# Top 45 Beauty Startup Investors in Canada in June 2026 ## District Ventures Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Retail Venture capital funding for Canadian entrepreneurs. District Ventures Capital is led by Arlene Dickinson and invests in innovative food & health sector companies. ## Maple Leaf Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS Maple Leaf Angels are an experienced group of private investors looking for great entrepreneurs, great products and great companies. Bringing together investment, experience and knowledge, we help accelerate companies to become market leaders in their industry.We focus on four main investment areas as follows:- Information Technology- CleanTechnology- Advanced Manufacturing and Materials- Special Opportunities ## BDC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Inovia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS We support entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey and build technology companies that generate a positive impact on society. ## Pierre Lortie - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Beauty, Cosmetics, Manufacturing Pierre Lortie ## Hedgewood - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, FinTech Hedgewood is an investment firm active in venture capital, internet businesses, real estate, specialty finance, asset management, and private equity. ## Harbinger Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Organic Food, Food and Beverage, Beauty Harbinger Ventures Provides venture capital and strategic resources to the next generation of female leaders. Harbinger Ventures identifies, invests in, and supports exceptional female entrepreneurs that have demonstrated proof of concept in an attractive natural products category. Harbinger’s focused investment strategy is designed to support itsprimary objective: driving outstanding, risk-adjusted returns for its investors. Their focused investment strategy is fundamental to their success. They exclusively invest where they have deep experience. ## Paul Buchheit - Type: Angel - Location: Mountain View, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care Paul Buchheit is based out of Mountain View, California and is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Standard Capital. Paul Buchheit attended Case Western Reserve University. ## Sherbrooke Innopole - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology Sherbrooke Innopole is the economic development organization of the City of Sherbrooke which serves the industrial and tertiary-engine sectors. We provide free support to entrepreneurs in the industrial and technological sectors in Sherbrooke towards success. ## Comcast Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence Comcast Ventures is the venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation and partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs building transformative consumer and enterprise companies. ## Lyra Growth Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Beauty Lyra Growth Partners is a Vancouver based Investment Firm providing capital and brand-savvy coaching to help emerging consumer brands accelerate growth and maximize value. With Lyra, you receive the full package to help your business grow to the next level. We provide non–institutional capital that is free from unrealistic expectations. Ourcoaching focus is on creating and strengthening a brand’s relationship with their consumers. To ensure our mutual success, we also provide the necessary coaching for igniting both business and personal development.Lyra is looking for fast growing Companies with over $5 million sales. If you have an emerging consumer brand and you want to maximize value while nurturing a positive corporate culture, then we want to talk to you. ## Thunder Road Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Digital Media, Advertising Platforms, News Thunder Road Capital, an Ontario-based venture capital firm, provides advisory and investment services to early stage technology companies. ## Fondaction - Type: VC Fund - Location: Clarke City, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing - Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software Since its creation in 1996, Fondaction has been based on the belief that it is not only possible to do things differently in the financial and business world, it is a necessity.Fondaction helps Québecers prepare for retirement by offering affordable retirement savings to everyone. The savings collected are invested in companies across Québec.This way, Fondaction helps create and maintain quality jobs, contributing to a stronger, more equitable and greener economy.Created in 1996, Fondaction is a labour-sponsored fund with assets in excess of one billion dollars collected as retirement savings from more than 131,000 shareholders. Fondaction's direct investments and those made through investment funds support the development of more than 1 050 SMEs in different lines of business, in large part involved in various components of the social economy.Fondaction has always been resolutely committed to socially responsible finance, from the moment it was created. The principles of sustainable development are integrated in everything it does. Whether investing in businesses directly or in capital markets, Fondaction always applies the principles of responsible investment to the money entrusted by its savers.Fondaction was one of the first institutions in Québec to make accountability reports an obligation in an effort to improve its practices and contribute to moving sustainable development forward in Québec. It produced its first report on sustainable development in 2006 in accordance with the international standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the highest standards of precision and transparency in economic, social and environmental accountability.In 2010 and 2012, Fondaction remained at the forefront with its 3rd and 4th sustainable development reports, having them reviewed by an independent firm and achieving an application level of A+ from the GRI. Fondaction is the only financial institution in Québec to achieve this level.In 2014, Fondaction tabled its 5th sustainable development report, produced in accordance with the latest GRI guidelines, the G4. Fondaction also opted for Comprehensive compliance, becoming the 1st financial institution in North America and the 9th in the world to voluntarily adhere to these requirements. ## Crédit Mutuel Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical Crédit Mutuel Equity is the Private Equity branch of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale. ## Disruption Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, B2B Disruption Ventures invest in companies that are North American based, high growth at the Seed & Seed + stage. ## Audrey Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Mobile, Hardware Elephants always run on trunk. ## Avonmore Developments - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Apps Avonmore Developments is the family office of Simon and Michael Blakey that focuses on investments into seed and early-stage businesses, primarily in the UK and Europe. Avonmore has been operating since 2000 and has invested in over 40 different businesses in over 80 funding rounds. Michael Blakey now runs Singapore-based seed fund Cocoon Capital(www.cocooncap.com) that invests in early stage businesses across SE Asia. Simon Blakey is a member of Cambridge Angels, Chairs the Investment Committee of Playfair Capital (www.playfaircapital.com) and is on the investment committee of the Angel CoFund (www.acfinvestors.com/angel-cofund/)Avonmore's approach to deals is hands-on: mobilising other angel investors, working actively with entrepreneurs post-deal, and coordinating further funding rounds. ## Fatima Yusuf - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Beauty, Software Fatima Yusuf ## Jon Oringer - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock. ## Dundee Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Omaha, Nebraska, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS Dundee Venture Capital invests $250,000-$1M in high-growth, early-stage technology companies. DVC invests across industries in founding teams they believe in. Most of DVC's investments are in e-commerce, B2B SaaS, or consumer networks.Dundee VC formally began in 2010. The root of the idea started much earlier when Mark Hasebroock, DundeeVC’s founding, and managing partner, was raising money for his two e-commerce companies, giftcertificates.com and Hayneedle.com, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, respectively. ## Edward Lando - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Edward Lando is the founder of Pareto Holdings. He previously worked at Horizons School of Technology as a co-founder. Edward Lando attended the Wharton School. ## Manica Blain - Type: Angel - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Beauty, E-Commerce, Cosmetics Manica Blain, consumer-focused investor and Founder of Top Knot Ventures. ## Nadav Ben-Chanoch - Type: Angel - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Nadav Ben-Chanoch ## David Ceolin - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Beauty, Wellness, E-Commerce David Ceolin ## Jonathan Seaton - Type: Angel - Location: Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Education, Music Jonathan Seaton is the co-founder and chief executive officer at Twinkl. ## Sound Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm. The company seeks to invest in the technology sector. ## CV Catalyst Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B - Focus: Consumer, Mobile Apps, Point of Sale In partnership with Comcast Ventures, Catalyst Fund invests in early stage technology startups with underrepresented founders. ## Ryan Merket - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Generative AI I work with high-potential startups at Microsoft, identifying and empowering top AI startups to achieve more. With over 12 years of experience in the tech industry, I have a track record of building and scaling innovative products, leading high-performing teams, and investing in promising ventures.My passion is to help early-stage founderssucceed by leveraging my expertise in AI, product, engineering, and growth. I have mentored and invested in multiple startups that have been acquired or raised funding, such as Teachable, Apostrophe, and Yumi. I also co-founded and led product at Jude AI, a platform that helps realtors close more leads and deals with the power of LLMs. I bootstrapped it to $1,000/MRR in 3 months before joining Microsoft for Startups.Before moving back to Austin, TX, from the San Francisco Bay Area, I had early Product roles at Reddit and Facebook, where I learned how to scale and operate fast-growing organizations. ## Longitude Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Longitude Capital is a healthcare venture capital firm that invests in transformative healthcare companies to unlock value and enable growth. ## Kaktus Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 Angel Investing ## 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. ## Serra Angel, LLC - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Beauty, E-Commerce, Consumer Goods Angel Investing ## Marine Layer Investments - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Beauty, E-Commerce, Consumer Goods Investor ## BKR Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Beauty, Wellness BKR Capital, a venture firm capital built with the objective of investing in promising Black founders in the technology space. ## Hilary Duff - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Fashion, Beauty, Cosmetics Hilary Duff ## Duro Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Software, E-Commerce Duro Ventures was founded by Sundeep Ahuja, a 4x founder, advisor & investor with 70+ companies in his portfolio (excluding investments made via other AngelList Syndicates). He backs mission-driven founders and is broadly focused on consumer, enterprise AI, enterprise SaaS, healthcare IT, e-commerce, distributed energy & blockchain-inspiredinnovations. ## Wonderment Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Beauty, Organic, Cosmetics Wonderment Ventures is a venture capital firm ## Chelsea Handler - Type: Angel - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Series B - Focus: Fashion, News, Beauty Chelsea Joy Handler is an American comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer. ## Top Knot Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Beauty, Cosmetics Investment banking, private equity and venture capital. I work directly with passionate founders as they build, grow and scale iconic consumer brands of the future. ## Bdc Thrive venture - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Water, Beauty Bdc thrive venture invest in women-led technology companies to accelerate their growth and transform today’s markets. ## Storytime Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, SaaS We believe that work is being completely redefined in subtle and significant ways. Storytime capital has launched its inaugural fund of CAD$17.5m to invest globally in pre-seed or seed stage companies and the entrepreneurs that are influencing and writing the future of work story. ## Accelia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Security, Marketing Accelia Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in innovative companies with high technological potential. We aim for diversity, performance, and impact by favoring businesses owned or led by women. They invest in the most promising start-ups that have completed the development of a product or service and have gained some market validation.Their portfolio companies also benefit from the support of renowned female investors who contribute their network of contacts and expertise in various fields. ## Good & Well - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Health Care Good & Well is an investment firm partnering with early-stage social purpose businesses. The firm provides equity investments and strategic advice, operational support, and a network of inspiring and like-minded entrepreneurs to founders. It was established in Toronto, Ontario in 2014. ## Buckley Endeavors - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Investments ## Oxford Finance LLC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Alexandria, Virginia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Providing Flexible and Creative Financial Solutions to Middle Market Companies.