Series A AI / ML Investors in Canada

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

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

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 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 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

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.

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

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

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.

Framework Venture Partners

Toronto, Ontario

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Spin Master Ventures

Toronto, ON

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

SVG Ventures | THRIVE

Calgary, Alberta

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

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

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

WELL Health Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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