About InvestEco
InvestEco is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. It is primarily based out of Toronto, Canada. As of Sep 2025, InvestEco is an active investor, having invested in 37 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Canada based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Food and Agriculture Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Chickapea Overall, InvestEco portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 8 acquisitions including key companies like ecobee, Vital Farms and Maple Hill. A lot of funds co-invest with InvestEco, with names like Export Development Canada sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. InvestEco has team of 13 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
InvestEco's List of Top Investments
InvestEco has a portfolio of 37 companies. Their most notable investments are in Chef's Plate and Maple Hill.Their portfolio spans across Canada, United States, China and 2 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech, Consumer and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by InvestEco:1. ecobee
Manufacturer of smart thermostats, sensors, cameras, and security system bundles. The company provides smart thermostats with accessories, air filter subscriptions, and power extender kits. It offers smart sensors for rooms, doors, and windows. The company also manufactures wired smart doorbell cameras and smart cameras with voice control. In addition, the business provides home security bundles and smart security subscriptions.
Key facts about ecobee
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $155M
- Employee Count: 535 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Evergy Ventures, MaRS Discovery District and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 31, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Vital Farms
Key facts about Vital Farms
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $759M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Wider Sky, Toba Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 27, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Miovision
Developer of traffic management software and intelligent transportation hardware systems. Products include video detection cameras, signal performance analytics, and adaptive signal control technology. The offerings facilitate emergency vehicle preemption and transit signal priority to improve traffic flow. Additional capabilities include portable data collection devices and cloud-based platforms for monitoring intersection performance and safety. These tools assist in managing signalized intersections and analyzing multimodal traffic data for operational planning.
Key facts about Miovision
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Kitchener (Canada)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $307M
- Employee Count: 501 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Comerica, ACE & Company and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 17, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Maple Hill
Brand of multi-category dairy products. The company is engaged in manufacturing and supply of organic dairy products. It offers products such as organic whole milk, greek yogurt, drinkable yogurt, kefir, cream on top yogurt, and raw milk cheese.
Key facts about Maple Hill
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Kinderhook (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $32.5M
- Employee Count: 17 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: InvestEco, Sunrise Strategic Partners and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), May 07, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. LesserEvil
Retailer of organic popcorn, moonions, space balls, and kids' snacks. The company offers a variety of flavors, including cheesy, savory, spicy, and sweet. Products are made with organic ingredients and sustainable practices. The company provides gluten-free options.
Key facts about LesserEvil
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Danbury (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $19.1M
- Employee Count: 101 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: InvestEco, Valor Equity Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 20, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
InvestEco's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
InvestEco has invested in 37 companies over the last 20 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Little Sesame and most recent follow-on round was in Chickapea.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
InvestEco's Investments by Stage
InvestEco has made 11 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.44M, 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.6M and 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $13M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 11 |
Seed | 4 |
Series B | 4 |
PE | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
InvestEco's Investments by Sector
InvestEco has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer Goods, Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Tech, Sustainability Tech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 17 Consumer (B2C) companies, 13 Tech companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer Goods | 9 |
Food and Agriculture | 8 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 6 |
Sustainability Tech | 6 |
Consumer | 5 |
Others | 26 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
InvestEco's Investments by Geography
InvestEco has made most investments in Canada (13), followed by United States where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Canada | 13 |
United States | 8 |
China | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
InvestEco's recent investments
InvestEco has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by InvestEco:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 29, 2025 | Canada | Series C | 2258 | [+1] | |
Jun 30, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9597 | [+2] | |
May 05, 2025 | Portugal | Series A | 2644 | [+3] | |
Oct 08, 2024 | United States | Series B | 5200 | [+1] | |
Sep 20, 2023 | United States | Series B | 7228 | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in InvestEco's Portfolio
1 of InvestEco's portfolio company became public - Vital Farms. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2020 at marketcap of $862MHere are InvestEco's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 31, 2020 | - | - | 7915 |
Acquired companies in InvestEco's Portfolio
8 companies from InvestEco's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Maple Hill.Here are InvestEco's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 01, 2025 | Jul 2015 | Series A | 8033 | |
Apr 03, 2025 | Nov 20, 2018 | PE | 9510 | |
Feb 22, 2022 | Feb 29, 2016 | Series A | 8832 | |
Nov 12, 2021 | May 03, 2018 | Series B | 4102 | |
Nov 01, 2021 | Jan 01, 2007 | Seed | 7663 |
Team profile of InvestEco
InvestEco has a team of 13 members including 2 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 2 Principals located in Canada and United States. InvestEco's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in InvestEco:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Toronto | |||
Partner | Toronto | |||
Venture Partner | Toronto | - | ||
Venture Partner | Fort Lauderdale | - | ||
Principal | Saskatoon | - | ||
Principal | Toronto | - |
Co-investors of InvestEco
Over the past 20 years, 111 investors have co-invested in InvestEco's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before InvestEco: Emil Capital, BrandProject and 18 others have invested in rounds before InvestEco. There is 1 company where Emil Capital has invested before InvestEco and 1 company where BrandProject has invested before InvestEco.
- Top Co-investors of InvestEco: 44 investors entered a company along with InvestEco. These include investors like Export Development Canada (4 companies).
- Invested after InvestEco: A total of 47 investors have invested in InvestEco's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include BDC (3 companies), Export Development Canada (2 companies) and Comerica (2 companies).
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