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Fiddlehead Ventures

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About Fiddlehead Ventures

Investor type

VC firm

First check

$50k to $1M

Lead

Sometimes

Themes

life science
environmental
waste
mRNA
therapeutic
smart manufacturing
pharma
metabolomics
med device
biotech
environnement
gene therapy
climate
transcriptomics
greentech
lifesciences
metabolites
cannabis
CBD
health
smart factory
IIoT
industrial IoT
life-science
renewables
bio
psychedelics
CGT
biopharma
bioimaging
lifescience
genomics
industry 4
proteomics
drug
environment
biomarkers
3d-printing
IVD
advanced manufacturing industry 4.0
industrial revolution
3d printing
drugs
diagnostics
psychedelic
circular economy
therapy
medical devices
life sciences
pharmaceuticals
cell therapy
robotics cleantech
therapeutics
medtech
medicines
medical device
protein
biodiversity
industrial
biomarker
manufacturing
in vitro diagnostics
additive manufacturing
life sciences tools
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Funding Stages

2. Prototype3. Early Revenue

Countries of investment

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Who we are

Seed capital for the unusual. We're not afraid of things that are different.
We are an early-stage deep tech VC firm specializing in biotech and climate tech, with investments in the broader healthcare and life sciences segments including diagnostics and drug development. We invest internationally at the pre-seed and seed stage.

Funding Requirements

We invest in Biotech, life sciences, climate tech, health tech, and industrial tech.

Fiddlehead Ventures follows two distinct investment theses - Forward Thinging, and Deadpool. The Forward Thinging approach focuses on investing in things, before they become "a thing". With Deadpool, we identify undervalued failing and struggling tech companies where significant resources have already been invested, and real assets and value exist.

Fiddlehead Ventures seeks to identify what's new, exciting, and with plenty of potential for growth before it's in the mainstream. That means beating the bushes, and imagining the business landscape 10 years out. In particular, we keep our eyes open for niches often overlooked, simply because they don't show up on the radar and are often considered boring, unappealing, and not part of the latest wave. Fortunately, these often make the most profitable investments.

Value add

We want to be an early believer, a first investor, and write the first cheque. We're sector agnostic. We know hardware is hard, and software is not always a soft and cushy ride. Companies building a product in a sector that has lacked innovation during the past 20 years or more interests us. Mostly, we like entrepreneurs who are believers in the possible and impossible.

Locations

Toronto, Canada HQ

Fiddlehead Ventures Team

Darryl Kirsh

Darryl Kirsh

GP/MD

“I invest in things that are different”

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