# Top 45 Art Startup Investors in Canada in June 2026 ## Real Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Real Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on serving daring entrepreneurs with the ambition to create successful, global companies. Since 2007, Real Ventures has dedicated itself to building the Canadian startup ecosystem on the belief that people, not money, build game-changing companies. Real Ventures provides stage-specific guidance,mentorship, and access to networks and resources to fast-track founders’ personal and company growth. Real Ventures manages $325 million across five funds and its active portfolio of 100+ companies is currently valued at $10 billion. www.realventures.com ## Front Row Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology Front Row Ventures believe , students are in a unique position to challenge the status quo. Their university years are an entrepreneurial sweet spot, and they want their peers to capitalize on their potential. Their want to help them to launch unthinkable ventures, and start companies that change the world.Their bigger mission is to spread startupand venture capital culture across Montreal campuses. They engage and empower students to learn, get involved, and create from Montreal’s vibrant technology sector. ## Panache Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Canada's leading nationwide pre-seed venture fund. ## Tinie Tempah - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Art, Apps Tinie shot to prominence with his chart-topping album 'Disc-Overy' which featured the #1s 'Pass Out' & 'Written In the Stars'. 2 x BRITs, a MOBO and an Ivor Novello followed. His 2nd album 'Demonstration' featured collaborators such as Dizzee Rascal, Emeli Sandé & Laura Mvula. In 2015, Tinie returnedwith 'Not Letting Go' and a feature on KDA's 'Turn The Music Louder'. Both topped the charts to give him 7 UK #1s - the most by any artist this decade. ## Capital Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Our goal is to build the region's entrepreneurial community, to make the region the best place to start a business and to facilitate access to investment opportunities for qualified investors. ## Andrew Chau - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, Art Andrew Chau is the co-founder of Neo Financial He used to be the co-founder of SkipTheDishes. He handles business development and strategy for this company. ## Tribune Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Cannabis Tribune Capital is a venture capital firm located in Weyburn, SK. ## Guillaume Laliberte - Type: Angel - Location: Redwood City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Art, Apps, Mobile Guillaume Laliberte - Founder & CEO @ Setter ## David Wieland - Type: Angel - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, Education David Wieland is the co-founder and managing partner of Motivate Ventures, a venture capital firm in Chicago. David is a serial technology entrepreneur with three exits (RIVS, Powersurge Technologies and InnFlux). He is the co-founder, former chairman, and investment committee member of VitalizeVC (fka IrishAngels.). BA Philosophy, Government NotreDame. MBA Northwestern / Kellogg. ## Corus Entertainment - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Art, Apps, Gaming Corus is a driving force in the media industry with a diverse portfolio of strong brands that entertain and inform audiences through great storytelling and compelling content, reaching millions of people around the world every day. ## Rahul Vohra - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Financial Services Rahul Vohra is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Founder & CEO of Superhuman. ## Nitesh Banta - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Nitesh Banta is the Co-Founder & CEO at B12. ## Deepak Jain - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Art, Gaming, eSports Value Creator - People Oriented - Turnaround Champion - Cultural Integration Expert ## Veritas Investment GmbH - Type: VC Fund - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Convertible Note - Focus: Art, Auctions, Software Veritas was founded in 1991 as a capital management company under German law and is now nearly 25 years successfully in the German market operates. As group-independent investment boutique we exclusively concentrate on our core competence: asset management.They specialize in the systematic, non-predictive investment strategies. They want tospecifically take advantage of opportunities in the markets and reduce risks consistently.With their 20-strong team, we manage asset management and equity funds. Awards and indices show that the quality of our investment strategies and funds. ## LDV Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care LDV Capital invests in deep technical teams building visual technology businesses that leverage computer vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence. ## BDC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets. The company helps create and develop strongCanadian businesses through financing, consulting services and securitization, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.BDC Venture Capital has been involved in venture capital since 1975 and has to date invested in more than 400 companies involved in the areas of Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Advanced Technologies. ## Dispatch Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Quebec, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, Financial Services Dispatch Ventures invests in founders building early-stage technology companies. Over the years, Dispatch has nurtured dozens of startups- helping them find corporate clients, skilled employees, gain media coverage, and raise millions in venture capital. ## Backbone Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Health Care We are a collective of angel investors. We are coming together to invest in women and non-binary founders with a focus on investments in Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour-led companies. ## Harlo Equity Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Sports, Machine Learning Harlo Capital is a Toronto-based private equity company identifying and investing in real estate developments across Canada. ## Karman Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santa Monica, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology We give founders the tools, talent and playbooks they need to succeed. ## Nomad Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, SaaS Nomad Capital is a seed stage fund that invests in emerging companies that are developing marketplaces and B2B software. ## Jody Mulkey - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Art, B2B Jody Mulkey has worked at Shopzilla since January 1999. After wearing many hats along the way Jody is currently the Chief Information Officer responsible for the overall technology development and operations of the company. Before joining Shopzilla, Mulkey was in charge of the Web presence at Isocor. Before that he worked at WilliamO'Neil + Co., an institutional investment services company. He was part of the team that brought both the flagship WONDA product to the Internet and created an online consumer version of Daily Graphs.Mulkey holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Southern California, with concentrations in information systems, and is a graduate of the Entrepreneur Program. He originally hails from the great state of Texas, but is happy to have called California home for the past 18 years. Mulkey is an avid snowboarder and can be found most winter weekends on the slopes of Mammoth Mountain. ## David Hariri - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Art, Apps, Mobile David Hariri - Co-Founder @ Ada ## Anges Quebec - Type: VC Fund - Location: Quebec, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence Value-added investors for innovative entrepreneurs. ## Innovate Calgary - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device Innovate Calgary is a central innovation hub at the University of Calgary. See our programs and fundings and learn more about our innovation hubs here. ## Mike Murchison - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Art Mike Murchison is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ada, the leading provider of AI customer support chatbots. Ada provides a simple and powerful authoring environment, cutting edge machine learning, and lightning-fast deployment, automating millions of chat conversations per month for clients such as TELUS, Coinbase, and Shopify. In partnership withGenesys, Ada is helping companies improve their customer experience, dramatically reduce costs, and increase support team productivity. ## Portugal Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Porto, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Verticals:Enterprise, SaaS, Security, Networks, AI, VR/AR, Marketplace, Blockchain, Internet of Things, New materials, Electronics, Robotics, Cleantech, Agrotech, Seatech, Therapeutics, Digital Health, Diagnostics, Innovative Accommodation, Tourist Entertainment Companies, Tour Operators, Wine, Nautical and Equestrian Tourism, Theme ParksMobile, Robotics Founded in 2012, Portugal Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Porto, Portugal. The firm is a part of the Banco Português de Fomento group. The firm seeks to invest in pre-seed, seed and series A stages ## Clark Valberg - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Clark Valberg Clark Valberg is the Managing Partner at Tiferes Ventures. He previously worked as the CEO and Co-Founder of InVision, the digital product design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences. InVision is the cornerstone of the product design process for more than 3 million people at tens of thousands of companies,including eighty percent of the Fortune 100 and brands like Airbnb, Amazon, HBO, Netflix, Slack, Starbucks and Uber. He is a former Co-Founder of Epicenter Consulting. ## Accomplice - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Internet Accomplice is a venture firm and contemporary family office. We have been part of the origin story of AngelList, Carbon Black, Coinlist, Currencycloud, DraftKings, FalconX, FLOW, Freshbooks, Integral Ad Science, Hopper, HQO, Luna, Near, Orchard, Patreon, PillPack, Plastiq, Recorded Future, SecurityScorecard, Skillz, Veracode, Work Human, WHOOP, Zoopla, and more. We are also founders behind Accomplice Blockchain and the Spearhead operator-angel movement. ## Garage Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Built by founders, for founders. Garage Capital helps best-in-class companies jump from garage to growth. ## Michael Katchen - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, FinTech Founder & CEO. Entrepreneur, passionate about transforming investment management. ## Triptyq Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Virtual Reality, Gaming VC seed fund investing in cutting-edge technology companies that drive innovation in digital entertainment and interactive media ## Round13 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Founded in 2013, Round13 Capital is a leading venture and growth equity investment platform based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests in high-potential companies across a range of sectors, with a focus on supporting their growth and development over the long term. Round13's team of experienced investors and operators bring a wealth ofexpertise and insight to every investment, helping portfolio companies to realize their full potential. With a commitment to building an enduring 100-year firm, Round13 is dedicated to creating long-term value for its investors and the companies it supports. For more information, please visit www.round13.com. ## Rhino Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Rhino partners with entrepreneurs to build, acquire, and scale market-leading platforms. ## Density Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Consulting and mentoring to startup founders and CEOs as well as to investors. Our focus areas are strategy, turnarounds and operational efficiencies. We ## National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program ## Z Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Content Z Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Z Holdings that invests in companies that focuses on the insurance and finance industry. ## boldstart ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Inception venture capital for Bold Technical Founders Building the Autonomous Enterprise ## Shaw Media - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Apps, E-Commerce Corus is a driving force in the media industry with a diverse portfolio of strong brands that entertain and inform audiences through great storytelling and compelling content, reaching millions of people around the world every day. ## Bedrock - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Bedrock: In Search of Narrative Violations ## Portage Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Portage Ventures is a global fintech-focused venture capital investor. The firm makes early-stage investments in promising Canadian financial tech companies that have potential for global impact. ## Schroders - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Medical, Biotechnology, Financial Services As a global investment manager, we help institutions, intermediaries and individuals across the planet meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future. ## Roger Dickey - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Education, E-Commerce Roger Dickey is the Co-Founder & CEO of Made Renovation. He previously worked at Gigster as a Co-Founder & CEO. Roger Dickey attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ## Mistral Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Financial Services Mistral Venture Partners - The leading seed stage venture capital firm in Canada ## Ian Logan - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Art, Apps, Mobile Ian Logan is the VP Engineering at Rose Rocket, a SaaS-based Transportation Management System (TMS) specializing in workflow automation for Enterprise and SMB transport companies.He was the former VP Engineering at Drop, an intelligent app that surfaces offers & rewards based on what members are spending, creating a personalized, seamlessexperience.He was also a former Director of Engineering for Payments at Airbnb, a community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique spaces around the world. Ian has led engineering teams over many years, overseeing architecture and implementation of the website and helped Airbnb grow the payments platform internationally to process dozens of different currencies and payment methods. Ian joined Airbnb as an early engineer and built out other teams related to growth and site performance engineering. In a previous life, Ian built core trading algorithms and applications for world-class investment banks.