Canadian Deep Tech / Hardware 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

Canada's Global Life Sciences Venture, sourcing promising therapeutics research from academic and biotech partners to create new companies of scale an

Early-stage biotechnology venture capital focused on the Quebec life sciences ecosystem.

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

Quebec provincial technology-transfer investor (merger of Univalor, Sovar, and Aligo); holds equity in public-research spinouts including those from C

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

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

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

A $150M BDC fund (launched 2026) providing patient capital to early-stage Canadian life sciences companies — therapeutics and medical technologies — t

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

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

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

Evergreen family-office venture firm investing its own capital, with a biotech and computational-biology focus.

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

Venture capital investor in media communication technologies, with 4 funds raised and 69 deals recorded.

Commercialization arm of University Health Network; takes an equity position in every spinout it creates and runs an Accelerator Fund.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A community of angels, super angels, family offices, and venture funds investing in Canadian tech startups from pre-seed to Series A since 2008. Canad

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

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

Winnipeg family conglomerate making opportunistic direct co-investments in agri-food technology, robotics, and life sciences.

Strategic minority investing by auto-parts maker Martinrea International, including stakes in NanoXplore and Equispheres.

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

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

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

Venture capital arm of OMERS pension fund with nearly $61B in net assets; 5 funds raised and 130 deals recorded across North America.

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

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

The only Quebec fund dedicated to quantum technology; portfolio includes Nord Quantique, Femtum, and Irreversible.

Founded by BlackBerry creators Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin with a $100M fund for commercialization of quantum physics breakthroughs.

Global venture capital company focused on equity financing of innovative biotechnology companies with breakthrough technology platforms.

Quantum-focused venture studio (with Quantonation and Quantacet) providing a multi-year program plus pre-seed investment.

Canada-Silicon Valley Series A venture fund concentrating on investments just before scaling begins, with 2 funds and 8 deals recorded.

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

Private venture capital and mutual fund management company with 1 fund and 51 deals recorded.

Founders Fund backed by successful entrepreneurs, with 7 funds raised and 91 deals recorded.

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

Private venture capital and investment holding company focusing exclusively in the four Atlantic Canadian provinces, primarily in technology companies

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

Impact venture firm founded by BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka; medtech is an explicit vertical (PulseMedica, FluidAI Medical).

Venture capital firm with 2 funds raised and 23 deals recorded, primarily in BC.

Corporate venture capital investing in the digital transformation of creative industries.

University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology program, run with TIAP; invests up to 150,000 dollars via SAFE into University of Toronto research startu

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

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