Conexus Venture Capital Fund #1 is a 2019 vintage general technology fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of high-growth startups located in the Canadian prairies.

Objective

Invest in local high-growth tech start ups.

Fund investors

Fund #1 investors represent a strong mix of credit unions, business leaders, and a Saskatchewan-based venture capital retail fund with approximately 28,000 shareholders.  

Who we’re looking to invest in

We are no longer making new investments through this fund. 

Exits

Recent news

October 15, 2024|Portfolio Company

Lightspeed expands partnership with 7shifts

Lightspeed Expands Partnership with 7shifts to Revolutionize Payroll and Operations for North American Restaurants

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October 15, 2024|Portfolio Company

Rivercity Innovations freshens up with $2 million CAD

Saskatoon-based Internet of Things (IoT) startup Rivercity Innovations (RCI) has secured $2 million CAD in funding.

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March 22, 2024|Portfolio Company

Collection trucks get AI upgrades to fight contamination

East Lansing, Michigan, partnered with Canadian company Prairie Robotics to install AI-enabled, truck-mounted cameras in the hoppers of city collection vehicles.

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March 14, 2024|News

SK Government doubles startup investor tax credit cap

Innovation Saskatchewan has announced a doubling of it’s cap for the Saskatchewan Technology Startup Incentive program, making an annual allotment of $7 million.

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November 10, 2023|News, Portfolio Company

Coconut Software named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50

CVC Fund #1 Portfolio company Coconut Software was recently named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 2023, a measure of the fastest growing tech companies in Canada.

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September 21, 2023|News

Cultivator’s Jordan McFarlen joins Conexus VC

Conexus Venture Capital is pleased to announce Jordan McFarlen has joined as Director of CVC. Jordan previously was Business Incubator Manager with Cultivator, helping raise $115M+ for companies.

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August 29, 2023|News

Conexus VC & Cultivator announce partnership with C100

Conexus Venture Capital is joining Cultivator in partnering with C100. This will give our portfolio companies access to a global network of resources to grow their businesses to the next level.

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August 11, 2023|News, Portfolio Company

Taiv and Pepsi collaborate on “better with Pepsi” campaign

Taiv has partnered with Pepsi on the latest “better with Pepsi” campaign, highlighting “rum and Pepsi” as a drink of choice on Taiv screens in their markets. Read more about the exciting results.

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March 8, 2023|News

Investing in women builds great companies

Investing in diversity has been shown to perform better over time and that is evident in our portfolio returns. We are proud that almost 2/3 of our capital is invested in companies with a female founder.

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