# Top 50 Recruiting Startup Investors in Canada in June 2026 ## shl.vc - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Software, Recruiting Investing over $10 million a year into early-stage technology startups, mostly via $100K-$250K checks. ## BDC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets. The company helps create and develop strongCanadian businesses through financing, consulting services and securitization, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.BDC Venture Capital has been involved in venture capital since 1975 and has to date invested in more than 400 companies involved in the areas of Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Advanced Technologies. ## Village Global - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Early stage venture capital backed by some of the world's best entrepreneurs. ## Garage Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Built by founders, for founders. Garage Capital helps best-in-class companies jump from garage to growth. ## Real Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning 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 ## Sparkland Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Jose, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Virtual Reality, Video Streaming Sparkland Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in frontier technologies. With Asian-access capital and resources, we back global visionary entrepreneurs who move fast, think big, and are committed to reimagine the world. Connecting Silicon Valley and Asia, we leverage our deep networks to provide market intelligence,strategic advice and local relationships for founders to expand.Entrepreneurship is in our DNA. We trust, believe and work with entrepreneurs to disrupt existing industries, redefine the markets, and create the future. The Sparkland team is comprised of dedicated entrepreneurs, investors, founders, and early employees from prominent technology companies. Our investment focus are VR/AR, IoT, Cyber Security, AI/Robotics, and Enterprise Software. Since 2014, we have invested in over 30 innovative startups. ## Conconi Growth Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Conconi Growth Partners is committed to helping exceptional entrepreneurs build great companies. ## Relay Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, Apps We view founders as partners. We bring capital, networks, and experience, and our founders bring expertise, teams, and dreams. ## BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS BDC Capital Women in Technology (WIT) Fund is one of the world’s largest venture capital funds ## Xfund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Xfund is the early-stage venture firm designed to back lateral thinkers. Partnering with Harvard University and others of the world’s preeminent universities, Xfund looks beyond the stereotypical technical pedigrees to seek out extraordinary people who are being systemically ignored by traditional venture capital: technically-gifted liberal artsentrepreneurs. We believe it’s our responsibility to help these unconventional, high potential founders align their ambition and passion with opportunity we help them create, to build the sort of ground-breaking companies that can create a better tomorrow. Xfund has offices in Palo Alto, California, and in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more about Xfund, please visit http://www.xfund.com. ## New Brunswick Innovation Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Analytics Director of Investments Every half-year, the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA) reports on the status of venture capital investment in Canada, and the 2021-H1 edition is impressive. ## Thomvest Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Thomvest is a cross-stage venture capital firm specializing in early-stage, growth-stage, start-up, and mid-venture investments. The company primarily focuses on opportunities with early-to-mid-stage companies in the fields of financial technology, marketing technology, cybersecurity, sales, and cloud infrastructure sectors. As part of their focuson these areas, they are committed to helping their companies become leaders in their fields through their work with them and through the focus on understanding where value can be created in these industries, as can be seen from the research they publish regularly. ## Jim English - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: SaaS, Software, Recruiting Jim English, President, CEO states; "Since I joined the business out of college in 1974, 'Our Mission' has been to aggressively grow our business through Complete Customer Satisfaction. I understand the value of each customer over a lifetime. ## David Henning - Type: Angel - Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Mobile, Software, Commercial David Henning - Partner @ Otimo Retail ## The 51 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Fashion Women-powered capital building the Financial Feminist Economy. ## Howard Stotland - Type: Angel - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Mobile, Recruiting, Human Resources Howard Stotland - President @ Otimo Retail ## Wesley Clover - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Wesley Clover is a private, global investment management firm and holding company, enabling entrepreneurs, innovation and technology worldwide. ## Hedgewood - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, FinTech Hedgewood is an investment firm active in venture capital, internet businesses, real estate, specialty finance, asset management, and private equity. ## Quad-C Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Textiles, Biotechnology Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, we have a strong track record of success. We have invested over $4.5 billion of capital in 85+ companies, and we have deep industry expertise in two key verticals. ## Otimo Retail - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Retail Technology, Retail We invest in retail focused technology companies. ## Matthew Cowan - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series D - Focus: SaaS, Mobile, Software Matthew Cowan is The Corporate Director At BitGo. ## Amplify Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Amplify is the first investor for technical founders building the next generation of technical applications, tools, and platforms. ## Connect Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech We've been investing in pre-seed and seed stage product companies since 2012, from our home in London. ## Jim Osler - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Recruiting, Predictive Analytics Jim Osler - Principal @ Origin Merchant Partners ## David Kassie - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Recruiting, Predictive Analytics David Kassie - Chairman of the Board @ Clearfit Analytics ## Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software MaRS Innovation (MI) is a commercialization engine that integrates, centralizes and accelerates time to market of the discovery and intellectual property assets from its 15 world-class research institutions. MI’s discovery and innovation pipeline is derived from $1 billion in annual R&D funding. Created as a not-for-profit organizationthrough the Government of Canada’s Center of Excellence for Commercialization and Research program (CECR), MI has raised $50 million from federal and provincial governments, member institutions and industry partners. MI’s vision is to transform the Toronto-based research enterprise into one of world’s most successful commercialization clusters.Through detailed, market facing due diligence, MI identifies opportunities from Canada’s largest academic cluster for further development and commercialization through project management, intellectual property management, investment and technology development. By crossing the innovation gap, MI transforms these opportunities into successful high-value licensing transactions and financeable start-up companies. ## Anil Dharni - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Mobile, Apps, iOS Anil Dharni is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sense. Attended at MIT Sloan School of Management. ## N49P - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services N49P is a venture capital firm focused on ideas to seed-stage Canadian technology startups. ## Western Technology Investment - Type: VC Fund - Location: Portola Valley, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Since 1980, WTI has helped more than 1,300 companies across every innovation sector finance their growth while minimizing dilution. ## BDC Capital Women in Technology (WIT) Fund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile The BDC Capital Women in Technology (WIT) Fund has a bold vision: Foster the creation of the next generation of millionaire Canadian women technology entrepreneurs. With $200 million to be invested, it is currently the world’s largest venture capital fund dedicated solely to investing in women led technology companies across sectors. ## Kirk Simpson - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Finance, Software, Sales Kirk Simpson is the CEO of Confirm. He is a passionate team builder, innovator, and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience leading disruptive technology ventures.Before his current role at Confirm, Kirk co-founded Wave Financial Inc., a company dedicated to providing financial services and software solutions to small businesses.Under his leadership as CEO, Wave expanded significantly, achieving $100M in annual revenue and growing its team to 370 employees. This growth culminated in Wave’s acquisition by H&R Block for $537M in June 2019.In the same year, Kirk’s exceptional leadership was recognized when he was named Canada’s Most Admired CEO in the growth category by Waterstone Human Capital.Beyond his role at Confirm, Kirk actively contributes to the North American startup ecosystem as an angel investor and advisor. ## Inovia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS We support entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey and build technology companies that generate a positive impact on society. ## GrandBanks Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Needham, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, Advertising GrandBanks Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in wireless and mobile technologies, digital media, web-based commerce, cloud-based services, storage, and financial technologies.The GrandBanks team and its partners collectively have more than 100 years of venture capital investing and senior operating experience, a proofpoint to their insight and expertise that helps entrepreneurs build the next wave of premier companies in emerging markets. Comprised of recognized business builders within targeted investment sectors, the investment team possesses a sought after reputation within the venture capital community for actively building successful companies.Recognizing new technologies with the potential for significant impact, GrandBanks Capital team members and partners have been lead investors and senior executives for some of the most successful companies in their respective sectors, including Yahoo!, E*Trade, Art Technology Group, GEAC, GeoCities, Multex Systems, 1800Flowers.com, GSI Commerce, SOFTBANK, EMC Corporation, Thomson Financial, First Call, CCBN, Lycos, The Learning Company, and Phoenix Technologies LTD.Current portfolio companies include Where Inc., I Love Rewards, Glasshouse Technologies, KnowledgeVision, Vela Systems and Nexage. ## Green Century Investment - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, Analytics, Enterprise Software GCI Capital is a Toronto based early stage Private Equity firm. ## Jean Desgagne - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Podcast, E-Learning, Employment Jean Desgagné is President and CEO, Global Enterprise Services, TMX Group, a member of TMX Group's executive management committee and is an Officer of the Corporation.Global Enterprise Services is accountable for the delivery of Technology, Operations, Transaction and Procurement Services for all of TMX.Desgagné joined The CanadianDepository for Securities Limited (CDS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group, in 2013 from TD Bank Group where he was Senior Vice President, Trading Risk Services, holding responsibility for the independent oversight of valuation, market risk, liquidity and collateral for TD's global trading business. Prior to TD Bank, he held increasingly senior positions at some of Canada's leading financial institutions including Bank of Montreal and Union Bank of Switzerland (Canada) in areas such as treasury operations, technology, trading support and risk management.Desgagné is a Chartered Accountant and a graduate of the University of Ottawa. He currently serves on the Board of the Jean Tweed Centre, the Board of Governors of Junior Achievement of Central Ontario, and has been active in a number of other community organizations. He is a member of the President's Advisory Council for the University of Ottawa and was awarded the Trudeau Medal by the Telfer School of Management and the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2002 in recognition of his community service. ## White Star Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Our presence, perspective and people enable us to partner closely with founders to help them define this future. ## First Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology First Angel Network Association (FAN) is a not-for-profit organization formed to bridge the capital gap for companies with extraordinary potential in Atlantic Canada. Created by angel investors for angel investors, FAN provides entrepreneurs and investors with a confidential, disciplined, high-quality private equity investment experience. FAN alsodelivers education and networking opportunities in the areas of investment readiness, angel investing and commercialization. ## Robert Chaplinsky - Type: Angel - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Sales Rob Chaplinsky is the Co-Founder and Managing Director Link Ventures. Rob previously worked at Bridgescale Partners as the Managing Director. He Harvard Business School and the University of Waterloo. ## Michelson 20MM Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Pasadena, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Education, Mobile Apps, E-Learning Michelson 20MM Foundation believes that equitable higher education and employment opportunities should be available to all. Michelson 20MM supports historically underrepresented and underserved individuals by expanding learning, workforce development, and employment opportunities. ## Bogdan Iarovoi - Type: Angel - Location: Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Internet, Software Bogdan Iarovoi is a Managing Partner of SmartHub Investments. ## Garage Technology Ventures Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Recruiting Garage Technology Ventures Canada is currently not investing. If you have further information, please update this profile. ## Mike Tilley - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: SaaS, Software, Recruiting Mike Tilley ## SmartHub - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Internet, Software SmartHub is a funding and service platform which connects the best start ups to investors, and supports at every investments.Service solutions for investors – tailor made venture portfolios: focused pipeline, extensive analysis and research of investment options, deal structuring, legal paper work, quarterly reporting, investment rightsprotection till exit.Service solutions for startups – fast communications and feedback, mutually beneficial deal making, strategic development support, networking and consulting at fundraising stage. ## Night Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Finance, Payments Night Capital is an investment firm. ## Cabot Technology Solutions - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Employment, Recruiting, Video Conferencing Cabot is an offshore software development company crafting smart solutions in Mobile, Web, and Enterprise sectors in the Unites States,Canada, and other regions of the world. ## LongShot Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care LongShot Capital invests in pre-seed and seed stage technology companies alongside other angels, strategic investors, and VC. ## Micheal Hyatt - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Self-Storage Michael Hyatt is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of BlueCat Networks and a recipient of the Top 40 Under 40™ Award. BlueCat is a four-time winner of “Deloitte’s Fast 50” and has received Gartner’s highest “Strong Positive” rating. Michael also co-founded Dyadem, a highly successful software company that was acquired by IHS (NYSE: IHS).Michael is a weekly business commentator on CBC Newsworld and has been featured on the cover of Canadian Business Magazine. He is also a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and an active participant and lender for three special charities: Kiva.org, OneProsper and Future Possibilities for Kids. ## Capital Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence 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. ## Ontario Centres of Excellence - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care 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 ## Mike Durland - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: SaaS, Software, Recruiting Mike Durland is the former Group Head and CEO, Global Banking and Markets, for Scotiabank. He retired from Scotiabank in 2016 to pursue a variety of business, philanthropic, and academic interests. Today, he is the CEO of Melancthon Capital, a member of the Business Strategy Committee for the Global Risk Institute, the Chair of the Board ofDirectors of DeepLearning, a founding principal in Cabot Links, a member of the Board of Directors of TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, a member of the advisory board of Riipen Networks Inc., a member of the Board of Directors of the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation, a member of the Advisory Board of the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, and a member of the Advisory Boards of the Center for Social Impact and the Master of Management Analytics Program, both at Queen’s University. He holds a B.Comm degree from St. Mary’s University, a PhD in Finance and Operations Research from Queen’s University, and an honorary doctorate from St. Mary’s University.