VCs in Ontario

Provides capital to help owner-operators take their companies to the next level, with focus on agribusiness, food & beverage, and industrial sectors.

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

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,

Altitude Angels brings together high-net-worth individuals who support high-potential technology founders by providing capital, mentorship, and networ

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

Angel Investors Ontario convenes Ontario's angel investors who directly provide capital and volunteer mentorship to innovative start-ups province-wide

Angel One Investor Network empowers Canadian startups by linking founders with funders to drive innovation and economic growth in Southern Ontario. Th

Toronto residency of the global accelerator Antler; invests about 150,000 to 250,000 dollars for roughly 9 to 10 percent at the pre-idea and pre-seed

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

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. Selecte

An Angel Investment firm built by founders, technologists and pioneers between Canada and the San Francisco Bay Area. Investing in founders who are re

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.

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.

Evergreen investment fund supporting North American mid-market through direct investments and fund investments in buyout, growth equity and VC strateg

BMO's technology and innovation banking group launched in 2019 providing venture debt and growth financing to Canadian tech companies. Expanded aggres

Company creation studio that builds, buys and makes seed-stage investments in disruptive consumer products.

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

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

Founded in 1980, provides investors with an independent model for portfolio management, committed to employment equity and diversity.

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

The largest network of early stage investors in Ottawa, Gatineau, and Kanata. A leading Canadian angel group focused on lifting the region's entrepren

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

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 collabora

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

Companies with proven, deployment-ready climate technologies with near-term profitability.

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

Invests pre-seed and seed-stage capital for technology commercialization.

Commercialization arm of University Health Network; takes an equity position in every spinout it creates and runs an Accelerator Fund.

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

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

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

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

For-profit fund arm of Toronto Metropolitan University DMZ; writes 100,000 to 250,000 dollar cheques into DMZ-vetted startups as first institutional i

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

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

Crown corporation with over B in investment capital. Invests in Canadian VC/PE funds and co-invests directly in export-oriented companies via the Inve

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.

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, s

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

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

Idea-stage pre-seed accelerator with Canadian chapters; uses a 2.5 percent warrant rather than a cash-for-equity model.

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

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

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

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

Toronto-based growth capital firm founded in 2008, one of Canada's largest investment firms, investing in enterprise software and internet companies w

Georgian Angel Network connects accredited investors with high-quality entrepreneurial opportunities to commercialize innovations. GAN serves as a cat

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.

Invest in post-product companies with users or pilots. Focus on AI and Blockchain. North America and Global.

Canada's seed stage VC partner for exceptional B2B founders. Focus on capital efficiency and global scaling.

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

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

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

Venture capital firm specializing in real estate and property technology, investing as early as the pre-seed stage with capital and domain expertise.

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

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

Venture studio and VC firm that builds ventures with corporate partners and family offices. Combines venture building with venture investing through V

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Fast-growing expansion-stage companies promoting health and sustainability in food and agricultural sector.

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

JPMorgan's Canadian innovation economy unit expanding aggressively with 5 dedicated tech bankers. Hired Scotiabank's former head of TIB (David Rozin)

Invests in high-growth enterprise tech companies globally and connects them to corporate partners in North America.

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

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

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

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

Leading North American healthcare VC building transformative biotechnology and medical device companies.

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

Toronto-based VC investing in lean, product-focused teams solving real-world problems. Three funds with aggregate market value exceeding $70M.

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

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

Toronto's largest angel investor network supporting Canadian startups. A community of high net worth accredited investors who provide capital, mentors

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.

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

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

Leading seed-stage venture capital firm in Canada, established in 2013. Focuses on early bets in enterprise software, AI, and marketplace companies.

Early-stage VC empowering Canadian tech startups transitioning from concept to seed stage. Invests $250K-$1.5M per deal.

AI accelerator by NEXT Canada; the Toronto stream invests up to 25,000 dollars plus 100,000 dollar follow-on via post-money SAFE.

One of Canada's most active private markets investors for over two decades. $28B USD in AUM across 10 global offices.

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

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

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

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

A 2008-vintage Ontario government fund-of-funds managed by Northleaf, now in harvest.

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

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.

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

Agri-food investing arm of Power Sustainable (Power Corporation) taking direct minority and control stakes in mid-market food and agriculture companie

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

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

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

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.

Invests in early-stage innovative companies and founders; provides a core group of founders and an extensive network of mentors and investors.

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

Canada's first deep tech fund. Focus on university spin-outs and pre-seed deep tech startups.

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. Portfo

Canadian Tire Corporation's (CTC) corporate venture capital fund.

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

Member of the Scotiabank Group; Canada's leading merchant bank specializing in innovative long-term capital and business solutions for mid-sized compa

Scotiabank's tech lending arm with ~C$2B lent to Canadian tech companies including BenchSci, Helcim, GeoComply, and Field Effect. Launched in 2019, ex

Family office of the Serruya family (Yogen Fruz founders) taking direct minority and control stakes in consumer, restaurant, and retail brands.

Strategic balance-sheet investing by Shopify, taking minority equity stakes in commerce, fintech, and infrastructure partners such as Affirm, Global-e

Venture studio that builds and funds companies from the ground up; 15 million dollars raised, with limited partners including TD, Sun Life, and Sobeys

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

Toronto-based venture capital investment office.

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

Publicly traded investment holding company (TSX: SC) providing access to high-growth pre-IPO and late-stage technology companies.

Lead seed-stage rounds into B2B software companies. Five-pillar Founder Growth Platform.

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

Venture banking division of Stifel providing venture debt ($1M-$50M+), treasury management, and capital raising for seed through IPO-stage tech compan

Companies revolutionizing Future of Work including HRtech, Productivity Tools, and New Work.

TD Bank's full-service innovation banking platform launched in 2024, providing venture debt, banking, and financing solutions for technology companies

Late-stage venture and growth investing arm of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (established 2019); direct stakes plus select fund commitments.

Toronto program of the global accelerator Techstars; standard terms of 220,000 US dollars (SAFE plus common equity).

City of Toronto climate investment fund (around 80 million dollar endowment) deploying subordinated and convertible debt and preferred shares directly

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

Venture builder (formerly MaRS Innovation) co-owned by the University of Toronto and Toronto teaching hospitals; pre-seed and seed equity of 50,000 to

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

Growth secondary VC by Canadians, for Canadians. Keep Canadian tech companies in Canada.

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

University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology program, run with TIAP; invests up to 150,000 dollars via SAFE into University of Toronto research startu

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

Government of Ontario fund-of-funds (formerly Ontario Capital Growth Corporation) committing as a limited partner to Canadian venture funds rather tha

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

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

Pre-seed investment fund of Western University (Morrissette Institute, Ivey), about 150,000 dollars per company.

International technology investment manager. Early Growth Fund, Digital Asset Fund, and North American Seed Fund.

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.