Top 40 Social Impact Startup Investors in Canada (August 2026)

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• Quiller — Quiller is AI fundraising software that helps nonprofits, campaigns, and advocacy organizations create fundraising, email, and campaign content faster.
• Momentum — Finally, a real solution for major gift fundraising. Powered by AI.
• 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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• Clinify Inc — Medical records are barely digitized in Africa. The lack of digitally centralized health records has led to a large number of preventable deaths as a result of wrong and self diagnosis by patients due to poor to no medical histories, paper record mismatch, long wait times and missed revenue opportunities. There is also a shortage of healthcarepractitioners and a lack of stable healthcare infrastructure.We are building a health information management system that leverages the capabilities of Artificial intelligence. Our solution cuts wait time in half, enables users to easily access, populate, own and centralize their health records. This allows them to control and better understand their encounters, book appointments via a web portal and mobile app, have virtual consultation with healthcare professionals and providers while running it on a low cost infrastructure without affecting system performance.
• PayShepherd — PayShepherd helps manage contractor billing for industrial facilities and simplifies billing processes. Save time, money, and headaches.
• Quickly — The trusted platform to provide valuable discounts on payables, offer trade credit extensions and manage the entirety of your transaction process.

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• Trellis.org — An all-in-one online platform for virtual, in-person and every fundraiser in-between! Raise more with Trellis!

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• HomeEd — Visit us for insights on affordable rental housing Edmonton. Discover listings that match your needs and pricing preferences.
• Veterans' House Canada — 40-unit #affordablehousing community for #veterans.
• Zero Point Cryogenics — Zero Point Cryogenics manufactures top next-gen robust and reliable ultra-low temperature dilution refrigerators that are built to exceed expectations for the advancement of quantum technology. Learn more about how our latest products can enable your innovations. Colder for Longer.

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• Canary Medical — Canary is giving medical devices a voice and letting medical data be heard.
• First Block Capital — First Block Capital is a firm dedicated to investing in, growing and listing global private technology companies. FBC provides advisory services to help meet growing companies' financial needs. Our investment interests range across artificial intelligence, blockchain and other emerging technologies. Our business scope is global, with a focus on China, Europe and North America.
• 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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• Hopeful Inc. — Hopeful is the first Social Fundtech platform that enables nonprofits and charities to monetize their social media followers specifically for fundraising, while giving them visibility on why donors are engaging through our proprietary Storytelling AI dashboard. Hopeful helps nonprofit Executive Directors, Fundraisers, and Marketing teams connectwith younger donors, who are more inspired to give by what they see on social media rather than traditional marketing tactics (i.e. email, events, and direct mail).

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• Mobobaby — The Mobobaby Nursing Cover + Hat is the only breastfeeding cover up worn by baby. The innovative, breathable nursing cover is a great hooter hider so you can enjoy covered goods. Recommended by lactation consultants, baby sleep consultants, and sleep trainers, it is one of the best, unique baby gifts.
• Better Rhodes — Curated Collection of Alcohol-Free Beer, Wine, and Spirits. We host the best in non-alcoholic beers, wines, spirits, mocktail kits, gift boxes, and more.
• Everlasting Adult Pleasure — Everlasting Adult Pleasure focuses on top-tier, personalized customer service.

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• Arseno — Arseno specializes in producing practical customised apparel.
• MY01 — MY01 offers real-time, accurate muscle pressure measurement that allows users to take timely action. MY01 capitalizes on clinically proven sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing Acute Compartment Syndrome (ACS). The company was founded in 2015 and based in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
• Maison Russet — Russet House recognized the unique needs of its foodservice and retail customers by offering innovative specialty and custom sweet potato products.

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• HomeEd — Visit us for insights on affordable rental housing Edmonton. Discover listings that match your needs and pricing preferences.
• Rocky View Foundation — We offer a range of programs designed to meet diverse needs, including Independent Living apartments for those seeking affordable, self-sufficient living, Senior Lodges that provide a comfortable, community-oriented environment with essential services, and the Rental Assistance Benefit (RAB) program.
• Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society — Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society supports those impacted by domestic violence by providing safe shelter.

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• Lyzr — Most AI agent projects never reach production. Lyzr provides the platform and expertise to deploy governed AI agents at scale.
• Workera — Workera is a precision upskilling platform that helps enterprises, governments, and individuals upskill and reskill to meet the critical demand for key technological capabilities, including data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The Workera platform provides AI-driven mentorship at scale with its adaptive assessments andpersonalized learning plans that drive measurable results to close the skills gap.
• Alembic — Alembic is the Causal AI decision-making platform that reveals what truly drives growth and business outcomes. Combining applied science, private supercomputing infrastructure, and the scale required by Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises.

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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.
• REITIUM — The future of real estate investing is here. Invest starting with just $100.
• Minga — Digital Hall Passes, Tardy Management & More. Building stronger, more engaged school communities.

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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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• Mesosil — Mesosil develops responsive antimicrobial materials to prevent infection at the medical device-tissue interface, with lifetime length of effect. Our technology is ideally suited for dental restoratives and dental implant surfaces. The result is greatly improved patient outcome with no change to practitioner workflow, reducing the likelihood ofrecurrent caries and detachment of dental restorations, or peri-implant wound infection that could result in implant loss and implant revision.
• YOURIKA — AI-assisted education technology and student support
• Noa Therapeutics — Defying the convention of traditional drug development to revolutionize treatment options for complex inflammatory skin diseases.

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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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• Synakis — Own synakis.com today. Secure checkout and guided transfer support. No hidden fees.
• Script Runner — Script Runner provides AI-powered prescription delivery and logistics software for pharmacies and healthcare providers. The platform enables pharmacies and hospitals to manage last-mile prescription delivery using in-house drivers, Script Runner’s driver network, or integrated services such as Uber Direct. It supports route planning, ordertracking, and drone-based recurring deliveries for medications within defined distances. The software includes tools for secure payment collection at the door or online, along with data security and storage aligned with industry compliance standards. Script Runner also offers virtual care and virtual prescribing capabilities for minor ailments bundled with delivery, helping providers coordinate clinical services with logistics in a single system.
• Kare Chemical Technologies — Kare specializes in the research, development, and commercialization of catalysts, precursors, and industrial processes to produce pure cannabinoids (for example, CBD, THC, CBN, and rare cannabinoids) that are chemically identical to plant‑derived versions but made via synthetic routes.

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• Propolis housing cooperative — Propolis housing cooperative offers a network of housing opportunities in Kamloops.

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• SimCare AI — An advanced clinical training platform for healthcare professionals
• Redcar — Scale your B2B sales with the most flexible AI Agent. Customize your GTM and outreach on Redcar, which qualifies, researches, personalizes, and follows up like your best reps.
• 3Laws Robotics — 3Laws Robotics provides an AI supervisor for autonomous and intelligent robotic systems, ensuring safety without compromising performance. Our approach separates safety from the autonomy stack, allowing for quick and safe innovation in the industry.

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• Cereals Canada — The national, not-for-profit industry association representing the Canadian cereal grains value chain.

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• RecNation Storage — RecNation offers secure and convenient storage solutions for RVs, boats, and more. Experience exceptional service and peace of mind with us.
• FOCOL Holdings Limited — Fueling growth for people!
• MaRS Discovery District — MaRS is a non-profit organization that partners with entrepreneurs, researchers, business and government to build the next generation of high-growth companies in Canada’s knowledge economy.The MaRS Centre is an urban innovation hub that is home to 2,500 people from capital, research, corporate, legal, intellectual property, media and startupcommunities―the entire innovation ecosystem under one roof.MaRS works closely with entrepreneurs in life sciences and health care, information technology, communications and entertainment, clean tech, advanced materials and energy, as well as the social sector.

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• WhatsNexx — Sujintoto adalah situs slot online yang memberikan pelayanan deposit yang sat set dan withdraw cepet selama 24 jam
• Optosecurity — PAX CHECKPOINT combines automated screening lanes with a screening software to create a fully integrated checkpoint solution.
• D-Wave Quantum — D-Wave is the leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services.

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• Granicus — Digital Civic Engagement for Government with the latest in cloud technology that connects 250 million people with 5,500+ government organizations.
• Swiftly — Harness your public transit data with Swiftly's urban mobility solutions to make your city's mass transportation move more efficiently.
• Classy — Classy is a social enterprise that helps nonprofits maximize their impact through a suite of world-class online fundraising tools. The company also hosts the Collaborative and Classy Awards to recognize excellence in social innovation.Since 2011, they've powered tens of millions of donations from over 190 countries and raised over $2 billionfor social good.

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• FOTOhub — Complete AI platform for creators. Generate images & video AI, unlimited storage, Cloud GPU & API.
• Ednition — Our product, RosterStream, makes rostering awesome. Edtech rostering as a service platform.
• 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.

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• Able Innovations — Able Innovations is developing advanced medical devices to tackle the pressing problem of patient transfer in healthcare.

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• Able Innovations — Able Innovations is developing advanced medical devices to tackle the pressing problem of patient transfer in healthcare.

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• Propolis housing cooperative — Propolis housing cooperative offers a network of housing opportunities in Kamloops.

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• IndigenEYEZ — IndigenEYEZ offers important tools for creating a brighter future for Indigenous youth and those who work with Indigenous youth. Project of @makewaytogether
• Propolis housing cooperative — Propolis housing cooperative offers a network of housing opportunities in Kamloops.

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• PAMI — Innovative Engineering Solutions - PAMI is a trusted third-party collaborator who researches, designs, builds & tests machines, components and processes.
• Energy Transition Centre foundation — ETC bridges the gap between startups, investors, industry leaders, and researchers. Collaborating to power the solutions needed for the future of energy.
• Global Agri-Food Advancement Partnership — GAAP is a privately run and operated agri-food investment incubator seeking cutting-edge solutions from early and rapid-growth firms intending to increase efficiency, sustainability, and profitability in the global agriculture and food sector.

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• Plasmaleap — Plasmaleap is a plasma technology company that manufactures and sells zero-emissions chemical reactors designed for industrial and energy applications. The company develops reactor systems that use plasma processes to enable chemical production and transformation without relying on conventional combustion methods. Its technology supports sectorssuch as clean fuels, chemical manufacturing, and materials processing by offering electrified reactor solutions that can be integrated into existing industrial workflows. Plasmaleap designs modular systems that allow operators to deploy plasma reactors for on-site production and conversion of feedstocks using electricity as the primary energy input. The company also provides engineering support and technical integration services to help customers incorporate its reactor technology into commercial operations. Through its plasma-based approach, Plasmaleap focuses on enabling chemical processes that align with decarbonization and emissions reduction objectives across multiple industries.
• Cellar Insights — Maximize the value of your potato crop with smart remote monitoring. Monitor storage conditions and prevent crop loss with Cellar Insights.
• Brilliant Harvest — Brilliant Harvest is the Most Powerful AI Helpdesk For Equipment Dealers.

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• Adf Group — ADF Group designs and engineers connections for the manufacture and installation of complex steel structures. They also specialize in the assembly of heavy steel components.
• JEFAGRO TECHNOLOGIES INC. — Explore Jefo's precision nutrition solutions for dairy, poultry, swine, beef & aquaculture. Backed by science, focused on sustainability & service.
• Habitations Mont-Carleton — Habitations Mont-Carleton specializes in manufacturing prefabricated homes and chalets for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes. The company offers a streamlined process with all services centralized in one facility. Customers can choose from various building options tailored to their lifestyle needs. The homes are manufactured at theplant and feature superior quality insulation.

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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.
• Niron Magnetics — Niron Magnetics delivers rare-earth-free permanent magnets built with high-performance iron nitride using abundant materials and domestic supply.

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• Wikimedia Endowment — Wikimedia Endowment is a fund supporting Wikipedia.
• Wikimedia Foundation — The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects, supporting the people and technology that make them possible.
• Student Veterans of America — Through a network of over 1,600 chapters, SVA has been inspiring tomorrow's leaders since 2008 to ensure they achieve their greatest potential.

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• KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — The #Kamloops Symphony engages, enriches and educates through the power of music.
• Propolis housing cooperative — Propolis housing cooperative offers a network of housing opportunities in Kamloops.

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• Propolis housing cooperative — Propolis housing cooperative offers a network of housing opportunities in Kamloops.

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• Able Innovations — Able Innovations is developing advanced medical devices to tackle the pressing problem of patient transfer in healthcare.

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• FOCOL Holdings Limited — Fueling growth for people!
• University of British Columbia — The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the 40 best universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s West Coast spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. Its entrepreneurial perspective encourages students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discoveryand explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.As one of the world’s top research universities, for more than a century the University of British Columbia has created positive change here and abroad. Today, centered on our two major campuses — the Vancouver campus and the Okanagan campus — we attract, nurture and proactively transform more than 58,000 students from Canada and 140 countries.
• Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners — Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners is a multinational team with extensive experience and knowledge within the fields of regulated infrastructure and renewable energy. The team has a broad range of competencies within corporate finance, merger & acquisitions, engineering, project development and project management.BACKGROUND OF THE PARTNERSThe CIP partners have extensive experience within the infrastructure and energy space and have significant knowledge of mergers & acquisitions, project development, corporate finance, financial structuring, construction management, and operational management.All partners have a corporate background and have held top management positions at inter alia DONG Energy. The partners have managed, been directly involved in and responsible for the construction and operation of some of Europe’s largest energy projects.

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• SUPPLY Victoria — SUPPLY Victoria is a nonprofit that sells donated school, office, & art supplies at their storefront at 750 Fairfield Rd and offers creative reuse workshops for youth & adults. Craft a more sustainable & creative Victoria!
• Revolve Renewable Power — We are an owner-operator and developer of utility-scale renewable energy generation projects in North America that focus on wind, hydro, solar & battery storage
• Victoria Community Food Hub Society — VCFHS is a registered charity that supports the needs of our local community by promoting a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food system.

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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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• co:census — co:census is a collaborative workspace for urban planners and their team to Learn, Plan, Create, Analyze, and Work as they conduct research projects for stakeholder engagement.
• Indiegraf — Indiegraf provides support, assistance, and resources to independent news outlets. It offers various services to help companies or organizations start their own digital news system. Indiegraf is based in Vancouver, Canada.
• The Juggernaut — We're The Juggernaut. We tell in-depth, nuanced stories on South Asians around the world. Join thousands and subscribe today.

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• Stears — Stears Business has a simple mission: deliver original, analytical, well-written stories that make sense of the Nigerian economy
• Uptrust — FieldWare provides criminal justice, community supervision and public safety workforce SaaS solutions for increased administrative and operational efficiencies.
• Nexo Jornal — Nexo is an independent digital news outlet for those who seek precise explanations and balanced interpretations on the main facts of Brazil and the world. It provide readers with contextualized information with an original approach. It was launched in November 2015 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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• Torum — Torum is the SocialFi ecosystem (Social + NFT + DeFi + Metaverse) that is specially designed to connect cryptocurrency users. The Web3.0 ecosystem is built on a social media platform, coupled with a yield farming platform for DeFi players, an NFT marketplace for crypto artists and Avatar NFT for Metaverse enthusiasts.
• 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.