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Capital Q® Ventures Inc.
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Capital Q® Ventures is a Florida-based alternative asset manager founded in 2017 that operates through proprietary Full-Stack Venture Capital Funds® — combining venture capital, private equity, and private credit within a single Business Development Company (BDC) structure — alongside Tri-Party Venture Funds® and Specialty Hedge Funds. The firm's contra-market strategy is designed to 'de-risk' non-correlated private markets by challenging conventional thinking and embracing opportunities others overlook, targeting above-market, risk-adjusted returns for institutional asset managers, wealth managers, and family office allocators. Capital Q invests across a broad range of sectors — from AI/ML, healthtech, fintech, and SaaS to climate tech, defense, consumer, and deep tech — primarily at the early to growth stage. The firm differentiates itself through hands-on operational support via its Capital Q® Velocity platform, acting as a value-added capital partner to founders and management teams while simultaneously generating income and capital appreciation for its investors.
Notable quotes
“Since inception, we've focused on structuring capital thoughtfully, supporting portfolio companies operationally, and delivering both growth and income to our investors.”
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Team
Stephen Canter
Managing Partner / Executive Vice President – Fund Distribution
Trip McCaffrey
Director – Venture Capital
Diego Rivero
Deal Team Lead
Cris Pinto
Venture Partner
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mia Health | Seed | — | 2026-04-23 |
| Certus Core | Seed | — | 2026-04-10 |
| NUR (Los Angeles) | Seed | — | 2026-04-10 |
| Mostest | Seed | — | 2025-11-13 |
| Flora Advanced Materials (Flora Coatings) | Seed | — | 2025-04-07 |
| Lumi | Seed | — | 2025-05-20 |
| Huros | Seed | — | 2024-07-03 |
| OptiFuel Systems | Seed | — | 2024-05-29 |
| WCN Television Inc. | Series A | $5m | — |
| Vaya Space | Series A | $7m | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Ventures | 2 |
| Florida Angels | 1 |
| Sapphire Ventures | 1 |
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