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Haystack VC
Haystack VC is a venture capital firm based in the United States. Haystack VC has backed 1 Canadian AI company in the Index, joining 2 tracked rounds and leading 1. The most recent was Bench IQ's US$5.3M seed round in August 2025. Haystack VC most often invests alongside Maple VC, Battery Ventures and CIBC Innovation Banking.
VC based in US. 1 Canadian AI company in the Index, 2 tracked rounds, 1 as lead.
- Type
- VC
- HQ country
- US
- Companies
- 1
- Tracked rounds
- 2
- Led
- 1
- First tracked deal
- Bench IQ, Feb 2024
- Latest tracked deal
- Bench IQ, Aug 2025
Portfolio
| Company | Rounds joined (date, round size) | Company's total raised | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench IQ | Pre-seed · Feb 2024 · US$2.1M round (lead)Seed · Aug 2025 · US$5.3M round | US$7.4M | Led Pre-seed |
A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.
Frequent co-investors
Maple VC (2 shared rounds), Battery Ventures (1 shared round), CIBC Innovation Banking (1 shared round), Inovia Capital (1 shared round), MVP Ventures (1 shared round)
Data as of November 10, 2026.