Canadian SaaS / Software Investors

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

Alacrity Canada

Victoria, BC

Venture accelerator and fund associated with Wesley Clover, providing capital and mentorship to early-stage enterprise technology companies.

AltaML Venture Studio

Edmonton, AB

Venture studio that brings together talent, AI/ML expertise and capital to accelerate the growth of applied AI startups within specific enterprise ver

Amiral Ventures

Montréal, Québec

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

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

Avro Angels

Toronto, Ontario

An Angel Investment firm built by founders, technologists and pioneers between Canada and the San Francisco Bay Area. Investing in founders who are re

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

BCF Ventures

Montréal, Québec

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

BCI Venture and Growth

Victoria, BC

Venture and growth program within British Columbia Investment Management Corporation; direct stakes plus co-investment, leaning late stage.

BDC Industrial Innovation Venture Fund

Canada

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

BDC IT Venture Fund

Canada

A $300M BDC fund (Fund I + II) created to give ambitious Canadian entrepreneurs the capital and strategic advice to turn early-stage software companie

BDC Seed Venture Fund

Canada

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

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

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

Beedie Capital Partners

Vancouver, BC

Provides highly flexible growth financing solutions for small to mid-market companies across a wide variety of industry sectors. Fully funded by Beedi

Bell Ventures

Verdun, Québec

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

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

BMO Technology & Innovation Banking

Toronto, ON

BMO's technology and innovation banking group launched in 2019 providing venture debt and growth financing to Canadian tech companies. Expanded aggres

Boreal Ventures

Montreal, QC

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

Build Ventures

Halifax, NS

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

Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF)

Toronto, ON

Provides capital to entrepreneurs to fund growth and expansion of mid-market businesses.

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

Celtic House Venture Partners

Ottawa, ON

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

CIBC Innovation Banking

Toronto, Ontario

Strategic advice, cash management, and flexible capital solutions to innovation companies. Financing from $1M to $100M+.

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

Comcast Ventures

New York, New York, USA

Comcast Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Comcast. It was formed in 2011 by merging two earlier arms and has a 20+ year history of backing entr

Concrete Ventures

Halifax, NS

Atlantic Canadian pre-seed fund with a 'by founders, for founders' culture. Focuses on software and internet businesses with an Atlantic Canada lens.

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

Deloitte Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

Invest in early-stage B2B enterprise software companies with clear product-market fit and strong Canadian angle.

Distinction Capital

Montreal, QC

Single-family office of CGI founder Serge Godin making direct technology investments.

For-profit fund arm of Toronto Metropolitan University DMZ; writes 100,000 to 250,000 dollar cheques into DMZ-vetted startups as first institutional i

Easly

Vancouver, BC

Connects Canadian businesses of all sizes and maturities, across all industries, to non-dilutive capital through debt financing against tax credits.

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

Esplanade Healthtech Ventures

Montreal, QC

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

Espresso Capital Ltd.

Toronto, ON

Provides growth financing to companies based on their tax credits from programs such as SR&ED and digital media; over 542 deals recorded.

Extreme Venture Partners (EVP)

Toronto, ON

Focuses on providing early-stage venture capital and management expertise to startup businesses.

FirePower Capital

Toronto, ON

Advises and invests in Canada's entrepreneurs, helping promising mid-market companies complete mission-critical transactions including acquisitions, s

First Ascent Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

Flow Capital

Toronto, ON

Publicly listed provider of flexible growth and alternative capital, supporting revenue-generating, VC-backed, and founder-owned companies seeking gro

Framework Venture Partners

Toronto, Ontario

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

Futuresight

Toronto, Ontario

CoFounds & Funds B2B AI-native SaaS companies with values-driven leaders.

Garage Capital

Kitchener, ON

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

Georgian

Toronto, ON

Toronto-based growth capital firm founded in 2008, one of Canada's largest investment firms, investing in enterprise software and internet companies w

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.

Graphite Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

GTAN | Angel to Series A Investments

Waterloo Region, Ontario

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

Hercules Capital

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Largest non-bank venture debt lender globally with $10B+ portfolio. Active lender to Canadian tech and life sciences companies. Publicly traded (NYSE:

Highline Beta

Toronto, ON

Venture studio and VC firm that builds ventures with corporate partners and family offices. Combines venture building with venture investing through V

Imperial Capital Group Ltd

Toronto, ON

Toronto-based private equity fund manager focused on buyout opportunities in the Canadian and American mid-market.

Focused exclusively on North American enterprise and financial technology companies, with 3 funds raised and 62 deals recorded.

Inovia Capital

Montréal, Québec

Focus on software companies and AI driving positive impact on global scale. Three strategies: Discovery, Venture, Growth.

INP Capital

Vancouver, BC

Global deeptech and greentech companies reshaping legacy industries. Bridge between Canada and Asia-Pacific.

Intrepid Growth Partners

Vancouver, BC

Growth-stage AI companies with proven product-market fit in Canada and UK.

Island Capital Partners

Charlottetown, PE

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

JPMorgan Chase Canada (Innovation Economy)

Toronto, ON

JPMorgan's Canadian innovation economy unit expanding aggressively with 5 dedicated tech bankers. Hired Scotiabank's former head of TIB (David Rozin)

Kanata Ventures

Toronto, ON

Invests in high-growth enterprise tech companies globally and connects them to corporate partners in North America.

L-SPARK

Ottawa, ON

Ottawa SaaS accelerator (Wesley Clover) that takes about 3 percent equity contingent on the startup raising within an 18-month window, with no cash in

Mantella Venture Partners

Toronto, ON

Toronto-based VC investing in lean, product-focused teams solving real-world problems. Three funds with aggregate market value exceeding $70M.

Corporate venture arm of Manulife, within Manulife Investment Management, backing B2B software and fintech strategic to its insurance and wealth lines

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.

McRock Capital

Toronto, ON

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

Mistral Venture Partners

Ottawa, ON

Leading seed-stage venture capital firm in Canada, established in 2013. Focuses on early bets in enterprise software, AI, and marketplace companies.

National Bank Technology Banking

Montreal, QC

National Bank's technology banking group offering venture lending, growth and M&A financing for tech companies for over 20 years. Acquired SVB's ~C$1B

NAventures

Montréal, Québec

Corporate VC arm of National Bank of Canada. Direct equity investment in high growth potential technology companies.

Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.

Vancouver, BC

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

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

Novacap Management Inc.

Longueuil, QC

Founded in 1981, leading Canadian private equity firm with C$8B+ AUM and 90+ platform companies, applying sector-focused approach in TMT, Industries a

OMERS Private Equity Inc.

Toronto, ON

Making private equity investments since 1987 on behalf of OMERS, one of Canada's largest pension plans with over $60.8B in assets; manages over $6.5B

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.

OpenText Ventures

Waterloo, ON

Balance-sheet corporate venture investing by OpenText, taking minority stakes in enterprise software, cybersecurity, and AI companies, often ahead of

PaceZero Capital Partners

Toronto, ON

Sustainability-focused private debt firm executing credit investments in growth-stage 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

Pelorus VC

St. John's, NL

Hands-on pre-seed investor backing Newfoundland and Labrador's most ambitious innovation companies.

Pender Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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

Persistence Capital Partners

Montreal, QC

Private equity fund exclusively focused on high-growth opportunities in the healthcare field.

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

PIC Investments Group Inc.

Saskatoon, SK

Venture capital investment company focused on growth financing in the chemical industry, transportation industry, industrial real estate, and northern

Plaza Ventures

Toronto, ON

Early growth-stage technology venture capital investor with 7 funds raised and 41 deals recorded.

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.

RBC Capital Partners

Toronto, Ontario

CVC and fund investment arm of RBC. Invest directly in Financial Services companies, opportunistic to other aligned sectors. $5-10MM typical.

RBCx

Toronto, ON

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

Red Leaf Capital

Winnipeg, MB

Combines a research-driven investment decision process with a high-touch collaborative engagement model to help entrepreneurs in high-growth global ma

Redbrick

Victoria, BC

Victoria venture builder and holding company that builds and acquires software companies such as Leadpages and Shift, holding permanent equity.

Relentless Pursuit Partners

Vancouver, BC

Focus on most common age-related conditions: brain health, diabetes, cardiovascular, mobility, respiratory, musculoskeletal.

Renewal Funds

Vancouver, BC

Climate technology startups improving sustainability and resilience of infrastructure, production and manufacturing.

RHA Ventures Inc.

London, ON

Invests in early-stage innovative companies and founders; provides a core group of founders and an extensive network of mentors and investors.

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

Round13 Capital Inc.

Toronto, ON

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

Sagard Private Equity Canada

Montreal, QC

Focuses on Canadian middle-market investment opportunities.

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

Scotiabank Technology & Innovation Banking

Toronto, ON

Scotiabank's tech lending arm with ~C$2B lent to Canadian tech companies including BenchSci, Helcim, GeoComply, and Field Effect. Launched in 2019, ex

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.

Staircase Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

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

Stifel Venture Banking

Toronto, ON

Venture banking division of Stifel providing venture debt ($1M-$50M+), treasury management, and capital raising for seed through IPO-stage tech compan

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.

TD Bank's full-service innovation banking platform launched in 2024, providing venture debt, banking, and financing solutions for technology companies

Teachers Venture Growth (TVG)

Toronto, ON

Late-stage venture and growth investing arm of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (established 2019); direct stakes plus select fund commitments.

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

Telegraph Ventures

Montreal, QC

A 35 million dollar fund backing enterprise-AI startups in Quebec, with limited partners including Investissement Quebec, Teralys, and Inovia.

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.

Thomson Reuters Ventures

Toronto, ON

Corporate venture arm of Thomson Reuters; invests in early-stage enterprise technology with a focus on Series A companies.

Tiny Capital

Victoria, BC

Founded by Andrew Wilkinson. Acquires and operates internet businesses with a permanent capital holding company model.

Top Down Ventures

Vancouver, BC

Software and AI infrastructure powering global Managed Services ecosystem ($600B market).

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

Triptyq Capital

Montreal, QC

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

Unilever's corporate venture capital arm, founded in 2002, takes minority equity stakes in consumer-facing brands and related technology. It states a

Version One Ventures

Vancouver, BC

Back mission-driven founders early in new areas. Focus on crypto, deep tech, and enterprise SaaS.

Vertu Capital

Toronto, ON

Invests in and works closely with premier late-stage Canadian technology companies to achieve their long-term goals.

Vistara Growth

Vancouver, BC

Flexible growth capital solutions (debt, convertible debt, structured equity) to mid-later stage technology companies. $10M-$50M.

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

Venture capital and private equity manager of Golden Opportunities Fund Inc. and First Nations and Métis Fund (FNMF), with 7 funds and 179 deals.

Western Technology Investment (WTI)

Portola Valley, CA, USA

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

White Star Capital

London, UK

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

Yaletown Partners

Vancouver, BC

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