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StandUp Ventures
StandUp Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Canada. StandUp Ventures has backed 6 Canadian AI companies in the Index, joining 3 tracked rounds and leading 1. The most recent was Pluvo's US$5M seed round in February 2026. StandUp Ventures most often invests alongside N49P, a16z speedrun and AltaIR Capital.
VC based in Canada. 6 Canadian AI companies in the Index, 3 tracked rounds, 1 as lead.
- Type
- VC
- HQ country
- Canada
- Companies
- 6
- Tracked rounds
- 3
- Led
- 1
- First tracked deal
- AssistIQ, Feb 2023
- Latest tracked deal
- Pluvo, Feb 2026
- Website
- standupvc.com
Portfolio
| Company | Rounds joined (date, round size) | Company's total raised | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pluvo | Seed · Feb 2026 · US$5M round | US$5M | — |
| Vivid Machines | Seed · Apr 2023 · US$4.3M round | C$7.5M | — |
| AssistIQ | Venture round · Feb 2023 · C$2.5M round (lead) | C$18.4M | Lead |
| Arteria AI* | — | US$30M | — |
| GroundedAI* | — | C$2M | — |
| ODAIA* | — | US$25M | — |
A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.
* Held per the firm's portfolio page or reported coverage, without a round tracked in the Index.
Frequent co-investors
N49P (2 shared rounds), a16z speedrun (1 shared round), AltaIR Capital (1 shared round), BDC Thrive Venture Fund (1 shared round), BoxOne Ventures (1 shared round), Conexus Venture Capital (1 shared round), Cornell Capital (1 shared round), Deel (1 shared round)
Data as of November 10, 2026.