Wire to a Canadian custodian, not a founder's bank.
Putting money into a SAFE shouldn't require trusting the founder to hold your cheque, and it shouldn't require wiring through a US platform that can't take a phone call from a Canadian regulator. Funds are held in a CDIC-member Canadian bank by PayEvo — a FINTRAC-registered money services business — and released only when the round's trigger conditions fire.
Canadian-custodied escrow
— funds held by PayEvo at a CDIC-member partner bank, not the issuer; released only when the round's trigger conditions fire.
You sign a SAFE PDF from email and wire funds before counter-signature is confirmed.
Payments Canada–compliant refund
— if the round doesn't hit minimum by the deadline, funds are returned via the same rails they arrived on, automatically.
If the round fails to close, getting your money back is a phone call to the founder.
Verify once, invest across rounds
— identity, residency, and accredited-investor status verified once and reused across subsequent investments with your consent.
Your KYC / accredited-investor status is re-collected for every deal.
An investor portal you actually log into
— signed SAFEs, conversion events, post-money cap table, and follow-on rights all in one place, on demand.
After the wire, your only update is when the founder remembers to send one.
Canadian rails end-to-end
— CAD-first, with multi-currency at the core; refunds and conversions happen on Payments Canada infrastructure, under Canadian regulatory reach.
Cross-border investments mean your money sits in a US escrow you can't reach.
Capital that's protected by Canadian payments infrastructure, not by a US platform's terms of service. The mechanics of the round work the way professional investors expect — and the recourse, if you need it, stays in your jurisdiction.
Built in Canada
Designed in Canada, for Canadian rules. CRA, Revenu Québec, OSC, AMF, and provincial corporate law all native — not retrofitted from US output.
Equity that follows the law
CCPC s.7(1.1) deferral, 110(1)(d) deduction, the $200K non-qualified cap, Quebec 725.2 / 725.3 — all surfaced where they apply, with the underlying section cited.
Your data stays here
Personal data resident in Canada. Law 25 disclosure and consent flows built into acceptance. No cross-border production orders to recover your own information.
PayEvo on the line
EvoEquity is operated by PayEvo — a Canadian payroll company since 2008, FINTRAC-registered, and reachable by phone. Real humans, real Canadian time zones.
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