Wittington Ventures is the venture capital and growth equity investment platform of Wittington Investments.

We partner with founders and operators at every point in their journey — from company creation through first revenue to scaled growth — investing at the seed, venture, and growth equity stages. We view these strategies as a connected platform, allowing us to support companies at different points of their development through a consistent investment philosophy and long-term partnership.

Our focus is concentrated in sectors where we have genuine strategic insight through our affiliations with leading operating businesses and philanthropic organizations, including commerce, consumer, healthcare, climate and food. We invest independently, guided by conviction but informed by real-world operating experience.

Our goal is simple: help build enduring companies that matter.

Christa Dickson

Executive Assistant

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Tarek El Naggar

Associate

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Eli Scott

Senior Associate

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Leah Perry

Senior Associate

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Darian Zigante

Director

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Austin Nalen Sprole

Director

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Jodi Kessler

Partner

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Zeeshan Ali

Partner

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Qasim Mohammad

Partner

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Megh Gupta

Managing Partner

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Jim Orlando

Managing Partner

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The Stages We Invest At

01 Innovation Investing

Company Creation

We back breakthrough ideas at the earliest stages, often before traditional venture capital.

Through our innovation investing activities, we partner with researchers, founders, and institutions to help commercialize high-potential science and technology. We focus on turning promising research into venture-scale businesses and supporting founders through the earliest stages of company creation.

02 Venture Capital

Emerging and Commercialization

We invest in early to mid-stage companies building category-defining products, technologies, and business models.

Our venture capital strategy focuses on partnering with ambitious founders as they find customers and establish market leadership. Alongside capital, we provide strategic support and access to the broader Wittington ecosystem.

03 Growth Equity / Debt

Profitable / Near-Profitable

We invest in scaled, high-quality businesses at important moments of growth and transformation.

Our growth equity strategy focuses on companies with strong fundamentals, proven business models, and clear paths to long-term value creation. We seek opportunities where our experience, relationships, and operating perspective can help businesses scale more effectively and build lasting market leadership.

We are often the final institutional capital partner before a company transitions from growth to durability.

Our growth-stage investing includes dedicated focus areas in consumer products and services, sustainability and energy transition, and Canadian food growers and producers.

Platform Advantage

What makes Wittington Ventures different is the ability to combine investment capital with a broader operating and philanthropic ecosystem.

Through our relationships with leading businesses, we provide access to real operating environments, industry expertise, customers, and distribution networks. And through our philanthropic affiliations, including support for research and innovation, we gain early insight into emerging technologies and long-term societal challenges.

This combination helps us identify opportunities earlier, evaluate them with greater context, and support companies in practical ways as they grow.

Long-Term Orientation

We invest with a long-term mindset.

Our structure allows us to be patient, support companies through changing market environments, and focus on building enduring businesses rather than optimizing for short-term outcomes. That perspective shapes how we invest, how we partner with founders, and how we define success.