Build Ventures

Build Ventures operates as a venture capital firm dedicated to providing early-stage capital to technology companies throughout the Atlantic Canadian region. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the firm actively partners with founders to support the development and scaling of their ventures. Its investment strategy centers on identifying and collaborating with entrepreneurs committed to building robust and impactful technology businesses.

The firm was co-founded in 2013 by Patrick Keefe and Rob Barbara. Patrick Keefe brings over two decades of investment and entrepreneurial experience, having previously served as Vice President of Investment at Innovacorp and founding CVAI, which launched Starbucks in Atlantic Canada. Rob Barbara, with a similar extensive background in investment management, capital markets, and entrepreneurship, including founding Beaujolais Private Investment Management and co-founding a medical IT startup, contributed significant expertise to the firm's inception.

Build Ventures targets passionate founders of early-stage technology companies, offering more than just capital by drawing on its partners' deep operational and investment experience. The firm's long-term vision is to foster the growth of high-potential technology businesses, contributing to a dynamic innovation ecosystem within Atlantic Canada by empowering entrepreneurs to achieve their full potential.