Growth AI / ML Investors in Canada

Amplitude Ventures

Montréal, Québec

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

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.

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 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

Brilliant Phoenix Capital

Vancouver, BC

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

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

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

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

Fondaction

Montreal, QC

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

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

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

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.

OpenText Ventures

Waterloo, ON

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

Pender Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Vistara Growth

Vancouver, BC

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

Yaletown Partners

Vancouver, BC

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