Seed CleanTech / Energy Investors in Canada

ACET Capital

Sherbrooke, QC

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

Active Impact Investments

Vancouver, BC

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

Altitude Angels

Brampton, Ontario

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

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

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

Avatar Ventures

Calgary, AB

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 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 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

Capital Angel Network

Ottawa, Ontario

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

Cycle Capital Management

Montreal, QC

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

Ecofuel Fund

Montreal, QC

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

Emend Vision Fund

Victoria, BC

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

ENGIE New Ventures

Paris, France

ENGIE New Ventures is ENGIE's corporate venture fund, set up in 2014, and it takes minority stakes in startups that are relevant to ENGIE's energy-tra

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

Equinor Ventures

Stavanger, Norway

Equinor's own news page describes Equinor Ventures as the corporate venture arm that invests in early-phase and growth companies. Its deals are equity

Garage Capital

Kitchener, ON

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

Hazelview Ventures

Toronto, ON

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

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.

Innovacorp

Halifax, NS

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

Innovobot

Westmount, QC

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

Invest Nova Scotia

Halifax, NS

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

Island Capital Partners

Charlottetown, PE

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

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)

Toronto, ON

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

Mavrik Corp

Montreal, QC

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

Nàdarra Ventures

Halifax, NS

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

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.

NGIF Capital

Calgary, Alberta

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

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

PFM Capital Inc.

Regina, SK

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

Rio Tinto Ventures

London, United Kingdom

Rio Tinto set up a venture capital fund in 2021 to invest in technology and startups that help solve critical business challenges. Its earlier backing

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

Shell Ventures

London, United Kingdom

Shell Ventures is Shell's corporate venture capital arm, set up in 1996. It makes minority investments in technology companies, joint ventures and ext

SVG Ventures | THRIVE

Calgary, Alberta

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

Tall Grass Ventures

Calgary, AB

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.

The Atmospheric Fund (TAF)

Toronto, ON

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

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

Volvo Group Venture Capital

Gothenburg, Sweden

Volvo Group's corporate venture arm, founded in 1997, invests globally in startups that are relevant to the group's businesses: trucks, construction e

Wittington Ventures

Toronto, ON

Venture arm tied to the Weston family (Wittington Investments, Loblaw, George Weston, Shoppers); three pools including a 100 million dollar Canadian f