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Whitecap Venture Partners

Whitecap Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Canada. Whitecap Venture Partners has backed 2 Canadian AI companies in the Index, joining 2 tracked rounds and leading 2. The most recent was Thri5's US$5.4M seed round in September 2026. Whitecap Venture Partners most often invests alongside Mistral Venture Partners, Amar Varma and Farhan Thawar.

VC based in Canada. 2 Canadian AI companies in the Index, 2 tracked rounds, 2 as lead.

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Type
VC
HQ country
Canada
Companies
2
Tracked rounds
2
Led
2
First tracked deal
Frugal, Nov 2025
Latest tracked deal
Thri5, Sep 2026
Website
whitecapvp.com

Portfolio

CompanyRounds joined (date, round size)Company's total raisedRole
Thri5Seed · Sep 2026 · US$5.4M round (lead)US$5.4MLead
FrugalSeed · Nov 2025 · US$5M round (lead)US$5MLead

A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.

Frequent co-investors

Mistral Venture Partners (2 shared rounds), Amar Varma (1 shared round), Farhan Thawar (1 shared round), MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (1 shared round), N49P (1 shared round)

Data as of November 10, 2026.

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