CANADA’S FIRST

AND NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST

Lgbt+ VC FUND

The Misfits

  • Doug Lui

    HE/HIM

    CO-FOUNDER
    AND
    MANAGING PARTNER

  • MANDY POTTER

    SHE/HER

    CO-FOUNDER
    AND
    MANAGING PARTNER

  • SAM NAYLOR

    HE/THEY | ⚧

    CO-FOUNDER
    AND
    MANAGING PARTNER

OUR ADVISORS

  • Arlene Dickinson

    SHE/HER

    MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER
    DISTRICT VENTURES CAPITAL
    DRAGON’S DEN INVESTOR

  • WHITNEY ROCKLEY

    SHE/HER

    FOUNDER + MANAGING PARTNER
    MCROCK CAPITAL
    WORLD’S 1ST IoT FUND

  • LISE BIRIKUNDAVYI

    SHE/HER

    FOUNDER + MANAGING PARTNER
    BKR CAPITAL
    CANADA’S 1ST BLACK FUND

  • Althea Wishloff

    SHE/HER

    GENERAL PARTNER
    RAVEN INDIGENOUS CAPITAL
    CANADA’S 1ST INDIGENOUS FUND

  • Shelley Kuipers

    SHE/HER

    CEO & GENERAL PARTNER
    THE51
    CANADA’S WOMEN FUND PIONEER

+

OUR VENTURE PARTNERS

  • SAMI SAAD

    HE/HIM

    SENIOR ASSOCIATE
    RAVEN INDIGENOUS CAPITAL

  • Naoufel Testaouni

    HE/HIM

    FOUNDER & CEO
    QUEERTECH

Who & What do we invest in?

lgbt+ leaders

pre-seed to seed

all sectors

canada & global

why do we invest in LGBT+ FOUNDERS?

BECAUSE THEY CREATE…

36%
more jobs

44%
more exits

114%
more patents