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Vancouver, BC, July 26, 2021--(T-Net)--Vancouver-based early-stage investment firm and 'incubator studio' Badhouse Ventures announced in a tweet and follow-on Medium post that it has started making investments, and announced the first three early-stage startups in their portfolio.

The company plans to make 20 startup investments over the next 9 months (

Up to $100k investment for up to 4 co-founders), according to information on their company website, and then target to fundraise $1 million+ for successful supported startups within 12 months in a VC-led funding round.

The company has invested in three early-stage startups that align well with their dual investment themes of "smarter communities" and "smarter data systems":

• Supportbench: An enterprise-focused customer support CRM built for companies with high-touch, high-value customers, and complex product offerings. What we ??: A well-balanced team that's accomplished a lot with limited outside investment previously. They've lived their customers' pain points and are passionate about the problem space.
  
  
• Aboard: A SaaS solution facilitating the planning and execution of engaging, multi-step employee journeys, especially well-suited for remote employee onboarding. What we ??: A geographically distributed team that eats its own dog food. We're entering a period of increased worker churn across various industries and anything that can help companies reduce the time from onboarding to optimal productivity for new hires will be immensely valuable.
  
  
• ioAirFlow: A suite of data analytics solutions to diagnose energy efficiency and indoor air quality in commercial buildings. What we ??: A tenacious team away from the distractions of a large tech hub that's been plugging away building up their product offering. They're enabling the digital transformation of energy auditing, and with all the older commercial buildings requiring retrofits to meet climate targets, there's plenty of growth ahead.

About Badhouse Ventures

Pre-seed VC offering hands-on support for software startups with a beta-version product. We primarily look at Canadian companies, with a Western Canada focus.

Our guiding philosophy is to go beyond simply writing first cheques, to really dig in, helping early-stage ventures figure things out strategically as they work towards product-market fit.

Early-stage startup founders are welcome to apply to be considered for investment+support or participate in one of our upcoming virtual pitch events. Visit our website: www.badhouse.ca