# Top 50 Retail VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Canada in June 2026 ## District Ventures Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Retail Venture capital funding for Canadian entrepreneurs. District Ventures Capital is led by Arlene Dickinson and invests in innovative food & health sector companies. ## Hedgewood - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## White Star Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care Working with Ontario talent to develop World Class Companies Learn More ## ff Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence ff Venture Capital (ffVC) is a technology venture capital firm investing in some of the strongest growth areas to date, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, drones, enterprise cloud software, and crowdfunding. The firm identifies and invests in technology and technology-enabled companies at its inception acrossgeographies and emerging industries. With three partners and an acceleration team of 20+ investment and operations professionals, ffVC actively participates with founders to develop products, target markets, and accelerate growth. Since 2008, ffVC has invested in over 100 companies and has helped to create companies with an aggregate market value exceeding $6 billion. ## Fondaction - Type: VC Fund - Location: Clarke City, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing - Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software 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. ## Bedrock - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Bedrock: In Search of Narrative Violations ## Otimo Retail - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Retail Technology, Retail We invest in retail focused technology companies. ## Panache Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Canada's leading nationwide pre-seed venture fund. ## Portage Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Portage Ventures is a global fintech-focused venture capital investor. The firm makes early-stage investments in promising Canadian financial tech companies that have potential for global impact. ## Sierra Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Mateo, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the future of enterprise, healthcare, infrastructure, and more. ## West Quad Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech West Quad Ventures invest in startups that aspire to be leaders in their respective category, teams we believe in with an emphasis on what’s good for the world! ## Real Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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 ## Acton Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: München, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Since 1999, Acton Capital invests in tech-enabled business models to create value for the long run. We support world-class teams on their way to market leadership. ## BDC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency - Type: VC Fund - Location: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency works to create opportunities for economic growth in Atlantic Canada by helping businesses become more competitive, innovative and productive, by working with diverse communities to develop and diversify local economies, and by championing the strengths of Atlantic Canada. Together, with Atlantic Canadians,we are building a stronger economy. ## Desjardins Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lévis, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing Desjardins Capital makes it easy to grow your business with financial and strategic support. Investment capital and venture capital can help you meet your business goals. ## True. - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Retail A unique model for investing, innovating & growing ## Banana Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Health Care Banana Capital is an early stage investment firm ## CIBC Innovation Banking - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Debt Financing, Private Equity - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology We serve innovators and their investors with startup lending, venture debt and specialized fund finance solutions. Backed by 25+ years funding the innovation economy. ## ClearAngel - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Fashion, E-Commerce, Women's Clearco funds direct-to-consumer ecommerce brands. Clearco is the best funding alternative to ecommerce loans to fund inventory, marketing bills, and logistics for your ecommerce business. ## 37 Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce Community of women angel investors that offers angel investing training for investors ## ScaleUP Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence ScaleUP Ventures is a venture capital firm that supports creative entrepreneurs and assists with investments. It is focused on early-stage venture capital with a preference for Business-to-Business opportunities. The firm was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. ## Impression Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software VC firm focused on investing in FinTech and related technology companies. ## Plaza Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS 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. ## Ontario Centres of Excellence - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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 ## Rho Canada Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Analytics, Internet Rho Canada Ventures is a division of Rho Capital Partners focusing on early-stage investing in Canada’s most innovative technology companies.The Rho Canada Ventures team comprises a unique combination of entrepreneurial, operational, and venture investment experience in the United States and Canada. With a combined 80 years of experience, RhoCanada Ventures offers entrepreneurs the expertise to turn Canadian innovators into global leaders. Rho Canada Ventures' portfolio companies are a diverse group of investments that span new media, mobile applications, wireless infrastructure, semiconductors and materials, and software. ## Angel One Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Join Angel One Investor Network: Your Path to Profitable Investments. Curated ventures, expert angel investors, and more. Take action now! ## Two Small Fish Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence Add a description for facebook ## Heron Rock Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS Tom Williams | Heron Rock. Angel investments. ## Export Development Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing Export Development Canada (EDC) is a Crown corporation dedicated to assisting Canadian businesses of all sizes in achieving global success. It provides them with the tools they need to grow their business with confidence, including trade knowledge, financial solutions, equity, insurance, and connections. ## ChileGlobal Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vitacura, Region Metropolitana, Chile - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, AgTech, Artificial Intelligence ChileGlobal Ventures is promote the growth of dynamic and innovative startups for the benefit of Chile and the world. ## Mistral Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Financial Services Mistral Venture Partners - The leading seed stage venture capital firm in Canada ## Valor Siren Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Software Valor Siren Ventures is a joint venture created by Starbucks and Valor . ## Sandpiper Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Wellness We provide a platform where women investors and founders can radically disrupt the venture capital environment. ## Brightspark Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Machine Learning Brightspark Ventures invests in early stage Canadian software companies.Brightspark has been investing in the Canadian VC industry since 1999. Over the last 20 years, the company has refined its focus to the point where it choose what it believes to be the best early-stage opportunities in the market. The company's goal is to findexceptional startups, and work closely with these companies as they grow to achieve stellar returns.We have structured our investments to allow individual accredited investors to invest with us. We have found that individual investors share the same goals as us when investing: they too want to invest in startups with CEOs that are focused on creating massive returns.This model also benefits our portfolio companies, who appreciate having a network of investors they don’t necessarily have to "manage". By leading the investment and actively working as the gatekeeper for the company, Brightspark ensures that the company can grow to its full potential without being distracted or becoming unfocused. This model attracts some of the best companies in Canada. ## HOF Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services HOF Capital is a global technology investment firm that leverages its global limited partner network to help founders build massive businesses. ## Wesley Clover - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Celtic House Asia Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Fremont, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech Marketplace, Digital Health, SaaS ## RFI - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Analytics Pre-Seed and Seed StageVenture Investing We aim to lead the first institutional round for exceptional founders building highly scalable software platforms. We leverage our experience as founders and operators along with customer connections to accelerate the growth of our portfolio companies. Portfolio Exits Prioritize what you can control al February 3, 2022 Founders often ask ## Framework Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech Framework is a top-performing venture fund that discovers, develops and scales the next generation of world-class technologies, through a unique founder-centric approach to active capital. ## Golden Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Golden Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital fund, based in Toronto and investing across North America. We back bold teams and their transformative ideas. ## FundersClub - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology FundersClub focuses on Seed and early stage investments. Investments include Coinbase, Instacart, Flexport, Le Tote, Teespring, Memebox, GitLab.FundersClub is the world's first online venture capital platform. Backed by Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Spark Capital, Intel Capital, Draper, Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, and more;FundersClub Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in the United States. ## SaskWorks Venture Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Post-IPO Equity - Focus: Oil and Gas, Energy, Manufacturing SaskWorks Venture Fund is a Saskatchewan-based retail mutual fund that invests in privately-held small and medium-sized businesses owned or primarily operated in Saskatchewan. As a labour-sponsored venture capital corporation (LSVCC), investments in SaskWorks are eligible to receive a tax credit equal to 35% in addition to their RRSP tax deferral.Since its inception, the Fund has provided a unique opportunity for Saskatchewan residents to keep their investment dollars at home, helping to grow local companies and creating jobs in their province. ## Backbone Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Health Care We are a collective of angel investors. We are coming together to invest in women and non-binary founders with a focus on investments in Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour-led companies. ## Origin Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software Origin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in high-growth software, marketplace, and consumer businesses shaping the 'Digital Native Economy'. Founded in 1999, the firm has the unique distinction of having multiple funds in the top 5% on realized performance. Typical check size is $500K to $8M. Select exitsinclude Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB), BacklotCars, Tock, Ahalogy, and Teem.To learn more, visit www.originventures.com. ## Inovia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Google - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mountain View, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Google is a technology company that offers a search engine, that enables users to find information from various online sources, along with services such as email through Gmail, cloud storage via Google Drive, and productivity tools including Google Docs and Google Sheets; it also provides advertising solutions through Google Ads, video sharing viaYouTube, and mobile operating systems with Android, while continuously developing innovations in artificial intelligence and machine learning. ## Celtic House Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Semiconductor, Manufacturing Celtic House Venture Partners is an independent Canadian investment firm.Since 1994, Celtic House has been one of Canada’s most active investors in technology and innovation. Capitalizing on the deep domain expertise of its partners, Celtic House has consistently provided superior financial returns to its investors. Celtic House has collaboratedwith management teams and repeat entrepreneurs to develop technology companies from the inception phase through to exit, generating 25 initial public offerings and successful acquisitions.Celtic House has collaborated with management teams and repeat entrepreneurs to develop technology companies from the inception phase through to exit, generating 25 initial public offerings and successful acquisitions.From offices in Toronto and Ottawa, Celtic House manages in excess of $425 million across three funds. Celtic House is currently making new investments out of Celtic House Venture Partners Fund IV, which closed in 2012. ## First Ascent Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS First Ascent Ventures was founded in 2015 and invests in emerging technology companies that are building the next generation of disruptive, enterprise B2B software that leverages the cloud, big data, analytics, mobility, AI and machine learning.