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districtventures.ca

Investments

21

Funds

1

Partners & Customers

1

About District Ventures

District Ventures is a Canadian accelerator for packaged goods companies trying to make it to the next level.

Headquarters Location

2540 Kensington Road NW

Calgary, Alberta, T2N 3S3,

Canada

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Latest District Ventures News

District Ventures Plus hires a new creative director

Dec 10, 2021

Former Bell Media executive joins the Randall Graham, overseeing such brands as Balzac’s Coffee Roasters and Sapsucker Canadian Grocer staff Randall Graham District Ventures Plus, the marketing arm of Arlene Dickinson’s Venturepark network of agencies focusing on food and health brands in the CPG space, has hired Randall Graham as creative director. Graham kicked off his career in creative working for Dickinson’s agency Venture Play as a copywriter in the late 1990s. He spent the past 13 years working for Bell Media where he oversaw the Brand Partnership Creative Department. In his new role with District Ventures Plus, Randall will oversee creative direction   for brands in the District Ventures Capital portfolio including Balzac’s Coffee Roasters and Sapsucker. “Since launching Venturepark earlier this year, we’ve made many investments, growing our portfolio of CPG brands, and have experienced tremendous demand for our services. While our partners have varying needs, the one thing they all seek is compelling creative – which Randall has a track record of delivering on,” said Arlene  Dickinson, CEO, District Ventures Plus, in a press release. Adding new members to your team? Getting a promotion? Starting a new job? Retiring? Let us know. Send your submissions to  online editor Kristin Laird . Please include a headshot when possible.

District Ventures Investments

21 Investments

District Ventures has made 21 investments. Their latest investment was in Three Farmers as part of their Seed VC on May 5, 2022.

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District Ventures Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

5/3/2022

Seed VC

Three Farmers

$4.8M

Yes

3

12/16/2020

Series A

Neo Financial

$19.6M

Yes

9

6/21/2019

Seed VC

Zak Organics

$0.11M

Yes

1

6/21/2019

Seed VC

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$99M

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10

6/21/2019

Seed VC

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$99M

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10

Date

5/3/2022

12/16/2020

6/21/2019

6/21/2019

6/21/2019

Round

Seed VC

Series A

Seed VC

Seed VC

Seed VC

Company

Three Farmers

Neo Financial

Zak Organics

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Amount

$4.8M

$19.6M

$0.11M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

3

9

1

10

10

District Ventures Fund History

1 Fund History

District Ventures has 1 fund, including District Ventures CPG-1 LP.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

7/10/2019

District Ventures CPG-1 LP

$53.37M

2

Closing Date

7/10/2019

Fund

District Ventures CPG-1 LP

Fund Type

Status

Amount

$53.37M

Sources

2

District Ventures Partners & Customers

1 Partners and customers

District Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. District Ventures recently partnered with Nielsen on October 10, 2020.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

10/6/2020

Partner

United States

District Ventures and Nielson Canada form strategic alliance

MARKHAM , ON> , Oct. 6 , 2020 / CNW / -- Today , Nielsen announced a strategic alliance with District Ventures Capital , a venture capital fund investing in the food , beverage and health and wellness sectors .

3

Date

10/6/2020

Type

Partner

Business Partner

Country

United States

News Snippet

District Ventures and Nielson Canada form strategic alliance

MARKHAM , ON> , Oct. 6 , 2020 / CNW / -- Today , Nielsen announced a strategic alliance with District Ventures Capital , a venture capital fund investing in the food , beverage and health and wellness sectors .

Sources

3

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