
Highline Beta is a hybrid corporate venture studio and venture capital firm based in Toronto, founded in 2016. It builds and funds new ventures in collaboration with corporate partners and family offices, making pre-seed and seed investments in startups co-created or partnered alongside global enterprises such as RBC, Colgate-Palmolive, and AB InBev.
Their most common stage is seed (62% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $6.8M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
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Fund Size
$20M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
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Team
Dmitry Buterin
Venture Partner at Highline Beta ETH
Dr. John Maggirias
Venture Partner at Highline Beta DentalTech
Bruce Hodges
CEO & Co-founder @ Parachute
Laura McDonald
Co-Founder & CEO @ Flora
Mark Levitan
COO & Co-founder @ Parachute
Richard Baugh
Co-Founder & CEO @ Structa
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | $2.1M | Jan 2024 | |
| Seed | $1.5M | Jan 2024 | |
| Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2022 | |
| WWalnut Insurance | Seed | $4.6M | Jan 2022 |
| Seed | — | Jan 2020 | |
| Pre-Seed | $1.3M | — | |
| RRelay Platform | Seed | $5.2M | — |
| Growth | $26M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 8 September 2026