🇨🇦 Startup investors in Canada

Startup investors in Canada

• Inovia Capital

  VC · Montreal

  Founded 2007, seed through growth, with $2.2B AUM and offices in Canada, the US and UK.

  Offers: investment

• Georgian

  VC · Toronto

  Series A to growth investor in B2B software applying AI, with an in-house applied-AI R&D team working directly with portfolio companies.

  Offers: investment

• Radical Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  AI-focused VC behind Cohere and Waabi, with a $650M USD Fund 4, investing seed to Series B in AI-native companies.

  Offers: investment

• OMERS Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  Venture arm of one of Canada's largest pension plans, first checks of $5M to $25M.

  Offers: investment

• BDC Capital

  VC · Montreal

  BDC's venture arm, investing across seed to growth, one of the most active VCs in Canada.

  Offers: investment

• Real Ventures

  VC · Montreal

  One of Canada's most active seed investors, anchoring Montreal's early-stage scene.

  Offers: investment

• Golden Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  Seed-stage fund investing across North America in software and fintech, founded by Matt Golden.

  Offers: investment

• Version One Ventures

  VC · Vancouver

  Early-stage fund founded by Boris Wertz, strong in B2B SaaS and network-driven businesses.

  Offers: investment

• Panache Ventures

  VC · Montreal

  Pre-seed fund writing first cheques up to $1.5M across Canada.

  Offers: investment

• Garage Capital

  VC · Waterloo

  Pre-seed fund writing $200K to $750K cheques from Waterloo.

  Offers: investment

• Relay Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  Series A investor with portfolio including Playmaker and PubNub; co-launched Realize Capital Partners, a Social Finance Fund manager.

  Offers: investment

• Vanedge Capital

  VC · Vancouver

  Series A investor that leads or co-leads Canadian tech rounds from Vancouver.

  Offers: investment

• Portage Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  Fintech specialist and one of the largest Canadian growth-stage cheques in financial technology.

  Offers: investment

• Luge Capital

  VC · Montreal

  Seed-stage fintech and insurtech fund.

  Offers: investment

• Diagram

  VC · Montreal

  Venture studio and fund building fintech and insurtech companies from scratch.

  Offers: investment

• Whitecap Venture Partners

  VC · Toronto

  Early-stage investor in information, communication and medical technology across Canada and the northeastern US.

  Offers: investment

• ArcTern Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  Climate and sustainability venture firm backing cleantech companies.

  Offers: investment

• Brightspark Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  Tech VC recognised by NACO and CVCA, backing companies such as Hopper, Potloc and Optable.

  Offers: investment

• ScaleUP Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  Early-stage fund investing in Canadian tech startups at pre-seed and seed.

  Offers: investment

• Anges Québec

  Angel · Montreal

  Considered Canada's largest angel network: roughly $149M invested in nearly 200 companies since 2008.

  Offers: investment

• Maple Leaf Angels

  Angel · Toronto

  Not-for-profit network of high-net-worth individuals; members collectively invest $250K to $1M per deal in seed and early tech.

  Offers: investment

• Golden Triangle Angel Network (GTAN)

  Angel · Waterloo

  315+ member angel network, $250K–$750K typical deals, $35M+ in 71 companies since 2009.

  Offers: investment

• VANTEC Angel Network

  Angel · Vancouver

  Vancouver's long-running angel network for early-stage tech.

  Offers: investment

• Capital Angel Network

  Angel · Ottawa

  Ottawa angel network backing 150+ startups with $20M+, strong in cybersecurity and software.

  Offers: investment

• NACO

  Angel · Toronto

  National Angel Capital Organization, the national body connecting Canada's angel groups and investors.

  Offers: investment, info

• Startup TNT

  Angel · Toronto

  Collaborative angel network running Investment Summits and weekly happy hours for tech and life-sciences startups.

  Offers: investment, community

• Tobi Lütke

  Angel · Ottawa

  Founder and CEO of Shopify, among the most active angel investors in Canadian startups, with personal checks into companies such as Warp and KOHO.

  Offers: investment

• Harley Finkelstein

  Angel · Ottawa

  President of Shopify and a long-time personal angel in Canadian startups.

  Offers: investment

• Ray Muzyka

  Angel · Edmonton

  BioWare co-founder (acquired by EA), now an active angel and impact investor in Canadian startups.

  Offers: investment

• Michele Romanow

  Angel · Toronto

  Co-founder of Clearco and a Dragon on Dragons' Den since 2015, the show's youngest at the time.

  Offers: investment

• Arlene Dickinson

  Angel · Toronto

  Long-time Dragons' Den investor and founder of District Ventures, backing consumer and food companies.

  Offers: investment

• Manjit Minhas

  Angel · Calgary

  Dragons' Den investor and co-founder of Minhas Breweries, backing consumer brands.

  Offers: investment

• Wes Hall

  Angel · Toronto

  Dragons' Den investor, founder of Kingsdale Advisors and the BlackNorth Initiative.

  Offers: investment

• Robert Herjavec

  Angel · Toronto

  Canadian entrepreneur and long-time investor on Dragons' Den and Shark Tank.

  Offers: investment

• Kevin O'Leary

  Angel · Toronto

  Canadian investor from Dragons' Den and Shark Tank, backing consumer and fintech companies.

  Offers: investment

• Mohammed Ghalayni

  Angel · Toronto

  Chair of the Board at Maple Leaf Angels and a member of its investment review committee.

  Offers: investment

• Jordan Jacobs

  VC · Toronto

  Co-founder and managing partner of Radical Ventures, previously co-founder of Layer 6 AI (acquired by TD).

  Offers: investment

• Boris Wertz

  VC · Vancouver

  Founder of Version One Ventures and a long-time early-stage investor in marketplaces and SaaS.

  Offers: investment

• Matt Golden

  VC · Toronto

  Founder and managing partner of Golden Ventures, investing at seed across North America.

  Offers: investment

• LOI Venture

  VC · Vancouver

  Seed fund led by Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes and angel Manny Padda, backing founders under 30.

  Offers: investment

• Two Small Fish Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  Early-stage fund co-founded by Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau and Eva Lau.

  Offers: investment

• Staircase Ventures

  VC · Toronto

  Early-stage fund founded by Janet Bannister, investing in Canadian tech companies.

  Offers: investment

• Serafund

  VC · Vancouver

  Early-stage fund founded 2021, focused on blockchain, Web3 and general technology.

  Offers: investment

• Tiny

  VC · Victoria

  Andrew Wilkinson and Chris Sparling's holding company that buys and holds internet businesses such as Dribbble and MetaLab.

  Offers: investment

• Chris Arsenault

  VC · Montreal

  Co-founder of Inovia Capital, one of Canada's largest venture firms.

  Offers: investment

• Patrick Pichette

  VC · Montreal

  Partner at Inovia Capital and former CFO of Google; former chair of Twitter's board.

  Offers: investment

• Justin LaFayette

  VC · Toronto

  Co-founder of Georgian, the Toronto growth investor in AI-driven B2B software.

  Offers: investment

• Tomi Poutanen

  VC · Toronto

  Co-founder of Radical Ventures and of Layer 6 AI, acquired by TD.

  Offers: investment

• John Ruffolo

  VC · Toronto

  Founder of OMERS Ventures and of Maverix Private Equity; a vocal advocate for Canadian tech.

  Offers: investment

• John Stokes

  VC · Montreal

  Co-founder and managing partner of Real Ventures, backing companies such as Mejuri and Clearco.

  Offers: investment

• Jean-Sébastien Cournoyer

  VC · Montreal

  Co-founder of Real Ventures and a builder of Montreal's startup community.

  Offers: investment

• Janet Bannister

  VC · Toronto

  Founder of Staircase Ventures, former partner at Real Ventures, and the executive who built Kijiji Canada.

  Offers: investment

• Kevin Talbot

  VC · Toronto

  Co-founder and managing partner of Relay Ventures, focused on fintech and mobility software.

  Offers: investment

• Angela Tran

  VC · Vancouver

  General partner at Version One, investing in mission-driven founders across North America.

  Offers: investment

• Anthony Wang

  VC · Vancouver

  Founding partner of Serafund, investing in blockchain and Web3 startups.

  Offers: investment

• Patrick Lor

  VC · Vancouver

  Co-founder of Panache Ventures and co-founder of iStockphoto.

  Offers: investment

• Michelle Scarborough

  VC · Toronto

  Led BDC Capital's Women in Technology Venture Fund, one of the largest funds of its kind.

  Offers: investment

• Ryan Holmes

  VC · Vancouver

  Founder of Hootsuite and co-lead of LOI Venture, backing founders under 30.

  Offers: investment

• Manny Padda

  VC · Vancouver

  Angel investor and co-lead of LOI Venture in Vancouver.

  Offers: investment

• Allen Lau

  VC · Toronto

  Co-founder of Wattpad and co-founder of Two Small Fish Ventures.

  Offers: investment

• Eva Lau

  VC · Toronto

  Co-founder and partner at Two Small Fish Ventures.

  Offers: investment

• Chamath Palihapitiya

  VC · Palo Alto (raised in Ottawa)

  Founder of Social Capital and former Facebook executive, raised in Ottawa.

  Offers: investment

• Garrett Camp

  VC · Calgary-born, San Francisco

  Uber and StumbleUpon co-founder, born in Calgary, founder of the startup studio Expa.

  Offers: investment

• Ben Yoskovitz

  VC · Montreal

  Co-founder of Highline Beta, a venture studio building startups with corporations, and co-author of Lean Analytics.

  Offers: investment

• Mike Lazaridis

  VC · Waterloo

  BlackBerry founder and co-founder of Quantum Valley Investments, backing quantum-tech companies.

  Offers: investment

• Terry Matthews

  VC · Ottawa

  Founder of Mitel and Newbridge, chairman of Wesley Clover, a long-time Ottawa tech investor.

  Offers: investment

• Daniel Debow

  Angel · Toronto

  Co-founder of Rypple and Workbrain, later a Shopify executive, and an active angel.

  Offers: investment

• Andrew Wilkinson

  Angel · Victoria

  Co-founder of Tiny, which buys and holds companies such as Dribbble and MetaLab.

  Offers: investment

• Chris Sparling

  Angel · Victoria

  Co-founder of Tiny alongside Andrew Wilkinson.

  Offers: investment

• Dan Martell

  Angel · Moncton

  Founder of Flowtown and Clarity, SaaS coach and early angel investor in many startups.

  Offers: investment

• Geoffrey Hinton

  Angel · Toronto

  Nobel laureate and AI pioneer, an investor in Cohere and other Canadian AI companies.

  Offers: investment

• Bruce Croxon

  Angel · Toronto

  Co-founder of Lavalife and Round13 Capital, and a former Dragon.

  Offers: investment

• Jim Treliving

  Angel · Vancouver

  Owner of Boston Pizza and a long-time Dragons' Den investor.

  Offers: investment

• W. Brett Wilson

  Angel · Calgary

  Calgary investor and former Dragons' Den investor.

  Offers: investment

• Vincenzo Guzzo

  Angel · Montreal

  Head of Cinémas Guzzo and a Dragons' Den investor.

  Offers: investment

• Lane Merrifield

  Angel · Kelowna

  Club Penguin co-founder and former Dragons' Den investor.

  Offers: investment

• David Chilton

  Angel · Kitchener

  Author of The Wealthy Barber and a former Dragons' Den investor.

  Offers: investment

• Jeff Booth

  Angel · Vancouver

  Founder of BuildDirect, author of The Price of Tomorrow, and an active tech investor.

  Offers: investment

• Isaac Olowolafe Jr.

  Angel · Toronto

  Founder of Dream Maker Ventures, investing in Black and underrepresented founders.

  Offers: investment

• Bruce Linton

  Angel · Ottawa

  Founder of Canopy Growth and an active Ottawa-area investor.

  Offers: investment

• Angel Investors Ontario

  Angel · Toronto

  Connects 2,300 angels across 21 groups with $800M+ deployed into 800+ startups.

  Offers: investment, info

• York Angel Investors

  Angel · Toronto

  Angel group investing $100K–$500K.

  Offers: investment

• Keiretsu Forum Canada

  Angel · Toronto

  Canadian chapter of the global angel network.

  Offers: investment

• Kli Capital

  VC · Montreal

  Pre-seed and seed fund in fintech, healthtech and e-commerce.

  Offers: investment

• AmorChem

  VC · Montreal

  Life-sciences seed fund.

  Offers: investment

• Nimbus Synergies

  VC · Vancouver

  Healthtech and life-sciences seed fund.

  Offers: investment

• MaRS IAF

  VC · Toronto

  MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, among Canada's most active early-stage investors.

  Offers: investment

• First Fund

  VC · Toronto

  Pre-seed fund writing up to $250K.

  Offers: investment

• Front Row Ventures

  VC · Montreal

  Student-run seed fund.

  Offers: investment

• Boreal Ventures

  VC · Montreal

  Deep-tech seed fund.

  Offers: investment

• Tall Grass Ventures

  VC · Ottawa

  Seed fund.

  Offers: investment

• White Star Capital

  VC · Montreal

  Early-stage VC.

  Offers: investment

• NAventures

  VC · Montreal

  National Bank's VC in fintech, insurtech and proptech.

  Offers: investment

• Sanjay Singhal

  Angel · Toronto

  Toronto angel investor.

  Offers: investment

• Matt Mickiewicz

  Angel · Vancouver

  Founder and angel investor.

  Offers: investment