Top 15 Local VC Funds & Investors in Canada (November 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Klister Credit
VC Fund
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2 | Canada, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence | $250k–$13M |
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Mallinath Holdings Ltd.
VC Fund
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1 | Canada | Seed | Apps, Local, Mobile | |
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VA Angels
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, India | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Debt Financing | Health Care, Software, Information Technology | $108k–$1.5M |
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Plaza Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS | $2M–$42M |
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Real Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, Australia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $592k–$47M |
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Otimo Retail
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Retail Technology, Retail | $552k–$8.5M |
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TIMIA Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada | Debt Financing, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, SaaS, Real Estate | $500k–$6.6M |
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Tola Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Germany, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $1.3M–$43M |
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Capital Q® Ventures Inc.
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, Manufacturing | $50k–$5M |
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Haywood Securities Inc.
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, Japan | Post-IPO Equity, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown | Mining, Industrial, Precious Metals | $797k–$39M |
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StartFast Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, Israel | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Mobile | $18k–$10M |
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Desjardins-Innovatech
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, Spain | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Health Care, Software, Manufacturing | $365k–$29M |
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Structure Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, India | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Mobile, Internet, E-Commerce | $500k–$15M |
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Retail Group
VC Fund
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1 | Canada | Series A | SEO, Local, Software | |
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Hardy Capital Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, United Arab Emirates | Angel, Pre-Seed, Series B | Communities, Local, Sales | |
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Klister Credit is an investment and consulting corporation.
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- Industry: Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Canada, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $250k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- FundThrough — Businesses in the U.S. & Canada can get paid in a day by advancing funds from unpaid invoices with online invoice financing and factoring from FundThrough.
- Sparrow BioAcoustics — Sparrow BioAcoustics ,developers of a smartphone stethoscope designed to gather and collaborate on medical-grade cardiac and pulmonary data.
Mallinath Holdings is an early-stage venture fund.
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- Industry: Apps, Local, Mobile
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- JoJo Technology Solutions Ltd. — Jojo is a platform that helps independent cafes compete effectively with the mega chains by leveraging mobile ordering & loyalty programs.
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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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Debt Financing
- Geography: Canada, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 124
- Round size: Seed $108k–$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
Plaza Ventures’ micro-fund model was designed to efficiently pool capital from the firms high-net-worth investor community into annual investment vehicles targeting a basket of Series A and Series B investments. These micro-funds have built a proven track record, backing successful entrepreneurs through multiple funding rounds. Half of each PV Fund is allocated to new companies with proven business models ($3M+ annual revenues) that are resistant to macro-economics and need capital to meet current demand. The remaining capital is re-invested into 4-5 successful businesses from prior funds. Plaza Ventures identifies as sector agnostic but has an affinity for, as well as expertise in enterprise SaaS, location-based services, IoT, Smart City, digital media, and marketplaces.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Canada, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Series A $2.7M–$21M; Series B $5M–$30M; Venture - Series Unknown $2M–$42M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $500k in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Super.com — Through rich rewards and everyday savings, Super helps you access more of what you want at better prices, escape overspending, and level up life.
- Neo Financial — At Neo, we're innovating to make saving, spending and getting rewarded even more rewarding.
- SenseNet Inc. — SenseNet delivers wildfire risk resilience intelligence, proactive risk awareness, ultra-early ignition detection, and operational certainty.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Canada, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 309
- Round size: Seed $592k–$5M; Series A $3.7M–$24M; Series B $2.9M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $140M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Axya — Axya is a procurement execution platform for manufacturers. Use AI to run sourcing, purchase orders, and supplier follow-up alongside your ERP.
- 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.
We invest in retail focused technology companies.
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- Industry: Software, Retail Technology, Retail
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Canada, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $552k–$800k; Series A $3.2M–$8.5M; Venture - Series Unknown $3M–$3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Logiwa — Optimize your enterprise warehouse fulfillment operations with Logiwa IO. Scale flawlessly and boost margins with an AI- and cloud-native WMS.
- XCCommerce — XCCommerce is a leading software development and implementation company that specializes in retail specific solutions.XCCommerce’s team has a proven track record of developing and deploying Promotion Management Solutions, implementing projects on time and on budget, and generating optimal ROI for their customers.XCCommerce has a strong marketpresence and their capabilities in delivering applications are rooted in best practices. Their solutions enable retailers to transform the customer experience and allow seamless interaction with the consumer on their terms.They are trusted with providing focused solutions and dedicated expertise to the retail industry, ranging from Tier 1 retailers to organizations who are growing their brands.
- Trendalytics Innovation Labs — Discover data-driven insights with Trendalytics AI. Analyze millions of data points to refine product development, craft compelling marketing strategies, and stay ahead of industry trends.
TIMIA Capital is a specialty finance company focused on providing growth capital to B2B and SaaS companies.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Real Estate
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Series A $4.5M–$6.6M; Debt Financing $500k–$3M; Venture - Series Unknown $750k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 94% lead, 6% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $7.4M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- EnergyWatch — Sustainability and energy data management are fully integrated to track all energy, water, waste, and emissions data on your journey towards net-zero emissions.
- Agentis — Agentis is a Chicago-based technology company revolutionizing the way utilities engage and empower businesses to manage energy usage, saving money and increasing competitive advantage.Agentis is driven by the belief that utilities hold valuable data that can catalyze a new energy future. The success of the Agentis platform is driven by ourunderstanding of the unique voice and needs of the utility customer managing complex energy challenges. Our employees are united through their ability to transform these challenges into a solution while working in a fun and dynamic environment.
- Lasso MD — Elevate your dental practice with Lasso MD's all-in-one marketing and software solutions. From lead generation to patient scheduling, we've got you covered.
Tola Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building the next generation of enterprise software, enabled by artificial intelligence.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Germany, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 90
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$9M; Series A $3.2M–$19M; Series B $12M–$43M
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $230M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Pay-i — Transform AI spend into auditable ROI. Track GenAI costs, measure business impact, and optimize capacity with the world's most accurate GenAI system of record.
- Bild — Bild enables faster and more confident design reviews so engineering teams can deliver products to market faster and with more confidence. Get access today!
- Maxinsights — Global collection. Structured data. A continuous learning loop for Physical AI.
We specialize in innovative financial products designed to revolutionize Alternative Investments. Our contra-market strategy and robust investment thesis
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 48
- Round size: Seed $395k–$5M; Pre-Seed $50k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $75M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Mostest — From weddings to corporate events, Mostest brings together expert planners, trusted vendors and AI-powered tools to make planning easier.
- Lumi — Lumi manufactures and designs portable and high quality projectors.
- Peregrine Defense — Peregrine Defense develops autonomous systems for surface-to-surface strike, counter-UAS interception, and commercial payload delivery. The company builds three primary platforms—Kestrel for multi-mission strike, Draco for counter-drone interception, and Eagle-1 for commercial delivery and infrastructure inspection. All systems are built on PTEC, a shared autonomy and mission-systems core used across defense and commercial applications. Its platforms combine mission planning, navigation, guidance, and payload integration within modular airframes designed for man-portable deployment. Peregrine Defense also offers training, direct-fire systems, and materiel support for U.S. and allied users.
Haywood Securities is an investment firm that invests in the institutional and retail markets.
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- Industry: Mining, Industrial, Precious Metals
- Stage:Post-IPO Equity, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Canada, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Round size: Angel $1M–$1M; Post-IPO Equity $797k–$39M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.9M–$8M
- Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Solstice Gold — Solstice Gold is a gold mining company with three district-scale projects in tier-one mining jurisdictions. It capitalizes on management’s expertise to create value by identifying opportunities, making discoveries, and advancing them through the exploration stage to development.
- Fury Gold Mines — High-Grade Gold Portfolio in Low-Risk Jurisdictions Latest News Recent Photos Upcoming Events Recent Media
- Golden Rapture Mining — Golden Rapture Mining is a well-funded exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of high-potential assets located in favourable, established Tier 1 mining jurisdictions in the Rainy River and Geraldton areas of NW Ontario, Canada. Their two properties are truly a treasure trove of forgotten golden opportunitieswith an astonishing eighteen (18) mine shafts and an adit with visible gold having been recorded historically & recently at their Rainy River area property (first discovered in 1894) and their past producing Hutchison/Maylac Gold Mine located in the Geraldton Gold Camp, NW Ontario which was (mined from 1937 to 1947).
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Mobile
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 52
- Round size: Seed $18k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $25k–$1.5M; Series A $5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $385k in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- KredosAI — Our human centered AI platform drives real engagement with consumers leading to positive payment outcomes for enterprises.
- SelectFI Lending Solutions — SelectFI leverages proprietary Predictive Lending™ analysis to prequalify customers for financing using an auto dealership's existing lenders. The platform uses soft pull technology and lender guidelines to prequalify a customer for their vehicle of choice, and give dealerships fast, accurate quotes from each of its lenders without impactingthe customer's credit score. The software reduces dealership expenses for hard credit pulls, greatly improves efficiency for their internal F&I teams, and helps dealerships remain compliant with FTC regulations for fair lending.
- In-Seam — In-Seam is a platform that helps connectors whose personal relationships account for the majority of luxury fashion sales. The company is currently working with top luxury brands including Dior, Khaite, Ganni, Lapointe, Rosetta Getty, Rodarte, Adam Lippes, Brandon Maxwell, Altuzarra, Rosie Assoulin, Bibi van der Velden; and leading personalshoppers, including Micaela Erlanger, and the mission is to shift the value chain and bring power, efficiency, and financial reward to the connectors who's personalized service drives luxury while reimagining connection for designers and clients alike. It was founded in 2020 and is located in New York, New York.
Desjardins-Innovatech is a Canadian venture capital company that funds innovative businesses in diverse sectors across Quebec.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: Canada, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Seed $500k–$2.8M; Series B $4.6M–$29M; Venture - Series Unknown $365k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Imagia — At Imagia Canexia Health, we make high-quality cancer genomic information accessible and affordable with our clinically-validated assays, informatics, and support.
- LeddarTech — The leader in environmental sensing, fusion and perception for automotive and mobility, LeddarTech delivers actionable data for autonomous driving and ADAS.
- Airex Energy — Industrial biomass conversion solutions for biocoal, biochar, and biocarbon using advanced torrefaction and carbonization technologies.
We are Structure Capital. We help passionate teams build great companies by investing seed-stage capital, time, experience and relationships
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- Industry: Mobile, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Canada, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 100
- Round size: Seed $500k–$4M; Series A $2.7M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $675k–$9.6M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
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- Pogoseat — Pogoseat provides innovative mobile ticketing solutions that helps live-entertainment venues sell more tickets and enhance the fan experience.
- Artera — Manual outreach drains millions in revenue annually. AI Service Squads automate calls, intake, scheduling, and payments across every EHR.
Our business is to improve our clients business throught our understanding of shoppers, their shopping habits, retailers and skills of retailing.
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- Industry: SEO, Local, Software
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SweetIQ Analytics — Uberall Multi-Location Marketing Platform makes your stores stand out against their competition across all your online directories
Hardy Capital invest in high growth companies with the potential to out execute the competition.Hardy Capital is a Canadian merchant bank established to foster the growth of young businesses. With a history of international transactions including; acquisitions throughout Northern Europe ( Sweden, Holland, Germany and the UK ) the United Statesand Asia ( Japan, Singapore ). Public company listings on the OMX: Europe, TSX: Canada and the NASDAQ: Usa. Along with both public and private financings throughout Europe, Asia and North America.With dedicated assets of over $100M, Their mission is to help build and grow businesses that have the potential to achieve market leading positions primarily in the consumer space. They are especially interested in businesses that are disruptive to large very profitable incumbent monopolies and use new technology to improve customer experiences. With acute interest in transactions focused around Optical, Fin-tech, Real estate and Insurance disruption. They understand and can support businesses by helping them navigate the complex nature of growth in the global marketplace and fast track the company to the right investor or mentor groups.
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- Industry: Communities, Local, Sales
- Stage:Angel, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Geography: Canada, United States, United Arab Emirates
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Eyewa — Eyewa is the first dedicated online eyewear store for the Middle East. We have thousands of different eyeglasses, sunglasses, color contact lenses and prescription contact lenses for you to choose from. On Eyewa, you’ll find quintessentially cool brands like Ray-Ban and Emporio Armani, heritage brands like Burberry and Persol, high-fashion brandslike Fendi, Dolce & Gabbanaand Prada sporty brands like Nike and Lacoste and everything in between. Discover their brands portfolio with thousands of styles here.
- Guiides — Guiides provide a frictionless online experience of discovering adventures and booking a local guide to take you there.
- Naborly — Next-gen tenant screening. We help landlords find a great tenant and help tenants share a single application to multiple landlords. It's a win-win!
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