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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

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