Series A HealthTech / Life Sciences Investors in Canada

7 Gate Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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

adMare BioInnovations

Vancouver, BC

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

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

BDC Life Sciences Venture Fund

Canada

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

BDC Thrive Venture Fund for Women

Canada

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

BDC Women in Technology Venture Fund

Canada

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

Bluesky Equities Ltd.

Calgary, AB

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

Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund

Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany

BIVF is an evergreen corporate venture fund of Boehringer Ingelheim, set up in 2010 and reported at about EUR 350M. It takes minority equity stakes, o

Build Ventures

Halifax, NS

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

Co-operators Corporate Venture Capital Fund

Guelph, ON

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

Cross-Border Impact Ventures

Toronto, ON

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

District Ventures Capital

Calgary, AB

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

Esplanade Healthtech Ventures

Montreal, QC

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

FACIT Inc.

Toronto, ON

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

First Ascent Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

Framework Venture Partners

Toronto, Ontario

Active capital model in AI-powered vertical SaaS. Focus on proven product-market fit and compelling unit economics.

Garage Capital

Kitchener, ON

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

Globalive

Toronto, ON

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

Golden Ventures

Toronto, ON

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

iGan Partners Inc.

Toronto, ON

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

InBC Investment Corp

Vancouver, BC

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

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.

James Richardson and Sons

Winnipeg, MB

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

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

Lune Rouge

Montreal, QC

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

Marigold Capital

Toronto, ON

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

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

MEDTEQ+ Investment Fund

Montreal, QC

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

Panache Ventures

Montreal, QC

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.

Raiven Capital

Toronto, ON

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

RBCx

Toronto, ON

Backer of Canada's most daring innovators and idea generators; RBC's technology growth banking and venture arm.

Ripple Ventures

Toronto, ON

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

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

Sixty Degree Capital

Toronto, ON

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

StandUp Ventures

Toronto, ON

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

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

Thin Air Labs

Calgary, AB

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

ThresholdImpact

Edmonton, AB

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

TVM Capital Life Science

Montreal, QC

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

WELL Health Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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

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