# Top 50 Social Network Startup Investors in Canada in June 2026 ## Inovia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Golden Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Bessemer Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Redwood City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS We partner with audacious entrepreneurs building enduring businesses. ## CRV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage enterprise and consumer startups. Since 1970, the firm has invested in more than 400 startups at their most crucial stages, including DoorDash, Airtable, Patreon, Drift and Iterable. Founders need more than capital to build a great company. It takes a partner who understands the entrepreneurial journey and knows what it takes to win. From founding to IPO and beyond, CRV is there every step of the way. Founders rely on CRV to be trusted, long-term, committed partners, which has helped make CRV into one of the longest-running venture capital firms in the world. Learn more about CRV and the companies shaping the future at https://www.crv.com. ## N49P - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Path Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Mateo, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Path Ventures is a pre-seed Venture Capital firm investing in technology companies at the earliest stages of their journeys. ## KB Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Highland Park, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Sports, Software, Information Technology We invest in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology. ## Mo Larbi Bennis - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Consumer, Nightlife, Enterprise Mo Larbi Bennis ## Union Square Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City. ## Jon Oringer - Type: Angel - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock. ## Satish Kanwar - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Mobile Apps, FinTech, Art Satish Kanwar is a VP of Product at Shopify, where he oversees strategic product initiatives for over 1 million merchants globally. Satish led Shopify’s formative expansion from online stores to multi-channel commerce, accelerating merchants' sales across eCommerce, brick-and-mortar, and new sales channels. Satish previously co-founded userexperience studio Jet Cooper, which was acquired by Shopify in order to establish its product development footprint in Toronto. Satish is an active angel investor, public speaker, and advisor.He attended the University of Toronto Scarborough. ## Roger Ehrenberg - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Advertising, Software Roger Ehrenberg is the founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures, a firm that invests in companies creating competitive advantage through data. ## Breakout Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series E - Focus: E-Commerce, Insurance, Chemical Breakout Capital is a fintech company that provides simple and straightforward working capital solutions to small businesses. ## Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Retail Investing in early-stage tech companies with founding teams inclusive of diverse entrepreneurs such as #Women and #PersonsofColour. ## Nadav Ben-Chanoch - Type: Angel - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Nadav Ben-Chanoch ## Jeff Chang - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Developer Tools, Sports Jeff Chang was the Head of Growth Engineering at Whatnot. Jeff previously worked at Pastel Labs as a Founder. Attended University of California, Berkeley. ## 305 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Software, Gaming 305 Ventures is an early stage VC fund run by active founders investing in other founders. ## Roham Gharegozlou - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency Roham is founder and CEO of Axiom Zen, an award-winning venture studio that specializes in emerging technology. Axiom Zen’s first public blockchain project, CryptoKitties, is the world’s most successful blockchain game and the first decentralized application to effectively engage a consumer audience. CryptoKitties has been covered by Fortune,Bloomberg, and the BBC, accounting for roughly a quarter of the Ethereum network’s traffic within a week of launch and introducing hundreds of thousands of new users to blockchain technology. Axiom Zen was named first among Canada’s Most Innovative Companies by Canadian Business. Their products have touched 200+ million consumers and are used by the world’s leading companies, including Facebook, Microsoft, and NASA, as well as by eminent academic institutions and government organizations. They pride themselves in diversity of talent: a team of ~80+ creatives includes published authors, over a dozen former founders, diversity from 20+ national origins, and decades of collective experience at startups and Fortune 500s alike. Axiom Zen has been working with Bitcoin and various forms of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies since 2014. Axiom Zen is also the team behind ZenHub, the world’s leading collaboration solution for technical teams using GitHub; and the developer of Timeline, named Apple’s Best App of January, Editor’s Choice in 10 countries, and Best New App in 88 countries. Axiom Zen is the creator of Toby, recognized as Top Chrome Extension of the year by both Google and Product Hunt, and the parent company of Hammer & Tusk, a leader in the world of immersive experiences (AR/VR). Axiom Zen's work has been featured in TIME Magazine, The New York Times, Vice, and Fast Company. History Prior to founding Axiom Zen, Roham served with the Rising Tide Fund bas ## Grand Shores Management Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Destin, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Content, Blockchain, Social Media Grand Shores Management Group provides property management services. The company offers association governance services; property maintenance, preventive maintenance, and cleaning services. ## Right Side Capital Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care Systematic Pre-Seed Startup Capital ## AFSquare - Type: VC Fund - Location: Culver City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: Social Media, Music, Mobile Short term financing makes it possible to acquire highly sought-after domains without the strain of upfront costs. Find your domain name today. ## Korea Investment Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YGEntertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale. ## China Growth Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce China Growth Capital (CGC) is a leading early-stage venture capital firm in China with an extended interest in Silicon Valley. The firm funds seed to Series B in enterprise, technology and marketplace. The typical investment size ranges from $1M to 5M with a hard cap ceiling at $15M per company. Since its founding in 2006, China Growth Capitalhas grown to manage 8 Billion RMB (approximately 1.2 Billion USD) in asset under management across its different RMB and USD funds. Notable portfolio includes SMZDM (300785.SZ), Missfresh (NASDAQ:MF), Wish (NASDAQ:WISH), Tongdun, Tiger Brokers (NASDAQ: TIGR), BeyondHost (now part of Meituan 03690.HK), Ezbuy (NASDAQ:LITB), Cai Cloud (now part of ByteDance), PingCAP, DeePhi (now part of NASDAQ: XLNX), Airlango (now part of HKEX:03690), Nreal, Landspace, WeRide, Plus.ai, Sinovation, Singleron, 4B, ABM Therapeutics and InxMed etc. ## Pareto Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Building world-changing companies in sunny Miami ## VA Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology VA Angels, one of Canada’s leading angel investment groups, has member locations in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna and Winnipeg. Since 2003 they have done 57 deals worth $28.5 million and are one of the most active angel groups in Canada. ## Business Development Bank of Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. We support small and medium-sized businesses in all industries and at every stage of growth with money and advice. We are the Business Development Bank of Canada. ## Origins Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Sports, Mobile Apps We back legendary consumer founders with an unfair advantage from seed to series A. Funding meets influence. ## Fahim Saleh - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Apps, Ride Sharing, Social Media Fahim Saleh ## Tanveer Ali - Type: Angel - Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Sports, Marketplace, Sponsorship Tanveer Ali - Executive Director @ Olympic Industries ## Stewart Butterfield - Type: Angel - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Apps Stewart Butterfield serves as the CEO and Co-Founder at Slack Technologies, Inc. Stewart Butterfield serves as the President of LudiCorp Research and Development Ltd. Stewart Butterfield directed the 11-member design group (creative/visual/UI, production & QA) at Communicate.com, where he acted as design lead or managed teams onmillions of dollars worth of projects for companies like HSBC and Sears Travel. He co-founded Flickr at Yahoo! Inc. Stewart Butterfield has served in the W3C's XForms working group and has been active in many other professional organizations. He has also a long consulting interaction design career, most recently with Telus, the CBC and The Economist. Stewart Butterfield founded the 5K competition, a lo-fi, high-profile design award, which has been featured everywhere from Playboy to Le Monde to USA Today. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Wantoo Networks Incorporated. Stewart Butterfield is a frequent speaker on design and technology topics at professional and academic events across Europe and North America. He was recently named to the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences and is a nominating judge in the Webby Awards (for Best Practice). In 2001, he was nominated for a Chrysler Design Award. In 2006, Time magazine’s put him on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Stewart Butterfield received a BA (Hons. with Distinction) in philosophy from the University of Victoria, and an MPhil in philosophy from Cambridge University, graduating with a First. ## Troy Carter - Type: Angel - Location: Culver City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Social Media, Music Troy Carter is the Founder and CEO of Venice Music. He previously worked at Atom Factory as a Founder and CEO. Troy Carter attended Fairfield University. ## Secocha Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Internet, FinTech Secocha Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early stage startups. ## Purple Cow - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brentwood, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Medical, Content, Blockchain Get a Digital Marketing Agency for your Growing Business. We offer a range of digital marketing services in Silicon Valley, Bay Area and San Francisco. ## New Brunswick Innovation Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## BoxOne Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software BoxOne Ventures is a privately held investment firm that focuses on early-stage companies across the most impactful, interesting and fast-changing sectors. ## Goodwater Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Burlingame, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Consumer Tech Investors - We empower exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for good. ## Position Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Your story is your strategy. At Position Ventures, we work alongside founders to help them position their business and tell their story. ## Green Pine Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Manufacturing Shenzhen Green Pine Capital Partners Co. Ltd. (“GPCP”) was established in 2007, with the investment team assembled in 2000. GPCP is one of the most time-honored Chinese VC companies that boast experience in areas such as biotech, new materials, new resources and AI, etc. Currently, GPCP manages assets over 15 billion RMB through 21 special fundsand have invested 7 billion RMB into 388 enterprises among which 14 are listed on NEEQ and 48 of them are either listed or acquired by listed companies, including BGI(300676.SZ), Aurora(600666.SH), Nationz Tech(300077.SZ), Foresee(002530.SZ), Qudian(NASDAQ:QD), etc. GPCP invested in the angel round of BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute), Royole, Kuang-Chi, Appotronics, BMF, C-one, Arrayed Materials and other star enterprises.GPCP is based in Shenzhen, with branches in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. GPCP also runs two GPI incubators and an incubator for overseas Chinese scientists who start businesses in China. ## 6th Man Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software 6th Man Ventures is an early stage crypto VC firm investing in web3 applications & infrastructure6MV was born from a love of web3 in practice and principle, founded and run by a group who both see the potential and actively work to bring projects to life every day. That makes us incredible partners to have on your journey.6th Man Ventureswas established in March 2021 in New York, United States. ## Futurpreneur - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed, Grant - Focus: Hardware, Education, Child Care Futurpreneur supports diverse young entrepreneurs ages 18-39 across Canada, offering accessible start-up loan financing, mentorship, experiences and resources. ## Freestyle Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Freestyle is an early-stage venture capital firm with investments in over 130 technology companies including Airtable, Intercom, Patreon, and BetterUp. ## Charlie Songhurst - Type: Angel - Location: Greater Seattle Area, Washington, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Charles Songhurst is a founding partner of Katana Capital, a long-short equity hedge fund. He also runs the Songhurst Group, which holds assets in a variety of private companies.Charles ran corporate strategy for Microsoft and focused on partnering and M&A. He was involved in the Yahoo acquisition and commercial deal, and the Skypeacquisition. Before running corporate strategy, Charles was focused on the emergence of Google and the growth of the search industry.Prior, Charles was an analyst at McKinsey & Company in London. Charles received a bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in politics, philosophy, and economics. ## Dapper Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency Dapper Labs uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences that are made for you and ready for the real world. ## Rob Glaser - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: SaaS, Mobile, Internet Rob Glaser, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of RealNetworks, has long been intrigued with the nexus of media, computing, and communications. Since founding Real in 1994, Mr. Glaser has played an integral role in the transformation of the internet into the next great mass medium. In 1995, under Mr. Glaser’s direction, Real introduced the groundbreakingRealAudio, the first commercial audio streaming solution for the internet. This was followed in 1997 with RealVideo. RealNetworks’ RealPlayer is downloaded millions of times each month and is one of the most popular pieces of software ever created. In July 2012, after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, Mr. Glaser returned as CEO, initially in an interim role, to help revitalize RealNetworks and return the company to sustainable growth. In line with this goal, the company has since launched several new products. By creating innovative technology and services that make it easy for people to connect with and enjoy digital media, RealNetworks and Mr. Glaser are at the forefront of the digital media revolution.Rob is also a Venture Partner at Accel.Prior to founding RealNetworks, Inc., Mr. Glaser worked for Microsoft for 10 years in a number of executive positions, including Vice President of Multimedia and Consumer Systems. Mr. Glaser currently serves as Trustee and Managing Board Member of the Glaser Progress Foundation, which he established in 1993. Mr. Glaser is a graduate of Yale University, with a B.A. and an M.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Computer Science. ## Boris Wertz - Type: Angel - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Mobile, Internet Boris Wertz is the Founder & General Partner of Version One Ventures. He previously worked at Ether Capital as a Lead Independent director. Boris Wertz attended the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. ## Alumni Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Access curated startup investment opportunities and diversified venture capital exposure designed for accredited investors. ## Thirty Five Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Sports, FinTech Thirty Five Ventures is a startup founded by basketball star Kevin Durant that invests in tech companies. ## Digital Future - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Advertising Digital Future is a leading Ukraine-born VC firm. We provide late seed and early stage funding to revenue-enabled companies with initial traction, scalable business model, indefatigable team and global ambition. Our portfolio includes companies from Ukraine, Europe, Israel, and United States. ## INBlockchain - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services INB is the most influential investment group in the Chinese blockchain space. their partners are among the single largest holders of Bitcoin in the world, with holdings that have increased over nine thousand fold to date.In order to produce outsized returns for theirselves and their limited partners, they run an incubator and product studio.Among the many successful projects to come out of their studio was yunbi.com, which became a top-10 cryptocurrency exchange.Their vertically integrated model is unique in the space and gives us an “unfair advantage” when investing in early-stage projects. ## Maple VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Working to build the most durable companies in the world - by backing founders with Canadian roots