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Top 50 Hardware VC Funds & Investors in Canada (August 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Canada Hardware startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Canada Hardware startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
BDC Venture Capital
VC Fund
58 Canada, United States, Japan Series A, Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $600k–$20M
Business Development Bank of Canada
VC Fund
35 Canada, United States, Argentina Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing $275k–$16M
MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
VC Fund
30 Canada, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence $368k–$14M
Real Ventures
VC Fund
29 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning $650k–$50M
Anges Quebec
VC Fund
26 Canada, Spain, United States Seed, Angel Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence $366k–$3.4M
Ontario Centres of Excellence
VC Fund
24 Canada, United States Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
VC Fund
21 Canada, United States, France Grant, Debt Financing, Seed Software, Manufacturing, Health Care $25k–$2M
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
VC Fund
20 Canada, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $35k–$2.2M
Capital Angel Network
VC Fund
20 Canada, United States Seed, Angel Software, SaaS, Information Technology $10k–$5M
Right Side Capital Management
VC Fund
19 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note Software, SaaS, Health Care $20k–$2M
SOSV
VC Fund
18 United States, India, United Kingdom Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Archangel Network of Funds
VC Fund
17 Canada, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Health Care, Software, Medical Device $10k–$19M
Export Development Canada
VC Fund
17 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Series B, Series A Software, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy $3.5M–$50M
Inovia Capital
VC Fund
16 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $1M–$65M
Golden Ventures
VC Fund
15 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $1.5M–$49M
Brightspark Ventures
VC Fund
15 Canada, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Software, SaaS, Machine Learning $1.8M–$30M
Garage Capital
VC Fund
14 Canada, United States, South Africa Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $765k–$50M
Angel One Network
VC Fund
14 Canada, United States, Malaysia Angel, Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Internet $68k–$7M
Innovacorp
VC Fund
14 Canada, Australia, United States Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Health Care $18k–$3.3M
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
VC Fund
13 Canada, United States, Brazil Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed Manufacturing, Energy, Software $70k–$6.2M
WUTIF
VC Fund
13 Canada Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $100k–$3.8M
VA Angels
VC Fund
12 Canada, United States, India Seed, Debt Financing Health Care, Software, Information Technology $110k–$1.5M
Panache Ventures
VC Fund
12 Canada, United States, Israel Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $717k–$20M
FundersClub
VC Fund
12 United States, Canada, India Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $450k–$23M
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
VC Fund
11 Canada, United States, Israel Series A, Series B Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Software $6M–$75M
Fondaction
VC Fund
11 Canada, United States, France Private Equity, Debt Financing Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software $273k–$125M
Desjardins Venture Capital
VC Fund
11 Canada, United States Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing $805k–$24M
Mistral Venture Partners
VC Fund
11 Canada, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, SaaS, Financial Services $534k–$15M
Ecofuel Fund
VC Fund
10 Canada Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Telecommunications $1.4M–$3.9M
Golden Triangle Angel Network
VC Fund
10 Canada, United States Seed, Angel, Grant Software, Health Care, Medical $500k–$2.4M
Craft Ventures
VC Fund
10 United States, Canada, Germany Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $1.9M–$120M
Globalive
VC Fund
9 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Health Care, Information Technology $20k–$12M
GrowthWorks Capital
VC Fund
9 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Series B, Series A Software, Biotechnology, Health Care $1.6M–$21M
Fonds Innovexport
VC Fund
9 Canada Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning $936k–$5.8M
Celtic House Venture Partners
VC Fund
9 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Series B, Series A Software, Semiconductor, Manufacturing $3.4M–$21M
FedDev
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States Grant, Debt Financing, Seed Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology $24k–$5M
FJ Labs
VC Fund
8 United States, Brazil, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services $1.4M–$65M
Cycle Capital
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States, Germany Series B, Seed Manufacturing, Energy, Electronics $55k–$27M
Killick Capital
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Aerospace, Health Care $213k–$10M
BDC Capital Corporation
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed Software, E-Commerce, Internet $650k–$30M
Hedgewood
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States, India Seed, Series A Health Care, Software, E-Commerce $725k–$17M
Good News Ventures
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States, Cyprus Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $146k–$4.3M
BDC Capital Cleantech Practice
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Renewable Energy, Manufacturing, Energy $3.6M–$151M
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
VC Fund
8 Canada, France, Luxembourg Grant, Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt Manufacturing, Industrial, Construction $100k–$3.7M
RiSC Capital
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics $240k–$8M
Boreal Ventures
VC Fund
8 Canada, Spain Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence $481k–$12M
Round13 Capital
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States, Switzerland Seed, Series A, Series B Software, SaaS, Information Technology $1.1M–$33M
GreenSky Ventures
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $731k–$4.5M
SV Angel
VC Fund
8 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet $1M–$130M
Government of Canada
VC Fund
8 Canada, United States, India Grant, Debt Financing Non Profit, Manufacturing, Health Care $100k–$30M
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BDC Venture Capital
VC Fund · Calgary, Alberta, Canada · 58 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 441
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$5M; Series A $3.3M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Spark — Spark provides the platform required to sell, market, close and report on your entire portfolio of new development projects.
  • WhatsNexx — Sujintoto adalah situs slot online yang memberikan pelayanan deposit yang sat set dan withdraw cepet selama 24 jam
  • Optosecurity — PAX CHECKPOINT combines automated screening lanes with a screening software to create a fully integrated checkpoint solution.
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Business Development Bank of Canada
VC Fund · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 35 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Argentina

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 294
  • Round size: Seed $275k–$5M; Series A $4M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Arolytics — Build, manage, and execute the most efficient emissions management program custom to your oil and gas operations.
  • SpherePlay — SpherePlay creates, delivers, and monetizes VR experiences across all platforms. Its solution is a suite of VR media players that enables broadcasters, publishers and commercial content distributors to integrate virtual reality experiences to their existing media distribution workflow via their own apps and websites.The company was founded in2014 and is headquartered in Montréal, Quebec.
  • Spring Loaded Technology — Breakthrough spring technology has delivered the world's first and only knee brace that can reduce pressure across the entire joint and power the legs.
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MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 30 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Working with Ontario talent to develop World Class Companies Learn More

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 162
  • Round size: Seed $450k–$4M; Pre-Seed $368k–$1.5M; Series A $2.2M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SELL IT9 — Get top cash for your tech with SELLIT9, Canada's trusted trade-in service. Free same-day pickups, convenient drop-off locations, and pre-paid shipping labels nationwide. Fast, secure, and hassle-free!
  • TimeSmart.AI — A healthcare-focused solution for contract management, clinician timesheet review and approvals, payment tracking & contract compliance enforcement
  • Authentic Web — Authentic Web is a Corporate Domain Name Management platform for the New TLD Era.We equip enterprise teams in Digital, Marketing & IT with domain and DNS automation, providing business intelligence to support digital optimization and innovation for digital brands.Our workflow, automation and security protocols address Security andCompliance requirements for Risk, Compliance and IT Security teams to lock down domain assets and support teams to manage DNS network exposures.
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Real Ventures
VC Fund · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 29 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 218
  • Round size: Seed $650k–$5M; Series A $3.1M–$20M; Series B $7M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $132M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • BenchSci — BenchSci is the world leader in AI-Assisted Reagent Selection and Experiment Design. Our preclinical R&D SaaS platform uses machine learning to help pharmaceutical companies increase their research velocity.
  • DropGenie — DropGenie is building connected hardware to automate gene editing. They are accelerating the pace of discovery through the generation of standardized and compatible scientific information.
  • Nord Quantique — Nord Quantique creates quantum processors based on second-generation technology.
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Anges Quebec
VC Fund · Quebec, Quebec, Canada · 26 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Value-added investors for innovative entrepreneurs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Canada, Spain, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 166
  • Round size: Seed $860k–$3.4M; Angel $366k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SELL IT9 — Get top cash for your tech with SELLIT9, Canada's trusted trade-in service. Free same-day pickups, convenient drop-off locations, and pre-paid shipping labels nationwide. Fast, secure, and hassle-free!
  • DropGenie — DropGenie is building connected hardware to automate gene editing. They are accelerating the pace of discovery through the generation of standardized and compatible scientific information.
  • Solving.AI — Solving.AI is an AI training platform that helps in solving business software adoption issues.
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Ontario Centres of Excellence
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 24 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 150
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Uride — Welcome to Uride - your reliable and affordable ridesharing service with a community-focus. Enjoy the ease of quick pickups, lower fares, and a user-friendly app designed to make your travels smoother. Start riding today!
  • FluidAI Medical — Real-Time Monitoring for Anastomotic Leaks with Origin, by FluidAI. Early data shows FluidAI's Origin can detect leaks an average of 1.6 days earlier.
  • Novel Biotechnology — Novel Biotechnology is building high-throughput bacterial platforms for the biotech industry, with a focus on plasmid DNA manufacturing.
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
VC Fund · Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada · 21 investments in Canada Hardware startups, 65 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
  • Stage:Grant, Debt Financing, Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 210
  • Round size: Seed $25k–$2M; Grant $33k–$2M; Debt Financing $141k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 82% lead, 18% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Site 20/20 — Site 20/20 is a leading smart traffic control company providing advanced traffic management services. Enhance road safety with innovative traffic solutions.
  • IGNITE — Ignite is the leading economic development agency for the Capital Region of New Brunswick. From start-up to succession, Ignite offers tailored mentoring, skills development opportunities and access to a network of support tools for business success across our regions.
  • PEI BioAlliance — PEI BioAlliance is a not-for-profit organization committed to the advancement of the bioscience industry. The BioAlliance has aided businesses, academic and research institutions, and federal and provincial government agencies in establishing the bioscience sector as a critical pillar in the province's and Atlantic Canada's economicfoundation. It facilitates the use of new technology through research and assists in the identification of new commercial opportunities. The PEI BioAlliance leads the Cluster of business, academic, research, and government organizations committed to increasing the economic impact of the bioscience sector in Prince Edward Island.
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New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
VC Fund · Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada · 20 investments in Canada Hardware startups, 9 in the past 12 months

Director of Investments Every half-year, the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA) reports on the status of venture capital investment in Canada, and the 2021-H1 edition is impressive.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 144
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$2.2M; Pre-Seed $35k–$779k
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Picketa Systems — Picketa Systems equips agribusinesses with Analysis Stations to perform plant tissue analysis in seconds
  • East Coast Innovation — Precision engineered, patent pending SmoothMove Smart Funnel - exciting new fish loading technology. Simple & low cost.
  • Elle, MD Biotechnologies — Your terms. Your body. Just Livv.
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Capital Angel Network
VC Fund · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · 20 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 98
  • Round size: Seed $183k–$5M; Angel $10k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

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.
  • RainStick — The RainStick shower is a recirculating shower that saves 80% energy and 80% water but still feels like a luxurious shower.
  • Afynia Laboratories — #FemTech startup developing fast, easy-to-use products to fill current gaps in #womenshealth-- starting with at-home testing for #endometriosis.
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Right Side Capital Management
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 19 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Systematic Pre-Seed Startup Capital

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1452
  • Round size: Seed $20k–$2M; Pre-Seed $50k–$450k; Convertible Note $50k–$630k
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • tbh — tbh is a developer of a mobile application designed to provide anonymous feedback to friends. The company's mobile application facilitates asking or answering questions, open text fields and invite abuse when combined with anonymity, enabling users to say things without repercussions and feel better about themselves from the positive feedbackon social networks.
  • Cohley — Cohley is a content marketing platform focusing on user generated content, visual asset creation, and text review generation. Streamline your content generation today!
  • Vidrovr — Vidrovr develops multimodal computer vision and machine learning systems to index, tag, and understand video. It processes videos with specific domain constraints, such as in sports, government, and media verticals. Its technology enables its users to search an indexed video corpus and retrieve content inside videos and link it to other media likephotos and text.The company Integrates social media to enable direct interactions between multimedia content. Vidrovr was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York.
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SOSV
VC Fund · Princeton, New Jersey, United States · 18 investments in Canada Hardware startups, 75 in the past 12 months

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1482
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
  • unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
  • Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
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Archangel Network of Funds
VC Fund · Kitchener, Ontario, Canada · 17 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Software, Medical Device
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $10k–$3.8M; Pre-Seed $700k–$1.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.6M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • myStoria — Backed by fertility doctors. Built by patients, for patients. Track symptoms, manage diagnoses, get advice, and start moving forward.
  • Streamforge — Streamforge helps companies find the most relevant creators for their games and products using the most sophisticated platform and technology on the market.
  • TimeSmart.AI — A healthcare-focused solution for contract management, clinician timesheet review and approvals, payment tracking & contract compliance enforcement
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Export Development Canada
VC Fund · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · 17 investments in Canada Hardware startups, 22 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 250
  • Round size: Series A $3.5M–$22M; Series B $5M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ionik — Popreach is now @IonikGroup
  • Velto Renewables — Velto Renewables is a renewable energy company that specializes in enabling global economy to decarbonize by developing renewable assets.
  • CleanPlanet Chemical — Discover the most advanced solvent recycler available today. Whether you recycle your solvent on-site, off-site, or not at all, save money with CleanPlanet Chemical's solvent recycling system.
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Inovia Capital
VC Fund · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 16 investments in Canada Hardware startups

We support entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey and build technology companies that generate a positive impact on society.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 385
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$8.3M; Series A $2M–$20M; Series B $5M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Modem — Your dev team's auto-triage Product Manager
  • CareGuide — We believe good people deserve the best care. Connect with housekeepers, nannies, pet sitters, and elder \ care providers with ease. Trusted and secure.
  • Routehappy — ATPCO | The foundation of modern airline retailing
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Golden Ventures
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 15 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 189
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$7.5M; Series A $6.7M–$32M; Series B $14M–$49M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • BenchSci — BenchSci is the world leader in AI-Assisted Reagent Selection and Experiment Design. Our preclinical R&D SaaS platform uses machine learning to help pharmaceutical companies increase their research velocity.
  • Terminal — Easily add 30+ telematics integrations to your application with a single API. Connect your application to the services you need, without worrying about the underlying details
  • Dominion Dynamics — Dominion Dynamics is building the interoperable command layer for the Arctic
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Brightspark Ventures
VC Fund · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 15 investments in Canada Hardware startups, 6 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 78
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$7M; Series A $3M–$19M; Series B $2.5M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $54M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Coral — Coral is a virtual care clinic that provides evidence-based, personalized support for perimenopause and menopause, weight loss and longevity.
  • Pricepoint — Pricepoint is an autonomous AI agent that optimizes your hotel pricing in real time. Maximize revenue, eliminate manual work, and stay competitive 24/7.
  • Brickeye — Brickeye IoT solutions monitor assets and processes across various industries and generate data and insights for better decision making.
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Garage Capital
VC Fund · Waterloo, Ontario, Canada · 14 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Built by founders, for founders. Garage Capital helps best-in-class companies jump from garage to growth.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 142
  • Round size: Seed $1.7M–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $765k–$3.6M; Series A $7.3M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • tofu — tofu is an online marketplace for founders, hiring managers, and talent team leaders to find talent.
  • Friendlier — Friendlier aims to reduce single-use plastic waste generated by disposable food packaging. We provide businesses with reusable plastic cups and containers, and take care of delivery, pick-up, and washing.
  • ChatFeatured — ChatFeatured is a software platform that provides tools for tracking and managing how brands appear in AI search systems. It monitors brand mentions, sources, and visibility across AI platforms. The system analyzes data to identify gaps and content issues. It generates content plans and supports writing and publishing based on search data. Theplatform includes a dashboard that shows performance, citations, and sentiment. It provides site audits with scores and tasks for content and technical review. The service connects with content systems and tools to manage data and updates.
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Angel One Network
VC Fund · Burlington, Ontario, Canada · 14 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Join Angel One Investor Network: Your Path to Profitable Investments. Curated ventures, expert angel investors, and more. Take action now!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Internet
  • Stage:Angel, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Malaysia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 71
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$2.3M; Angel $68k–$2M; Series A $1.1M–$7M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Torum — Convert your crypto to Ringgit and spend it at any DuitNow QR-enabled merchant with ease.
  • Coldblock — Coldblock Technologies Inc delivers short wave infrared sample digestion technology to prepare samples for analysis, accuracy and safety.
  • fraction/al — Fan Ownership Platform that empower fans to own a piece of their favorite sports team.
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Innovacorp
VC Fund · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · 14 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Innovacorp is an early-stage venture capital firm that helps knowledge-based startups commercialize their technologies in the global marketplace. It invests in early stage Nova Scotia entrepreneurs, combining venture capital with business mentoring and incubation facilities. Innovacorp was established in 1995 and based in Halifax, Canada.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, Australia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 157
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$3.3M; Grant $25k–$91k; Pre-Seed $18k–$879k
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $40M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • Bright Breaks — Bright Breaks offers a workplace wellness solution to boost employee wellness, connection, and productivity with 7-minute live micro-breaks. Bright Breaks' wellness platform is designed to provide users with maximum benefits while requiring the least amount of effort. It only takes a few minutes per day to reduce stress and improve well-being.
  • Planetary — Planetary restores the chemistry of seawater so it can do what it has always done: support life and protect the planet.
  • Planetary — Planetary restores the chemistry of seawater so it can do what it has always done: support life and protect the planet.
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Sustainable Development Technology Canada
VC Fund · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · 13 investments in Canada Hardware startups

At Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), they fund Canadian cleantech projects and coach the companies that lead them as they move their ground-breaking technologies to market.SDTC’s support of cleantech translates into jobs, growth, and export opportunities for Canadian companies, as well as economic, environmental and healthbenefits for all Canadians. They are independent but don’t work alone. A big part of their role is building and sustaining networks of partners and stakeholders from private industry, academia and governments, at home and abroad. They operate at arm’s length and receive funding from the Government of Canada.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Energy, Software
  • Stage:Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 197
  • Round size: Seed $70k–$2.9M; Grant $600k–$6.2M; Pre-Seed $475k–$1.6M
  • Lead/follow: 76% lead, 24% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Niricson — Niricson develops an AI-based predictive analytics SaaS platform for infrastructure asset management. Its AUTOSPEX platform and DRONIC provide asset managers and civil engineers critical insights and multi-defect layer visualization for the current condition of their assets.
  • Solaires Entreprises Inc — Solaires Entreprises Inc is a Canadian cleantech company located in Victoria, BC, that consists of a team of 23 scientists, engineers, and business professionals. Solaires is focused on developing the next generation of solar cells by replacing silicon with perovskite through an innovative and sustainable manufacturing process resulting inaffordable solar photovoltaics with higher energy conversion efficiency.
  • Progressive Planet Solutions — Progressive Planet Solutions Inc is a metal/mineral based company that deals with the exploration & development of zeolite minerals.
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WUTIF
VC Fund · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · 13 investments in Canada Hardware startups

WUTIF Capital (VCC) Inc. is a novel angel fund that co-invests with angel investors in promising new technology ventures in British Columbia. WUTIF was formed in mid-2003 and made its first investments in late 2004.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 73
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$3.8M; Pre-Seed $279k–$1.2M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ViewsML — Explore cutting-edge AI solutions for cancer treatment, diagnosis, and research. Discover how clinical labs leverage artificial intelligence for precise cancer detection and diagnosis.
  • Carbonyx — Carbonyx transforms waste into carbon-negative advanced materials for industry.
  • CereCura Nanotherapeutics — CereCura Nanotherapeutics is a biotechnology company pioneering the therapeutic use of RNA nanomedicine to treat disorders of the central nervous system.
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VA Angels
VC Fund · Calgary, Alberta, Canada · 12 investments in Canada Hardware startups

VA Angels, one of Canada’s leading angel investment groups, has member locations in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna and Winnipeg. Since 2003 they have done 57 deals worth $28.5 million and are one of the most active angel groups in Canada.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Debt Financing
  • Geography: Canada, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 109
  • Round size: Seed $110k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Tonit — Connect with local riders. Discover hundreds of rides & events. Track & share your ride. Share photos & videos with the community.
  • PLAYR.gg — Surf Giveaways is the #1 platform to run giveaways, sweepstakes, and contests for gamers. Grow your audience and build your community with giveaways now!
  • eThor — Trusted By National Brands Trusted By National Brands Contactless In the age of COVID-19, it's more important than ever to provide your customers a safe way to pay. eThor offers a number of contactless payment options, from Apple Pay, Samsung Pay or other forms of
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Panache Ventures
VC Fund · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 12 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Canada's leading nationwide pre-seed venture fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 155
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$6M; Pre-Seed $717k–$2.5M; Series A $6.3M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Communo — Communities of compatible marketing pros collaborating on the work they love, with the people the love, for the brands they love.
  • MarketMuse — Our AI-powered software tells you what content to write (and how much) to leverage your experience and rank higher where competitors are weak.
  • OnCall Health — Leading behavioral health EHR software and electronic healthcare record solutions built to modernize care, manage workflows and improve patient outcomes.
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FundersClub
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 12 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 353
  • Round size: Seed $843k–$5.4M; Pre-Seed $450k–$1.7M; Series A $5M–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $448k in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Purse — The biggest challenge to Bitcoin commerce is the lack of consumer incentive to spend. Purse generates this incentive in the form of 15% discounts on Amazon. Buyers can purchase bitcoins with a credit card as easily as checking out on Amazon, thus solving the last mile problem.
  • Scape — Scape is an AI email client that proactively drafts replies and surfaces what matters. Built for professionals who live in their inbox.
  • Gecko Robotics — To collect and make useful physical data in order to protect civilization's most critical infrastructure
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Fonds de solidarité FTQ
VC Fund · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 11 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in start-ups, early venture, mergers, business acquisitions, management buyouts, market development project or a buyout, financing for new programs, organic growth and cash flow, growth and expansion financings, development capital, business succession,financial restructuring, business transition financing, family and non-family buyout, consolidations, turnaround, and leveraged management buyouts. It also invests in new markets, product and business line developments, market diversification, interim financings, new product marketing, additional working capital, purchase of tangible and intangible assets, equipment modernization, equipment purchases or upgrades, and integrator projects. The firm has regional funds that do not invest in retail, real estate, farming, biotechnology, and financial services. Fonds de solidarité FTQ invests in small and medium-sized businesses. It typically invests in export projects, forest products, productivity improvement, natural resources, aerospace, agri-food, wood, pulp and paper, chemicals, construction and construction materials, printing, transportation equipment and automobiles, transportation services, furniture and fixtures, combinatorial chemistry and other lead generating technologies, mining and exploration, social economy, textiles, plastics, life sciences, business services, telecommunications, distribution and consumer goods, environment, equipment and machinery, financial services, information and communication technology, metal products, recreational tourism, and culture sectors. Within the culture sector, Fonds de solidarité FTQ seeks to invest in pre-production and creative projects, production projects, infrastructures and services, post-production projects, distribution, and broadcasting and multiplatform broadcasting. Within the environment sector, it invests in waste management and energy conversion for residual waste; air treatment and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; processes to reduce industrial energy and water consumption; water treatment; and soil rehabilitation and decontamination (metals and organic compounds). Within the life sciences sector, Fonds de solidarité FTQ focuses on services for the biopharmaceutical industry; nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals; diagnostics and medical supplies and equipment; biopharmaceuticals and generic drugs; biotechnology, and animal health. Within the tourism sector, it focuses on urban tourism, nature tourism, resort type tourism, and local tourism for Quebecers, and in the textiles sector it invests in companies engaged in development and production of specialty textiles as well as development of industrial applications for the construction, transportation, health and safety, and work apparel industries. Fonds de solidarité FTQ prefers to invest in Quebec and in companies impacting the Québec economy. It focuses on investing in the following regions- Abitibi –Témiscamingue, Bas Saint Laurent, Chaudière-Appalaches, Côte-Nord, Estrie, Gaspésie Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Laval, Mauricie - Centre-du-Québec, Montérégie, Nord-du-Québec, Outaouais, and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Fonds de solidarité FTQ seeks to invest in projects of $3 million or more and also provides loans of up to $ 2 million. It invests in companies in business succession sector having minimum capitalization of $500,000 and EBITDA of over $35.5 million in case of majority interest; equipment and machinery sector with average investment in excess of $3 million; environment sector with funding needs of more than $500000; financial services sector having net assets between $20 million and $50 million in equity; metal products sector having annual sales of over $5 million and financing needs of at least $2 million; and printing sector having investment needs of over $1 million. In the information technology sector, Fonds de solidarité FTQ seeks to invest $2 million as initial investments while total investments can be more than $10 million. It invests in the form of equity financing (common or preferred shares) and unsecured debt requiring no collateral (debenture). Fonds de solidarité FTQ can take both a minority interest including an equity stake of up to 49 percent as well a majority interest in its portfolio companies in case of business succession financing. It seeks a minority stake for the portfolio companies in the equipment and machinery sector. It typically holds its investments for a period of five to ten years in case of equity financing and for more than ten years in case of business succession financing. Fonds de solidarité FTQ began operation on June 23, 1983. It has its headquarters in Montreal in Canada with additional offices in the same city and Quebec in the same country.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 228
  • Round size: Series A $6M–$50M; Series B $7.5M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • AV&R — AV&R designs user-centric, reliable robotic systems for aerospace & medical manufacturers, automating surface finishing & inspection.
  • Namakor Holdings — We combine strategic investment and in-house operational expertise to untap the true potential of your industrial manufacturing businessNamakor Holdings is a private equity firm investing in mid-market manufacturing companies, driving growth, innovation, and global expansion.
  • PG Hardwood Flooring — PG Hardwood is a company which provides Prefinished hardwood, Varnished hardwood, Gymnasium wood & Solid hardwood flooring.
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Fondaction
VC Fund · Clarke City, Quebec, Canada · 11 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Private Equity, Debt Financing
  • Geography: Canada, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 178
  • Round size: Debt Financing $273k–$11M; Private Equity $750k–$125M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Prana — Discover Prana's delicious organic and plant-based snacks and ingredients to fuel your wholesome lifestyle. Enjoy free shipping starting at $49!
  • Turtlebrace — Turtlebrace is more than just an immobilization brace, it's a dynamic and innovative solution.
  • BBM-Lanctôt — BBM-Lanctôt is a major printing company in Quebec.
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Desjardins Venture Capital
VC Fund · Lévis, Quebec, Canada · 11 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 137
  • Round size: Seed $805k–$5.2M; Series A $5.9M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $120M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Vention — Design and order custom industrial equipment in days. Fast and easy-to-use cloud CAD, loaded with modular parts, that ship next day.
  • Inscora — Inscora is the cyber-insurability platform for MSPs and MSSPs. Assess risk, accurately measure client insurability, and unlock new revenue - without adding operational burden.
  • Vosker — Vosker provides remote area monitoring tech enabling you to take things further
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Mistral Venture Partners
VC Fund · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · 11 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Mistral Venture Partners - The leading seed stage venture capital firm in Canada

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 82
  • Round size: Seed $708k–$5.5M; Pre-Seed $534k–$2.5M; Series A $3.9M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $36M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Backboard.io — Sovereign AI infrastructure for organizations
  • Partage Club — Share more, own less
  • Chatforce — Chatforce is an AI-powered game studio. Four AI agents turn your ideas into playable, shareable games in minutes. No coding required.
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Ecofuel Fund
VC Fund · 10 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Ecofuel is a venture capital fund specialized in cleantech startups. Ecofuel Fund invests smart money in startups that develop and commercializes clean technologies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Telecommunications
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$3.9M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HaiLa Technologies Inc. — HaiLa's ultra-low power RF technology paves the way for battery-free operation of wireless IoT sensors and devices.
  • Brilliant Matters — Brilliant Matters is a supplier of organic semiconductors and conductors for Organic solar cells and other printed electronics markets.
  • Rithmik Solutions — We increase uptime in mines with advanced analytics that optimize maintenance and extend equipment life.
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Golden Triangle Angel Network
VC Fund · Cambridge, Ontario, Canada · 10 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Canada's leading early-stage investor community in Waterloo, funding innovative startups across tech sectors with a strong focus on impact and diversity.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Grant
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$2.4M; Angel $500k–$677k
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MesoMat — Boost fleet safety, fuel consumption, and operating costs real-time data from your tires.
  • YOURIKA — AI-assisted education technology and student support
  • Motion Gestures — Motion Gestures is a Canadian machine learning startup specializing in gesture recognition software. Motion Gestures specializes in machine learning-based gesture recognition software and was founded in Waterloo, Canada in 2016. The company aims to enable the rapid development and deployment of gesture-enabled interfaces for systems, devices, andapps. Its software supports advanced 2D and 3D gestures using motion, touch, and vision sensors and can be deployed on the cloud, gateway/hub, and embedded platforms. Developers are offered free licenses to the cloud SDK and can quickly create and test any gesture using their smartphones.
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Craft Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 10 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Craft Ventures is an early-stage venture fund dedicated to the craft of building great companies. Craft has brought together a rare combination of entrepreneurial experience and investor acumen. Over the past twenty years, David, Bill, Jeff and Sky have built and invested in some of the most iconic companies of this generation.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 483
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$9.4M; Series A $10M–$35M; Series B $20M–$120M
  • Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • ParadeDB — One Postgres for your application data, full-text search, vector retrieval, and aggregations. Home of the pg_search extension.
  • Horizon3.ai — Horizon3.ai's mission is to help you find and fix your attack vectors before criminals exploit them. NodeZero, our automated penetration testing solution, enables organizations to continuously assess the security posture of their enterprise, including external, identity, on-prem, IoT, and cloud attack surfaces. Like APTs, ransomware, andother threat actors, our algorithms discover and fingerprint your attack surface, identifying the ways exploitable vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, harvested credentials, and dangerous product defaults can be chained together to facilitate a compromise. NodeZero is a true self-service SaaS offering that is safe to run in production and requires no persistent or credentialed agents. You will see your enterprise through the eyes of the attacker, identify your ineffective security controls, and ensure your limited resources are spent fixing problems that can actually be exploited. Founded in 2019 by industry, US Special Operations, and US National Security veterans, Horizon3.ai is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and made in the USA.
  • OpenEvidence — OpenEvidence uses artificial intelligence to aggregate, synthesize, and visualize clinical evidence in understandable, clinically-useful formats that can be used to make more evidenced-based decisions and improve patient outcomes.
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Globalive
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 9 investments in Canada Hardware startups

A startup studio and investment firm backing bold founders through capital, operational depth, and 25+ years of company-building experience. Discover what we build and invest in.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 51
  • Round size: Seed $700k–$5M; Pre-Seed $20k–$1.8M; Series A $3M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pibox — Pibox is an all-in-one platform, where music production professionals manage, share, and refine audio. Perfect for project management, audio collaboration, collecting feedback, and seamless communication.
  • Appello — Streamline workforce management, health & safety compliance, and resource allocation for construction businesses with Appello.
  • Insight Terra — Insight Terra supports data driven risk management in critical situations where business operations, people and the environment all come together.
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GrowthWorks Capital
VC Fund · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · 9 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 116
  • Round size: Series A $1.6M–$16M; Series B $3.2M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2006

Portfolio highlights

  • Spotta — Spotta's smart pest systems help pest control monitor and identify pests. Solutions for hospitality, care homes, agriculture, farming and forestry.
  • ClearRisk — Our easy-to-use risk management software increases productivity, creates differentiation, and adds a simple and efficient process to manage risk!
  • HIGHLINEvc — HIGHLINE is a Pre-Seed investor & Acceleration Platform that helps digital startups get follow-on capital, backed by leading VCs with offices in Vancouver & Toronto.We believe in providing our founders with far more than capital. Yet unlike most accelerators, we have no rigid start/end dates throughout the year. By joining theHIGHLINE family, you get to call on us for advice on an ongoing basis, gain access to our premium network and monthly founder events. We’ll do our best to help with fundraising challenges and partner with incubators to help deliver specialized programming.
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Fonds Innovexport
VC Fund · Quebec, Quebec, Canada · 9 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Fonds Innovexport is an Investing Service that provides in targeting international markets to forge the Quebec of tomorrow.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $936k–$3.1M; Series A $1.7M–$5.8M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Botpress — Botpress is a modern developer stack to build enterprise and open-source chatbots. Learn about our conversational AI platform built for developers.
  • AlayaCare — AlayaCare is a revolutionary cloud-based home care software platform for agencies looking for innovation and efficiencies across the entire agency.
  • CONTXTFUL Technologies — Contxtful is a patent pending AI-driven technology leverages sensors from mobile smart devices such as phones, tablets & smart watches to identify user intent and context. It's designed with privacy in mind to be compliant with GDPR so we don't need to request permission from users. No need for GPS, camera or microphone. CONTXTFULprovide attention, viewability and predictive marketing analysis, performance improvement and business intelligence on the environment context of any digital audience. Our technologies generates different strategic activities like audience engagement, segmentation, online marketing security and real-time marketing data insights and can be used in many industry, including Adtech, Martech, Insurance/Banking, Fintech, Video Streaming and Game Engines providers to gather better context aware intel about their audience and customers.Our solution is respect privacy, it’s real-time and always-on.
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Celtic House Venture Partners
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 9 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Celtic House Venture Partners is an independent Canadian investment firm.Since 1994, Celtic House has been one of Canada’s most active investors in technology and innovation. Capitalizing on the deep domain expertise of its partners, Celtic House has consistently provided superior financial returns to its investors. Celtic House has collaboratedwith management teams and repeat entrepreneurs to develop technology companies from the inception phase through to exit, generating 25 initial public offerings and successful acquisitions.Celtic House has collaborated with management teams and repeat entrepreneurs to develop technology companies from the inception phase through to exit, generating 25 initial public offerings and successful acquisitions.From offices in Toronto and Ottawa, Celtic House manages in excess of $425 million across three funds. Celtic House is currently making new investments out of Celtic House Venture Partners Fund IV, which closed in 2012.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Semiconductor, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 111
  • Round size: Series A $3.4M–$14M; Series B $5.6M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • UniUni — Explore our shipping Universe. Our mission is to be your first-choice for last-mile delivery.
  • Quadshift — Quadshift provides software solutions to thousands of businesses in a variety of vertical markets by acquiring and building great B2B software companies and holding them for the long term.
  • Raven Connected — Raven Connected offers vehicle tracking and driver monitoring system services, enhancing safety and efficiency in transportation operations.
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FedDev
VC Fund · Waterloo, Ontario, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups, 40 in the past 12 months

FedDev Ontario aids the southern Ontario economy by supporting innovation, commercialization, business growth, productivity, and communities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
  • Stage:Grant, Debt Financing, Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 184
  • Round size: Seed $24k–$40k; Grant $76k–$5M; Debt Financing $731k–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 94% lead, 6% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pv Labs — PV Labs is an established designer and developer of aerial imaging systems used for Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR) applications within various levels of governments and military.
  • SpatialData.AI. — When they started SpatialData.AI, they saw a critical problem in the industry: data collection companies usually focus solely on collecting and delivering raw data, leaving engineering firms, telecom, and electric utility companies with datasets that are not immediately or easily usable.
  • Modern Elevator — Modern Elevator Innovations Installs elevator systems and offer complete modernization services. (Machine Roomless MRL and Hydraulic)
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FJ Labs
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Brazil, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1119
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$10M; Series A $4.5M–$30M; Series B $11M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5.5M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • HUNTY — HUNTY is a platform that help people find jobs by connecting them with world class mentors who prepare them for the job search process. And people only pay when they get hired.
  • Lastro — Lastro is an all-in-one real estate management platform with integrated payments that simplifies managing rental properties. It helps landlords streamline workflows by organizing lease contract information in a cloud-based system, automating rent charging processes, monitoring tenant obligations and generating customized reports.
  • Revelo — Scale your development team with the top 1% of 1,000,000+ software engineers in Latin America. Get matched with senior remote developers who have strong technical and English-speaking skills & hire them without the overhead. We handle payroll, taxes, and HR. Flat monthly rate.
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Cycle Capital
VC Fund · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Cycle Capital is a pioneer in Canadian Cleantech venture capital fund management investing in companies at the development and commercialization stages in North America. Founded in 2009 by Andrée-Lise Méthot, Founder and Managing Partner, Cycle Capital’s Platform has become an important venture capital investor of the Cleantech industry with its 3funds totaling $230M Assets Under Management (AUM). Cycle Capital is looking to invests in promising ventures that are not capital intensive and/or that can benefit from the leverage brought by Cycle Capital extensive network of investors, strategic partners and advisors.In addition to its core investments, Cycle Capital targets companies with high growth potential – especially those with strong intellectual property, leading edge technologies and with exceptional management talent that would benefit from the firm’s network of strategic industrial partners and expert advisors. With its core investment and business expertise, Cycle Capital plays an active role adding meaningful and tangible value to its portfolio companies at all stages of their life.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Energy, Electronics
  • Stage:Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 84
  • Round size: Seed $55k–$2.3M; Series B $5.7M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $145M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Airex Energy — Industrial biomass conversion solutions for biocoal, biochar, and biocarbon using advanced torrefaction and carbonization technologies.
  • Thymox Technology — A powerful, non-toxic botanical disinfectant that kills 99.9% of bacteria, fungi and molds as well as COVID-19. Thymox is safe for you and your family.
  • YWire technologies — Based in Montreal, YWire Technologies designs, manufactures and sells lighting control devices for the commercial buildings market. Founded by three building automation industry veterans in 2009, YWire designs products targeted specifically at lowering the installed cost of integrated systems across the market. The FiveSeries Lighting ControlSystem is the first building-level command and control system in the world to use Broadband over Power Line for device networks and integration into Building Automation Systems.
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Killick Capital
VC Fund · St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Killick Capital is a leading Atlantic Canadian private equity firm, dedicated to partnering with Atlantic Canadian businesses and Aerospace businesses. Our team of professionals work closely with portfolio companies to maximize success.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Aerospace, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $525k–$10M; Pre-Seed $213k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CoLab Software — The only tool purpose-built to simplify design reviews for engineering teams building complex products.
  • Avalon Holographics — Avalon Holographics is designing next-generation holographic displays for commercial and consumer applications. The company is leading the next wave of display technology with light field displays that revolutionize the way people produce, view, and understand visual content. By replicating the experience of looking at real objects, Avalon’sdisplays produce realistic, comfortable, and accessory-free experiences.
  • Sparrow BioAcoustics — Sparrow BioAcoustics ,developers of a smartphone stethoscope designed to gather and collaborate on medical-grade cardiac and pulmonary data.
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BDC Capital Corporation
VC Fund · Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 66
  • Round size: Seed $650k–$2.3M; Series A $2M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Awake Chocolate — Awake Chocolate is a food company that offers chocolates. They sell energy drinks. They also offer delivery services.
  • ShopVision Technologies — AI is reinventing digital selling. Lead the change or risk being left behind.
  • Mobi724 Global Solutions — MOBI724 Global Solutions is a fintech leader in digital incentives (Card-Linked Offers, mobile couponing & loyalty rewards) and payment solutions (including mobile payment). The company is fully dedicated to deliver unique “real time” and seamless digital promotional incentives (Card-Linked Offers, Loyalty Rewards and Coupons), providingclients with full and comprehensive traceability, real time messaging, business intelligence and enriched consumer data.Its solutions enable card issuers, banks and retailers to create, manage, deliver, and “track & measure” incentive campaigns worldwide, and allow their redemption at ANY point of sale.MOBI724’s PCI & EMV switch, with its robust technology and device agnostic connectivity, simplifies deployment, integration and introduces new payment and couponing solutions to the market and a new tool to monetize data insights.Issuers’ goals of enabling cardholders to have friction-free purchasing experiences anywhere and accelerating the use of their payment cards, can be greatly enhanced by using MOBI724’s Card-Linked Offer platform, solutions and expertise.
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Hedgewood
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Hedgewood is an investment firm active in venture capital, internet businesses, real estate, specialty finance, asset management, and private equity.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 109
  • Round size: Seed $725k–$4.3M; Series A $7M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Unito — Unito is taking on a major problem that people are passionate about solving: they make it easier to collaborate across teams. They don't make users learn new tools and change the way they work. By connecting work management tools, they allow managers, cross-functional teams, departments, and entire companies to benefit from seamlesscollaboration and improved communication. The app syncs projects across a number of tools like Trello, Asana, JIRA, GitHub, Wrike, Zendesk & Hubspot. This is a hard problem of semantics, synchronization, and APIs.
  • Vetster — Pet health starts with Vetster. Find and book veterinarians from across North America to provide excellent health care for your pet through video consults. Cats, dogs, reptiles, horses - all pets are welcome.
  • Ready, Set, Food! — Ready. Set. Food! Our patented system is the safe, easy, and effective way to start early allergen introduction with you baby. Allergist-mom developed with all organic ingredients and zero added sugar.
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Good News Ventures
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Cyprus

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 69
  • Round size: Seed $376k–$4.3M; Pre-Seed $146k–$2.7M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Reddio — The fastest Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 with GPU-powered Parallel EVM and ZK Proofs for AI, gaming, and real-time applications.
  • Spiky.AI — Spiky.ai delivers real-time coaching, CRM sync, and multilingual AI insights to boost sales performance and streamline meetings.
  • Pipeshift — Inference for real-time agents
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BDC Capital Cleantech Practice
VC Fund · Calgary, Alberta, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

We can help you meet the capital-intensive needs of scaling and achieve timely growth. We offer more flexible equity financing and commercial loans.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Renewable Energy, Manufacturing, Energy
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Series A $7.9M–$31M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.6M–$151M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • e-Zinc — Founded in 2012, e-Zinc is a Toronto, Canada, based corporation that has developed a breakthrough electrochemical technology for storing energy in zinc metal. This low-cost, flexible, and long-duration energy storage solution will provide the platform for the world’s energy markets to be fully powered by renewable energy, enabling a zero-carbonenergy future.
  • VueReal — VueReal is engineering the next electronic systems by mass integration of high-efficiency nano/micro-devices into large-area substrates (e.g., displays, sensors, system on panel, and more). They have started by making the true-life experience of micro-LED displays affordable for all applications (TV, laptop, smartphone,virtual/augmented reality, etc.). VueReal technology platform is based on the interplay of cutting-edge micro/nano-device processing, sophisticated integration technologies and advanced system design (hardware and software). VueReal technologies can enhance the experience of existing electronic systems and enable new applications by integrating millions of highly efficient micro-devices (micro-LED) into system substrate. As our Solid Printing (TM) technology works across all substrate sizes, it can develop displays ranging from super high ppi (>4000 ppi) to very large.
  • Equispheres — All metal powders for additive manufacturing are not created equal - except ours. Make manufacturing AM a reality with our revolutionary powder technology.
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Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
VC Fund · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups, 51 in the past 12 months

Canada Economic Development for Quebec funding and support for SMEs and economic non-profit organizations (NPOs) in all regions of Quebec.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Industrial, Construction
  • Stage:Grant, Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
  • Geography: Canada, France, Luxembourg

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 114
  • Round size: Grant $100k–$3.7M; Debt Financing $100k–$1M
  • Lead/follow: 96% lead, 4% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Adf Group — ADF Group designs and engineers connections for the manufacture and installation of complex steel structures. They also specialize in the assembly of heavy steel components.
  • JEFAGRO TECHNOLOGIES INC. — Explore Jefo's precision nutrition solutions for dairy, poultry, swine, beef & aquaculture. Backed by science, focused on sustainability & service.
  • Habitations Mont-Carleton — Habitations Mont-Carleton specializes in manufacturing prefabricated homes and chalets for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes. The company offers a streamlined process with all services centralized in one facility. Customers can choose from various building options tailored to their lifestyle needs. The homes are manufactured at theplant and feature superior quality insulation.
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RiSC Capital
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

RiSC Capital is a venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$8M; Pre-Seed $240k–$2.9M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • A&K Robotics — A&K Robotics | Autonomous Vehicle Systems
  • EECOMobility — Revolutionizing battery testing with AI-driven technology for safer, more reliable, & affordable energy solutions. Powering electrification one charge at a time.
  • Brink Bionics — Maximus is a stunning Webflow Ui Kit template packed with everything you need to make a great website. Maximus is more than a template - it is a complete solution to build the site you deserve.
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Boreal Ventures
VC Fund · Montréal, Quebec, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

Boreal Ventures invest in some of the deep tech companies from Centech and from the rest of the Quebec ecosystem.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $761k–$4M; Pre-Seed $481k–$6M; Series A $10M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • EAIGLE — Save $726K a year per facility with autonomous gate and yard automation. AI-powered check-in in 30 seconds, live at Fortune 500 yards across North America.
  • Paraito — Paraito is an AI-powered platform that automates title examinations at the Land Registry for notaries in Quebec, Canada. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Paraito dramatically reduces the time and cost involved in real estate transactions, allowing notaries to focus on higher-value work while improving accuracy and compliance.
  • My FLiiP — FLiiP is the gym management software built for commercial gyms in Canada and beyond. It unifies CRM, member management, billing, a branded app, and AI on one platform, the smart way to grow your gym, not just manage it.
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Round13 Capital
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 84
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$8.9M; Series A $5.1M–$20M; Series B $8.1M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • InsideDesk — Reduce AR days, boost collections, and streamline billing operations with InsideDesk's centralized revenue cycle management platform.
  • CWX — CLOUDWERX provides elite engineering resources to accelerate your business.
  • Lightworks — Lightworks is a Canadian consulting company that focuses on enterprise AI infrastructure and control systems. The company works with the biggest and most regulated companies in the world to plan, manage, and safeguard AI-powered systems.
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GreenSky Ventures
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

GreenSky Ventures is a Toronto-based firm that makes investments in early-stage Canadian technology companies.GreenSky Ventures seeks early-stage B2B technology companies in Canada, emphasizing protectable IP and experienced management. It makes investments in early-stage technology companies through its affiliated venture capital funds, GreenSkyAccelerator Fund I, II and III. Their principals bring a unique combination of experience in technology, law, and finance to high-growth potential companies and dedicated entrepreneurs.GreenSky Capital was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 2010 by Geoff Simonett and Michael T. R. List.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 65
  • Round size: Seed $731k–$3.3M; Series A $1.1M–$4.5M
  • Lead/follow: 69% lead, 31% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Derapi — Derapi is a universal API for distributed energy resource (DER) devices, including solar, battery storage, EV chargers, smart thermostats, heat pumps, and other behind-the-meter loads. Derapi unlocks the full value of DERs by removing bottlenecks related to data integration, reducing data infrastructure costs and speeding time to market for DERsoftware developers, DER device manufacturers, and others in the DER ecosystem.
  • GridBank — Enhance Your Social Media Engagement And Following With Stunning User-Generated Videos. Access A Wide Range Of Royalty-Free Stock Videos For Various Themes Including Travel, Productivity, Aesthetic Backgrounds, And More
  • Trolley — Trolley is the best payouts platform for businesses needing to pay creators, musicians, artists, freelancers, or on-demand workers.
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SV Angel
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

SV Angel is a service organization, investing in founders who share these values. They support entrepreneurs in building lasting companies by assisting at key inflection points and leveraging networks to help them propel their businesses forward.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1072
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$11M; Series A $2.6M–$40M; Series B $8.3M–$130M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $29M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Docker — Docker is a platform designed to help developers build, share, and run container applications. We handle the tedious setup, so you can focus on the code.
  • NavigateAI — An AI copilot for every person in the field. NavigateAI upskills and coaches your team, runs real-time quality control, manages the project in the background, and provides expert knowledge, instantly.
  • Vulcan — Frontier AI for government, law, and policy | backed by @ycombinator @generalcatalyst @cubitcapital
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Government of Canada
VC Fund · Gatineau, Quebec, Canada · 8 investments in Canada Hardware startups

The Government of Canada is making it easier for Canadians to find and access government information and services online through its central website, Canada.ca. The website is the single entry point for all government information and services available online and is accessible using any device with an Internet connection, including tablets ormobile phones. Its portal shows how government works, its priorities, laws, finances, transparency, digital government, and policies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Non Profit, Manufacturing, Health Care
  • Stage:Grant, Debt Financing
  • Geography: Canada, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 514
  • Round size: Grant $100k–$22M; Debt Financing $100k–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 78% lead, 22% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $85M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • CAMH — The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. We believe that #MentalHealthIsHealth
  • Mazza Innovation — From the ingredients we produce to how we give back to the planet, we reflect health in everything we do. Simplicity is key to our method; water & plants.
  • University of Manitoba — The University of Manitoba received its charter on February 28, 1877. Today, the UofM has three main locations: the Bannatyne Campus, the Fort Garry Campus and the William Norrie Centre.The downtown Bannatyne campus of the university comprises a complex of ten buildings located west of the Health Sciences Centre between McDermot Ave andWilliam Ave in Central Winnipeg. This complex houses the medical and dental instructional units of the university. The Faculty of Dentistry, the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Medical Rehabilitation, and the School of Dental Hygiene are the major health sciences units located on this campus. The Faculty of Pharmacy officially joined the Bannatyne campus with the opening of the 95,000 sq ft (8,800 m2) Apotex Centre on October 16, 2008. The Brodie Center is known as the "flagship" which connects all three faculties as well as the Neil John MacLean Health Sciences Library and the Joe Doupe Fitness Centre. It is located on 727 McDermot Avenue.The main Fort Garry campus (located on the Red River in south Winnipeg) comprises over 60 teaching and research buildings of the University and sits on 233 hectares (580 acres) of land. In addition, Smartpark is the location of seven buildings leased to research and development organizations involving university-industry partnerships. The address is 66 Chancellors Circle.The William Norrie Centre on Selkirk Avenue is the campus for social work education for inner-city residents.The university operates agricultural research stations near Glenlea and Carman, Manitoba. The Ian N. Morrison Research Farm near Carman is a 406 acres (164 ha) facility located 70 km (43 mi) from Winnipeg, while the Glenlea facility is approximately 1,000 acres (405 ha) and located 20 km (12 mi) from Winnipeg.
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