Top 5 Celebrity Startup Investors in Canada in January 2026

Investing in early-stage tech companies with founding teams inclusive of diverse entrepreneurs such as #Women and #PersonsofColour.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Fashion
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Canada, United States

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Trust & Will — Trust & Will is an online service providing legal forms and information that makes creating estate planning easy, fast, and secure. It is not a law firm and is not a substitute for a lawyer’s advice about complex estate planning. The company is backed by some venture capital firms including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, Western TechnologyInvestments, Luma Launch, Halogen Ventures, and Techstars, as well as angel investors.Trust & Will was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.
GoBolt — Elevate your logistics game while reducing your carbon footprint with GoBolt, your trusted 3PL provider focused on sustainability.
NextGen Blockchain Technologies — Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Finance

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Stephen Tapp - Territory Vice President, Head of Canada @ WeWork

Investment focus

Celebrity, Social Media, Enterprise Software
Seed
Canada

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Influicity — Influicity works with brands and agencies on a wide variety of digital media aspects, from influencer marketing to custom podcasts and beyond.

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Slaight Communications, Inc. manages the internet radio portal Iceberg radio. The company has strategic alliances with Sirius Satellite Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Investment focus

Music, Retail, Big Data
Series B, Seed
Canada

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SHOP.CA — SHOP.CA is the first multi-merchant marketplace built for Canadians, and managed by Canadians.In June of 2012 the site launched and now has millions of products, across 28 categories, and includes over 5000 brands.SHOP.CA provides Canadians with the brands, products and services they need and want from trusted retailers, manufacturers andservice providers, all through one universal shopping cart and one account. Through a cloud based Marketplace-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform, SHOP.CA makes it easy for approved partners to list, price and sell their products and services they have online and/or offline to Canadians, through a single destination.By integrating social elements into the eCommerce platform and user experience, SHOP.CA engages and rewards Canadians for every purchase and for social activities that lead to purchases.
LANDR — LANDR empowers musicians to create and get heard. As a pioneer in big data and machine learning for the music industry, LANDR provides millions of independent artists and labels with a single space to learn about, collaborate on, master, release and monetize music online. Since launching in 2014, LANDR has consistently built tools that level theplaying field for musicians, combining into a self-serve platform that is affordable and invaluable at every stage of the music creation lifecycle.
Influicity — Influicity works with brands and agencies on a wide variety of digital media aspects, from influencer marketing to custom podcasts and beyond.

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Export Development Canada (EDC) is a Crown corporation dedicated to assisting Canadian businesses of all sizes in achieving global success. It provides them with the tools they need to grow their business with confidence, including trade knowledge, financial solutions, equity, insurance, and connections.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
Canada, United States, United Kingdom

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GHGSat — GHGSat’s mission is to become the global reference for remote sensing of greenhouse gas (GHG), air quality gas, and other trace gas emissions from any source in the world.In June 2016, GHGSat launched the world’s first high-resolution satellite capable of measuring greenhouse gas (CO2 & CH4) emissions from any industrial facility in theworld. GHGSat is using this unique satellite and its patented technology to provide greenhouse gas emissions monitoring data and services globally,with better accuracy and at at a fraction of the cost of comparable alternatives. Owners of industrial facilities are now able to monitor all of their facilities, local or remote, anywhere in the world, with a common technology, in near-real-time. Significantly improved emissions information is enabling industries to better measure, control, and ultimately reduce emissions of GHGs.Building on lessons learned from its demonstration satellite, GHGSat launched its second satellite in Sept 2020 and a third is scheduled for Q1'21. Three more satellites are under construction for launch in early 2022. GHGSat also uses the same instrument technology from its satellites on aircraft, to provide complementary resolution and performance for customers in shale plays. GHGSat’s technology can also be used to monitor air quality gases, as well as other trace gases, in the atmosphere. Business cases are being developed for key markets, such as measuring SOx from ships.
Hydrostor — Hydrostor, a global leader in long-duration energy storage, pioneers technology to scale carbon reduction with a dedicated professional team.
Torngat Metals — We are a company dedicated to developing the Strange Lake rare earth project in northern Quebec. Through our commitment to drawing on best environmental

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