Early VCs in Canada

Innovative companies with high technological potential owned or led by women.

Canada's Global Life Sciences Venture, sourcing promising therapeutics research from academic and biotech partners to create new companies of scale and train the next generation of life sciences leade

Venture accelerator and fund associated with Wesley Clover, providing capital and mentorship to early-stage enterprise technology companies.

Provides early-stage startups with essential capital to fuel growth and innovation, tailored to their unique needs and goals.

Early-stage biotechnology venture capital focused on the Quebec life sciences ecosystem.

Venture studio that brings together talent, AI/ML expertise and capital to accelerate the growth of applied AI startups within specific enterprise verticals.

Enterprise AI solutions driving enterprise productivity, resilience, and sustainability.

Early-stage impact venture fund focused on transformational technology in Climate and Health solutions.

Toronto-based $35MM venture capital fund founded in 2022 investing in early-stage startups across AI, fintech, SaaS, healthcare, and cleantech across North America and internationally.

Network of four specialized early-stage funds under shared back-office, collectively fueling Canada's entrepreneurial growth.

Toronto-based VC investing globally in breakthrough clean technology growth companies addressing climate change. Fund III closed at $450M CAD. Selected by Canada VCCI cleantech stream.

Leading force in real estate investment and development; also supports startups and venture companies from inception with an all-encompassing growth strategy.

Focus on technology companies with validated product-market fit ready to accelerate growth. Staged strategy with discovery checks, building conviction by tracking execution.

Fund I ($250M) + Fund II ($200M) backing early-stage companies in legacy industries where enabling technologies can reshape Canadian companies into global leaders. Covers agtech, foodtech, robotics, a

A $100M innovative equity investment lab providing capital, training and support for 100+ ambitious women-led businesses committed to delivering measurable positive social impact tied to UN SDGs.

Pan-Canadian, industry-agnostic early-stage VC backing exceptional founders building the future.

Invest in AI, space, energy, and real estate across North America and Israel through thematic funds.

Companies advancing healthy aging, brain health, and dementia care.

Venture capital investor in media communication technologies, with 4 funds raised and 69 deals recorded.

Experienced industrial sustainability investor with 20+ years in energy and industrial innovation. Fifth fund invests in early-stage technologies for carbon neutrality.

Venture capital firm investing in high-quality emerging life sciences companies at the pre-clinical and clinical development stage in Canada and the US.

Leading private ClimateTech VC platform investing across North America, Europe and Asia in companies enabling net-zero transition, reducing GHG emissions, and optimizing resources.

Thesis-first VC backing founders shaping the AI frontier. Over a decade of AI investing with $20B+ in enterprise value created, 4 unicorn exits including 1 decacorn, and 30+ portfolio companies. Focus

Invest in early-stage B2B enterprise software companies with clear product-market fit and strong Canadian angle.

Venture studio and VC focused on launching transformative Fintech and ClimateTech companies.

Canada's first private female-founded VC fund for women entrepreneurs. Addresses systemic underfunding of women-led companies.

Technologies for Industrial Transformation and climate impact reduction in traditional sectors.

Upstream AgTech increasing productivity, profitability, and sustainability of food production.

Invests in early to growth-stage companies that offer products or services that dramatically improve the profitability of producing or consuming energy.

Early-stage digital health venture fund investing in Canada and the US.

Focuses on providing early-stage venture capital and management expertise to startup businesses.

Award-winning commercialization venture firm building companies with entrepreneurs to accelerate oncology innovation, partnered with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR).

CoFounds & Funds B2B AI-native SaaS companies with values-driven leaders.

Early-stage life science opportunities in areas of unmet medical need. Company co-creation investment strategy.

Mission to digitize and decarbonize the built environment. Focus on real estate productivity and sustainability.

Growth capital investment firm providing private funding and merchant banking services to a wide variety of businesses at different stages of development.

Focused exclusively on North American enterprise and financial technology companies, with 3 funds raised and 62 deals recorded.

Nova Scotia's early-stage venture capital organization. Provincial crown corporation building Atlantic Canada's innovation ecosystem.

Global deeptech and greentech companies reshaping legacy industries. Bridge between Canada and Asia-Pacific.

MedTech and Digital Health companies improving patient outcomes and expanding access to care.

Early-stage, fintech-focused VC. Strategic LP base includes large financial institutions and pension funds.

Early-stage venture capital firm preferring to invest in science and technology sector companies founded by Canadian immigrants.

Boutique consulting and fund focused on early-stage impact investment.

Venture capital arm of OMERS pension fund with nearly $61B in net assets; 5 funds raised and 130 deals recorded across North America.

Early growth-stage technology venture capital investor with 7 funds raised and 41 deals recorded.

Founded by BlackBerry creators Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin with a $100M fund for commercialization of quantum physics breakthroughs.

Global venture capital company focused on equity financing of innovative biotechnology companies with breakthrough technology platforms.

Invest in world-leading companies developing and applying artificial intelligence.

Invest in innovative Indigenous and Native American-led businesses. North America's first Indigenous-led VC.

Innovative private equity fund supporting entrepreneurs and executives fostering innovation in Canada's health and wellness industry.

Focus on most common age-related conditions: brain health, diabetes, cardiovascular, mobility, respiratory, musculoskeletal.

Climate technology startups improving sustainability and resilience of infrastructure, production and manufacturing.

Private venture capital and mutual fund management company with 1 fund and 51 deals recorded.

VC firm (division of the Gupta Group) focused on investing in women, immigrant, and visible minority founders building impact-driven companies. Portfolio of 31+ investments across six continents inclu

Founders Fund backed by successful entrepreneurs, with 7 funds raised and 91 deals recorded.

Ground-breaking startups revolutionizing agrifood through technology-enabled solutions for climate, food security, sustainability.

Writes relatively small cheques to early-stage founding teams with grit, focus and passion to bring interesting and innovative projects to life.

Start-up foundry and seed fund in AI, Computer Vision, IoT, Advanced Sensors, sustainability, and Advanced Materials.

Private venture capital and investment holding company focusing exclusively in the four Atlantic Canadian provinces, primarily in technology companies.

Software and AI infrastructure powering global Managed Services ecosystem ($600B market).

Next frontier of computing: domain specific deep AI platforms, physical AI, AI infrastructure, advanced computing hardware, smart energy.

Two themes: AI & Analytics and Disruptive HardTech. Target companies with sustainable technological advantages.

Corporate venture capital arm investing in and partnering with early-stage startups working to transform aviation and transportation infrastructure.

Back mission-driven founders early in new areas. Focus on crypto, deep tech, and enterprise SaaS.

Private equity and investment management firm with active interests in Information and Communication Technologies, Digital Media, Real Estate and Leisure Properties.

Pioneered venture debt in 1980. $7.8B deployed across 1,400+ companies including Canadian firms. Now investing out of 11th institutional fund. Acquired by P10 in 2022. Flexible, founder-friendly lendi