Telegraph Ventures
Telegraph Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm located in Montréal, Canada. It specializes in investing in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, with a particular focus on Québec-based enterprise AI companies and transformative tech ventures. As a spinoff of the European firm Telegraph Hill Capital, it benefits from a global network and operational support while maintaining its independence. The firm is led by General Partner Étienne Mérineau and aims to invest in around 30 companies, providing funding between $500,000 and $750,000. Telegraph Ventures emphasizes supporting "courageous"
Investing activity
Telegraph Ventures appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round size of $2M and the largest at $5M. The most recent are Botsi (Pre-seed, $1.5M, Sep 2026), Walaw (Pre-seed, $1.5M, Aug 2026) and JetScale AI (Seed, $5.4M, Feb 2026).
Telegraph Ventures most often invests alongside Plain Sight Capital, VentureSouth, Fonds Impulsion and Mistral AI, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Telegraph Ventures
What AI companies has Telegraph Ventures invested in?
Telegraph Ventures's AI investments include Botsi, Walaw and JetScale AI. The 3 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Telegraph Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Telegraph Ventures has invested at Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round of $2M. Telegraph Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Telegraph Ventures co-invest with?
Telegraph Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Plain Sight Capital (1 deal), VentureSouth (1 deal), Fonds Impulsion (1 deal), Mistral AI (1 deal) and Diagram ClimateTech Fund (1 deal).
How can founders reach Telegraph Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Telegraph Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Telegraph Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.