Early VCs in Canada

Accelia Capital

Montréal, Québec

Innovative companies with high technological potential owned or led by women.

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

Alacrity Canada

Victoria, BC

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

Provides early-stage startups with essential capital to fuel growth and innovation, tailored to their unique needs and goals.

AllosteRx Capital Management (Canada) Inc.

Montreal, QC

Early-stage biotechnology venture capital focused on the Quebec life sciences ecosystem.

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.

Amplify Capital

Toronto, Ontario

Early-stage impact venture fund focused on transformational technology in Climate and Health solutions.

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

Archangel Network of Funds

Kitchener, Ontario

Network of four specialized early-stage funds under shared back-office, collectively fueling Canada's entrepreneurial growth.

ArcTern Ventures

Toronto, ON

Toronto-based VC investing globally in breakthrough clean technology growth companies addressing climate change. Fund III closed at $450M CAD. Selecte

Ascentus Capital

Vancouver, BC

Leading force in real estate investment and development; also supports startups and venture companies from inception with an all-encompassing growth s

BCF Ventures

Montréal, Québec

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

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 StrongNorth Fund

Canada

A $300M BDC fund backing early-stage Canadian deep-tech startups with defence-focused or dual-use applications — aerospace, autonomous systems, sensor

BDC Thrive Lab for Women

Canada

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

Brightspark Ventures

Montreal, Quebec

Pan-Canadian, industry-agnostic early-stage VC backing exceptional founders building the future.

Brilliant Phoenix Capital

Vancouver, BC

Invest in AI, space, energy, and real estate across North America and Israel through thematic funds.

CABHI Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

Companies advancing healthy aging, brain health, and dementia care.

Celtic House Venture Partners

Ottawa, ON

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

Chrysalix Venture Capital

Vancouver, BC

Experienced industrial sustainability investor with 20+ years in energy and industrial innovation. Fifth fund invests in early-stage technologies for

CTI Life Sciences / CTI Sciences de la vie

Montreal, QC

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

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

Defined VC

Vancouver, BC

Thesis-first VC backing founders shaping the AI frontier. Over a decade of AI investing with $20B+ in enterprise value created, 4 unicorn exits includ

Deloitte Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

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

Diagram

Montréal, Québec

Venture studio and VC focused on launching transformative Fintech and ClimateTech companies.

Disruption Ventures

Toronto, ON

Canada's first private female-founded VC fund for women entrepreneurs. Addresses systemic underfunding of women-led companies.

Emend Vision Fund

Victoria, BC

Technologies for Industrial Transformation and climate impact reduction in traditional sectors.

Emmertech

Regina, Saskatchewan

Upstream AgTech increasing productivity, profitability, and sustainability of food production.

EnerTech Capital

Toronto, ON

Invests in early to growth-stage companies that offer products or services that dramatically improve the profitability of producing or consuming energ

Esplanade Healthtech Ventures

Montreal, QC

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

Extreme Venture Partners (EVP)

Toronto, ON

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

FACIT Inc.

Toronto, ON

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

Futuresight

Toronto, Ontario

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

Genesys Capital

Toronto, Ontario

Early-stage life science opportunities in areas of unmet medical need. Company co-creation investment strategy.

Greensoil PropTech Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

Mission to digitize and decarbonize the built environment. Focus on real estate productivity and sustainability.

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

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

Innovacorp

Halifax, NS

Nova Scotia's early-stage venture capital organization. Provincial crown corporation building Atlantic Canada's innovation ecosystem.

INP Capital

Vancouver, BC

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

Leva Capital

Toronto, Ontario

MedTech and Digital Health companies improving patient outcomes and expanding access to care.

Luge Capital

Montréal, Québec

Early-stage, fintech-focused VC. Strategic LP base includes large financial institutions and pension funds.

Early-stage venture capital firm preferring to invest in science and technology sector companies founded by Canadian immigrants.

Métanoïa / Metanoia

Montreal, QC

Boutique consulting and fund focused on early-stage impact investment.

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.

Plaza Ventures

Toronto, ON

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

Quantum Valley Investments

Waterloo, ON

Founded by BlackBerry creators Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin with a $100M fund for commercialization of quantum physics breakthroughs.

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

Radical Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

Invest in world-leading companies developing and applying artificial intelligence.

Raven Indigenous Capital Partners

Victoria, BC

Invest in innovative Indigenous and Native American-led businesses. North America's first Indigenous-led VC.

RecapHealth Ventures

Vancouver, BC

Innovative private equity fund supporting entrepreneurs and executives fostering innovation in Canada's health and wellness industry.

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.

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

Rogue Insight Capital

Markham, ON

VC firm (division of the Gupta Group) focused on investing in women, immigrant, and visible minority founders building impact-driven companies. Portfo

Round13 Capital Inc.

Toronto, ON

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

SVG Ventures | THRIVE

Calgary, Alberta

Ground-breaking startups revolutionizing agrifood through technology-enabled solutions for climate, food security, sustainability.

Tacenda Capital (VCC) Inc.

Vancouver, BC

Writes relatively small cheques to early-stage founding teams with grit, focus and passion to bring interesting and innovative projects to life.

Start-up foundry and seed fund in AI, Computer Vision, IoT, Advanced Sensors, sustainability, and Advanced Materials.

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

Top Down Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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

Two Small Fish Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

Next frontier of computing: domain specific deep AI platforms, physical AI, AI infrastructure, advanced computing hardware, smart energy.

Two themes: AI & Analytics and Disruptive HardTech. Target companies with sustainable technological advantages.

Corporate venture capital arm investing in and partnering with early-stage startups working to transform aviation and transportation infrastructure.

Version One Ventures

Vancouver, BC

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

Wesley Clover International Corporation

Ottawa, ON

Private equity and investment management firm with active interests in Information and Communication Technologies, Digital Media, Real Estate and Leis

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