McNamara Family Investments — first-check backers of deep-tech moonshots.
Toronto-based, self-funded angel fund investing $250K from angel through seed in scientists and engineers building nuclear, biotech, space, materials, and climate tech that doesn't exist yet. One meeting, decision in days.
40+ portfolio companies, including Aalo, Varda, and ProteinQure.
A family fund writing first checks into nuclear and biotech needs to look patient rather than hungry, and trees do that in a way an abstract M never would - growth measured in decades suits the thesis. The exploration sheet shows the mark pushed a dozen ways; did the client...
we didn't have to argue too much to be honest. the client was drawn to it from the beginning. Our focus on this mark was a community developing over time. much like how any major scientific discovery is realised. Thank you for the comment. it's my favourite thus far on Contra.