TELUS Global Ventures

TELUS Global Ventures is the strategic investment arm of TELUS Corporation, focusing on investing in innovative technology companies worldwide. Leveraging deep insights from its global business, TELUS Global Ventures offers investment partners a pathway to real-world traction and growth, while shaping a friendlier future. The firm has invested in over 150 companies across 10 countries and five continents, deploying over USD $175 million in 2023 alone. Its portfolio spans sectors such as agriculture, digital health, Internet of Things, digital customer experience, and impact investing. TELUS Global Ventures is actively involved in building scale with its portfolio companies, working directly with management, and providing access to the TELUS network to promote solutions across its ecosystem. The firm is stage agnostic, investing in early to late-stage companies, with investments ranging from $500,000 to $15 million. Its geographical focus includes countries like Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, South Korea, Japan, China, Brazil, and Mexico. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes sectors such as agriculture, digital health, Internet of Things, digital customer experience, and impact investing. TELUS Global Ventures also amplifies social impact through the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, which invests in socially-purposed startups driving social and environmental change to tackle some of the world's biggest challenges. Recent investments include Flash Forest, a Canadian reforestation company using drone and automation technology to regenerate post-wildfire areas; KODE Labs, a Detroit-based autonomous smart building startup; TalkLife, a global online peer support community for mental health; and Waymap, a technology company offering an accessibility-first navigation app. The firm's investment approach is to partner with disruptive, market-transforming companies in early to late-stage development, focusing on areas such as agriculture, digital health, Internet of Things, digital customer experience, and impact investing. TELUS Global Ventures is actively seeking new investments and is open to opportunities across various sectors and stages of development.