Novacap Digital Infrastructure Fund I

Canada

Pre Seed

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.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionCanada

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Founder scaling PE/finance with mentorship, diversity, infrastructure focus

private equity

Canada-based

women in finance

community engagement

education & scholarships

talent development

mentorship

digital infrastructure

M&A & consolidation

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

Contrarian Signals

Limited GP visibility; only PT identifiedexternal

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

Founder Don'ts

Ignore talent pipeline & early-career development

Overlook community engagement opportunities

Miss consolidation/infrastructure M&A trends

Key GPs & Partners

Paul Traut

Vice President

M&A focusedinfrastructure expertpublic speaker

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$1000M

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Website

Key People

Ascal Tremblay, Ted Mocarski

Paul TrautVice President

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