Northside Ventures

Backing exceptional Canadian founders at the earliest stages.

Investing at the pre-seed & seed stages

We aim to invest in a founder’s first round of external capital, often at the point of company inception and ideation.

Initial cheques are $100K - $500K.

A sailboat, headed towards the horizon and future growth

Focused on categories with multi-decade tailwinds

We believe in a versatile approach to early-stage investing, prioritizing categories that hold the potential to greatly transform our world's future.

Core investment categories include: artificial intelligence, B2B SaaS, fintech and cleantech.

Canadian Founders discussing a founder-first appoach to venture capital

A founder-first approach

We back extraordinary Canadian founders in the US and Canada with unique insights derived from past experiences that serve as a competitive advantage in their next venture.

General Partner
Alex has 12 years’ experience as both an operator and early-stage investor. He led the Canadian practice as a Partner at Global Founders Capital, an international multi-stage venture fund with $3B+ AUM and 15+ offices globally.

As a Principal at BDC Capital, the largest venture investor in Canada with $6B+ AUM, Alex helped manage the Seed Fund and Women in Tech fund. Alex spent 6+ years as a co-founding employee at NRStor, an energy storage focused cleantech start-up founded in 2012. Blackstone Energy acquired its commercial business in 2018.

Alex holds a BScH from Queen’s University and an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
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Riley Nelko, CEO & Co-Founder, Switch Growth

“Alex has been one of our most impactful growth partners and investors. What impresses us most about Alex is how he gets his entire network behind the company and the outsized contribution he has made across so many different dimensions. Alex has leaned in to drive finance strategy, investor introductions, hiring and new customer onboarding. Alex has a remarkable gift with people and shows up consistently for our company every day. Northside sets the bar for contribution that goes far beyond the capital.”
Raghav Midha, CEO & Co-Founder, Terminal

“From the start, Alex has been incredibly supportive of our vision at Terminal. He was the first fund to invest in us and played a key role in getting us started. Whenever we need someone to bounce ideas off, Alex is always there for us. His sage advice has been tremendously valuable to our early success, and I really appreciate his ability to be both encouraging and direct with us as founders. He has also been instrumental in helping us to build relationships with later stage investors for follow on capital. Alex is truly one of our strongest champions and we're honoured to have him on our cap table.”
Etai Mizrahi, CEO & Co-Founder, Secoda (YCS21)

“Alex was the critical first check that helped us get off the ground with Secoda. From day one, Alex has been an incredibly supportive and engaged investor, offering invaluable guidance and advice to our team. Alex's ability to connect us with such high-quality contacts has been a game-changer for Secoda. We feel incredibly fortunate to have Alex on our side and cannot recommend him highly enough to other entrepreneurs looking for a knowledgeable, well-connected investor.”