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PE / Debt SaaS / Software Investors in Canada

25 funds

25 Canadian venture capital firms investing in SaaS / Software at PE / Debt stage. Browse their thesis focus, check sizes, and recent deals below.

BMO Technology & Innovation Banking

Toronto, ON
PE / DebtGrowth

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.

TechnologySaaSLife SciencesFinTech

Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF)

Toronto, ON
PE / Debt

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

Internet Software & ServicesSoftwareBusiness Products & ServicesEnvironmental

CIBC Innovation Banking

Toronto, Ontario
Multi-StagePE / Debt

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

AgtechAICybersecurityFintech

Easly

Vancouver, BC
PE / Debt

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

Internet Software & ServicesHealthcare/Life SciencesIndustrial & ManufacturingEnergy & Power

Espresso Capital Ltd.

Toronto, ON
PE / DebtMulti-Stage

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

SoftwareInternet Software & ServiceseCommerceBusiness Products & Services

FirePower Capital

Toronto, ON
PE / Debt

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

Internet Software & ServicesFinancialBusiness Products & Services

Flow Capital

Toronto, ON
PE / Debt

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

Healthcare/Life SciencesConsumer Products & ServicesSoftware

Hercules Capital

Palo Alto, CA, USA
PE / DebtGrowth

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+.

TechnologyLife SciencesSaaSSustainable & Renewable Tech

Imperial Capital Group Ltd

Toronto, ON
PE / Debt

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

Consumer Products & ServicesHealthcare/Life SciencesSoftwareFood & Beverages

JPMorgan Chase Canada (Innovation Economy)

Toronto, ON
PE / DebtGrowth

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

TechnologySaaSFinTechLife Sciences

National Bank Technology Banking

Montreal, QC
PE / DebtGrowth

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

TechnologySaaSFinTechLife Sciences

Novacap Management Inc.

Longueuil, QC
PE / Debt

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.

Internet Software & ServicesMobile & TelecommunicationsFinancialIndustrial & Manufacturing

OMERS Private Equity Inc.

Toronto, ON
PE / Debt

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.

Business Products & ServicesHealthcare/Life SciencesInternet Software & ServicesAutomotive & Transportation

PaceZero Capital Partners

Toronto, ON
PE / DebtGrowth

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

EnvironmentalSoftwareInternet Software & ServicesCleanTech

Persistence Capital Partners

Montreal, QC
PE / Debt

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

Healthcare/Life SciencesSoftwareRetail

PFM Capital Inc.

Regina, SK
PE / DebtMulti-StageSeed

Employee-owned investment management firm focused on private equity investment in Western Canada and Saskatchewan; managing PE and VC funds since 1993.

Energy & PowerReal EstateIndustrial & ManufacturingInternet Software & Services

RBCx

Toronto, ON
Series ASeries B+PE / Debt

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

Internet Software & ServicesCleanTechEnergy & PowerHealthcare/Life Sciences

Sagard Private Equity Canada

Montreal, QC
PE / Debt

Focuses on Canadian middle-market investment opportunities.

Industrial & ManufacturingFood & BeveragesSoftware

Scotiabank Technology & Innovation Banking

Toronto, ON
PE / DebtGrowth

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

TechnologyCybersecuritySaaSFinTech

Stifel Venture Banking

Toronto, ON
PE / DebtGrowth

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.

TechnologySaaSFinTechLife Sciences

TD Innovation Partners (TDIP)

Toronto, ON
PE / DebtGrowth

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

TechnologySaaSCleantechLegalTech

Top Renergy Inc. (TRE)

Vancouver, BC
SeedPE / Debt

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

Internet Software & ServicesSoftwareComputer Hardware & Services

Vertu Capital

Toronto, ON
GrowthPE / Debt

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

SoftwareInternet Software & Services

Westcap Mgt. Ltd.

Saskatoon, SK
Multi-StagePE / Debt

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

Healthcare/Life SciencesEnergy & PowerInternet Software & ServicesFood & Beverages

Western Technology Investment (WTI)

Portola Valley, CA, USA
PE / DebtSeedEarlyGrowth

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

TechnologySaaSLife SciencesEnterprise Software