FRV is Canada's leading university-focused and student-operated venture capital fund. We invest in Canada’s most daring founders. By students, for students.
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Before it’s obvious.
Before it’s proven.
Before it’s consensus.
Someone believes first.
At FRV, that’s where we show up. Working closely to where innovation begins, seeing the potential before others and having the conviction to act before there is proof.
#FirstBeliever
What happens when you give a campus scout the context of an entire #VentureCapital fund?
At Front Row Ventures, our scouts are our eyes and ears on campus. They meet builders early, often before there’s a company. 🧵 1/5
Analysts (Y2+) can build on those conversations when a company enters diligence.
FRV is a lab for testing how AI can help knowledge travel across campuses and generations of students, giving scouts more room to build relationships. 4/5
GradConnect is back, trivia night edition!
On November 5, FRV and @boxonexyz are bringing grad students, founders, and investors together at @Mila_Quebec for startup and science trivia.
📅 Nov 5, 6–9 PM
📍 Mila Agora, MTL
🍕 Food and drinks provided
🧵Sign up at the link below
Front Row Ventures retweeted
I'm hosting a Founders & Builders Mixer on Oct 23 with
@frontrowvc x Sip & Scale, alongside @mosmanhq
Meet builders and founders, and leave with new connections.
Sponsored by @SpaceXSI and @Base44
Food, free credits, good conversation, and more!
Luma link below 👇
Front Row Ventures retweeted
The UBC Tech Map is live: every startup, fund, program, club, lab and recurring event at UBC on one page. 237 entries, each with a public source.
SFU's map is live today too, built by Ethan Cratchley. Both are Front Row Ventures projects.
Start here: techmap.frontrow.ventures/ub…
The founder of MyTrials.ai and the firm that wrote its first cheque, on one stage. 🚀
Omar Asaker (MyTrials.ai) and Omar Eldesouky (FRV). UBC Sauder, Wed Oct 14, 12:30 PM.
luma.com/vtym53a5
#FirstBeliever #UBC #StudentFounders
Front Row Ventures retweeted
Tomorrow at 9, my friends @frontrowvc are running with @_yasharya1 and Founders Running Club Vancouver.
If you’re a founder, operator, builder or anyone who just wants to run with some cool folks pu!!!
Classic Vancouver 5k run across the English Bay seawall and end at The Grind by VEGAIN.
☀️☀️🏃🏃♀️
FRV was born in Quebec, but our ambition has always been pan-Canadian. 🇨🇦
We’re excited to share that FRV Investment Lead Saif Ali Javed has relocated to Toronto, bringing us closer to Ontario’s founders, campuses, investors & tech ecosystem.
Say hi, Ontario! 👋
Front Row Ventures retweeted
the most special group of people i met during my undergrad were mostly from @frontrowvc.
We're excited to invest in Contract-It, building API-first payment & financing infrastructure for construction. 🏗️
Contractors get paid on time, client funds are protected, and working capital and client financing are accessible in a few clicks.
🚀 Building something? Reach out
Proud to announce our investment in Elev8 & Perform! 🎉
They build smart wearable braces combining sensors and targeted stimulation for joint regeneration and real-time biomechanical feedback, shifting sports medicine from short-term relief to long-term joint preservation. 🦵🧬
Front Row Ventures retweeted
Mistakes make better founders.
@JayChopra_ , @chrislevan , and @Matthew_He are getting candid about the failed bets, bad decisions, and screw-ups that rarely make it onto LinkedIn.
See you in Waterloo.
you are bound to screwup
so we’re making a night about it.
@frontrowvc + @stanleybystan are bringing Venture Screw-Up stories to @wlootechweek with @JayChopra_, @chrislevan & Matthew He.
failed bets & what happened next.
📍 Communitech
🗓️ Sept 16
Link in 🧵