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VCs in Montreal

58 funds

Montreal is home to 42 venture capital funds, positioning the city as a meaningful center for Canadian startup finance outside the Toronto and Vancouver corridors.

Stages

Seed26
Pre-Seed19
Growth17
Series A13
Early12

Top Sectors

HealthTech / Life Sciences25
SaaS / Software19
AI / ML17
CleanTech / Energy14
FinTech10
Deep Tech / Hardware9

Capital

AUM rangeC$5M-C$450B
Funds reporting AUM32
All 58 funds

Accelia Capital

Montréal, Québec
Early

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

Multiple

AllosteRx Capital Management (Canada) Inc.

Montreal, QC
EarlySeed

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

BiotechnologyHealthcare/Life Sciences

Amiral Ventures

Montréal, Québec
Early

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

AICleantech

AmorChem

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

Early-stage life science venture capital fund and major supporter of Quebec's academic innovation, focusing on pre-seed and seed investments to create

Healthcare/Life Sciences

Amplitude Ventures

Montréal, Québec
SeedGrowth

Capital catalyst for precision medicine and next-generation medical devices at point of value acceleration.

AILife Sciences

Anges Québec

Montreal, Quebec
Seed

Founded in 2008, Anges Québec is the largest angel investor group in Canada, investing capital and expertise in innovative Quebec-based companies. Mem

TechnologyInnovative Companies

AQC Capital

Montréal, Québec
Pre-Seed

Invest in entrepreneurs building pre-seed/seed stage technology companies looking to disrupt global markets. Quebec focus.

Sector Agnostic

asterX Capital

Montreal, QC
SeedSeries A

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

MediaAdTech

Axelys

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

Quebec provincial technology-transfer investor (merger of Univalor, Sovar, and Aligo); holds equity in public-research spinouts including those from C

Life SciencesDeep Tech

BCF Ventures

Montréal, Québec
Early

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

AIB2C

Bell Ventures

Verdun, Québec

Network technologies, leading consumer and enterprise solutions, and innovation in data, analytics, AdTech, media, and content distribution aligned wi

AIB2C

Boreal Ventures

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

Pre-seed/seed-stage venture fund launched in close partnership with Centech, entirely dedicated to investing in Centech and Quebec's most promising de

DeepTechHealthcare/Life Sciences

BoxOne Ventures

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

Evergreen family-office venture firm investing its own capital, with a biotech and computational-biology focus.

BiotechComputational Biology

Brightspark Ventures

Montreal, Quebec
EarlySeries A

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

Sector Agnostic

CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec)

Montreal, QC
GrowthPE / Debt

Canada's second-largest pension fund and one of the world's largest institutional investors. Active direct investor and LP in the Canadian VC ecosyste

Private EquityInfrastructure

Claridge

Montreal, QC
Growth

Private investment firm investing $5M-$30M in high-quality businesses with strong defensible market positions.

TechnologyEntertainment

Cordiant Capital

Montreal, QC
PE / Debt

Founded in 1999, specializes in infrastructure private equity and private debt. Manages approximately $3.4B in assets.

Energy InfrastructureDigital Infrastructure

CTI Life Sciences / CTI Sciences de la vie

Montreal, QC
EarlyGrowth

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

Healthcare/Life Sciences

Cycle Capital Management

Montreal, QC
SeedSeries A

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

CleanTechEnvironmental

Desjardins Capital

Montreal, QC
GrowthPE / Debt

Private equity arm of Desjardins Group (Canada's largest cooperative financial group) since 1974. Provides venture and growth capital to Quebec busine

TechnologyManufacturing

Diagram

Montréal, Québec
Early

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

AICleantech

Distinction Capital

Montreal, QC
Series AGrowth

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

TechnologyIT

Ecofuel Fund

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

Government-anchored (Investissement Quebec, BDC, FTQ, Fondaction) cleantech seed fund investing directly in early-stage climate companies.

CleanTechEnergy

Esplanade Healthtech Ventures

Montreal, QC
SeedSeries A

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

Healthcare/Life SciencesDigital Health

Financiere Outremont

Montreal, QC
Series AGrowth

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

MediaEntertainment

Finchley Healthcare Ventures

Montréal, Québec
Growth

Invest in innovative private companies developing breakthrough therapies. Join last or second-to-last private financing round.

Life Sciences

Fondaction

Montreal, QC
Growth

Quebec labour-sponsored fund focused on responsible and sustainable investing. Partners with Fonds FTQ, Investissement Québec, and BDC to support Queb

Clean TechnologySocial Economy

Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Montreal, QC
Growth

Quebec's largest labour-sponsored venture capital fund with $20B+ in net assets. Provides venture and development capital to thousands of Quebec busin

TechnologyManufacturing

FounderFuel

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

Accelerator relaunched by Real Ventures with Panache and Inovia; invests about 120,000 dollars for equity.

Sector-Agnostic

Front Row Ventures

Montreal, QC
Pre-Seed

Student-run pre-seed fund backed by Investissement Quebec and Real Ventures, investing 50,000 dollars into student-founded startups across Canadian ca

Sector-Agnostic

Glen Ventures

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

Quebec healthtech-only early-stage fund (250,000 to 1 million dollar cheques) with McGill and MUHC ties.

HealthTechMedical Devices

Innovobot

Westmount, QC
SeedSeries A

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

CleanTechHealthcare/Life Sciences

Inovia Capital

Montréal, Québec
Pre-SeedMulti-Stage

Focus on software companies and AI driving positive impact on global scale. Three strategies: Discovery, Venture, Growth.

AIB2C

Lalotte Ventures

Montreal, QC
SeedSeries A

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

SportsMedia

Luge Capital

Montréal, Québec
Early

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

CybersecurityFintech

Lune Rouge

Montreal, QC
SeedSeries A

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

MediaGaming

Mavrik Corp

Montreal, QC
SeedSeries A

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

AgriFoodClimate

MEDTEQ+ Investment Fund

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

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

MedTechDigital Health

Métanoïa / Metanoia

Montreal, QC
Early

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

Impact

MKB

Montréal, Québec
Growth

Growth-stage companies accelerating energy transition across clean energy, transportation, built environment.

CleantechTransportation

National Bank Technology Banking

Montreal, QC
PE / DebtGrowth

National Bank's technology banking group offering venture lending, growth and M&A financing for tech companies for over 20 years. Acquired SVB's ~C$1B

TechnologySaaS

NAventures

Montréal, Québec
SeedSeries B+

Corporate VC arm of National Bank of Canada. Direct equity investment in high growth potential technology companies.

AICybersecurity

Novacap Management Inc.

Longueuil, QC
PE / Debt

Founded in 1981, leading Canadian private equity firm with C$8B+ AUM and 90+ platform companies, applying sector-focused approach in TMT, Industries a

Internet Software & ServicesMobile & Telecommunications

Panache Ventures

Montreal, QC
SeedPre-Seed

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

SoftwareInternet Software & Services

Persistence Capital Partners

Montreal, QC
PE / Debt

Private equity fund exclusively focused on high-growth opportunities in the healthcare field.

Healthcare/Life SciencesSoftware

Portage Ventures

Montréal, Québec
Multi-Stage

Global investment platform focused on fintech and financial services across Insurance, Consumer & SMB Finance, Wealth & Asset Management, Payments.

Fintech

Real Ventures

Montréal, Québec
Pre-Seed

Early-stage venture firm investing in founder-led startups. Most active in AI, deep tech, energy transition, marketplaces.

Sector Agnostic

Sagard Private Equity Canada

Montreal, QC
PE / Debt

Focuses on Canadian middle-market investment opportunities.

Industrial & ManufacturingFood & Beverages

Sand Hill North Ventures

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

Early-stage venture investments at the intersection of innovation and integrity.

Internet Software & ServicesSoftware

Sectoral Asset Management

Montréal, Québec
Series B+

Emerging life science companies developing innovative medical treatments based on disruptive technologies.

Life Sciences

Seido Capital

Montréal, Québec
Pre-SeedSeries B+

Building global healthcare leaders from locally disruptive technologies. MedTech, Biotech, AI in Health.

Life SciencesHealthtech

TandemLaunch

Montréal, Québec
SeedEarly

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

AICleantech

Telegraph Ventures

Montreal, QC
Pre-SeedSeed

A 35 million dollar fund backing enterprise-AI startups in Quebec, with limited partners including Investissement Quebec, Teralys, and Inovia.

Enterprise AIB2B Software

Teralys Capital

Montreal, QC

Canada's largest innovation-focused fund-of-funds investor. Backed by CDPQ, Fondaction, and government programs, with over $2.5B committed to 5 specia

Information TechnologyLife Sciences

Triptyq Capital

Montreal, QC
SeedPre-Seed

Corporate venture capital investing in the digital transformation of creative industries.

Internet Software & ServicesComputer Hardware & Services

TVM Capital Life Science

Montreal, QC
SeedSeries A

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

TherapeuticsMedTech

Venture Scientist Fund

Montreal, QC
Pre-Seed

A 100 million US dollar fund co-launched by the Mila AI institute and Inovia Capital to spin foundational-AI research out of the lab at the pre-incorp

AIDeep Tech

Walter Capital Partners

Montreal, QC
GrowthPE / Debt

Montreal-based PE firm partnering with management teams of mid-market businesses in Quebec and Canada to drive growth.

TechnologyHealthcare