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Front Row Ventures

Student-run venture fund that backs start-ups with at least one student founder across Canadian campuses

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  • front
  • Training
  • Ontario,
  • Quebec
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About Front Row Ventures

Front Row Ventures describes itself as Canada's first student-run venture capital fund. It invests in start-ups where at least one founder is a current undergraduate or graduate student, and it is active on more than twenty campuses in several provinces.

What Front Row Ventures offers

  • Early investment — an initial cheque made through a SAFE on founder-friendly terms.
  • Mentoring — access to experienced mentors for the founders it backs.
  • Training — a structured programme and a portfolio of resources for young teams.
  • Community building — bringing together students from different universities and backgrounds.
  • Content — write-ups on deals, founder stories and start-up advice.

Who it works with

Student founders in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, some with a working prototype and some with an idea only. The investment team is itself made up of student leaders, entrepreneurs and researchers.

Key facts

  • Based in: Canada
  • Instrument: SAFE agreements
  • Sponsors: supporters who also offer expertise and networks to portfolio companies

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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  • front
  • Training
  • Ontario,
  • Quebec

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