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Active Impact Investments Fund III

Geography: Canada
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: C$110M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability and Mobility & Transport
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Active Impact Investments Fund III

Active Impact Investments Fund III is a venture capital firm based in Canada, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Mobility Transport, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionCanada

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

Mobility & Transport

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage climate tech founder, capital-efficient, market-ready, execution-proven

climate tech

seed stage

capital-efficient

sustainability

supply chain innovation

emerging market mobility

hardware-enabled infrastructure

distributed energy

grid modernization

Bullish Signals

Canada's largest climate tech seed fundexternal

Top quartile Canadian impact fund (LP quote)external

Hands-on: sales, talent, fundraising supportexternal

Global operator & investor networkexternal

Active platform team at VC Summitlinkedin

Ops duo leading sub-$500M fund sessionslinkedin

Platform team actively upskilling — community-drivenlinkedin

Annual impact report + four exits documentedlinkedin

Portfolio drives emissions, waste, water, clean energylinkedin

Climate tech underpins AI, security, sovereignty trendslinkedin

SWTCH portfolio success: 25k+ ports, scaled to USlinkedin

Mentor leadership transitions — founder to CEO coachinglinkedin

Emara electric bikes: development to fleet scalelinkedin

Fund III: Zeno portfolio winning Uber-Kenya dealslinkedin

Emerging market mobility + battery swap networklinkedin

Portfolio founders backed: Tesla Model 3 veteranlinkedin

Branch Energy: grid batteries, weeks-not-years deploymentlinkedin

Branch $33M Series B led by Piva Capitallinkedin

Branch: guaranteed savings, virtual power plant economicslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Canada-focused — limited global deal flowexternal

Seed only — no follow-on clarityexternal

Founder Do's

Show immediate customer ROI

Be market-ready, not just concept

Engage early — pre-investment support offered

Highlight capital efficiency

Align on sustainability mission

Transition from founder-salesperson to mission-leader

Demonstrate execution track record & resilience

Build scalable infrastructure plays (network effects)

Deploy fast (weeks not years) solutions

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch moonshots without near-term traction

Don't ignore sales & revenue readiness

Don't expect passive investor post-check

Don't hold founder ego over team leadership

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund SizeC$110M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Mike Winterfield, Tom Boddez

Elyse CrowstonPlatform / Operations

Jessica StewartOperations

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