# NEXT Canada

> NEXT Canada is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 177 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 177
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last fund: Jun 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/next-canada/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/next_canada
- Website: https://www.nextcanada.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nextcanadaorg/

NEXT Canada is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. NEXT Canada accelerates the growth trajectory of aspiring and scaling entrepreneurs with education, mentorship, funding and access to Canada's strongest entrepreneurial network.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for NEXT Canada. Shizune tracks 17 team members at NEXT Canada. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/the-next-36?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 64 | 36% |
| Software | 58 | 33% |
| Machine Learning | 38 | 21% |
| Health Care | 26 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 26 | 15% |

193 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 139 | 79% |
| Seed | 23 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 2% |
| Angel | 2 | 1% |
| Grant | 2 | 1% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 158 | 89% |
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ainsleigh Burelle | Marketing Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ainsleigh-burelle |
| Annick Dufort | Program Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annick-dufort |
| Charles Nouyrit | Mentor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-nourit |
| Joseph Canavan | Board of Directors | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-canavan |
| Rohan Jacob | NEXT Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rohan-jacob-38f4 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Salubrum | Salubrum is a healthcare demand-intelligence company that offers patient intent data and analytics services. | $150K | Pre-Seed | Oct 17, 2025 |  |
| Leav | Leav is a Montreal-based Retail Technology company building a store automation platform for the future of retail. | $1.7M | Seed | Dec 08, 2023 |  |
| Kelsen Legal Technologies Inc. | Kelsen is developing Kelsen Draft to help legal professional to save time developing complex texts with power of AI. |  |  | Jul 20, 2023 |  |
| Kelsen Legal Technologies Inc. | Kelsen is developing Kelsen Draft to help legal professional to save time developing complex texts with power of AI. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 20, 2023 |  |
| Pro Angler | Pro Angler Fishing App brings GPS hot spots, pro reports, regulations, weather and tide data, fish ID, and more for iPhone & Android mobile devices. The app provides you with in-depth species statistics, proper regulations, current marine weather conditions and much more. It also enables seasoned and novice anglers to classify, catch, and cookmore fish. They catch, identify, and trach with their full species guide in safe handling tips, habitat & behavior, gear advice, bait & lure rigging, current regulations, and angling techniques. The mission of this app is to bring you the absolute top-notch tips and angling secrets to land you more fish.Pro Angler Fishing App was founded in 2011 and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| digitho | Improving the semiconductor fabrication process by adding new capabilities to the existing Photolithographic process and equipment. Digitho is a new type of Mask (reticle) used in the fabrication process of semiconductors. This “digital” mask provides design customization options from prototyping to mass production only possible today by expensive,dedicated equipment and slow laser technology. | $19K | Non-equity Assistance | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Mealful | Mealful is committed to becoming the one-stop solution to food by eliminating the need for shopping groceries and cooking, allowing access to nutritious meals for everyone at a truly affordable price. Our meal plans are curated for customers from top restaurants, independent chefs, and catering companies in their areas allowing us to provide adense variety of food options, delivered hot and fresh twice every day. | $7.8K | Non-equity Assistance | May 03, 2022 |  |
| Vita Learning | Creating software optimized for human learning. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| Pitstop | Pitstop is a cloud-based Prognostic Maintenance Platform that enables enterprises to leverage the wealth of information available from their vehicle fleets. Their data engine integrates Connected Vehicles, Dealerships, Fleet Manager, Tier 1 Suppliers, OEMs, Insurance Companies and the Aftermarket Supply Chain. | $788K | Grant | Feb 01, 2022 |  |
| PeerSupport.io | We work exclusively with community health centres, for our shared values and dedication to peers seeking support across US and Canada. Our suite of solutions effectively reduces costs and enhances experience for support recipients.Our approach: Our solutions are custom-built for every client, every community meeting you where you are. Pleasereach out if you see potential in us adding value to your work! |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 177 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Next AI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextai) — VC Fund, 91 deals together
- [Velocity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/velocity-4) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [DMZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-media-zone) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Front Row Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/front-row-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Angel One Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-one-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Creative Destruction Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-destruction-lab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does NEXT Canada invest in?

NEXT Canada invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Machine Learning startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 177 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 NEXT Canada?

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### Who are the partners at NEXT Canada?

The team at NEXT Canada includes Ainsleigh Burelle (Marketing Associate), Annick Dufort (Program Manager) and Charles Nouyrit (Mentor), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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