An Atlantic Canadian Pre-Seed Venture Capital Fund.
About Us
Concrete Ventures was founded in 2019 as a pre-seed fund with a regional focus in Atlantic Canada. Our mission is to be a true value-add investor and have a “by founders, for founders” culture rooted deep in the firm. We believe in taking a thoughtful approach to building our portfolio of visionary founders. We are happy to lead rounds, join syndicates, and be the lone investor once we’ve built enough conviction.
Our core values are listed below, and at heart, we are an innovative, growth-minded venture capital firm that takes delight in watching your business grow into the region’s next tech titan.
Growth Oriented
Best in Class
Give back
By founders for founders
Educators
Innovative
Who's Behind The Fund?
Patrick Hankinson
General Partner
Patrick Hankinson has the perfect mix of operating and investing experience that can truly help scale companies. He was a co-founder of Tether, which grew into a multi-million dollar profitable business. He was also a founder of Compilr, which was acquired by lynda.com and subsequently LinkedIn.
He is a key member of the East Coast startup community as a mentor and investor. He has personally invested in 14 companies and is actively involved in a number of local entrepreneurial organizations. He has also served on various boards.
Teri Anderson
CFO
Teri is a seasoned professional with 30 years’ experience in finance and accounting with both public and private companies in various industries. Teri currently serves as CFO for Namibia Critical Metals Inc. (NMI: TSXV), Build Ventures and Concrete Ventures. In 2022, Teri was CFO with Now Vertical Inc. (TSX-V). Early in her career, Teri spent five years in public accounting practice with Ernst & Young and five years as a senior financial manager at Nova Scotia Power. Teri holds a CPA (CA) designation, an MBA from Dalhousie University, and a BSc. from Acadia University. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.