Discovery Capital

Discovery Capital is a venture capital firm in Canada specializing in early and growth stage investments. Founded 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by Harry Jaako and John McEwen, this firm invests in seed, early stage ventures and late stage ventures. Its portfolio companies include One97, Cardlytics, PHEMI Health Systems, Spotify, Cardlytics, SoFi, Lat49, Gatekeeper Systems, Inimex Pharmaceuticals, and Navarik. As of February 2020, Discovery Capital has made 19 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 25, 2019, when One97 raised $1B. Discovery Capital has had 9 exit, the most notable of which include Spotify, Cardlytics, and Vivonet. The company focuses on hardware and software companies, communications sector that includes mobile technology, new media, health and life sciences focused on biotechnology, environmental and energy technology, water purification, electric power by wind energy and solar energy, and other advanced technologies.