Upper Canada Ventures will consider select investments in technology or service related businesses that have secured initial customer(s) and commercial revenue.
Portfolio
Upper Canada Ventures has made investments in several technology and service related businesses both directly and through two investment vehicles.
Current and previous investments include:
VuClip
Movies, TV Shows, Music & Much More On the Go, Vuclip is the leading premium mobile video on demand service for emerging markets. Through strategic partnerships with more than 160 top studios around the world, Vuclip brings to subscribers blockbuster Hollywood and regional movies, TV shows and music videos in 20 different languages. Vuclip’s Dynamic Adaptive TranscodingTM provides an amazing unbuffered viewing experience to consumers across all mobile devices and on any network.
BelAir Networks
Acquired by Ericsson
BelAir Networks is the recognized market leader in service provider class wireless broadband with large-scale deployments for cellular operators as well as cable operators . BelAir’s proven carrier grade equipment includes indoor and outdoor access points, Wi-Fi controllers and Wi-Fi Network Management System.
Jigsee Inc.
Acquired by Vuclip
Jigsee’s mobile application gives consumers access to licensed audio and video content. Jigsee applications run on a proprietary streaming platform, designed specifically to address network and handset deficiencies in developing countries.
Iotum
More than talk. Iotum is building the next generation of meeting-based communication, collaboration, and conversation.
Peraso Technologies Inc.
Peraso is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in the development of 60 GHz wireless chip sets. Peraso is committed to providing leadership for the wireless industry in markets such as portable WiFi and small cell backhaul.
Northwest Geomatics
North West Geomatics is a company specializing in digital remote sensing, digital aerial photography, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and related services in North America and the international market. Since 1968, NWG has provided fast, efficient service in all phases of aerial photography including project planning, photo acquisition, processing and quality control for innumerable projects, from complex to extremely technical, around the world.
evandtec Inc.
Acquired by Newterra www.newterra.com
A clean technology company and a pioneer in environmentally sustainable water technologies. evandtec’s water conditioning equipment systems, calcite precipitators, and electronic monitoring systems replace traditional chemical treatment for commercial, institutional and industrial markets, including office buildings, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, government buildings, municipal water systems as well as retail, food, beverage and manufacturing facilities.
Expresso Capital
Espresso provides Canada’s tech ecosystem with innovative funding alternatives by offering fast, fairly priced and user friendly risk capital.
XPV Capital Corporation
XPV’s vision is “making a difference in water”. XPV is working to make a demonstrable and positive impact in how the world views, values, and manages water.
BTI Systems
BTI is a provider of high-capacity application aware services infrastructure solutions for metropolitan networks. BTI’s software-driven network infrastructure solutions deliver massive scale, improved efficiencies and rapid services innovation to networks that until now have been closed, static and hardware-centric. BTI enables service and content providers to scale capacity and profitability to deliver a mix of applications, services, and content to subscribers and businesses around the globe.