Endeavor Canada Welcomes Stacey Kline to its Board of Directors

Endeavor Canada is proud to announce the appointment of Stacey Kline, Founding Partner of February Capital, to our Board of Directors. Stacey brings a wealth of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and leader in both the private and philanthropic sectors.

Her newly launched firm, February Capital, is a venture capital platform that provides access to best-in-class venture capital, investing in the people and firms behind the next generation of category-defining companies. After two years of planning, February Capital was introduced to the Canadian ecosystem in 2025 with the goal of backing the most promising venture capital funds and, through them, strengthening the pipeline of world-class startup companies.

Stacey’s track record speaks for itself. She is the founder of The Good Fund, an impact-driven investment firm, and Otto Intelligence, a fintech startup enabling personalized finance. She began her career as a corporate lawyer at Goodmans LLP, where she also spearheaded innovation initiatives. Beyond business, Stacey is deeply committed to philanthropy. Among other involvements, she is the co-founder and co-chair of the SickKids Breakthrough Fund, serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Save a Child’s Heart and served as director on the board of OCAD U CO, a hub for entrepreneurship and creative industries.

Her unique perspective, which spans law, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and philanthropy, aligns perfectly with Endeavor Canada’s mission to support high-impact entrepreneurs as they scale their companies and multiply their impact.

A Conversation with Stacey Kline

To mark her appointment, we sat down with Stacey to discuss her journey, her new venture capital firm, and her vision for Canadian entrepreneurship. Edited highlights of that conversation appear below.

You’ve just launched February Capital after two years in the making. What inspired you and your co-founder, Ben Gallacher, to start a venture capital firm in Canada?

At its core, February Capital was born from our own desire to thoughtfully and strategically access world class early-stage venture capital investments. While Canada has extraordinary entrepreneurial talent, accessing the very best early-stage venture opportunities, particularly globally, can be more challenging here. Unlike ecosystems where wealth has been generated through multiple cycles of venture success, Canada is still early in developing a deep bench of LPs who have built their careers in venture. Ben and I saw a clear opportunity to build a platform that could bridge that gap – connecting Canadian capital to the highest-quality early-stage managers around the world.

After studying global models and speaking with hundreds of founders and fund managers, it became obvious that a dedicated early-stage venture capital platform could be meaningful in our ecosystem. We wanted to create a platform that backs the best emerging and established VC firms, brings more institutional rigor and long-term capital to the space, and ultimately helps unlock a deeper pipeline of globally competitive companies. February Capital is our way of helping to elevate the ecosystem from within.

For those in our community who may be less familiar, how do fund of funds play a role in strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems?

Fund of funds act as multipliers. By investing in top venture capital funds, we help to ensure those managers have the resources and stability to support founders – from the earliest stages. We also go beyond capital allocation. A well-designed fund of funds can provide pattern recognition, mentorship, governance discipline, and a network that strengthens the ecosystem in ways individual funds can’t on their own.

In practical terms, this means more emerging managers can get off the ground, more established managers can continue to support their founders, more founders have access to diverse sources of capital, and more companies can scale with the kind of support they need to become generational businesses. It’s about creating depth, resilience, and long-term strength across the ecosystem – not just picking individual winners.

What gaps do you see in Canada’s venture landscape that February Capital is aiming to address?

Canada’s venture ecosystem has made tremendous progress, but we’re still building the depth of LP participation that more mature markets have. Many Canadian investors are only now beginning to allocate consistently to venture as an asset class, which means they often don’t yet have the access, relationships, or breadth of experience needed to participate in the world’s most competitive early-stage funds. This creates a gap between the quality of opportunities available globally and what most Canadian capital can reach. February Capital helps bridge that gap by opening doors to top-tier managers and by bringing a longer-term, cycle-resilient approach to venture investing that the ecosystem is still developing.

At the same time, we see a critical opportunity to strengthen the connection between Canadian innovation and global markets. Many exceptional Canadian founders build with world-class ambition but lack early exposure to global networks, expertise, and capital. By backing managers who are plugged into these networks, and by acting as a conduit ourselves, we aim to help Canadian companies scale with the connectivity that helps them to compete on a global stage.

You’ve built a career spanning law, entrepreneurship, venture, and philanthropy. How have these experiences shaped your investment philosophy today?

Each chapter of my career has reinforced the same core belief: exceptional outcomes happen when people are empowered and supported. As a lawyer, I learned the value of rigorous thinking and thoughtful governance. As a founder, I felt firsthand how transformative it is when investors truly understand the journey you’re on. Through my philanthropic work, I’ve seen how mission and community can catalyze outsized impact.

Today, my investment philosophy brings all of that together. I look for people who are deeply committed to their craft, who pair ambition with integrity, and who build with intention. And I try to be the kind of partner I’ve been privileged to have at every step: engaged, values-aligned, and focused on helping others succeed.

As a new Endeavor Canada board member, what excites you most about helping to advance Endeavor’s mission?

Endeavor plays a unique and critical role in Canada: it supports the entrepreneurs who are already building category-defining companies and helps them scale in ways that create ripple effects. I’m excited to contribute to that mission because it aligns so closely with why we built February Capital – to empower exceptional people who, in turn, elevate the entire ecosystem.

What inspires me most is Endeavor’s focus on multiplying impact. Successful founders don’t just build companies – they become anchors, mentors, and investors who strengthen the next generation. Being part of a community that amplifies that cycle is an honour, and I’m thrilled to support Endeavor as it continues to shape Canada’s entrepreneurial future.

Looking Ahead

With Stacey joining our board, Endeavor Canada is gaining a visionary leader committed to building both economic and social impact in Canada and beyond. We look forward to working alongside her as we continue to expand our support for Canada’s most ambitious entrepreneurs.