Founders
Presenting Your Project
Grow your business with Canada’s largest network of angel investors.
Resources for Founders
Our Positioning
Please review this document to learn more about our sectors, criteria, and investment parameters.
Investment Criteria
Learn about the different stages of our investment process, from pre-selection through due diligence. Review the document to understand our approach, our evaluation criteria, and the progress of your application.
A Simplified Investment Process
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PRELIMINARY SELECTION
Our team reviews your pitch deck, your traction, and how well you align with our investment criteria.
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DEEP DIVE
Our angels conduct an in-depth analysis of your company, your team, and the funding round to assess their potential.
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OVERVIEW
You’ll present your company to our network to spark interest among angel investors who wish to participate in the funding round.
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Due Diligence
We review the key aspects of the company, the funding round, and the investment terms before proceeding with the investment.
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Closing
The final documents are signed and the funds are disbursed to formalize the investment.
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Post-investment
Our angels support the founders by drawing on their expertise, experience, and network.
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Exit
We assist founders in preparing for and executing an exit, whether it involves an acquisition, a buyout, or another liquidity event.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will it take to review my application to find out if I'm moving on to the next step?
One to two weeks.
What is your typical investment amount?
Our angels create the most value in the pre-seed and seed stages, but we also participate in later rounds when there is a strong fit.
Typical parameters:
Valuation: CAD 3 million to CAD 20 million
Investment size: CAD $250,000 to CAD $1.5 million
Do angels sometimes gather in an SPV?
Yes, that does happen, but only when certain conditions warrant this approach. Generally speaking, in more than 80% of cases, angel investors invest directly. This approach is faster and much less expensive. For the portfolio company, this essentially changes nothing, aside from a few additional lines on the capitalization table. Anges Québec also always establishes a voting agreement, so that operational decisions that do not affect individual angels require only a single signature on behalf of the group. As a result, decisions are made quickly, and Anges Québec never becomes an undue hindrance to the company. An SPV is considered when it is foreseeable that the company will need to raise several significant rounds of funding due to the costly development of its technology. This is the case, for example, in the life sciences, where a medical device may require tens of millions of dollars and the addition of fifty or more investors over time. A project with this profile, combined with strong interest from angel investors (a collective investment of $500,000 or more), may then justify the establishment of an SPV.
Does my business have to be located in Quebec?
We’re based in Quebec, where our angel investors have deep networks and significant influence within the ecosystem. That’s where we have the greatest impact.
We also invest selectively outside of Quebec when we partner with co-investors who share our values, and we can add real value to the founders and the funding round.
For us, geography is secondary; trust, alignment, and impact come first.
In which sectors do angel investors invest?
We take a neutral stance on the sector. While many of our angel investors are drawn to technology opportunities, we also see strong interest in life sciences and impact-driven projects. Our evergreen capital model gives us the flexibility and patience needed to support founders over the long term.