Seed HealthTech / Life Sciences Investors in Canada

Early-stage VC investing in Seed to pre-Series A technology startups, with a sector focus on software, SaaS, cloud services, marketplaces, mobile, big

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.

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

Early-stage life science venture capital fund and major supporter of Quebec's academic innovation, focusing on pre-seed and seed investments to create

Capital catalyst for precision medicine and next-generation medical devices at point of value acceleration.

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

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

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

A $100M BDC fund helping Canadian entrepreneurs get ideas off the ground. Sector-agnostic software focus with cheque sizes of $100K-$1M. Pan-Canadian

A $100M innovative equity investment lab providing capital, training and support for 100+ ambitious women-led businesses committed to delivering measu

The $300M direct investment component of BDC's Thrive Platform, addressing the equity gap faced by women-led companies. Partners with women entreprene

A $200M fund — one of the world's largest dedicated to investing in women-led tech companies. Made 38 investments with 8 successful exits. Predecessor

Private investment management company (family office) with a broad portfolio spanning venture capital and private equity, focused primarily in Alberta

Pre-seed/seed-stage venture fund launched in close partnership with Centech, entirely dedicated to investing in Centech and Quebec's most promising de

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

Company creation studio that builds, buys and makes seed-stage investments in disruptive consumer products.

Early-stage venture capital firm focused on Atlantic Canada, investing from seed through Series C.

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

Strategic corporate venture fund of The Co-operators making direct and fund investments in insurtech, fintech, and digital health.

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

Women-led health venture firm (more than 90 million US dollars) investing in women and children health technology.

Venture capital firm investing in high-quality emerging life sciences companies at the pre-clinical and clinical development stage in Canada and the U

Venture capital fund investing in innovative Canadian companies in the food & beverage and health & wellness sectors.

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

Early-stage digital health venture fund investing in Canada and the US.

Award-winning commercialization venture firm building companies with entrepreneurs to accelerate oncology innovation, partnered with the Ontario Insti

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

Quebec healthtech-only early-stage fund (250,000 to 1 million dollar cheques) with McGill and MUHC ties.

Build studio and investment platform of Anthony Lacavera that co-builds and funds companies; more than 150 investments and co-founder of WIND Mobile.

Leading seed-stage venture capital fund based in Toronto, investing across North America with 7 funds raised and 140 deals recorded.

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

Growth capital investment firm providing private funding and merchant banking services to a wide variety of businesses at different stages of developm

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.

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

Fund igniting precision medicine by supporting early-stage discoveries; innovation arm at the intersection of AI and biomarker analysis for metabolic

Family office of Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte making direct and fund investments across technology and media.

Gender-lens and social-lens impact venture firm (about 105 million dollars under management).

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

Investment fund of the MEDTEQ+ health-technology consortium; takes dilutive equity co-investments in Canadian health-technology companies.

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

Canadian health technology ventures increasing efficiencies and improving outcomes in healthcare.

Led by experienced operators with strong angel and institutional VC track records; founders-first philosophy with commitment to diversity, co-investin

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

Early-stage VC focused on companies developing creator and developer tools and enterprise software across software, cloud, health tech, crypto, and fi

Global investment firm with $620M+ USD in AUM. Partners with visionary founders across technology and healthcare. Fund III closed at $338M CAD.

Lead seed-stage rounds into B2B software companies. Five-pillar Founder Growth Platform.

Toronto-based early-stage VC fund investing in high-growth technology startups led or co-led by women founders, backing globally competitive companies

Igniting venture growth for greater human impact; 2 funds raised and 49 deals recorded, primarily in Alberta.

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

Venture builder (formerly MaRS Innovation) co-owned by the University of Toronto and Toronto teaching hospitals; pre-seed and seed equity of 50,000 to

Transatlantic life-science venture firm (about 900 million dollars under management) with its Canadian team leading origination from Montreal.

University of Calgary and Innovate Calgary evergreen fund; dedicated health sub-fund investing 50,000 to 300,000 dollars in early-stage companies.

A 10 million US dollar equity venture fund anchored by the University of Waterloo endowment, distinct from the grants-only Velocity incubator.

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

Pioneered venture debt in 1980. $7.8B deployed across 1,400+ companies including Canadian firms. Now investing out of 11th institutional fund. Acquire

International technology investment manager. Early Growth Fund, Digital Asset Fund, and North American Seed Fund.

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