White Star Capital

We’re looking for a Winter Intern Analyst to join our team in Toronto 🤝 This paid internship is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside our North American investment team as they assist portfolio companies, source new investment opportunities, and conduct market research. We’re looking for an exceptional individual to join us in January, with the opportunity to extend this role for up to six months. Interested? Apply via the link below before November 29th.

Novisto is exceedingly proud to announce a top-10 placement in the 2024 Technology Fast 50 program, awarded by Deloitte LLP. Achieving a position of 9 on the Companies-to-Watch List, this prestigious award is a testament to the continued support of our customers, partners, and investors who have embarked on this journey with us. Charles Assaf, CEO of Novisto ➡ ”Every day at Novisto is driven by our mission to contribute to the sustainability of the economy, environment, and society. Novisto’s ESG data management and reporting software produces investor-grade, audit-ready data, enabling more confident disclosures. It’s a tremendous privilege to be helping global brands achieve this.” Read the full press release here → https://hubs.ly/Q02X2lRH0 #Fast50CA #ESG #sustainabiltiy #corporatesustainability

Tools like ChatGPT and GitHub’s Copilot have taken centre stage, but what about AI solutions focused on specific industries? In our latest blog, our Early Growth Fund team dive into Vertical AI - tailored tools that exhibit specialised solutions and deep domain expertise. Unlike broad applications, Vertical AI leverages unique, industry-specific insights, enhancing customer service, automating workflows, and unlocking new efficiencies across fields like healthcare, law, and finance. To better understand the opportunities, risks, and challenges of building and adopting these tools, we surveyed our 90+ portfolio on how they have implemented AI (so far). Some key highlights: ▶️ 96% of White Star Capital’s portfolio already uses ChatGPT, Copilot, or a mixture of both ▶️ 52% have integrated AI into customer service, with impressive results ▶️ 69% are creating their own Vertical AI tools, using proprietary data to tackle core industry challenges Looking ahead, we’re excited to see how Vertical AI complements and transforms established SaaS solutions. Explore the full blog linked below for more detail on where we see Vertical AI having unique potential, all the data from our survey, and which companies we have our eyes on 👇

📰 Exciting news from Petfolk! After several years of strong growth, the company has raised a $36m Series C, led by Deerfield Management, the experienced healthcare investment firm. Founded by Audrey Wystrach DVM, Petfolk stands out for its "connected care" model, a product of Audrey's 30+ years as a practicing veterinarian. Petfolk’s unique approach combines state-of-the-art facilities with 24/7 app-based virtual care, offering modern pet parents a blend of convenience and trusted care. With 19 veterinary clinics already operating, and new locations set to open soon in cities like Miami and Phoenix, Petfolk is rapidly expanding to meet the evolving needs of pet families across the US. Having initially led Petfolk's Series A in 2022, we're proud to see the team going from strength to strength. For more details, check out Axios's exclusive article below 🐾

🚀 Big news! Petfolk just secured $36M in Series C funding led by Deerfield Management, and we couldn't be more thrilled! 🎉 This milestone brings us one step closer to transforming the future of veterinary care—making it easier, more compassionate, and more connected for pet parents and veterinary teams everywhere. We’re incredibly proud to be part of a team reimagining what gold-standard pet care looks like. We’re so grateful to our amazing founder Audrey Wystrach DVM and community for believing in our mission. This is just the beginning, and we can't wait to show you what’s next! 🐾 See the full Axios article here: https://lnkd.in/dCwj5JcF  See the press release here: https://lnkd.in/da8PviwT #Petfolk #SeriesC #PetCare #TeamPetfolk #ThankYou

I am very proud to announce that White Star Capital is supporting the launch of the GB Snowsport Foundation. A great initiative that is stepping in to support some of the most promising alpine athletes following a cut in financing from the UK’s sport funding agencies. To give our skiers the best possible chance to maximise their potential and make history in Milan-Cortina, GB Snowsport responded to the interest of a number of passionate sport supporters in developing the Foundation. We look forward to playing an active role as founding board members and supporting Nick Robinson, Juliet Foster, and Victoria Gosling OBE in developing and expanding the program in the year ahead. Best of luck to Dave Ryding, Billy Major OLY, and Laurie Taylor in their races next month. As well, a special nudge to newly retired World Cup racer, Charlie Raposo for his strong involvement in this initiative. Watch this space in the months and years ahead!! 🚀 🚀 🚀

Fantastic to host our London Investor Evening on Wednesday at our offices, joined by LPs, portfolio companies and many of our friends in the ecosystem! Special thanks to Maximilian Wühr, CEO of FINN, Aymeric Grange 🤓, CEO of 900.care and Nick Sanscartier, Head of Commercial Strategy at Novisto, for an engaging discussion on navigating through the last couple of years, internationalisation and the vision for their companies. Cc White Star Capital

What are the key challenges and opportunities that startups face as they transition from early-stage growth to scale-up status? Now on the main stage are Jakob Angele (White Star Capital), Magnus Ekbom (SEAI Technologies), and Chrissy Hu (500 Global), experienced founders who've successfully navigated this journey and shared their insights.

Looking forward to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Canada event in Montréal today 🚀 As part of the event, White Star Capital's General Partner, Christophe Bourque, will be discussing the challenges and opportunities of international growth alongside Yannick Charest, CPA, Dominic Gagnon, Axel Manesor, MBA, and Bruno Soares. More details on when they'll be speaking are included below. See you there! You can find out more about Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program, which recognises Canada's fastest-growing technology companies, here: https://lnkd.in/e5wd3tEa

We're hiring! Our Early Growth Fund is looking for an Associate to join the team in London. The role will be European-based with a particular focus on the UK. More details on the type of person we're looking for can be found in our blog below. White Star Capital's Early Growth Fund has already backed several leading start-ups at the Series A and B stages, including Dollar Shave Club, Freshly, Vention, Butternut Box | B Corp, FINN and CLARK. We're looking for an experienced investor to join our team as we back the next cohort of sector-defining companies. Sounds like the perfect role for you? Apply directly here: https://lnkd.in/g4cprsqB