Panache Ventures Fellowship
Canada's most active pre-seed and seed stage venture capital fund.
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Overview
Panache Ventures is Canada's most active pre-seed and seed stage venture capital fund, headquartered with offices in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. The firm writes first checks up to $1.5 million and maintains a founders-first philosophy emphasizing diversity and strategic co-investment. Panache invests in high-growth companies from the ground up, supporting visionary entrepreneurs at the earliest stages with structured mentorship and access to their extensive network.
Investment focus
Panache Ventures focuses on investing in high-growth companies at the pre-seed and seed stages, supporting visionary entrepreneurs with structured mentorship and access to a vast network. The firm emphasizes a founders-first philosophy and strategic co-investment, aiming to foster diversity within the startup ecosystem.
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About Panache Ventures
Panache Ventures
Venture Capital
Investing in visionary entrepreneurs.
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From public sources
What the sources say about Panache Ventures Fellowship
Business In Calgary’s 2024 article traces Nadia Lachman’s path from a CDL-Rockies internship to a Panache job offer; it does not call that path a Panache fellowship.
Source: The making of an MBA - Business In CalgaryPanache’s team page identifies Melissa Belec as its Vice President of Investor Relations.
Source: Panache Ventures | TeamMendoza Impact identifies Melissa Belec as a 2022–2023 Mendoza fellow who subsequently joined Panache; this is not evidence of Panache fellowship participation.
Source: Fellows – Mendoza ImpactPanache’s Pitch Us page displayed a reCAPTCHA verification requirement during inspection.
Source: Panache Ventures | Pitch UsPanache describes itself as a Canadian pre-seed fund supporting entrepreneurs.
Source: Panache Ventures | Canada's Leading Pre-Seed & Seed FundSuperscout warns that some details for its Panache fellowship listing are unavailable.
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