Series A VCs in Canada

Early-stage VC investing in Seed to pre-Series A technology startups, with a sector focus on software, SaaS, cloud services, marketplaces, mobile, big

Canada's Global Life Sciences Venture, sourcing promising therapeutics research from academic and biotech partners to create new companies of scale an

Strategic minority investing by AGT Food and Ingredients (Fairfax majority-owned); led Chickapea 2025 round.

Sector agnostic venture capital firm investing in Seed or Series A stage companies.

Invests in early-stage Series A financing in technology-related firms.

Corporate venture arm of Quebecor (established 2021) investing in media, ad-tech, mar-tech, sports-tech, and entertainment-technology startups.

Balance-sheet corporate venture arm of ATCO (established 2024) investing in energy solutions, modular construction, AI and data, and field-operations

A $100M BDC equity fund backing Black-led Canadian businesses with strong growth potential — early-stage (Seed/Series A) venture, Entrepreneurship Thr

BDC's Climate Tech Fund vehicles — Fund I ($600M, 2018, fully committed across ~50 companies) and Fund II ($400M, 2022), $1B total. Invests roughly $2

BDC Capital's Climate Tech Practice — the team investing in Canadian climate technology since 2018, deploying through its Climate Tech Fund I and II (

Canada's largest dedicated deep tech fund at $200M. Targets 15-20 seed to Series A Canadian companies developing transformational technologies in quan

Fund I ($250M) + Fund II ($200M) backing early-stage companies in legacy industries where enabling technologies can reshape Canadian companies into gl

A $300M BDC fund (Fund I + II) created to give ambitious Canadian entrepreneurs the capital and strategic advice to turn early-stage software companie

A $150M BDC fund (launched 2026) providing patient capital to early-stage Canadian life sciences companies — therapeutics and medical technologies — t

A $300M BDC fund backing early-stage Canadian deep-tech startups with defence-focused or dual-use applications — aerospace, autonomous systems, sensor

A $150M BDC fund investing in early-stage businesses developing software and asset-light technologies for a net-zero economy, aligned with UN SDGs. Eq

The $300M direct investment component of BDC's Thrive Platform, addressing the equity gap faced by women-led companies. Partners with women entreprene

A $200M fund — one of the world's largest dedicated to investing in women-led tech companies. Made 38 investments with 8 successful exits. Predecessor

Provides highly flexible growth financing solutions for small to mid-market companies across a wide variety of industry sectors. Fully funded by Beedi

Black Innovation Funds investing in startups led by founders from the Black Community.

BlackBerry venture fund (around 50 million dollars) investing in startups building on the BlackBerry IVY connected-vehicle data platform.

Private investment management company (family office) with a broad portfolio spanning venture capital and private equity, focused primarily in Alberta

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

Early-stage venture capital firm focused on Atlantic Canada, investing from seed through Series C.

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

Strategic corporate venture fund of The Co-operators making direct and fund investments in insurtech, fintech, and digital health.

Women-led health venture firm (more than 90 million US dollars) investing in women and children health technology.

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

Single-family office of CGI founder Serge Godin making direct technology investments.

Venture capital fund investing in innovative Canadian companies in the food & beverage and health & wellness sectors.

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

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

Invest in exceptional entrepreneurs with innovative climate technologies in energy, critical minerals, industrial optimization.

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 Insti

Strategic venture arm of Fairfax Financial Holdings making direct minority investments in insurance, fintech, and technology.

Venture and growth investing arm of Farm Credit Canada, a federal Crown corporation; direct minority stakes plus fund commitments across agriculture a

Family holding company of Pierre Karl Peladeau making direct minority investments such as Connect and GO and Moment Factory.

Early stage, emerging and growth-oriented enterprise software companies. Dedicated Enterprise software focus.

Active capital model in AI-powered vertical SaaS. Focus on proven product-market fit and compelling unit economics.

Early-stage venture capital firm with 6 funds raised and 79 deals recorded, focused primarily in Ontario.

Build studio and investment platform of Anthony Lacavera that co-builds and funds companies; more than 150 investments and co-founder of WIND Mobile.

Leading seed-stage venture capital fund based in Toronto, investing across North America with 7 funds raised and 140 deals recorded.

Early-stage Canadian technology companies making significant impact in existing B2B value chains.

Venture capital business focused exclusively on partnering with innovative, early-stage PropTech, BuildTech and CleanTech companies.

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

Early-stage VC specializing in fintech startups. Invests $1M-$2M per deal as either lead or co-investor at the late seed and early Series A stages.

A 500 million dollar strategic investment fund of the Government of British Columbia; invests directly in BC-tied companies and as a limited partner i

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

Grows an innovation ecosystem transforming markets and propelling technology companies toward market leadership.

Corporate venture arm of Intact Financial investing in insurtech, fintech, and adjacent technology from early to growth stage. Roughly 400 million dol

Nova Scotia's early-stage venture capital organization (Innovacorp), targeting information technology, clean technology and life sciences.

Winnipeg family conglomerate making opportunistic direct co-investments in agri-food technology, robotics, and life sciences.

Ottawa SaaS accelerator (Wesley Clover) that takes about 3 percent equity contingent on the startup raising within an 18-month window, with no cash in

Family office of Mitch Garber making 100,000 to 500,000 dollar direct investments in sports, media, gaming, and entertainment; operates via BCF Ventur

Family office of Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte making direct and fund investments across technology and media.

Corporate venture arm of Magna International (formerly Magna New Mobility Ventures) making strategic minority investments in mobility, electrification

Corporate venture arm of Manulife, within Manulife Investment Management, backing B2B software and fintech strategic to its insurance and wealth lines

Gender-lens and social-lens impact venture firm (about 105 million dollars under management).

Bridges a critical gap in early-stage funding, catalyzing later-stage funding for promising technology companies across enterprise software, health te

Strategic minority investing by auto-parts maker Martinrea International, including stakes in NanoXplore and Equispheres.

Single-family office of the Pathy family (Fednav, Mark Pathy) making direct co-investments plus fund commitments with a climate and impact tilt.

First dedicated Digital Industrial VC. Invests in Industrial AI and software at the intersection of data, automation, and large physical operations ac

Investment fund of the MEDTEQ+ health-technology consortium; takes dilutive equity co-investments in Canadian health-technology companies.

Wealth planning and investing firm (family office) with active venture and private equity investments across Canada.

Pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm backing exceptional founders in the US and Canada.

Canadian AgTech venture fund (The51 Food and AgTech Fund) investing in founders shaping a sustainable future through science and technology innovation

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

Led by experienced operators with strong angel and institutional VC track records; founders-first philosophy with commitment to diversity, co-investin

Venture capital investment company focused on growth financing in the chemical industry, transportation industry, industrial real estate, and northern

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

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

Canada-Silicon Valley Series A venture fund concentrating on investments just before scaling begins, with 2 funds and 8 deals recorded.

CVC and fund investment arm of RBC. Invest directly in Financial Services companies, opportunistic to other aligned sectors. $5-10MM typical.

Backer of Canada's most daring innovators and idea generators; RBC's technology growth banking and venture arm.

Early-stage VC investing in connected internet and mobile technology software across North America. Portfolio of 42+ companies including 3 unicorns.

Early-stage VC focused on companies developing creator and developer tools and enterprise software across software, cloud, health tech, crypto, and fi

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

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

Global investment firm with $620M+ USD in AUM. Partners with visionary founders across technology and healthcare. Fund III closed at $338M CAD.

Corporate venture arm of Spin Master backing kids entertainment, toys, games, and consumer and edtech startups.

Toronto-based early-stage VC fund investing in high-growth technology startups led or co-led by women founders, backing globally competitive companies

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

Western Canadian focused agtech seed fund with 1 fund and 27 deals recorded.

Strategic investment arm in AgTech, Digital HealthTech, Connected Consumer, and Enterprise Platforms & IoT.

Early-stage VC serving women and underrepresented founders. 45,000+ community network. Health, Wealth, Work focus.

Igniting venture growth for greater human impact; 2 funds raised and 49 deals recorded, primarily in Alberta.

Corporate venture arm of Thomson Reuters; invests in early-stage enterprise technology with a focus on Series A companies.

Impact venture firm founded by BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka; medtech is an explicit vertical (PulseMedica, FluidAI Medical).

Transatlantic life-science venture firm (about 900 million dollars under management) with its Canadian team leading origination from Montreal.

Advance Canadian Agriculture. 27 years and 120+ investments in Canadian food and agricultural sectors.

Corporate venture arm of WELL Health Technologies investing in digital health, healthcare AI, and clinical software.

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

Whitespace investing in B2B Software and Healthcare. 30+ year track record, one of longest running VC firms in Canada.

Venture arm tied to the Weston family (Wittington Investments, Loblaw, George Weston, Shoppers); three pools including a 100 million dollar Canadian f

Investment firm with a unique combination of water and investment expertise, focused on companies enabling efficient water use.