# Ontario Centres of Excellence

> Ontario Centres of Excellence is a VC fund backing Software. See 167 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 167
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ontario-centres-of-excellence
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/oceinnovation
- Website: https://www.oc-innovation.ca
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ontario-Centres-of-Excellence/3006

Ontario Centres of Excellence is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Software and Information Technology. 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

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 35 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 27 | 16% |
| Health Care | 24 | 14% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 18 | 11% |
| Medical Device | 12 | 7% |

204 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 87 | 52% |
| Grant | 34 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 24 | 14% |
| Angel | 5 | 3% |
| Series A | 3 | 2% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 136 | 81% |
| United States | 6 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Debbie Fischer | Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/debbie-fischer |
| Anne Wettlaufer | Vice President, Marketing & Communications | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-wettlaufer |
| Bob Civak | Senior Vice President, Business Development Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-civak |
| Brian G. Armstrong | Vice-Chair & Secretary, Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-g-armstrong |
| Claudia Krywiak | President and CEO | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claudia-krywiak |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Myomar Molecular | Myomar Molecular is developing a diagnostic tool to identify early stages of muscle atrophy. this technology will be used by physiotherapists and medical doctors to access therapy approaches, reduce hospitalization time, and analyze recovery progress. | $1.2M | Seed | May 11, 2026 |  |
| Novel Biotechnology | Novel Biotechnology operates as a biotechnology company and develops innovative solutions for plasmid DNA production. | $2.5M | Seed | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Uride | Uride is a mobile ride-sharing application that permits users to request and arrange trips by connecting to verified drivers in real-time. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 04, 2023 |  |
| ventureLAB | ventureLAB’s innovative start-up support model connects their clients to create a supportive community of entrepreneurs focused on learning, sharing talent, and leveraging ideas. This collaborative model is central to the success of ventureLAB and it's entrepreneurs clients. | $1M | Grant | Dec 13, 2022 |  |
| Able Innovations | Able Innovations is developing advanced medical devices to tackle the pressing problem of patient transfer in healthcare. Their technology is revolutionizing the quality of care provision - providing a safe, efficient, and dignified care experience for patients and caregivers. | $3.5M | Seed | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| FluidAI Medical | FluidAI Medical is a medical platform company at the forefront of revolutionizing global patient care, leveraging the transformative power of artificial intelligence in post-operative recovery. | $559.2K | Grant | Apr 29, 2022 |  |
| RealSage | SoulRooms enables multifamily and student housing landlords to rent/manage properties efficiently, and create a better appeal for modern, digital native renters. We apply deep learning to simplify the regular tasks of online application review, acceptance and automate information flow for tenant requests. Our platform also provides aproprietary renting by the room feature that enables landlords to improve cashflows by over 30% and reduce vacancies across the portfolio. | $1M | Seed | Feb 25, 2021 |  |
| RealSage | SoulRooms enables multifamily and student housing landlords to rent/manage properties efficiently, and create a better appeal for modern, digital native renters. We apply deep learning to simplify the regular tasks of online application review, acceptance and automate information flow for tenant requests. Our platform also provides aproprietary renting by the room feature that enables landlords to improve cashflows by over 30% and reduce vacancies across the portfolio. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Feb 25, 2021 |  |
| Leni | We are on a mission to revolutionize the way the real estate industry makes decisions. Real estate decision-making is hard. What makes it harder is your broken data! This creates a data decision gap for your teams and managers. That’s why RealSage combines all of your scattered and nontransparent data to give you a single holistic source of allyour answers with AI that helps you make faster, better decisions. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 25, 2021 |  |
| Leni | We are on a mission to revolutionize the way the real estate industry makes decisions. Real estate decision-making is hard. What makes it harder is your broken data! This creates a data decision gap for your teams and managers. That’s why RealSage combines all of your scattered and nontransparent data to give you a single holistic source of allyour answers with AI that helps you make faster, better decisions. | $198.2K | Grant | Feb 25, 2021 |  |

10 of 167 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [DMZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-media-zone) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nserc-natural-sciences-and-engineering-research-council-of-canada) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Angel One Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-one-network) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [York Angels Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/york-angels-investors) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Northern Ontario Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northern-ontario-angels) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Ontario Centres of Excellence invest in?

Ontario Centres of Excellence invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 167 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ontario Centres of Excellence?

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### Who are the partners at Ontario Centres of Excellence?

The team at Ontario Centres of Excellence includes Debbie Fischer (Board of Directors), Anne Wettlaufer (Vice President, Marketing & Communications) and Bob Civak (Senior Vice President, Business Development Operations), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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