Top 30 Non Profit Startup Investors in Canada in May 2026

Higher Ground Labs is a venture fund and ecosystem builder investing in technology for political progress.

Investment focus

Software, Politics, Government
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

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Quiller — Quiller is an AI copilot designed for mission-driven organizations to create high-impact content. From fundraising emails to direct mail, Quiller moves you from concept to final draft instantly, freeing up your time so you can better support your communities.
Plural — Smarter, Faster, Future-Ready Policy Strategy. Plural transforms how enterprises and organizations anticipate and act on legislation. Our AI-powered platform delivers accurate bill analysis, policy insights, and stakeholder intelligence so you can stay ahead of risk, seize opportunity, and shape outcomes. See How It Works Book A Demo Trusted By Deepen Your State & Federal Legislative
Measure Studio — Measure Studio is a social media data intelligence and analytics suite for publishers, brands, and influencers. Connect Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and more!

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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

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
Canada, United States

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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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We support environmental resiliency through profitable investment. We provide capital and talent to accelerate the growth of early-stage climate tech ventures catalyzing the transition from finite to infinite sources of energy, food, water & products.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, CleanTech
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada

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Optiwatt, Inc. — Optiwatt integrates your exact electricity rates so you can save on EV charging and HVAC. Automatically use electricity off-peak and earn rebates in utility programs.
ThinkLabs AI — ThinkLabs AI is a specialist AI development and deployment firm. Its mission is to empower critical industries and infrastructure with trustworthy AI towards global energy sustainability.
ChopValue Manufacturing — Creating beautiful, high-performance engineered products made entirely from recycled chopsticks. We offer green franchising opportunities so you can make a positive difference in your community. Let's work towards a circular economy, one chopstick at a time.

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As Canada's regional economic development agency for Western Canada, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) strives to maintain Western Canada’s competitive position by investing in projects and activities that help improve productivity and competitiveness through the development, adoption and commercialization of new technologies andbusiness processes. WD also supports higher value-added production and access to international markets.Abundant natural resources, thriving technology and services sectors, and low business costs make Western Canada an attractive place to do business. Its geographic proximity to Asian markets, access to inland and sea ports, and excellent transportation services to locations throughout North America have created increased efficiencies in exporting products to international markets.Western Canada is a significant contributor to the overall Canadian economy. In 2014, Western Canada accounted for 38% of Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) by industry and 42% of Canada’s exported goods.1 Western Canada’s export activity is closely linked to the largest economy in the world, the United States, and increasingly to the large and growing economies of the Asia-Pacific. The United States is Western Canada’s closest trading partner accounting for roughly 77% of goods exported from Western Canada in 2014. In the same year, exports to the Asia-Pacific region accounted for roughly 15% of Western Canada’s total exports; a 24% increase over the past 5 years.2Economic growth in Western Canada is anchored by the natural resources sector, with resource-based goods accounting for approximately 68% of total exported products in 2014. This focus has been a benefit to the economy by providing the foundation for the creation of industry clusters in sectors such as mining, forestry, oil and gas and agriculture.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
Canada, Sri Lanka, United States

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Co.Labs — We work with exceptional founders & teams to navigate the path from idea to $1M in annual revenue.
Platform Calgary — Platform Calgary focuses on supporting Calgary's innovation-driven companies by providing access to space, programming, and advocacy, while also championing the vision for the new Platform Innovation Centre's design, activity, and culture. The firm is formerly known as Calgary Technologies Inc. and rebranded as Platform Calgary in 2019.
Virtual Gurus — Our virtual assistants provide superhero admin support to help busy organizations accomplish more. Find out today how our assistants in Canada and the United States can help you.

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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.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
Grant, Debt Financing, Funding Round
Canada, United States, Germany

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Tech Spark AI — Tech Spark is Canada's first edtech company committed to culturally relevant and equitable tech education for Black and students of colour, girls, and teachers.
Exxel Polymers — Exxel Polymers takes post-industrial and post-consumer plastic waste from various sources and processes it using granulation, shredding, and extrusion. The company sells recycled materials through an established distribution network.
The Alignment Project — The Alignment Project is dedicated to accelerating progress in AI alignment research. TAP aim is to promote the development of advanced AI systems that are safe, reliable, and beneficial to society.

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Our goal is to build the region's entrepreneurial community, to make the region the best place to start a business and to facilitate access to investment opportunities for qualified investors.

Investment focus

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

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

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Will Anderson is an experienced operating executive with 10+ years of experience in the technology space. After starting his career as a strategy Consultant with Monitor Group, Will joined Constellation Software’s Jonas Operating group in 2003. While with Constellation, Will led divisions in both North America and Europe, and completed three highROI acquisitions in the club, construction and logistics software spaces. In 2010 will joined Iron Data Solutions as an Executive Vice President, becoming the General Manager of the 430 person Public Sector Division in early 2012.Will’s role at Klass Capital is as the CEO of Klass Software where he is searching for mid-sized mission critical solution providers to acquire. Will holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree from Queen’s University. He lives in Toronto, with his wife of 7 years and their two children.

Investment focus

SaaS, GovTech, Podcast
Seed, Pre-Seed
Canada, Estonia

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New/Mode — New/Mode is the multi-channel advocacy & civic engagement platform that organizations, campaigns & causes use to win. Join the New/Mode Community.
LumiQ — LumiQ makes earning CPD hours fun and accessible for individual accounting professionals and teams on-the-go. Get started now!
Workwize — Provide and maintain any kind of remote equipment for your workforce, no matter where they are

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Whatever you need, RBC Royal Bank has a wide range of personal banking products, services and tools to help you manage your finances, save for retirement, buy a home and much more.

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, FinTech
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series D
United States, Canada, Germany

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Celonis — Celonis believes that every company can unlock its full execution capacity. Powered by its market-leading process mining core, the Celonis Execution Management System provides a set of instruments and applications, the Celonis Studio as well as platform capabilities for business executives and users.The Celonis EMS offerings help companies manageevery facet of execution management from analytics to strategy and planning, management, actions and automation. Celonis has thousands of customers, including ABB, AstraZeneca, Bosch, Coca-Cola, Citibank, Dell, GSK, John Deere, L'Oréal, Siemens, Uber, Vodafone and Whirlpool.Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany and New York City, USA and has 15 offices worldwide.
OJO — OJO envisions a world where everyone has what they need to own a home, so they can experience the physical, financial, and emotional haven that home provides.
RecNation Storage — RecNation offers secure and convenient storage solutions for RVs, boats, and more. Experience exceptional service and peace of mind with us.

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Google.org is a platform that pulls together Google's philanthropic efforts. Google.org funds teams with big ideas that have a long-term global impact.

Investment focus

Non Profit, Education, Information Technology
Grant, Funding Round, Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Ireland

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ReflexAI — ReflexAI helps teams train, perform, and improve in the moments that matter most
Founderland — Founderland exists to level the playing field, supporting women of colour founders to grow sustainable businesses, empowering them through community, education, and investor-readiness support.
Wikimedia Foundation — The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit company focused on empowering and engaging people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free content license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.The Wikimedia Foundation's most prestigious project is Wikipedia, however, they areinvolved in others such as Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikinews, Wikiversity.

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Vancity is a credit union committed to a clean and fair world. Accounts, credit cards, mortgages, business banking and more.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round
Canada

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New/Mode — New/Mode is the multi-channel advocacy & civic engagement platform that organizations, campaigns & causes use to win. Join the New/Mode Community.
Clevest Solutions — Empower your teams with Mobile Workforce Management Software Solutions. Get in touch to enhance productivity and service quality.

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Connecting angel investors with entrepreneurs to commercialize their innovations. We are the catalysts for your investments or business. Learn more.

Investment focus

Health Care, B2B, Internet
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Canada, United States

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Neurovine — Connecting concussion patients with their own brain data so they can take control of their recovery. Click to learn more!
CarbonGraph — CarbonGraph helps product manufacturers prove their sustainability advantage with easy-to-use life cycle assessment (LCA) and EPD workflows. Model environmental impacts and create defensible sustainability claims buyers and investors trust.
LearnExperts — You've invested in your product. We're invested in getting it adopted. Learnexperts is the first Education as a Service provider that takes the full burden off you. We have experts who know how to do it right the first time so you don't have to.

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The Caisse is a global fund manager. Its clients, which it calls its depositors, are mostly Québec public and private pension funds and insurance plans. The funds entrusted to the Caisse are invested in financial markets in Québec, in Canada and around the world to generate a profit.

Investment focus

Software, Energy, Manufacturing
Private Equity, Funding Round, Post-IPO Equity
Canada, United States, United Kingdom

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Sirios Resources — Sirios Resources is an exploration company that specializes in mining metals. The company is driven by its mission is to discover world-class gold deposits in the James Bay region of Quebec in eastern Canada. The company was founded in 1995 and headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Sizewell C — Doing the power of good for Britain
Renewa — Renewa accelerates the transition to renewables by helping landowners achieve financial security and by providing capital solutions to developers.

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Acumen is a nonprofit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies bringing critical services like agriculture, clean energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare and workforce development to low-income communities in 14 countries across East and West Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Since 2001, Acumeninvested $128 million in 128 companies that have transformed the lives of over 308 million low-income people.

Investment focus

Agriculture, Health Care, Financial Services
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, India, Kenya

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BURN — The future of clean cooking
Juhudi Kilimo — Juhudi Kilimo is a social enterprise that provides asset financing and technical assistance to smallholder farmers and small-to-medium agro-businesses.
Gramalaya Urban And Rural Development Initiatives And Network — Gramalaya Urban And Rural Development Initiatives And Network (GUARDIAN) is addressing the complex water and sanitation problems faced by low-income communities in India through its innovative water credit solution. GUARDIAN provides microloans to low-income families seeking to install water and sanitation facilities in their households.

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Rhiza is a social impact fund whos focus is on building communities- connecting community to opportunity

Investment focus

SaaS, GovTech, Politics
Seed
Canada

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New/Mode — New/Mode is the multi-channel advocacy & civic engagement platform that organizations, campaigns & causes use to win. Join the New/Mode Community.
SHM Control — The SHM Controller is a patented low-cost smart wireless HVAC controller for buildings and offices that reduces average energy consumption by up to 30%. It also offers full remote access, control and...

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As a growth equity investor, They seek out exceptional companies and talented entrepreneurs looking to accelerate their development in new markets or new geographies through internal growth and acquisitions.

Investment focus

Railroad, Automotive, Blockchain
Seed, Funding Round
Canada, Switzerland

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Taxelco — Taxelco is to consolidate the interests of the taxi industry to the benefit of its stakeholders and for the citizens of Montreal. With this approach, we can ensure that the economic and social benefits derived from the use of fully electric vehicles, the creation of operational synergies and the efficient use of information technologies will remainin the hands of its constituents. A collaborative and supervised pilot project will start in November 2015 with 50 electric vehicles driving around Montreal. The objective of this project is to optimize the performance of electric vehicles operating as taxis and in Montreal's rigorous weather conditions. This ambitious project will help position Montreal as a green, avant-garde city where public transports are a means to responsible economic and social development, echoing the unique, cultural and innovative personality of its citizens.
Gora — Goracle is a oracle network built on the Algorand blockchain, designed to bring real world data to smart contracts.

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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.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software
Private Equity, Funding Round, Debt Financing
Canada, United States, France

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Carbicrete — CarbiCrete is a carbon removal technology company that enables the production of cement-free, decarbonized concrete.
JetScale AI — JetScale AI is a Montreal-based startup specializing in AI-driven cloud infrastructure optimization. It uses agentic AI to detect inefficiencies, provide remediation plans, and generate compliant Infrastructure-as-Code for cost savings and sustainability.
Strato Automation — Real World. Real Data. Real Controls. Delivering Real Building Automation in Less Time.

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Microsoft for Startups is a global program designed to help startups scale with free access to Azure cloud and a streamlined path into selling alongside Microsoft and our vast partner ecosystem.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, India, Canada

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VitVio — VitVio is a platform built around AI and computer vision with the goal of improving efficiency and quality of care in operating rooms.
UniPay — UniPay is an eCommerce platform for infrastructure and industry-lacking regions that offers 5 products that enable trust, promote transparency, and enforce accountability.
Emission Sentri — Drive emission management and reduction with insights

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Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Internet
Angel, Seed, Series A
Canada, United States, Malaysia

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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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Government of New Brunswick is a government portal that offers information and news on government programs and services.

Investment focus

Energy, Gaming, Sports
Grant, Series A, Funding Round
Canada, United States

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Curl Moncton — Curl Moncton is delighted to provide a range of curling leagues that allow curlers aged 6 to 96 to enjoy the game throughout the day or in the evening. Leagues can be team (mixed or open), individual, or a combination of the two.
ARC Clean Energy — ARC Clean Energy is a clean energy technology company that offers safe, reliable, and economical carbon-free power. It is developing the ARC-100, an advanced small modular reactor (SMR). It leverages the proven technology developed by the US government’s Argonne National Labs, which operated successfully for thirty years in Idaho. The ARC-100’ssimple, modular design provides 100 megawatts of electricity that is cost-competitive with fossil fuels. The ARC-100 has been selected by New Brunswick Power in Canada for implementation on their Point Lepreau site with completion targeted for the late 2020s.

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We leverage deep insights from our global business, offering investment partners a pathway to real-world traction and growth, while shaping a friendlier future.

Investment focus

Software, Agriculture, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Canada, United States, Germany

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Plentify — Plentify connects home appliances with cheaper cleaner energy. It does this with an intelligent residential load management platform which matches demand with clean energy supply for 75% cheaper than batteries. Plentify combines advanced hardware, AI, and user-centric design to create smart home products that delight customers while alsostrengthening electricity systems.
Mycocycle — Mycocycle transforms waste-to-value in partnership with nature. Bioinspired by fungi, waste materials are efficiently transformed into valuable low-carbon
Applied Carbon — Applied Carbon is scaling ground-breaking technology to regenerate soils and trap atmospheric carbon for the benefit of people and the world.

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Canada Community Revitalization Fund is a two-year, $500 million national infrastructure program designed to rebuild Canadian towns.

Investment focus

Gaming, Sports, Non Profit
Funding Round
Canada

Portfolio highlights

Curl Moncton — Curl Moncton is delighted to provide a range of curling leagues that allow curlers aged 6 to 96 to enjoy the game throughout the day or in the evening. Leagues can be team (mixed or open), individual, or a combination of the two.

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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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Canada

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Levr.ai — Levr.ai powers business loan brokers and lenders with application automation that increases conversion, saves time and provides an amazing experience.
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.
Polar Beer Taps — Polar Beer Taps Permafrost V3 system is leading the way in the future of portable beverage serving. They can provide reliable, high-quality commercial draft systems to any location, which elevates any event.

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Systematic Pre-Seed Startup Capital

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

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Cohley — Cohley is a content marketing platform focusing on user generated content, visual asset creation, and text review generation. Streamline your content generation today!
HelloHero — Quality pediatric therapy for children with developmental, behavioral, emotional & physical challenges. Learn more here.
Benefitbay — Our ICHRA administration platform includes real-time plan modeling and a best-in-class premium payment solution. All backed by direct, human support.

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Scotiabankers are committed to helping individuals, companies, and communities to thrive in a changing world. From personal and business banking, brokerage, and insurance, to private wealth, and the most sophisticated commercial, corporate and institutional services, they serve the diverse needs of some 21 million customers in more than 55countries.Founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, their growth has always been fuelled by the success of their customers and their longevity secured by an unshakable commitment to carefully and expertly managing risk and capital.That focus on doing what's right for customers—short- andlong-term—has made us a global financial services leader.Headquartered in Canada, they are over 86, 000 Scotiabankers strong. Each of us are committed to being the best at understanding their customers' needs and all of us working together to deliver practical advice and relevant solutions that help their customers become financially better off.

Investment focus

Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining
Post-IPO Debt, Debt Financing, Post-IPO Equity
Canada, United States, Brazil

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FirstService Corporation — FirstService Corporation provides real estate-related services to the commercial, institutional, and residential markets. They operate in commercial real estate services, residential property management, and property services. They specialize in property management services.
The Boyd Group — The Boyd Group is a major retail auto glass operator in the U.S. with operations under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass Service, Auto Glass Authority and Autoglassonly.com. The Company also operates a third party administrator, Gerber National Claims Services ("GNCS"), that offers glass, emergencyroadside and first notice of loss services.
Triple Flag Precious Metals — Triple Flag is a pure play, gold-focused, emerging senior streaming and royalty company with a distinct culture and approach to investing. Triple Flag pride ourselves on adaptability and flexibility in structuring financing solutions that are customized to meet the needs of our mining partners. Triple Flag is to be a valued finance partner,facilitating development and expansion of mining projects that deliver value for our counterparties.As a result, a high proportion of our deal opportunities have been sourced from referrals from our existing counterparties as well as our network of contacts, leading to bilateral discussions with potential partners rather than auction processes.

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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.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Software
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
Canada, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

JLR, — JLR, Inc. engages in property knowledge and innovative technology based on integration and distribution of property data. JLR collects, compiles, structures and disseminates the various real estate transactions in Quebec.
Rail GD — Rail GD Inc. is a mechanical and refurbishing workshop of tourist trains, Colorado Railcar, passenger cars, freight cars and locomotives. Design, engineering and integration.
Airex Energy — Airex Energy provides solutions for a sustainable future. Helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions and remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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Pallasite Ventures is an agile venture capital firm providing early-stage financing for high-growth companies across a variety of industries.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Series C
Canada, United States

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Ionomr — Ionomr designs & manufactures advanced ion-exchange polymers & membranes that enable high performance and efficiency in applications like water & wastewater treatment, hydrogen production and advanced energy storage.
Oncoustics AI — Oncoustics is creating and deploying advanced AI solutions for low cost, non-invasive surveillance, diagnostics, and treatment monitoring of diseases with high unmet clinical need. Unlike other players in the space, Oncoustics does not do image recognition. Instead, Oncoustics applies AI to raw ultrasound signals from readily available handheldultrasound devices to rapidly differentiate healthy versus diseased tissues. There's a wealth of information in these raw signals and this approach reveals novel biomarkers that can be aligned with existing standards and categorization systems. Initially targeting liver disease, a $30B global diagnostic market, Oncoustics has filed a Breakthrough Device Designation Request with the FDA for the OnX that detects liver fibrosis and the 510K is underway. Several follow-on liver products are in development. Oncoustics also has clinical data on other organ indications including prostate, kidney, breast and thyroid diseases and cancers.
Zeno Power — Clean, plug-and-play power, anywhere in the universe.

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Magna is a leading global automotive supplier with 317 manufacturing operations and 83 product development, engineering and sales centres in 29 countries. Magna has over 130,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to our customers through innovative products and processes, and World Class Manufacturing. Magna's product capabilitiesinclude producing body, chassis, interior, exterior, seating, powertrain, electronic, vision, closure and roof systems and modules, as well as complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing.

Investment focus

Automotive, Software, Transportation
Series B, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Israel, Canada

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Yulu — Yulu is a micro-mobility platform that is solving for traffic congestion and air pollution in India by providing human and battery powered micro-light 2 wheelers. Yulu uses IoT, Cloud, and AI to create a vast network of shared dockless vehicles that can be rented easily by an app in pay per use business model.
Cartken — Launch your robot fleet with us. The AI powering our robots makes them the safest and most reliable in the market today.
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation — Sanctuary AI is an artificial general intelligence company founded in January 2018, and is based in Vancouver, B.C. Sanctuary's mission is to build synthetic humans – “synths” – that are indistinguishable from us physically, cognitively and emotionally. The company is structured to explore both cutting edge technology and the ethical issuesthat arise from creating human-like machines.

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Amazon Web Services offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services. Free to join, pay only for what you use.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Grant, Funding Round, Seed
United States, Brazil, Lebanon

Portfolio highlights

Forlex — Forlex (formerly Intelijus) is pioneering a revolution in legal technology by transforming our platform into a powerful legal agentic ecosystem. At the core of our innovation is LIVIA—a dynamic legal agent that seamlessly integrates advanced AI workflows with robust agentic flows to redefine legal operations.LIVIA goes beyond traditionalautomation. It is engineered to serve as a strategic legal agent, optimizing complex operational processes while delivering precise, data-driven insights. Our cutting-edge generative AI and natural language processing capabilities empower legal professionals to shift their focus from administrative tasks to what truly matters: championing justice.We envision a future where legal services are not only efficient but universally accessible. By establishing our technology as the cornerstone of global legal decision-making, Forlex is setting new industry standards for accuracy, efficiency, and transformative impact. Join us as we lead the charge toward a new era in legal innovation.
Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
The Alignment Project — The Alignment Project is dedicated to accelerating progress in AI alignment research. TAP aim is to promote the development of advanced AI systems that are safe, reliable, and beneficial to society.

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Impact Engine is a venture capital and private equity firm investing in companies driving positive impact in economic empowerment, education, environmental sustainability, and health.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Education
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Borrowell — 1 in 10 Canadians use Borrowell to monitor their credit. No credit card or SIN needed. We're the only free credit score app made in Canada.
Fixer — Hire a handyman from Fixer to help with any of your home repair needs.
Pear Suite — Pear Suite empowers community health workers with technology, education, and community, helping them do their best work and serve their communities.

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