PE / Debt VCs in Toronto

Focuses on emerging growth companies primarily in financial services, technology, and resource sectors, providing private equity, private debt, and venture capital.

Invests in small and medium-sized Canadian companies in the business and healthcare services and telecom industries.

North American private equity firm focused on selectively acquiring significant interests in high-quality businesses with meaningful growth potential, primarily in services sub-sectors.

Private equity firm focused on the marketing services and specialty media industry.

Leading Canadian mid-market private equity firm with 5 funds raised and 36 deals recorded.

BMO's technology and innovation banking group launched in 2019 providing venture debt and growth financing to Canadian tech companies. Expanded aggressively post-SVB to capture market share.

One of the world's largest alternative asset managers headquartered in Toronto. Invests in technology-enabled growth companies through Brookfield Growth and Technology Growth Partners.

Provides capital to entrepreneurs to fund growth and expansion of mid-market businesses.

Strategic advice, cash management, and flexible capital solutions to innovation companies. Financing from $1M to $100M+.

Family-run private equity firm.

Founded in 1987, top-performing private equity management firm with over C$4B in AUM, focused on owner-led growth-oriented businesses with a collaborative, minority-friendly approach.

Leading Canadian mid-market PE firm investing through buyouts, growth and acquisition financings since 2002.

Founder-friendly PE firm focusing on lower mid-market businesses with a focus on generational transitions and succession planning.

Provides growth financing to companies based on their tax credits from programs such as SR&ED and digital media; over 542 deals recorded.

Investment management firm specializing in infrastructure and real estate, a subsidiary of Fengate Corporation operating since 1974.

Advises and invests in Canada's entrepreneurs, helping promising mid-market companies complete mission-critical transactions including acquisitions, sales, and growth capital injections.

Publicly listed provider of flexible growth and alternative capital, supporting revenue-generating, VC-backed, and founder-owned companies seeking growth capital with minimal dilution.

Family office encompassing financial aspects of real estate oversight and family business governance.

Toronto-based private equity fund manager focused on buyout opportunities in the Canadian and American mid-market.

Independent alternative asset management firm (joint venture between Instar Group and AGF Management Limited), with 2 funds and 41 deals.

Private equity firm focused exclusively on the Canadian lower middle-market in traditional industries including manufacturing, distribution, consumer products and services.

JPMorgan's Canadian innovation economy unit expanding aggressively with 5 dedicated tech bankers. Hired Scotiabank's former head of TIB (David Rozin) to lead Canadian expansion, picking up hundreds of

High-performing alternative investment firm active since 1996 with diversified strategy across private markets. Backed by VCCI program. Invests in VC, growth equity, and mid-market buyouts.

Invests in people, ideas, critical minerals, and strategic infrastructure necessary to accelerate the energy transition.

Private equity firm focused on technology-enabled growth and disruption.

Making private equity investments since 1987 on behalf of OMERS, one of Canada's largest pension plans with over $60.8B in assets; manages over $6.5B globally.

Founded in 1984, one of Canada's oldest private equity firms committed to acquiring and building high-quality businesses in partnership with talented management teams.

Sustainability-focused private debt firm executing credit investments in growth-stage technology companies.

Toronto-based middle-market private equity firm with 4 funds and 235 deals recorded, primarily in healthcare, financial, and business services.

Founded in 1994, Toronto-based private equity firm managing several portfolios with assets of $85M.

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

Scotiabank's tech lending arm with ~C$2B lent to Canadian tech companies including BenchSci, Helcim, GeoComply, and Field Effect. Launched in 2019, expanded post-SVB collapse. Also operates via subsid

Venture banking division of Stifel providing venture debt ($1M-$50M+), treasury management, and capital raising for seed through IPO-stage tech companies. Over 100 bankers, $10B+ in loan commitments.

TD Bank's full-service innovation banking platform launched in 2024, providing venture debt, banking, and financing solutions for technology companies at all stages. Staffed by former SVB and RBCx lea

Leading Canadian-based manager of private equity funds seeking investments in middle-market and later-stage companies through opportune acquisitions and strategic leadership.

Invests in and works closely with premier late-stage Canadian technology companies to achieve their long-term goals.