Pender Ventures
- HQ
- Canada
- Focus
- Healthtech · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Technology
- Tracked deals
- 1
About
At Pender Ventures, we invest in B2B software and health tech startups at the inflection point between commercialization and scale
Strategies
Venture Capital
Focused strategy
Investment Focus
Sources
Profile sources
- penderventures.com — Healthtech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology
Locations & investment markets
Office · Vancouver, Canada
Office · Calgary, Canada
Office · Toronto, Canada
Office · Montreal, Canada
Investment market · Canada
Its current thesis says it mainly works with Canadian companies. The separate reference to North America does not establish additional country-specific claims.
Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.
Investment Criteria
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Canada
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
Canada
Office Presence
No office countries recorded
Deals & Activity
Tracked Deals
1
Most common deal types
Unknown (1)
Recent tracked deals
InsideDesk
2026
$12.6M
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