digital sovereignty platform serving 270+ First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities.

OneFeather builds the digital infrastructure Indigenous Nations need to deliver elections, membership, payments and citizen services on their own terms, designed with and for Indigenous communities across Canada.

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Agora

Fintech

Wealth management platform consolidating accounts for independent dealers and advisors.

Agora gives independent advisors a single operating system for portfolio management, client reporting and compliance, modernizing a stack that has historically been fragmented across legacy custodians and spreadsheets.

Sustainability

100% compostable molded-starch packaging replacing single-use plastics and Styrofoam.

Evanesce manufactures molded-starch trays, clamshells and cups that fully decompose in months, not centuries, engineered to meet the cost, performance and food-safety bar that has held back compostable packaging until now.

Materials

Plant-fibre biodegradable cigarette filters tackling the world's most-littered waste.

Cigarette butts are the single most-littered item on the planet. Greenbutts has engineered a drop-in plant-fibre filter that performs to industry specifications while degrading in soil and water within days.

People-management platform aligning engagement, energy and enterprise growth.

Workforce Wellness gives HR and operations leaders a real-time view of team energy, engagement and risk, pairing diagnostics with intervention playbooks proven across thousands of frontline and knowledge workers.

Alberta retailer pairing competitive electricity and gas pricing with charitable giving.

Sponsor Energy is a licensed Alberta retailer that returns half of its profits to the charity each customer chooses, turning a household utility bill into a recurring source of community funding.

Payments

Tap-to-tip alternative to cash, no app, no friction for tipped workers.

Mahalo lets anyone tip with a single tap of their phone, no app install, no account creation. Tips land instantly in the worker's account, replacing the awkward cash-only moment across hospitality, salons and service industries.

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Terre Vision

AI

Instant video and audio localization in 48+ languages, plus auto-Foley for film and TV.

Terre Vision uses generative audio and lip-sync AI to localize film, TV and creator content across 48+ languages while preserving the original performance, and layers in automated Foley to compress post-production timelines from weeks to hours.

Vertically integrated platform formulating, manufacturing and distributing fresh, clean-label brands.

The Fresh Factory partners with emerging and established food brands to bring clean-label products to market, handling formulation, refrigerated co-manufacturing and cold-chain distribution under one roof.

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Funds

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Canada's leading pre-seed fund, writing up to $250k from the pitch-deck stage.

First Fund is Canada's most active pre-seed investor, backing technical founders with cheques up to $250k at the earliest moment of company formation, often before incorporation.

Investment partnership focused on long-term value creation across the Pacific Northwest.

Salish Future partners with founders, businesses and management teams in the Pacific Northwest, deploying patient capital to build enduring companies that generate meaningful economic and social impact.

Diversity-led fund investing in tech aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Humanitas backs companies whose business model is structurally aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, measuring impact alongside financial return, with a diversity-led GP and LP base.

Founding-shareholder commercialization vehicle for sustainability and deep-tech ventures.

Pyfera takes founding-shareholder positions in deep-tech and sustainability companies, providing growth capital and commercialization expertise to move breakthrough science from lab to market.

Global venture capital firm backing early-stage blockchain and technology founders.

True Global Ventures is a founder-led venture capital firm with a global footprint, investing in Series A-stage technology and blockchain companies and supporting portfolio companies from inception through scale.

Early stage

Early-stage venture investment vehicle.

LOI Ventures invests at the early stages alongside the VCC platform, co-leading rounds with operators, family offices and strategic partners across the network.

Specialist venture partnership backing distinctive founders.

SpaceCadet is a specialist venture partnership backing distinctive founders working on category-defining products, favoring conviction over consensus and long holding periods over quick flips.

III.

Past Investments & Exits

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49% partner in De Beers' Gahcho Kué, a multi-billion-dollar producing diamond mine.

Mountain Province holds a 49% joint-venture interest in the Gahcho Kué mine in the Northwest Territories, alongside De Beers, one of the largest and richest new diamond mines to come into production this century.

Canada's largest solar-LED lighting company, share price grew from $0.50 to $4.20.

Carmanah pioneered solar-LED lighting for marine, transit and industrial applications. Under VCC's stewardship the company grew into Canada's largest player in the category, with the share price compounding from $0.50 to $4.20.

First seed investor; sold to Essilor International for $435M in 2014.

VCC was the first seed investor in Coastal Contacts, which rebranded to Clearly and became the world's largest online retailer of contact lenses and prescription eyewear. Acquired by Essilor International in 2014 for $435M.

NASDAQ / TSX: MOGO

Co-founded Canada's largest online unsecured consumer lending platform; $50M IPO in 2015.

Mogo was co-founded by the VCC team and grew into Canada's largest online unsecured consumer lending platform, listing in a $50M IPO in 2015 and later cross-listing on the NASDAQ as it expanded into digital banking and crypto services.

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International Thunderbird Gaming

TSE

Co-founded; peaked at $140M market cap and $35M in revenue within three years.

Co-founded by VCC, International Thunderbird Gaming built and operated gaming properties across multiple jurisdictions, reaching a $140M market capitalization and $35M of annual revenue within three years of launch.

MTT Innovation

Acquired by Barco

Next-generation HDR projection technology, acquired within a year of partnership.

MTT pioneered light-steering HDR projection technology used in cinema and simulation. The company was acquired by Barco within a year of VCC's involvement.

Axion Communications

Acquired

Pioneer Vancouver ISP, rolled up and sold to Uniserve from $0.25 to $3/share.

Axion was one of the first independent Vancouver internet service providers. Through a roll-up strategy the business was scaled and ultimately sold to Uniserve, with the share price moving from $0.25 to $3.

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America Mineral Fields

TSE

DRC mining venture, share price went from $0.08 to a pre-split high of $30.

America Mineral Fields acquired and developed mining assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The stock famously moved from $0.08 to a pre-split high of $30 over the course of VCC's involvement.

TSXV: ETL

Lithium developer unlocking 24.3 Mt LCE in Alberta's Leduc Aquifer.

E3 Lithium is unlocking 24.3 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent from brines in Alberta's Leduc Aquifer, using direct-lithium-extraction technology to deliver low-impact, domestic battery-grade supply.

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DYNE

B2B

AI-driven restaurant growth platform connecting B2C dining communities.

DYNE applies AI and behavioral data to help independent restaurants find, retain and grow their guest community, a modern alternative to legacy listing and reservation platforms.

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Real Estate

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Mid-market commercial and industrial real estate across primary and secondary Canadian markets.

Stonewater, led by Steve Berezan, acquires and manages mid-market commercial and industrial assets across primary and secondary Canadian markets, focusing on stabilized cash-flowing properties with long-term value-add potential.

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3H Properties Group

Affordable Housing

Turnkey developer of perpetually 100% affordable housing in secondary Canadian markets.

3H is a turnkey developer of perpetually affordable rental housing in secondary Canadian markets, combining institutional capital, modern construction methods and long-hold ownership to keep units affordable in perpetuity.

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Sarmaya Capital Corp

Residential

Reimagining residential real estate by aligning investor and tenant interests.

Sarmaya is rebuilding the residential rental model around alignment, sharing economics with tenants and giving investors transparent, ethically-managed exposure to Canadian housing.