Top 10 Film Startup Investors in Canada in July 2025

Last updated: Jul 2025 A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Film startups based in Canada. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Film companies from Canada. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Film Startup Investors in Canada in July 2025

Investor	Film Canada investments
Sterling.VC	1
British Columbia Discovery Fund	1
Wesley Clover	1
Rho Capital Partners	1
Round13 Capital	1
Flat6Labs	1
M Capital Partners	1
11.2 Capital	1
Capital Angel Network	1
FundersClub	1

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Sterling.VC is a sports, media and real estate VC fund supported by Sterling Equities, the principal owner of the Mets, SportsNet New York (SNY) and OverwatchNY.

Investment focus

Gaming, Software, eSports
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

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Souq G-Commerce — Souq is lowering the barriers to access and participate in GameFi. We're building the infrastructure powering community-owned financial markets where players can thoughtfully invest in the games they love.
Midnight Society — Midnight Society is a game studio developing online multiplayer games. It is a AAA game studio and develops community-focused, online PVP multiplayer games.

British Columbia Discovery Fund (VCC) Inc. ("BC Discovery Fund," "BCDF" or the "Fund") is a diversified venture capital investment fund which allows investors to participate in the emerging technology industry in British Columbia. The Fund issues its shares under the Venture Capital Corporation (VCC) program, a BCgovernment initiative to promote economic diversification and investment in small businesses, including technology ventures. In addition to enabling participation in innovative, local companies, BC Discovery Fund provides retail investors access to private venture capital investment opportunities, which are often only accessible to institutional shareholders and "angel" investors.Eligible individual investors in the Fund receive a tax credit equal to 30% of the amount invested, to a maximum of a $60,000 tax credit per annum. The tax credit on investments into the Fund during the first 60 days of the year can be carried back and applied against the prior year's taxes payable. To the extent that the amount of the tax credit exceeds an individual's British Columbia taxes otherwise payable, the individual is entitled to a refund of the difference. Shares in the Fund are eligible for RRSPs, RRIFs and RESPs. The tax credit is also available to B.C. corporations to reduce B.C. taxes payable.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Film, Video
Series A, Funding Round
Canada

Portfolio highlights

Rx Networks — Rx Networks is an assisted GPS technology and global services company.Their GPStream framework of assisted GPS solutions, from advanced assistance data streaming services to an integrated suite of mobile software components, is designed to help mobile operators, device manufacturers and GPS chipset vendors deliver a "Clickâ€™n Go"user experience for any GPS device, anytime and anywhere.The company was incorporated as Williwaw Networks, Inc. in 2002 and later changed its name to Rx Networks, Inc. in 2005. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
D-Wave Quantum — D-Wave is the leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services.
Avigilon Corporation — Avigilon is a motorola solutions company provides trusted security solutions to the global market. Avigilon designs, develops, and manufactures video analytics, network video management software and hardware, surveillance cameras, and access control solutions. Avigilon's solutions have been installed at thousands of customer sites, includingschool campuses, transportation systems, healthcare centers, public venues, critical infrastructure, prisons, factories, casinos, airports, financial institutions, government facilities, and retailers.Avigilon systems protect and monitor various locations worldwide including major corporations, government institutions, stadiums, retail environments, casinos, critical infrastructure, transportation stations, and more, providing the best evidence possible.

Terry Matthews is founder and Chairman of Wesley Clover. Since 1972, Terry has founded or funded more than 100 companies, including Mitel and Newbridge Networks. Today, Wesley Clover has interests around the world in next-generation companies focused on technologies and applications across many industries.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Canada, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

RFence — RFence is a start-up company that analyzes the radio frequency environment. They control the threats and risks involved, which is essential to keeping the site running smoothly and efficiently. They offer solutions that are designed for all sites with critical security needs for industrial sites such as logistics sites, government buildings, ports,airports, penitentiary facilities, etc.
Validient — Validient is a digital client onboarding system for law firms, real estate agents, and other regulated businesses.
VizioSense — VizioSense optimizes operations of Cities and Companies through Edge AI computer vision sensors respecting people's privacy.

Rho Capital Partners is the parent company to Rho's four operating divisions, Rho Ventures, Rho Canada Ventures, Rho Fund Investors and Rho Acceleration.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Advertising
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
United States, Canada, Israel

Portfolio highlights

ESG Flo — ESG Flo, the leading ESG software, leverages artificial intelligence to seamlessly automate the collection and transformation of ESG data into audit-ready metrics.
Toothio — Dental offices gain access to high-quality dental professionals, on-demand, while dental professionals can pick up work that fits their schedules.
CloudPay — CloudPay provides managed global payroll services to multinational organizations through a single, unified SaaS solution. By delivering end-to-end managed payroll services through an innovative platform, CloudPay ensures consistent and compliant payroll around the globe while reducing operating costs and minimizing manual processes. CloudPay’sservices and technology standardize the payroll function across geographies, helping organizations increase efficiency, streamline compliance, and achieve greater visibility into payroll performance and costs. The CloudPay solution is backed by deep industry expertise earned over twenty-plus years delivering services to over 2,500 multinational entities. CloudPay’s solution guarantees accurate payroll processing across 130+ countries in more than twenty-five languages. Positioned as a Leader in NelsonHall’s 2019 Payroll Outsourcing NEAT assessment and as an Achiever in Everest Group’s 2019 Multi-Country Payroll Platform report, CloudPay has won multiple awards for its technology and service, including Global Payroll Transformation Project of the Year Award (2017), Payroll Software Product of the Year (2018) and the prestigious Global Payroll Supplier of the Year (2019). To learn more, visit www.cloudpay.net.

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.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
Canada, United States, Puerto Rico

Portfolio highlights

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TITAN — Titan provides users with the best swap price by searching through Solana’s on-chain liquidity through trusted sources. It then deploys revolutionary routing algorithms based on cutting-edge mathematics to determine the best price a user can get when trading any token.
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Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming theirinstitutional co-founders. Flat6Labs manages a number of seed funds with a total AUM in excess of $85M. More than 25 leading institutions have invested into the Flat6Labs managed funds; believing in the asset class and Flat6Labs’ proven track record as the market leader.. Flat6Labs provides a wide range of investment ticket sizes ranging from $50K to $500k, supporting startups through their early journeys from Pre-Seed all the way to Pre-Series A stages. Alongside to the investments, Flat6Labs’ exceptional startup programs, executed to cater specifically for the needs of the innovative entrepreneurs, helps them accelerate their growth by providing them with a plethora of support services and connecting them to unparalleled opportunities with an expansive network comprising hundreds of business mentors, investors and corporates. Launched and headquartered in Cairo since 2011, Flat6Labs has multiple offices across the region; with ongoing plans to expand into other emerging markets.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Zofa — Zofa provides integrated solutions that promote long-term change while improving productivity and patient care and enabling fast delivery of medical products.
MilkStraw AI — Saving companies up to 75% on AWS
Marginplus Group — Secure, high-return agricultural investments in Nigeria. Our platform offers vetted opportunities with up to 35% returns, combining profit with impact.

M Capital is an independent investment company with +€500m AuM. A unique hub where entrepreneurs can have an equity finance and quasi-equity as well as a permanent support to accelerate their growth. In 2020, M Capital has funded over 200 French companies.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Food and Beverage
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
France, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Fasst — Fasst is involved in the creation, distribution, consulting, and connection of unique digital insurance solutions for brokers and insurers.
Hakbah — Hakbah is a Fintech startup focusing on an alternative financial saving. Hakbah is modernizing financial saving via its intelligent platform by offering a comprehensive one-stop-shop solution for Savings Groups to initiate, manage, join, and pay directly within the mobile app.
Demether — Demether is a DeFi protocol that works to enable zero-cost access to TVL for blockchains.

In physics, 11.2 km/s is the escape velocity from Earth's gravity. They focus on emerging technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum, new space, computational therapeutics, synthetic biology. They believe great people are leading indicators of a company's success. 11.2 Capital’s technical background, operationalexperience, and a strong network of amazing advisors and international partners particularly in Asia deliver a unique set of resources to entrepreneurs. While they are happy to help companies across the full range of early-stage company questions, areas where they concentrate include technical recruiting, partnerships (OEM and distribution partnerships for smart hardware companies, data partnerships for data-driven healthcare companies), customer introductions (CISO introductions for security companies, provider introductions for healthcare companies), and follow-on financings.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Noetik — Noetik is an AI-native biotechnology company. Our mission is to leverage advanced machine learning methods to discover and develop cancer immunotherapies.
Mantle — Mantle is an engineering and manufacturing company that has developed metal 3D printing technology to produce high-resolution parts that meet the critical needs of applications from automotive and aerospace to consumer product design and prototyping.
Coalesce Automation — Coalesce is the only data transformation tool built for scale. Evolve your transformations and empower your entire data team.

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.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
Canada, United States

Portfolio highlights

Xatoms — At Xatoms, we clean water with Quantum Chemistry and AI, revolutionizing water purification for communities worldwide. Our innovative approach rapidly identifies new, sustainable materials to remove harmful pollutants and pathogens. We aim to alleviate the burden on women and girls in underrepresented communities, transforming the global landscape of water accessibility and empowering a more equitable world. Xatoms is at the forefront of combining scientific innovation with social change.
Virica Biotech — Viral Sensitizers (VSE) for drug developers and manufacturers are small molecules that improve viral yields and effectiveness by reducing the antiviral defences on a cellular level.
Afynia Laboratories — Aima Laboratories is a women's health healthcare company that provides innovative solutions to diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. AIMA is working on the first non-invasive endometriosis diagnostic tool for the market. If you have chronic pelvic/period pain or are having difficulty becoming pregnant, you may have endometriosis.

FundersClub focuses on Seed and early stage investments. Investments include Coinbase, Instacart, Flexport, Le Tote, Teespring, Memebox, GitLab.FundersClub is the world's first online venture capital platform. Backed by Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Spark Capital, Intel Capital, Draper, Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, and more;FundersClub Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in the United States.