Canadian AI / ML Investors

7 Gate Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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

AltaML Venture Studio

Edmonton, AB

Venture studio that brings together talent, AI/ML expertise and capital to accelerate the growth of applied AI startups within specific enterprise ver

Amiral Ventures

Montréal, Québec

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

Amplify Capital

Toronto, Ontario

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

Amplitude Ventures

Montréal, Québec

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

Apex Innovative Investments Ventures Ltd.

Toronto, ON

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

ArcTern Ventures

Toronto, ON

Toronto-based VC investing globally in breakthrough clean technology growth companies addressing climate change. Fund III closed at $450M CAD. Selecte

asterX Capital

Montreal, QC

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

BCF Ventures

Montréal, Québec

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

BCI Venture and Growth

Victoria, BC

Venture and growth program within British Columbia Investment Management Corporation; direct stakes plus co-investment, leaning late stage.

BDC Climate Tech Practice

Canada

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

BDC Deep Tech Venture Fund

Canada

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

BDC Growth Venture Fund

Canada

A $500M BDC fund targeting late-stage, innovation-based businesses at an inflection point with strong potential for meaningful scale. Invests up to $1

BDC Industrial Innovation Venture Fund

Canada

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

BDC Seed Venture Fund

Canada

A $100M BDC fund helping Canadian entrepreneurs get ideas off the ground. Sector-agnostic software focus with cheque sizes of $100K-$1M. Pan-Canadian

BDC StrongNorth Fund

Canada

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

BDC Sustainability Venture Fund

Canada

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

Bell Ventures

Verdun, Québec

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

BlackBerry IVY Innovation Fund

Waterloo, ON

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

Brilliant Phoenix Capital

Vancouver, BC

Invest in AI, space, energy, and real estate across North America and Israel through thematic funds.

Chrysalix Venture Capital

Vancouver, BC

Experienced industrial sustainability investor with 20+ years in energy and industrial innovation. Fifth fund invests in early-stage technologies for

CIBC Innovation Banking

Toronto, Ontario

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

Cisco Investments

San Jose, California, USA

Cisco Investments is Cisco's corporate venture arm. It makes direct minority investments and fund-of-funds investments in startups that complement Cis

Claridge

Montreal, QC

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

Comcast Ventures

New York, New York, USA

Comcast Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Comcast. It was formed in 2011 by merging two earlier arms and has a 20+ year history of backing entr

Defined VC

Vancouver, BC

Thesis-first VC backing founders shaping the AI frontier. Over a decade of AI investing with $20B+ in enterprise value created, 4 unicorn exits includ

Deloitte Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

Desjardins Capital

Montreal, QC

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

Diagram

Montréal, Québec

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

Direct-equity seed fund of the University of British Columbia investing 50,000 to 250,000 dollars into UBC-connected startups.

Evok Innovations

Vancouver, BC

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

FairVentures

Toronto, ON

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

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

First Ascent Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

Fondaction

Montreal, QC

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

Framework Venture Partners

Toronto, Ontario

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

Futuresight

Toronto, Ontario

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

GM Ventures

Warren, Michigan, USA

GM Ventures is General Motors' venture capital arm, founded in 2010. It makes equity investments in startups working on technologies tied to GM's visi

Graphite Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

Hercules Capital

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Largest non-bank venture debt lender globally with $10B+ portfolio. Active lender to Canadian tech and life sciences companies. Publicly traded (NYSE:

Horizon Technology Finance

Farmington, CT, USA

Non-bank venture lending company providing venture debt to VC-backed technology, life sciences, healthcare, and sustainability companies. Publicly tra

i4 Capital

Quebec City, QC

Quebec City deep-tech seed fund (about 40 million dollars toward a 60 million dollar target) via the Fonds Eureka mandate.

Inovia Capital

Montréal, Québec

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

INP Capital

Vancouver, BC

Global deeptech and greentech companies reshaping legacy industries. Bridge between Canada and Asia-Pacific.

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

Intrepid Growth Partners

Vancouver, BC

Growth-stage AI companies with proven product-market fit in Canada and UK.

IVEST Consumer Partners

Vancouver, BC

Vancouver-based PE firm focused on consumer brands. Portfolio generates $1.5B+ in annual retail sales.

L-SPARK

Ottawa, ON

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

Lalotte Ventures

Montreal, QC

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

Fund igniting precision medicine by supporting early-stage discoveries; innovation arm at the intersection of AI and biomarker analysis for metabolic

Mantella Venture Partners

Toronto, ON

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

McRock Capital

Toronto, ON

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

Mistral Venture Partners

Ottawa, ON

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

NAventures

Montréal, Québec

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

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF)

Fredericton, NB

Evergreen pre-seed and seed VC backed by $100M fund. Invests in 1 of every 6 tech companies in New Brunswick.

NextAI

Toronto, ON

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

NGIF Capital

Calgary, Alberta

Early-stage cleantech startups enhancing performance in natural gas value chain. Industry-backed model.

OpenText Ventures

Waterloo, ON

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

Pelorus VC

St. John's, NL

Hands-on pre-seed investor backing Newfoundland and Labrador's most ambitious innovation companies.

Pender Ventures

Vancouver, BC

Health tech and B2B technology at inflection point between commercialization and scale.

Persistence Capital Partners

Montreal, QC

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

Porsche SE

Stuttgart, Germany

Porsche SE is a holding company. It splits its investments into core investments (Volkswagen, Porsche AG) and portfolio investments, and its interim r

Radical Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

RBC Capital Partners

Toronto, Ontario

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

Relentless Pursuit Partners

Vancouver, BC

Focus on most common age-related conditions: brain health, diabetes, cardiovascular, mobility, respiratory, musculoskeletal.

RiSC Capital Corp

Toronto, Ontario

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

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

Serruya Private Equity

Markham, ON

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

Simple Ventures

Toronto, ON

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

Spin Master Ventures

Toronto, ON

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

Spring Impact Capital

Vancouver, BC

Founders of Canadian startups leading to a more sustainable, healthy, and equitable world.

Staircase Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

SVG Ventures | THRIVE

Calgary, Alberta

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

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

Teachers Venture Growth (TVG)

Toronto, ON

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

Telegraph Ventures

Montreal, QC

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

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

Top Down Ventures

Vancouver, BC

Software and AI infrastructure powering global Managed Services ecosystem ($600B market).

Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP)

Toronto, ON

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

Toyota Ventures

San Francisco, California, USA

Toyota Ventures is Toyota's early-stage venture arm. In April 2024 it announced two new $150M funds, bringing total new capital to $300M, to invest in

TriWest Capital Partners

Calgary, AB

One of Canada's leading private equity firms with experience in service, manufacturing and distribution sectors.

Two Small Fish Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

Two themes: AI & Analytics and Disruptive HardTech. Target companies with sustainable technological advantages.

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

Venture Scientist Fund

Montreal, QC

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

Version One Ventures

Vancouver, BC

Back mission-driven founders early in new areas. Focus on crypto, deep tech, and enterprise SaaS.

Vistara Growth

Vancouver, BC

Flexible growth capital solutions (debt, convertible debt, structured equity) to mid-later stage technology companies. $10M-$50M.

WELL Health Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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

White Star Capital

London, UK

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

Yaletown Partners

Vancouver, BC

North America's Intelligent Industry through software, AI/ML, and IIoT. Digitalization, transformation, and sustainability.