# Top 50 EdTech Startup Investors in Canada in June 2026

## Real Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 10
- 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

## Inovia Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 9
- 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.

## BDC Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Relevant deals: 9
- 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.

## Ontario Centres of Excellence
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

The Ontario Centres of Excellence invests in projects and people to accelerate industry R&D to impact the Ontario economy through the commercialization of leading edge research.OCE invests in- Industry-Academic collaborative research- Commercialization of academic research through licensing and spin off companies- Early stage seedfinancing of start-ups- Skills development for high quality personnelThe Ontario Centres of Excellence is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1987. Core funding is provided by the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation

## Amplify Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Education, Artificial Intelligence

Invest in transformational technologies that can achieve large scale solutions globally.

## Panache Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Canada's leading nationwide pre-seed venture fund.

## Anges Quebec
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Quebec, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence

Value-added investors for innovative entrepreneurs.

## Rhino Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Rhino partners with entrepreneurs to build, acquire, and scale market-leading platforms.

## MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

Working with Ontario talent to develop   World Class Companies    Learn More

## Business Development Bank of Canada
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. We support small and medium-sized businesses in all industries and at every stage of growth with money and advice. We are the Business Development Bank of Canada. 

## Capital Angel Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 5
- 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.

## Relay Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Apps

We view founders as partners. We bring capital, networks, and experience, and our founders bring expertise, teams, and dreams.

## N49P
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services

N49P is a venture capital firm focused on ideas to seed-stage Canadian technology startups.

## Uncork Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Analytics

For more than 20 years, Uncork has focused on one stage: seed. Our partners have invested in over 290 companies, with more than 100 meaningful outcomes and $60B+ in enterprise value created — including Fitbit (NYSE: FIT, Google), Sendgrid (NYSE: SEND, Twilio), Eventbrite (NYSE: EB), Poshmark (NASD: POSH), and Postmates (UBER), as well asfast-growing startups like We invest in companies using AI and emerging technologies to create leverage, unlock scale, and push industries forward. We're typically the first major check on the cap table, often leading seed rounds with an initial investment of $3M-$5M. We keep terms simple and transparent, because a clean term sheet makes a strong partnership.We look for team, TAM, and tailwinds, but conviction in founder–market fit comes above all else. We back founders who bring sharp insight into their markets and the drive to build what others can’t yet see.There’s no single playbook for building a company. Every journey looks different, but our role stays the same: a steady partner who shows up early, knows when to deliver hard truths, and stays engaged long after the round closes.Learn more at 

## HCS Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Insurance, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

We partner with individuals and corporations to invest in  technology - driven companies across Latam, North America and Israel.

## Brightspark Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Machine Learning

Brightspark Ventures invests in early stage Canadian software companies.Brightspark has been investing in the Canadian VC industry since 1999. Over the last 20 years, the company has refined its focus to the point where it choose what it believes to be the best early-stage opportunities in the market. The company's goal is to findexceptional startups, and work closely with these companies as they grow to achieve stellar returns.We have structured our investments to allow individual accredited investors to invest with us. We have found that individual investors share the same goals as us when investing: they too want to invest in startups with CEOs that are focused on creating massive returns.This model also benefits our portfolio companies, who appreciate having a network of investors they don’t necessarily have to "manage". By leading the investment and actively working as the gatekeeper for the company, Brightspark ensures that the company can grow to its full potential without being distracted or becoming unfocused. This model attracts some of the best companies in Canada.

## Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Grant, Debt Financing, Seed
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency works to create opportunities for economic growth in Atlantic Canada by helping businesses become more competitive, innovative and productive, by working with diverse communities to develop and diversify local economies, and by championing the strengths of Atlantic Canada. Together, with Atlantic Canadians,we are building a stronger economy.

## Westdale Properties
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Finance, Education, Insurance

Westdale Properties is owns, manages and developes real estate across North America.

## Golden Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Golden Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital fund, based in Toronto and investing across North America. We back bold teams and their transformative ideas.

## Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software

MaRS Innovation (MI) is a commercialization engine that integrates, centralizes and accelerates time to market of the discovery and intellectual property assets from its 15 world-class research institutions. MI’s discovery and innovation pipeline is derived from $1 billion in annual R&D funding. Created as a not-for-profit organizationthrough the Government of Canada’s Center of Excellence for Commercialization and Research program (CECR), MI has raised $50 million from federal and provincial governments, member institutions and industry partners. MI’s vision is to transform the Toronto-based research enterprise into one of world’s most successful commercialization clusters.Through detailed, market facing due diligence, MI identifies opportunities from Canada’s largest academic cluster for further development and commercialization through project management, intellectual property management, investment and technology development. By crossing the innovation gap, MI transforms these opportunities into successful high-value licensing transactions and financeable start-up companies.

## Ripple Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Ripple Ventures is a venture fund focused on B2B SaaS startups.

## Wesley Clover
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Wesley Clover is a private, global investment management firm and holding company, enabling entrepreneurs, innovation and technology worldwide.

## IDEA Fund Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

As one of the oldest and most active early-stage investment firms in the Southeast, IDEA Fund Partners' investment philosophy has been honed from years of experience. We fund entrepreneurs who are applying technology and business model innovations to industries in the earliest stages of digital disruption with an emphasis on underservedpeople, places and stages.

## Garage Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Maple Leaf Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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 Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

BDC Capital Women in Technology (WIT) Fund is one of the world’s largest venture capital funds

## Neal Dempsey
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology

Neal Dempsey is the Managing Partner of Bay Partners.

## Good News Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

We invest in founders who are driven to push the limits of what is possible

## Calian
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: SMS, Email, Hospital

Welcome to Calian, where innovation and expertise converge to deliver Advanced Technologies, Health, Learning, and IT & Cyber Solutions.

## Honeywell Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Morris Plains, New Jersey, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series D
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Honeywell is a Fortune 100 company that invents and manufactures technologies to address tough challenges linked to global macrotrends such as safety, security, and energy. With approximately 129,000 employees worldwide, including more than 19,000 engineers and scientists, we have an unrelenting focus on quality, delivery, value, and technology ineverything we make and do.

## SiriusPoint
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamilton, Hamilton, Bermuda
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Insurance, InsurTech, Financial Services

With $2.9 billion total capital, we are a fast-moving, responsive partner, that combines disciplined underwriting and risk management with pioneering ideas. SiriusPoint Ltd.

## Canada Media Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: Mobile, Software, Virtual Reality

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances and promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for all audiovisual media platforms.

## Differential Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Early-stage venture capital fund founded by data scientists and entrepreneurs for data-focused entrepreneurs

## Roger Martin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Finance

Roger Martin is Premier’s Chair in Productivity & Competitiveness and Academic Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management. From 1998 to 2013, he served as Dean. Previously, he spent 13 years as a Director of Monitor Company, a global strategy consulting firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where heserved as co-head of the firm for two years.

## Fondaction
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Clarke City, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Whitecap Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Enterprise Software

Whitecap Venture Partners is a Canadian-based Venture Capital fund investing in early stage technology companies. Whitecap is headquartered in Toronto and invests across Canada and the Northeastern US. Since Whitecap’s inception the early 1990s, Whitecap recognises the power of real collaboration between entrepreneurs and investors. This rapportenables them to provide significant value to companies along with strong returns across investment cycles.Whitecap specialises in Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) and Medical Technologies. Whitecap is continually searching for upcoming ventures to support as the next generation of exceptional enterprises.

## Desjardins Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lévis, Quebec, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

Desjardins Capital makes it easy to grow your business with financial and strategic support. Investment capital and venture capital can help you meet your business goals.

## Reach Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Education, EdTech, Software

Reach Capital is the leading venture capital firm focused on education and workforce development, backing the biggest and most beloved brands in teaching and learning.

## GrowthWorks Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care

Invest in our experienceGrowthWorks* offers you more: more accountability, more experience and more proven know-how to make the most of your investment.A principled approach to adding valueOver the last 20 years, we've built GrowthWorks into one of Canada's venture capital management companies. We've done that by managingfunds that rigorously follow core principles: structure strategic investments in growth-oriented companies, value portfolio assets conservatively, build vital industry connections and minimize risk through diversification. It's a simple formula that delivers powerful results.Regional know-how. National ReachAt GrowthWorks, we offer regionally based retail venture capital funds (RVCs) right across Canada.GrowthWorks specializes in the management of and growth of regionally based venture capital funds. The funds under management include the following RVCs: Working Opportunity Fund, GrowthWorks Commercialization Fund and GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund.Partners in performanceWe have specialized teams in each of our core sectors to identify and structure investments in potential winners. These skilled teams also help create success by helping the companies that GrowthWorks managed funds invest in to grow with strategic management support and advice. This way, the companies get guidance from experienced leaders. In turn, the funds’ investors know that these companies receive direction to help them thrive.

## CEAS Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Delray Beach, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Single family office investing in early stage private tech companies. Capital of a top venture firm, complete flexibility on stage and check size, and a very aggressive risk appetite.

## Vanedge Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile

Vanedge Capital is a venture capital firm which invests in the enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, security, digital media and cloud computing sectors. The firm targets companies that are post-revenue with a fast-growing user base and have demonstrated product market fit.

## Jay Steinfeld
- Type: Angel
- Location: Greater Houston Area, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Training

Jay Steinfeld is the founder of blinds.com .

## Archangel Network of Funds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Software

Archangel is the overarching early stage investment fund based in Waterloo Region, the North Silicon Valley of North America.

## Angel One Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care

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## BDC Capital Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

BDC Capital can customize a financing plan to meet the needs of you and your business, whether your need is $100,000 or $5 million.

## Backbone Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- 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.

## Tyton Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Training

Tyton Partners is a provider of investment banking and strategy consulting services to the global knowledge sector. The firm leverages in-depth market knowledge and perspective to help organizations pursue solutions that have a lasting impact.Tyton Partners offers a unique spectrum of services that supports companies, organizations, and investorsas they navigate the complexities of the education, media, and information markets.Tyton Partners leverages its deep foundation of transactional and advisory experience and an extensive global network to make its clients’ aspirations a reality and catalyze innovation in the sector.

## Liquid 2 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech

Liquid2 Ventures provides technology startups with seed-stage investments and is based in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma.

## StandUp Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

StandUp Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in female-founded companies in the B2B software and digital health sector.The firm is led by a team of experienced investors who have assembled a diverse advisory committee. The advisory committee is comprised of successful founders, venture investors, and other strategic mentors who willprovide high-touch support to the entrepreneurs. StandUp Ventures catalyzes strong deal flow across Canada from its network and syndicate seed rounds with Angels and US VCs.

## RFI
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Pre-Seed and Seed StageVenture Investing We aim to lead the first institutional round for exceptional founders building highly scalable software platforms. We leverage our experience as founders and operators along with customer connections to accelerate the growth of our portfolio companies. Portfolio Exits Prioritize what you can control al February 3, 2022 Founders often ask