7 Gate Ventures
Vancouver, BCEarly-stage VC investing in Seed to pre-Series A technology startups, with a sector focus on software, SaaS, cloud services, marketplaces, mobile, big data/analytics, blockchain, fintech, and healthte
Canada has 102 venture funds actively investing in software and SaaS companies. These funds range from early-stage focused vehicles with check sizes under $1 million to larger growth-stage commitments, with representation across major tech hubs like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal, as well as smaller centers. The investor base includes dedicated software specialists, generalist early-stage funds, venture studios, and government-backed vehicles like BDC's $300 million IT Venture Fund and $100 million Seed Fund.
Most Canadian SaaS investors concentrate on pre-seed through Series B stages, with particular depth at the seed and Series A levels. Beyond pure SaaS, many funds pursue adjacent verticals where software plays an enabling role: enterprise AI, fintech, healthtech, and deep tech applications in manufacturing and agriculture. Check sizes typically range from $100K for earliest-stage capital to several million for proven teams with product-market fit.
This list includes both founder-led angel syndicates and institutional vehicles, offering founders multiple paths to capital depending on stage, geography, and sector specificity.
Early-stage VC investing in Seed to pre-Series A technology startups, with a sector focus on software, SaaS, cloud services, marketplaces, mobile, big data/analytics, blockchain, fintech, and healthte
Venture accelerator and fund associated with Wesley Clover, providing capital and mentorship to early-stage enterprise technology companies.
Venture studio that brings together talent, AI/ML expertise and capital to accelerate the growth of applied AI startups within specific enterprise verticals.
Enterprise AI solutions driving enterprise productivity, resilience, and sustainability.
Toronto-based $35MM venture capital fund founded in 2022 investing in early-stage startups across AI, fintech, SaaS, healthcare, and cleantech across North America and internationally.
An Angel Investment firm built by founders, technologists and pioneers between Canada and the San Francisco Bay Area. Investing in founders who are resilient, creative and humble, specializing in deep
Focus on technology companies with validated product-market fit ready to accelerate growth. Staged strategy with discovery checks, building conviction by tracking execution.
Fund I ($250M) + Fund II ($200M) backing early-stage companies in legacy industries where enabling technologies can reshape Canadian companies into global leaders. Covers agtech, foodtech, robotics, a
A $300M BDC fund (Fund I + II) created to give ambitious Canadian entrepreneurs the capital and strategic advice to turn early-stage software companies into global technology leaders. Currently suppor
A $100M BDC fund helping Canadian entrepreneurs get ideas off the ground. Sector-agnostic software focus with cheque sizes of $100K-$1M. Pan-Canadian with particular focus on underserved regions.
A $150M BDC fund investing in early-stage businesses developing software and asset-light technologies for a net-zero economy, aligned with UN SDGs. Equity investments up to $15M per company across app
The $300M direct investment component of BDC's Thrive Platform, addressing the equity gap faced by women-led companies. Partners with women entrepreneurs building Canadian technology companies.
Provides highly flexible growth financing solutions for small to mid-market companies across a wide variety of industry sectors. Fully funded by Beedie Development Group.
Network technologies, leading consumer and enterprise solutions, and innovation in data, analytics, AdTech, media, and content distribution aligned with Bell's strategy.
Private investment management company (family office) with a broad portfolio spanning venture capital and private equity, focused primarily in Alberta and Ontario.
BMO's technology and innovation banking group launched in 2019 providing venture debt and growth financing to Canadian tech companies. Expanded aggressively post-SVB to capture market share.
Pre-seed/seed-stage venture fund launched in close partnership with Centech, entirely dedicated to investing in Centech and Quebec's most promising deeptech startups.
Early-stage venture capital firm focused on Atlantic Canada, investing from seed through Series C.
Provides capital to entrepreneurs to fund growth and expansion of mid-market businesses.
The largest network of early stage investors in Ottawa, Gatineau, and Kanata. A leading Canadian angel group focused on lifting the region's entrepreneurial potential and facilitating access to qualit
Venture capital investor in media communication technologies, with 4 funds raised and 69 deals recorded.
Strategic advice, cash management, and flexible capital solutions to innovation companies. Financing from $1M to $100M+.
Atlantic Canadian pre-seed fund with a 'by founders, for founders' culture. Focuses on software and internet businesses with an Atlantic Canada lens.
Leading private ClimateTech VC platform investing across North America, Europe and Asia in companies enabling net-zero transition, reducing GHG emissions, and optimizing resources.
Invest in early-stage B2B enterprise software companies with clear product-market fit and strong Canadian angle.
Connects Canadian businesses of all sizes and maturities, across all industries, to non-dilutive capital through debt financing against tax credits.
Early-stage digital health venture fund investing in Canada and the US.
Provides growth financing to companies based on their tax credits from programs such as SR&ED and digital media; over 542 deals recorded.
Focuses on providing early-stage venture capital and management expertise to startup businesses.
Advises and invests in Canada's entrepreneurs, helping promising mid-market companies complete mission-critical transactions including acquisitions, sales, and growth capital injections.
Early stage, emerging and growth-oriented enterprise software companies. Dedicated Enterprise software focus.
Publicly listed provider of flexible growth and alternative capital, supporting revenue-generating, VC-backed, and founder-owned companies seeking growth capital with minimal dilution.
Active capital model in AI-powered vertical SaaS. Focus on proven product-market fit and compelling unit economics.
CoFounds & Funds B2B AI-native SaaS companies with values-driven leaders.
Early-stage venture capital firm with 6 funds raised and 79 deals recorded, focused primarily in Ontario.
Toronto-based growth capital firm founded in 2008, one of Canada's largest investment firms, investing in enterprise software and internet companies with nearly $3B raised across 5 growth funds.
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. Canada's most active early-stage investors with 250+ po
Largest non-bank venture debt lender globally with $10B+ portfolio. Active lender to Canadian tech and life sciences companies. Publicly traded (NYSE: HTGC). Provides venture debt from $5M-$200M+.
Venture studio and VC firm that builds ventures with corporate partners and family offices. Combines venture building with venture investing through VCCI-backed programs.
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.
Focus on software companies and AI driving positive impact on global scale. Three strategies: Discovery, Venture, Growth.
Global deeptech and greentech companies reshaping legacy industries. Bridge between Canada and Asia-Pacific.
Growth-stage AI companies with proven product-market fit in Canada and UK.
Early-stage venture capital fund based in PEI, with 1 fund raised and 26 deals recorded.
JPMorgan's Canadian innovation economy unit expanding aggressively with 5 dedicated tech bankers. Hired Scotiabank's former head of TIB (David Rozin) to lead Canadian expansion, picking up hundreds of
Invests in high-growth enterprise tech companies globally and connects them to corporate partners in North America.
Toronto-based VC investing in lean, product-focused teams solving real-world problems. Three funds with aggregate market value exceeding $70M.
Bridges a critical gap in early-stage funding, catalyzing later-stage funding for promising technology companies across enterprise software, health tech, clean tech and deep tech.
First dedicated Digital Industrial VC. Invests in Industrial AI and software at the intersection of data, automation, and large physical operations across North America, Europe, and Israel.
Leading seed-stage venture capital firm in Canada, established in 2013. Focuses on early bets in enterprise software, AI, and marketplace companies.
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 Canadian loan portfolio in 2023. Also operates NA
Corporate VC arm of National Bank of Canada. Direct equity investment in high growth potential technology companies.
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.
Founded in 1981, leading Canadian private equity firm with C$8B+ AUM and 90+ platform companies, applying sector-focused approach in TMT, Industries and Financial Services.
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 globally.
Venture capital arm of OMERS pension fund with nearly $61B in net assets; 5 funds raised and 130 deals recorded across North America.
Sustainability-focused private debt firm executing credit investments in growth-stage technology companies.
Led by experienced operators with strong angel and institutional VC track records; founders-first philosophy with commitment to diversity, co-investing with angel investors and seed funds across Canad
Hands-on pre-seed investor backing Newfoundland and Labrador's most ambitious innovation companies.
Health tech and B2B technology at inflection point between commercialization and scale.
Private equity fund exclusively focused on high-growth opportunities in the healthcare field.
Employee-owned investment management firm focused on private equity investment in Western Canada and Saskatchewan; managing PE and VC funds since 1993.
Venture capital investment company focused on growth financing in the chemical industry, transportation industry, industrial real estate, and northern Saskatchewan development.
Early growth-stage technology venture capital investor with 7 funds raised and 41 deals recorded.
Canada-Silicon Valley Series A venture fund concentrating on investments just before scaling begins, with 2 funds and 8 deals recorded.
CVC and fund investment arm of RBC. Invest directly in Financial Services companies, opportunistic to other aligned sectors. $5-10MM typical.
Backer of Canada's most daring innovators and idea generators; RBC's technology growth banking and venture arm.
Combines a research-driven investment decision process with a high-touch collaborative engagement model to help entrepreneurs in high-growth global market segments scale.
Focus on most common age-related conditions: brain health, diabetes, cardiovascular, mobility, respiratory, musculoskeletal.
Climate technology startups improving sustainability and resilience of infrastructure, production and manufacturing.
Invests in early-stage innovative companies and founders; provides a core group of founders and an extensive network of mentors and investors.
Early-stage VC focused on companies developing creator and developer tools and enterprise software across software, cloud, health tech, crypto, and fintech.
Founders Fund backed by successful entrepreneurs, with 7 funds raised and 91 deals recorded.
Focuses on Canadian middle-market investment opportunities.
Early-stage venture investments at the intersection of innovation and integrity.
Scotiabank's tech lending arm with ~C$2B lent to Canadian tech companies including BenchSci, Helcim, GeoComply, and Field Effect. Launched in 2019, expanded post-SVB collapse. Also operates via subsid
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 across enterprise software, digital health, and f
Venture banking division of Stifel providing venture debt ($1M-$50M+), treasury management, and capital raising for seed through IPO-stage tech companies. Over 100 bankers, $10B+ in loan commitments.
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 at all stages. Staffed by former SVB and RBCx lea
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.
Igniting venture growth for greater human impact; 2 funds raised and 49 deals recorded, primarily in Alberta.
Corporate venture arm of Thomson Reuters; invests in early-stage enterprise technology with a focus on Series A companies.
Founded by Andrew Wilkinson. Acquires and operates internet businesses with a permanent capital holding company model.
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.
Corporate venture capital investing in the digital transformation of creative industries.
Back mission-driven founders early in new areas. Focus on crypto, deep tech, and enterprise SaaS.
Invests in and works closely with premier late-stage Canadian technology companies to achieve their long-term goals.
Flexible growth capital solutions (debt, convertible debt, structured equity) to mid-later stage technology companies. $10M-$50M.
Venture capital and private equity manager of Golden Opportunities Fund Inc. and First Nations and Métis Fund (FNMF), with 7 funds and 179 deals.
Pioneered venture debt in 1980. $7.8B deployed across 1,400+ companies including Canadian firms. Now investing out of 11th institutional fund. Acquired by P10 in 2022. Flexible, founder-friendly lendi
International technology investment manager. Early Growth Fund, Digital Asset Fund, and North American Seed Fund.
North America's Intelligent Industry through software, AI/ML, and IIoT. Digitalization, transformation, and sustainability.