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Overview

Investment firm specializing in pre-seed and seed-stage companies.

Deals · 12mo

5

Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

Canada
United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

5rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Assembler AI
Oct 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
Botsi
Sep 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
Walaw
Aug 2026Led
$1 MSeed
JetScale AI
Feb 2026Participated
$5 MSeed
Glowtify
Nov 2025Participated
$3 MSeed
Assembler AI
Oct 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
Botsi
Sep 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
Walaw
Aug 2026Led
$1 MSeed
JetScale AI
Feb 2026Participated
$5 MSeed
Glowtify
Nov 2025Participated
$3 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Telegraph Ventures: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Telegraph Ventures: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed14

Monthly Deal Activity

Telegraph Ventures: 5 deals are recorded across 12 months.All available history.
Telegraph Ventures: 5 deals are recorded across 12 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Nov '251
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '261
Mar '260
Apr '260
May '260
Jun '260
Jul '260
Aug '261
Sep '261
Oct '261

Sector Breakdown

Telegraph Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Telegraph Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
AI & Machine Learning4
Marketing & Advertising1
Enterprise Software1
Health & Life Sciences1
E-Commerce & Retail1
Professional Services1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

Telegraph Ventures: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Telegraph Ventures: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M4
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Telegraph Ventures: Canada has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Telegraph Ventures: Canada has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Canada4
United States1
Telegraph Ventures: 16 co-investors are shown, with DevCap sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Investment Strategy

Telegraph Ventures: Led accounts for 20% and participating for 80% of round participation.All available history.
Telegraph Ventures: Led accounts for 20% and participating for 80% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led120%
Participating480%
Telegraph Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Telegraph Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1100%
Co-led00%

Team

Étienne Mérineau

Co- founder, CMO

Luis Gutierrez Roy

Managing Partner

Varun Dalal

Principal