

LOI Venture, launched by Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes and New Avenue Capital founder Manny Padda, has initially closed its debut Canadian pre-seed fund, according to a blog post. LOI Venture Fund I raised an undisclosed amount against a C$20 million target. Its first deal was the $1.5 million financing of WFHomie, a Toronto-based employee engagement and distributed team culture analytics platform.
Source: Blog post