What Pique Ventures does

Pique Ventures is a Vancouver-based impact investment and management company founded in 2012 by Bonnie Foley-Wong, a CPA, CA, and CFA charterholder who has financed over $1 billion of alternative investments across Europe and North America. The company operates Pique Fund, an inclusive angel fund structured as a British Columbia Venture Capital Corporation that enables BC-based accredited and qualifying non-accredited investors to access early-stage venture investments with a 30% provincial tax credit and RRSP/TFSA eligibility. The fund's portfolio comprises six BC-based technology companies, all founded by women, spanning accounting automation (Beanworks), emergency communication (ePACT Network), food waste logistics (FoodMesh), care coordination (Careteam), influencer marketing SaaS (MuseFind), and care services (myBestHelper). Pique Fund I has reached 41 investors (80% women) and is now in the harvest/management phase, with portfolio mark-to-momentum supported by follow-on rounds such as Beanworks' $10M Series B (2018) and ePACT Network's $4.5M Series A (2019).

The company's core intellectual asset is the proprietary 'Integrated Investing' framework, a methodology that integrates analysis, emotion, body, and intuition in investment decisions and defines impact as improvement in 'Access to Essential Resources.' This methodology has been codified in the 2016 book 'Integrated Investing: Impact Investing with Head, Heart, Body, and Soul', a free 24-page evaluation toolkit, and advisory work with technology innovators, financial institutions, and impact investment organizations. Revenue is generated through three streams: management fees and carried interest on Pique Fund, retail book sales, and advisory engagements. Distribution occurs through the company website, the FrontFundr investment platform, BC-based retail channels, and industry events.

In November 2018, Pique Ventures was selected for Canada's Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative, securing anchor investment for a planned second fund, Pique Fund II, intended to scale the firm's fund-management business and broaden its community of investors. The firm operates with a small team (1-10 employees) under founder leadership, with strategic guidance from board member Lally Rementilla of Quantius.

Name

Pique Ventures

Legal name

Pique Ventures

Website

https://piqueventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Impact Investment & Development Investment Funds (BPADACAO)

Keywords

• Impact investment management
• Venture capital fund
• Angel investing
• Gender lens investing
• Integrated investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fund Management: Pique Fund is structured as a Venture Capital Corporation. Revenue is generated through management fees and carried interest (performance fees) from successful portfolio company exits. The fund no longer makes new investments and is in the harvest/management phase.
2. Book Sales: Bonnie Foley-Wong authored 'Integrated Investing: Impact Investing with Head, Heart, Body, and Soul' published in November 2016. Revenue is generated from book sales through Amazon, IndieBound, Chapters Indigo, and 800-CEO-Read.
3. Advisory and Consulting Services: Pique Ventures has worked with and advised technology innovators, financial institutions and impact investment organizations to explore and develop new impact investment funds and funding initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pique Ventures manages Pique Fund, an inclusive angel fund structured as a Venture Capital Corporation that invests in early-stage, BC-based, women-led technology ventures and offers BC investors a 30% tax credit plus RRSP/TFSA eligibility. The company also provides advisory and consulting services to technology innovators, financial institutions, and impact investment organizations, and monetizes the proprietary Integrated Investing methodology through a published book and toolkit.

Product overview

Pique Ventures is an impact investment and management company that enables a diverse community of investors to pursue integrated investing. The company's core offerings include Pique Fund (an inclusive angel fund founded in 2014, focusing on leadership diversity and BC-based women-led ventures), the Integrated Investing book (published 2016, presenting the proprietary investment decision-making methodology), and the free Integrated Investing Toolkit (a 24-page evaluation and due diligence resource). Pique Fund is structured as a Venture Capital Corporation offering BC investors a 30% tax credit with RRSP and TFSA eligibility. The company is preparing to launch Pique Fund II.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pique Fund An inclusive angel fund managed by Pique Ventures that invests in early-stage, BC-based, women-led technology ventures; structured as a Venture Capital Corporation offering BC investors a 30% tax credit plus RRSP and TFSA eligibility. As of January 2019 the fund had 41 investors (32 women, representing 80% of capital) and a 100% women-founded portfolio of six companies.
• Integrated Investing (book) A book by founder Bonnie Foley-Wong presenting the proprietary Integrated Investing methodology and practice for making mindful investment decisions, developed over more than two decades of finance, investment banking, and venture capital experience. Available in print and ebook via Amazon, IndieBound, Chapters Indigo, and 800-CEO-Read.
• Integrated Investing Toolkit A free 24-page toolkit for evaluating and performing due diligence on impact investment opportunities, combining traditional analytical tools, venture evaluation tools, and impact identification and evaluation tools.
• Pique Fund II Second venture fund planned for launch in 2019 to invest in a diverse community of leaders building technologies with long-term utility, with anchor investment support from Canada's Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI).

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of Pique Fund portfolio is women-founded
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 500 StartupsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in delivering VC Unlocked, an investor training program focused on venture capital, run in partnership with Stanford University. Bonnie Foley-Wong attended VC Unlocked for investor training.
• Stanford UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in VC Unlocked program with 500 Startups, providing investor training and education for venture capital professionals.
• FrontFundrcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInvestment platform partner enabling public investment in Pique Fund, expanding access to the fund beyond traditional VC networks to retail and smaller investors.
• Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPique Ventures partners with FWE to support women entrepreneurs. Bonnie Foley-Wong volunteered to coach Valerie Song of AVA for FWE's Pitch for the Purse competition.
• SpringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBonnie Foley-Wong spoke on a panel at Spring's Impact Investor Challenge, a 10-week cohort-based impact investor training course led by Mari Mathews.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pipeline Angels: Angel investing network for women and non-binary investors funding early-stage companies led by historically excluded founders. Comparable on community-led GTM, gender-lens thesis, and education-driven investor onboarding.
• SoGal Ventures: Global early-stage venture fund investing in diverse founding teams with a gender-lens thesis. Closest direct peer to Pique's women-led venture investment thesis, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Female Founders Fund: US-based early-stage venture fund investing in female-founded companies across consumer, enterprise, and health. Direct peer on gender-lens investing thesis, with overlapping portfolio themes (SaaS, marketplaces) and similar fund-stage positioning.
• Portfolia: Investment platform built around thematic and gender-lens funds targeting retail and accredited investors. Comparable to Pique in opening venture-style investing to non-traditional investors and emphasizing impact alongside returns.
• Golden Seeds: Angel network and venture fund focused on women-led companies. Highly comparable to Pique on investor community structure (predominantly women angels) and gender-lens deployment thesis, with a longer track record and US focus.

Broad incumbents

• AngelList: Largest online platform for startup investing, syndicates, and rolling funds. Comparable as infrastructure for emerging fund managers like Pique (Rolling Funds product is directly relevant to Pique Fund II design); not a direct competitor for fund mandate but adjacent platform.
• BDC Capital: Canada's largest VC and PE investor and the parent of the VCCI program. Comparable as a Canadian venture capital incumbent whose programs and fund-of-funds strategy directly intersect with Pique's funding sources and competitive deal flow.

Regional players

• FrontFundr: Canadian online investment platform enabling public investment in private equity and venture funds. Comparable as a distribution channel for Canadian VC funds and a Pique partner; not a fund manager itself but enables the same inclusive-investor thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Pique_V
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7O7rViI3hcCSFWhi9PjV5g
• Facebookfacebook.com/piqueventures
• Instagraminstagram.com/piqueventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments8 records

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