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Novacap Digital Infrastructure Fund I

Geography: Canada
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $1000M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Novacap Digital Infrastructure Fund I

Novacap Digital Infrastructure Fund I is a venture capital firm based in Canada, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionCanada

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Mid-market tech founders scaling globally with PE, mentorship, diversity focus

private equity

Canada-based

middle-market scaling

global export leaders

women in finance

community engagement

education & scholarships

talent development

mentorship

digital infrastructure

M&A & consolidation

technology sector

Bullish Signals

Active community & diversity initiativesexternal

Scholarship program: women in financeexternal

2x $5K scholarships awarded 2025linkedin

University of Sherbrooke partnership activelinkedin

Part of 170-scholarship, $534K ceremonylinkedin

Philanthropic support described as growinglinkedin

Recipients: Desrosiers & Laberge namedlinkedin

2026 intern cohort launched multi-universitylinkedin

Mentorship & collaboration as core valueslinkedin

Multi-university intern cohort demonstrates commitmentsocial

Experience, mentorship, collaboration foundational pillarssocial

VP speaking Metro Connect digital infrastructurelinkedin

M&A consolidation wave accelerating thesislinkedin

David Lewin: 15yr tech M&A expertisesocial

Sophie Tremblay-Sabatini: women finance advocatesocial

David finalist Value Creator Award 2026social

Sophie finalist Rising Star Award 2026social

Portfolio company engagement & strategic initiativessocial

Quebec capital ecosystem leadership recognitionsocial

David Lewin: Prime Minister summit speakerlinkedin

Global allocators & Canadian managers alignedlinkedin

NDT Global case: ambition + capital successlinkedin

Mid-market exporters: 23% of export valuelinkedin

David quoted Globe: summit massive catalystlinkedin

Active in Canada Investment Summit ecosystemlinkedin

CVCA Canadian Global Growth Forum participantlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Limited broader GP roster visibilityexternal

Founder Do's

Demonstrate commitment to learning & mentorship

Build diverse, university-partnered teams

Show experience-driven skill development focus

Support early-career talent pipeline development

Explore M&A & digital infrastructure opportunities

Engage with portfolio co-investment & governance

Target mid-market global export scaling

Founder Don'ts

Ignore talent pipeline & early-career development

Overlook community engagement opportunities

Miss consolidation/infrastructure M&A trends

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$1000M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Ascal Tremblay, Ted Mocarski

Paul TrautVice President

David LewinLead Senior Partner, Technologies

Sophie Tremblay-SabatiniVice President, Technologies

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