Investor

Pelorus VC

St. John's, NL, Canada

The 50 · Pre-seed · AI, Healthtech, SaaS

Hands-on pre-seed investor backing Newfoundland and Labrador's most ambitious innovation companies. Sector-agnostic: AI, B2B software, Medtech, Cleantech. Lead first institutional rounds.

Type: The 50
Stage: Pre-seed
AUM: US$50M
Source: The 50: Canadian VC Ecosystem Guide 2026

Investment thesis

Hands-on pre-seed investor backing Newfoundland and Labrador's most ambitious innovation companies. Sector-agnostic: AI, B2B software, Medtech, Cleantech. Lead first institutional rounds.

What makes them unique

VNL I delivered top-quartile DPI. Not just investors but mentors, sounding boards, strategic partners. Founders build tech, we help build the company.

Team

Chris Moyer (President & Founding Partner)
Sarah Murphy (Partner)
Greg Smyth (Venture Partner)

Select portfolio

CoLab ($72M Series C)Spellbook ($50M Series B)Clockwork Fox (acquired by Carnegie Learning)MysaSparrow BioAcousticsMantleSiftMed