Canadian CleanTech / Energy Investors

Two venture funds run by ACET at the Universite de Sherbrooke, backed by Investissement Quebec and National Bank; more than 65 million dollars deploye

Seed stage climate tech VC in clean energy & transportation, infrastructure & carbon solutions, sustainable food & water, circular economy.

Government of Alberta agency promoting knowledge-based industries and VC in Alberta. Committed $415M to 39 VC funds.

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

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

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

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

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

Balance-sheet corporate venture arm of ATCO (established 2024) investing in energy solutions, modular construction, AI and data, and field-operations

Corporate venture fund tied to the Avatar Innovations studio and anchored by Cenovus, Suncor, TC Energy, and Enbridge, investing in oil and gas decarb

BDC's Climate Tech Fund vehicles — Fund I ($600M, 2018, fully committed across ~50 companies) and Fund II ($400M, 2022), $1B total. Invests roughly $2

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's debt financing arm providing loans to Canadian businesses across all stages. Over $9.7B in annual loan acceptances across 123+ business centres

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

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

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

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

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

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

Founded in 1999, specializes in infrastructure private equity and private debt. Manages approximately $3.4B in assets.

Leading private ClimateTech VC platform investing across North America, Europe and Asia in companies enabling net-zero transition, reducing GHG emissi

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

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

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

Connects Canadian businesses of all sizes and maturities, across all industries, to non-dilutive capital through debt financing against tax credits.

Government-anchored (Investissement Quebec, BDC, FTQ, Fondaction) cleantech seed fund investing directly in early-stage climate companies.

Technologies for Industrial Transformation and climate impact reduction in traditional sectors.

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

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

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

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

Investment management firm specializing in infrastructure and real estate, a subsidiary of Fengate Corporation operating since 1974.

Indigenous-focused venture fund anchored by the Quebec government; direct equity and loans of 500,000 to 7 million dollars into First Nations and Inui

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

Quebec's largest labour-sponsored venture capital fund with $20B+ in net assets. Provides venture and development capital to thousands of Quebec busin

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

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

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

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

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

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

A 500 million dollar strategic investment fund of the Government of British Columbia; invests directly in BC-tied companies and as a limited partner i

Nova Scotia's early-stage venture capital organization. Provincial crown corporation building Atlantic Canada's innovation ecosystem.

Grows an innovation ecosystem transforming markets and propelling technology companies toward market leadership.

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

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

Nova Scotia's early-stage venture capital organization (Innovacorp), targeting information technology, clean technology and life sciences.

Quebec provincial government's investment arm fostering economic development. Offers loans, loan guarantees, and equity investments, frequently co-inv

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

Early-stage venture capital fund based in PEI, with 1 fund raised and 26 deals recorded.

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

Energy, power, infrastructure, and technology. Energy Transition Fund II invests in tech benefiting from energy transition.

Province of Manitoba fund-of-funds committing to venture funds active in Manitoba.

Bridges a critical gap in early-stage funding, catalyzing later-stage funding for promising technology companies across enterprise software, health te

Single-family office of the Pathy family (Fednav, Mark Pathy) making direct co-investments plus fund commitments with a climate and impact tilt.

Growth-stage companies accelerating energy transition across clean energy, transportation, built environment.

Canada's only early-stage fund dedicated to sustainable agricultural biotechnology.

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

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

Wealth planning and investing firm (family office) with active venture and private equity investments across Canada.

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

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

Wholly-owned investment fund of the City of Calgary deploying milestone-based quasi-equity capital into scaling companies.

Sustainability-focused private debt firm executing credit investments in growth-stage technology companies.

Employee-owned investment management firm focused on private equity investment in Western Canada and Saskatchewan; managing PE and VC funds since 1993

Focused on investing in small and mid-cap oilfield service companies.

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.

Climate technology startups improving sustainability and resilience of infrastructure, production and manufacturing.

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

Early-stage venture investments at the intersection of innovation and integrity.

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

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

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

Western Canadian focused agtech seed fund with 1 fund and 27 deals recorded.

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

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.

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

Canada's largest innovation-focused fund-of-funds investor. Backed by CDPQ, Fondaction, and government programs, with over $2.5B committed to 5 specia

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

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

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 capital and private equity manager of Golden Opportunities Fund Inc. and First Nations and Métis Fund (FNMF), with 7 funds and 179 deals.

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.

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