Growth Deep Tech / Hardware Investors in Canada

AXA Venture Partners

Paris, France

AVP is AXA's venture capital arm. It runs multiple funds, including Early Stage funds (a $150M second fund was raised in 2019) and a Late Growth strat

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

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

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

Leaps by Bayer

Leverkusen, Germany

Leaps by Bayer is Bayer's corporate venture and impact investment arm, founded in 2015. It invests in breakthrough life-science advances in health car

Martinrea Innovation

Vaughan, ON

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

Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.

Vancouver, BC

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

OMERS Ventures Management Inc.

Toronto, ON

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

Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF)

Calgary, AB

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

Pender Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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

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

Yaletown Partners

Vancouver, BC

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