Top 10 Local VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Canada in November 2024
A list of 10 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Local startups based in Canada. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Local companies from Canada. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Local VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Canada in November 2024
Investor | Local Canada investments |
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Rothenberg Ventures | 1 |
Plaza Ventures | 1 |
TIMIA Capital | 1 |
Desjardins-Innovatech | 1 |
Otimo Retail | 1 |
StartFast Ventures | 1 |
Real Ventures | 1 |
Haywood Securities Inc. | 1 |
Retail Group | 1 |
Structure Capital | 1 |
Rothenberg Ventures invests in early-stage frontier technology startups. Its team of investors, operators, and community builders support founders through portfolio success programs across virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, drones, space, next-generation hardware, and IoT. It was founded in 2012 andheadquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Investment focus
- Software, Virtual Reality, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, India
Portfolio highlights
- VRChat — VRChat is a virtual reality social platform that allows users to easily build social virtual reality content. Any virtual world built with the VRChat platform instantly becomes a social VR world. This means VRChat users can explore and play in these worlds together, in a social setting. Using VRChat, content creators can take their 3D worlds and bewalking around those worlds in VR, with friends, in under an hour. Users can then sell their content to other users using the VRChat market place.It was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.
- Wave — Wave focuses on interactive virtual experiences with a mission to help artists make money at the intersection of gaming and entertainment. Wave’s technology enables musicians to create lifelike avatars of themselves that can “perform” their music on a virtual stage. Most of these virtual shows take place either on the company’s YouTube channel, butWave’s apps let users tune in on gaming consoles, phones or even the Oculus Rift VR headset. While watching a Wave, viewers can log in to comment in a chat function and give live feedback to the avatar performers.
- InsiteVR — InsiteVR helps architects and 3D designers easily create immersive virtual reality experiences. At InsiteVR.com architects and 3D designers can upload existing 3D models, which are then converted and optimized for viewing in virtual reality devices like the Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or simply on mobile devices.Trying to understand 3D spacesby looking at static two-dimensional pictures is not intuitive. Communicating those 3D designs to a client, friend or colleague who isn't trained to understand 3D space isn't always trivial either. With virtual reality, architects and designers can effortlessly communicate the essence of their designs, save time and feel confident their viewer understands the design.
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 PVFund 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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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Analytics
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- Canada, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Symend — Symend helps top enterprises deliver digital experiences that are hyper-personalized based on the science behind consumer behaviour.
- 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.
- KERV Interactive — KERV redefines the AI-video landscape, turning video moments into brand opportunities. See how content, context, and commerce converge for real results.
TIMIA Capital is a specialty finance company focused on providing growth capital to B2B and SaaS companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Debt Financing, Series A, Funding Round
- Canada, United States
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.
Desjardins-Innovatech is a Canadian venture capital company that funds innovative businesses in diverse sectors across Quebec.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Canada, Spain
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- Concentric Agriculture — Concentric produces high-performance specialty biological products that naturally improve crop yields and replenish soils.
- LeddarTech — The leader in environmental sensing, fusion and perception for automotive and mobility, LeddarTech delivers actionable data for autonomous driving and ADAS.
- A3 Surfaces inc — A3 Surfaces Inc. offers a surface treatment service incorporating various antimicrobial agents directly into the anodized aluminum layer. The antimicrobial effect of these surfaces prevents the transmission of hospital-acquired infections. The technology used by A3 Surfaces offers antibacterial products that eradicate pathogens and can be used onall commercial, industrial or institutional surfaces. Founded in 2015, this Chicoutimi company employs 5 people.
We invest in retail focused technology companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Retail Technology, Retail
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Canada, United States
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- Logiwa — Logiwa is the leading cloud fulfillment software for high-volume direct-to-consumer brands, wholesalers, and 3PLs. The Logiwa Cloud Fulfillment Platform is an integrated WMS and order fulfillment system that makes it easy to run a digital warehouse and scale your high-volume DTC fulfillment operations. Logiwa’s solution works where traditional WMSsystems fail: it connects quickly with new online stores and marketplaces, makes it easy to run a digital warehouse, and is easily updated to support dynamic warehouse environments.
- 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 — Your personal data scientist. Trendalytics retail intelligence platform helps retailers drive more profitable decisions through data-driven forecasting.
StartFast invests in the heartland of America. We have built companies outside VC hubs and know what it takes to succeed.
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Strong, diverse teams with proven track records and exceptional domain expertise
Recurring revenue business models, particularly with a business to business focus
Founders based outside venture capital hubs, at theSeries Seed and Series A stageLearn more and partner with us at http://startfast.net.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Mobile
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada, Israel
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- KredosAI — Our human centered AI platform drives real engagement with consumers leading to positive payment outcomes for enterprises.
- In-Seam — In-Seam. Luxury, Connected.
- Blackbird.AI — Blackbird.AI provides organizations with Deception Detection technology to protect against narrative manipulation and disinformation.
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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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Canada, United States, United Kingdom
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- dcbel — dcbel's mission is to deliver energy that lets people live a life without compromise.dcbel™ (formerly known as Ossiaco) sits at the nexus of residential solar power, electric vehicle charging, the smart home, and customer-centric utilities. The dcbel team has a proven history of rethinking energy distribution for everything from largeutility customers to distributed energy resource providers.dcbel's AI-driven sustainable technologies enable people to leverage solar energy to power their cars, their homes, and their lifestyles.dcbel has numerous worldwide patents in power electronics and power conversion and is backed by a number of globally respected investors.
- Nomic — Nomic develops a proteomic technology platform designed to understand, detect, and treat diseases with DNA nanotechnology. NPlex's platform and research provides cost-effective measurement of protein data with sample, fits seamlessly within industry cytometers for high-throughput analysis, and development of custom protein panels.It allowsnanotechnology developers and businesses to bring improvement in existing instrument, workflow, and bring automation in the system.
- BioIntelligence Technologies — Industrie 4.0 - Enabling intelligent biomanufacturing: from R&D to production. Real-time optimization of cell cultures and fermentations.
Haywood Securities is an investment firm that invests in the institutional and retail markets.
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Investment focus
- Mining, Mineral, Mining Technology
- Post-IPO Equity, Angel, Post-IPO Secondary
- Canada, Japan
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- K92 Mining — K92 Mining Inc is focused on advancing the Kainantu Gold Mine, located in the Eastern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea, towards production. The Kainantu property covers a total area of approx. 410 km2 and was previously mined by Highlands Pacific and Barrick Gold from 2006-2009. K92 Mining Inc. was purpose built for the acquisition of theKainantu Gold Mine. In addition to targeting a move towards production, K92 will focus on both expanding known areas of mineralization and drilling high priority exploration targets.K92 is led by an experienced team of industry professionals with substantial international expertise in mining, production start ups, production re-starts, mineral exploration, and finance.
- Nomad — Nomad is a co-working space that also engages in investment and support for start-up companies.
- Nomad Royalty Company — Guerrero Ventures Inc. is a growth-oriented, Canadian mining company dedicated to the exploration and development of precious and base metal resources. Guerrero is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) under the symbol “GV”. Guerrero is based in Vancouver, British Columbia and aims to create shareholder value through the acquisition,exploration, and development of profitable mineral properties, in a manner that is consistent with best practice in environmental stewardship, safety and stakeholder engagement.Guerrero Ventures is exploring the Biricu Project, directly adjoining Goldcorp ( Los Filos ) and Torex ( El Limon-Guajes ) in the Guererro Gold Belt in Mexico. The 90,000 acre Biricu Project is now undergoing its first modern exploration and a maiden diamond drill program of 5,300 metres was completed in December 2014. The Company plans on initiating phase II diamond drilling during the second half (H2) of 2015.
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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Investment focus
- SEO, Local, Software
- Series A
- Canada
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- SweetIQ Analytics — SweetIQ and Uberall join forces to unlock the full power of location marketing.
We are Structure Capital. We help passionate teams build great companies by investing seed-stage capital, time, experience and relationships
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- Mobile, Internet, Marketplace
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, India
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 — Well Health provides a communication platform that connects patients to healthcare organizations through text, email, phone, and live chat. WELL is a communication tool that allows front offices to have two-way text conversations with patients, using existing office phone numbers. The platform is designed from the ground up to make patientcommunications more intuitive across the enterprise. Well Health's mission is to make going to the doctor as easy as meeting up with a close friend.
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