• Invests in EBC Eligible Tech Startups Based in BC

  • BC Investors Receive 30% Tax Credit from Investing

  • Invests $100K - $250K Initial Cheques

  • Can Lead Investment Rounds

  • Saves Capital for Follow On Investments in Winners

  • Aims to Invest in One New Company Per Month

  • Businesses that require technical expertise - We’re looking for novel technical innovation being built by experts in their field.

  • Mission-driven founders - With the passion and grit to pull through when the going gets tough.

  • A unique advantage - Something that’s difficult to replicate and has a defensible moat that evolves over time.

  • Solutions for hard-to-solve, mission-critical problems - Why will customers prioritize this? Is the cost-benefit analysis a no-brainer?

  • A well timed business - We’re looking for current trends with strong tailwinds in a growing market.

  • A team surrounded by technical, industry and business experts - Who is giving your their time to help you succeed?

What we look for…

Current Areas of Focus

Deep Tech - Hard Tech - Life Sciences - AI Infrastructure - Energy - Materials

What We’re Avoiding

Marketplaces - Tech-Enabled Services - Consumer Products - AI Agents - AI Interfaces - B2C

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Here’s Our Due Diligence Process

  • This gives us an opportunity to get to know founders and receive feedback from the members.

  • We don’t want to waste founders’ time or our own.

  • We’ve partnered with Future Standard to provide a monthly workshop on creating a data room - Learn More Here.

  • We’ve partnered with Sales Primer to provide a monthly workshop on these exact areas - Learn More Here.

  • We generally ask ~40 questions to help fill in any gaps in the data room and ensure we fully understand the business and opportunity.

  • We’re generally not the experts in the areas we invest, so we validate the business with experts and get different perspectives.

  • We assess assumptions, strategy, market knowledge, risks and capital management on this call.

  • This committee is made up of the management team and board of directors of WUTIF Capital.

  • This last step is for our committee to ask the founder(s) any questions directly before making a decision.

  • Once you’re approved for an investment, we’re ready to sign investment documents and support you in closing the rest of your round.

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History & Background of WUTIF Capital

Mike Volker founded WUTIF Capital in 2003, 4 years after launching VANTEC Angel Network, as a way to pool angel capital, write bigger cheques and reduce risk through diversification.

WUTIF stands for Western Universities Technology Innovation Fund, and is pronounced “What if”. It got its name because of its initial focus on university spin-out companies from British Columbia universities. It has since evolved to invest in any technology businesses based in BC.

As an evergreen VCC, WUTIF is always raising and deploying capital. Shareholders get access to the full portfolio of 80+ companies and receive 30% back as a cash tax credit on their investment.

Today, WUTIF acts as a lead investor and is one of the most active investors at the angel, pre-seed and seed stages in BC.

Mike Volker President & CEO

Aaron Stuart COO

Are you an Investor Looking for Diversification?

Invest in WUTIF Capital.

  • Get a 30% Cash Tax Credit on Your Investment.

  • One of the Most Active Pre-Seed Investors in BC.

  • Trusted by Over 195 Angel Investors.

Contact Aaron at astuart@wutif.ca to learn more.

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