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Front Row Ventures funds and mentors student founders launching innovative startups across Canada. It operates as Canada's first student-run venture fund, making early-stage investments of $50,000 through aSAFE with founder-friendly terms, focusing on companies with at least one student founder. The firm is a venture capital fund with a university footprint, active on over 20 campuses. It provides mentorship, resources, and a structured training process to its portfolio. Its mission is to spread startup and venture culture across campuses and empower students to challenge the status quo.
Primary stage
Initial check size
Hardware / software
Investment style
Generalist
Data last enriched
Aug 14, 2026
Investing team
- Emmanuelle CoppingerManaging Partner
- Ashkan GharahgozliBC Investment Director
- Karolina KrygierON Investment Director
- Sasha Nicolas DolgopolyyQC Investment Director
- Shahoon KhanAB Investment Director