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VCs in Waterloo

5 funds

Waterloo hosts two venture funds focused on early-stage and deep technology investments.

Stages

Seed3
Pre-Seed2
Series A1
Growth1
Early1

Top Sectors

Deep Tech / Hardware3
AI / ML2
SaaS / Software2
HealthTech / Life Sciences2
Education1
Cybersecurity1

Capital

AUM rangeC$100M-C$100M
Funds reporting AUM1
All 5 funds
BI

BlackBerry IVY Innovation Fund

Waterloo, ON
SeedSeries A

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

AutomotiveConnected Vehicle
GA

GTAN | Angel to Series A Investments

Waterloo Region, Ontario
Pre-SeedSeed

A community of angels, super angels, family offices, and venture funds investing in Canadian tech startups from pre-seed to Series A since 2008. Canad

SoftwareHardware
OV

OpenText Ventures

Waterloo, ON
Growth

Balance-sheet corporate venture investing by OpenText, taking minority stakes in enterprise software, cybersecurity, and AI companies, often ahead of

Enterprise SoftwareCybersecurity
QV

Quantum Valley Investments

Waterloo, ON
Early

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

Quantum ComputingQuantum Sensing
VF

Velocity Fund II

Waterloo, ON
Pre-SeedSeed

A 10 million US dollar equity venture fund anchored by the University of Waterloo endowment, distinct from the grants-only Velocity incubator.

Sector-AgnosticHealthTech