UNIVERSE RHINO VENTURES REPRESENT THE TRUE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY
Rhino, Tough and thick skinned with scars on their backs; which is what we believe it takes to build a successful company.
RHINO IS AN EARLY-STAGE VENTURE CAPITAL FUND BASED IN VANCOUVER, BC.
We back the best entrepreneurs in Canada
The importance of who you select as your funding partners is one of many critical decisions a founder will make. We know it is entrepreneurial ambition that drives value, not venture capitalists, which is why we appreciate the importance of funder and founder alignment. Our investment is a partnership; we work alongside you to extend your team’s capacity by adding tangible value where we can. Sometimes that’s getting in the trenches and other times it’s having the humility to step back.
SUPPORT AS YOU SCALE
From recruiting to vendor recommendations to scheduling meetings on a moment’s notice, the network effects of having a local investor on your side is an intangible advantage.
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
- Executive Meetups
- Partnership Centre
- Talent Pool
- Resource Database
- CEO Summit
- Annual Founders Event
- Community-wide Slack Group
HOW WE INVEST
REVENUE GENERATING
Near term or in revenue businesses that have low burn rates and are focused on building a solid cash-flow business
STAYING POWER
We look for companies that have a durable competitive advantage - we shy away from the proverbial “land grab” as the only source of differentiation
FOUNDER FIRST
We look for “storm chasers” who can solve hard problems with the least amount of work
BUSINESSES WE UNDERSTAND
We invest in companies where we can add tangible value; identifying logical partners, talent acquisition, scaling/growth pain points.
We don’t waste founders' time.
We believe being founder friendly means acting with conviction. In or out, we’ll tell you. We run a strict four week investment process with stage gates at the end of each week.
WHAT RHINO DO
STAGE
Pre-Seed through A
CHEQUE SIZE
$500k - $5M
GEO
Canada
SECTOR
Agnostic
BOARD
Preferred, but not mandatory
LEAD
We lead the majority of our rounds
FUND PERFORMANCE
We release our fund performance to help founders determine if we are the best partner for their company. Our job begins, not ends, when we make an investment and we believe that if our funds aren’t performing, we aren’t doing our job supporting founders.
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