Trillick Ventures Fund I

Canada

Pre Seed

About Trillick Ventures Fund I

Trillick Ventures 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

Manitoba-based early-stage founders seeking local VC

Manitoba startups

Canadian VC

early-stage

local ecosystem

tax-credit-eligible

AI-adoption

construction-tech

Bullish Signals

7 investments, 50+ local LPsexternal

45% MB tax credit now liveexternal

$30M/year program, 36% increaseexternal

LPs invest from $5k minimumlinkedin

Up to $225k/year credits per LPlinkedin

SAFE investments now credit-eligiblelinkedin

Government backing: Premier + 2 ministerslinkedin

LP credits carry 10yr fwd / 3yr backlinkedin

LP invest up to $500k/year eligiblelinkedin

$10M+ govt funding for MB tech growthbetakit

Construction tech & AI adoption prioritizedbetakit

Fund handles sourcing, diligence, negotiationlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Geography-gated, Manitoba-only dealsexternal

Small fund, early portfolio sizeexternal

Tax credits ≠ venture returns (GP's own words)linkedin

Founder Do's

Be Manitoba-based

Open to SAFE structures

Seek locally-networked investors

Target accredited MB investors as LPs

Leverage 45% tax credit as fundraising angle

Focus on AI/tech adoption angle

Partner with fund to access deal flow

Founder Don'ts

Outside Manitoba geography

Avoid if needing global LP network

Don't expect large ticket sizes

Key GPs & Partners

Iain Crozier

Partner

community-buildertax-credit-savvylocal-focused

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$15M

Saves0

Website

Key People

Ain Crozier

Iain CrozierPartner

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