Top 20 Sporting Goods Startup Investors in Canada (August 2026)

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• Arka — Design custom boxes for Ecommerce with Arka! Use our integrations with Shopify, BigCommerce, Square & more! Order your sustainable custom boxes today.
• Particle3D — Particle3D (P3D) is a Danish biomedical engineering company founded in 2017. The company is based on more than 3 years of research and is currently developing patient-fitted bone replacement implants from natural materials through 3D printing. The mission is to revolutionize the treatment of craniofacial patients by providing state of the artsolutions that will optimize the value chain for health care professionals, the health care system and most importantly the patients. Benefits of the technology include better aesthetic and functional outcomes for the patients, faster recovery and fewer complications, less complicated surgery and higher hospital productivity. The company aims at setting new standards in craniofacial reconstruction and will play a major role in a market segment with a very interesting commercial potential.
• Addivation Medical — Addivation Medical develops surgical devices to treat degenerative, trauma, and deformity spinal conditions.

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• BenchSci — BenchSci is the world leader in AI-Assisted Reagent Selection and Experiment Design. Our preclinical R&D SaaS platform uses machine learning to help pharmaceutical companies increase their research velocity.
• DropGenie — DropGenie is building connected hardware to automate gene editing. They are accelerating the pace of discovery through the generation of standardized and compatible scientific information.
• Nord Quantique — Nord Quantique creates quantum processors based on second-generation technology.

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• Tonit — Connect with local riders. Discover hundreds of rides & events. Track & share your ride. Share photos & videos with the community.
• PLAYR.gg — Surf Giveaways is the #1 platform to run giveaways, sweepstakes, and contests for gamers. Grow your audience and build your community with giveaways now!
• eThor — Trusted By National Brands Trusted By National Brands Contactless In the age of COVID-19, it's more important than ever to provide your customers a safe way to pay. eThor offers a number of contactless payment options, from Apple Pay, Samsung Pay or other forms of

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• Kindred AI — Kindred's mission is to build machines with human-like intelligence. Since its founding in 2014, Kindred has been exploring and engineering systems that enable robots to interact with the physical world, fulfilling the goal of bringing humans and intelligent machines together to solve real-world problems. Kindred has built an AI platformthat integrates vision, grasping and placement to create autonomous solutions for complex commercial problems. With increased labor complexities in e-commerce fulfillment centers, Kindred developed a flagship product, SORT, to help retailers stay competitive. Kindred smart piece-picking SORT robots tackle a labor intensive part of the supply chain, which is Putwall Sortation, completing the manual task to pick and place items into separate customer orders. Kindred robots are currently in commercial use at e-commerce leaders including Gap, Inc., Carter’s and other global retailers. The Kindred SORT robots work alongside warehouse staff to quickly and accurately sort items into individual customer orders. Kindred has offices in San Francisco & Toronto.
• Cerebras Systems — Cerebras is the go-to platform for fast and effortless AI training. Learn more at cerebras.ai.
• Flex Logix Technologies — Flex Logix charges a license fee for the delivery of the design files and tools, an annual license fee for the ongoing use of the EFLX Compiler for reprogramming, and a royalty. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Mountain View, California.

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• Diamond Kinetics — Helping players get better - and have more fun while doing it. Experience baseball and softball like never before with the Diamond Kinetics Bat Sensor and App.
• The Realest — The first dedicated marketplace and authentication standard for physical memorabilia.
• International Dance League — The Global Professional Dance League Teams: Royal Family, Quick Style, 1MILLION, Jam Republic, Brotherhood, GRV

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• Fairgrounds — Fairgrounds is a sports club offering free-to-join pickleball and padel courts.

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• CAMH — The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. We believe that #MentalHealthIsHealth
• Mazza Innovation — From the ingredients we produce to how we give back to the planet, we reflect health in everything we do. Simplicity is key to our method; water & plants.
• University of Manitoba — The University of Manitoba received its charter on February 28, 1877. Today, the UofM has three main locations: the Bannatyne Campus, the Fort Garry Campus and the William Norrie Centre.The downtown Bannatyne campus of the university comprises a complex of ten buildings located west of the Health Sciences Centre between McDermot Ave andWilliam Ave in Central Winnipeg. This complex houses the medical and dental instructional units of the university. The Faculty of Dentistry, the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Medical Rehabilitation, and the School of Dental Hygiene are the major health sciences units located on this campus. The Faculty of Pharmacy officially joined the Bannatyne campus with the opening of the 95,000 sq ft (8,800 m2) Apotex Centre on October 16, 2008. The Brodie Center is known as the "flagship" which connects all three faculties as well as the Neil John MacLean Health Sciences Library and the Joe Doupe Fitness Centre. It is located on 727 McDermot Avenue.The main Fort Garry campus (located on the Red River in south Winnipeg) comprises over 60 teaching and research buildings of the University and sits on 233 hectares (580 acres) of land. In addition, Smartpark is the location of seven buildings leased to research and development organizations involving university-industry partnerships. The address is 66 Chancellors Circle.The William Norrie Centre on Selkirk Avenue is the campus for social work education for inner-city residents.The university operates agricultural research stations near Glenlea and Carman, Manitoba. The Ian N. Morrison Research Farm near Carman is a 406 acres (164 ha) facility located 70 km (43 mi) from Winnipeg, while the Glenlea facility is approximately 1,000 acres (405 ha) and located 20 km (12 mi) from Winnipeg.

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• Ida Sports — Women play sports, so we make shoes and cleats for women. Yes, we make soccer cleats and shoes that actually fit women's feet. Forget tape & straps, you will never look back. Flat Rate Shipping for the US and the UK. Find comfort in soccer cleats and shoes made for your feet. What are you waiting for?

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• Alvant — Alvant is an advanced materials technology group specialising in the design, development and production of aluminium composite components for demanding engineering applications.
• Spotta — Spotta's smart pest systems help pest control monitor and identify pests. Solutions for hospitality, care homes, agriculture, farming and forestry.
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• ChargeHub — ChargeHub EV solutions: Empower your EV business with ChargeHub solutions eMSP, CPO, Plug & Charge, E roaming, EV Charging Map, EV Charging App,EV Chargers
• Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute — Founded in 1993 by Professor Yoshua Bengio (Université de Montréal), Mila is a research institute in artificial intelligence which now rallies 500 researchers specializing in the field of deep learning, including professors, students, industrial partners and startups.
• Université du Québec à Rimouski — Université du Québec à Rimouski is a public university that offers marine science, regional development and geographic program for students.

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• Athos — Athos uses EMG real-time biofeedback to help you go from guessing to knowing if you are performing at your best. #BuildBetterAthletes
• Syntetica — Syntetica is a materials technology and climate technology company that develops chemical recycling technology for synthetic textiles. It uses proprietary green chemistry to convert nylon textile waste into virgin-quality recycled polymers, enabling circular production for the textile, automotive, and industrial materials industries. Its mission isto decarbonize synthetic materials by making high-quality recycled feedstocks commercially viable.The company's proprietary chemical depolymerization process separates and recovers Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6 from blended textile waste that would otherwise be difficult to recycle. The process operates under low-temperature, low-pressure conditions, removes dyes and finishes, and produces recycled raw materials that can be reintroduced into manufacturing without compromising quality. Syntetica's technology supports textile-to-textile recycling and is designed to reduce carbon emissions, landfill waste, and reliance on virgin fossil-based materials.
• HeiQ Materials — HeiQ provides textile innovation, customized manufacturing and consumer branding. The company was founded in 2005 as a spin-off company of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. HeiQ was bestowed with the prestigious Swiss Technology Award.

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• Requity Homes — Requity Homes Inc. is on a mission to create a fair and flexible alternative path to home ownership in Canada by offering a modernized rent-to-own program that enables aspiring home buyers to live in their dream home today with the option to buy it back later while saving for their down payment one month at a time.
• Loop — Bank on Loop to save time, save money and grow globally. Join thousands of entrepreneurs and businesses across Canada to spend, send and grow without fees.
• Unicone Art — Unicone Art is your go-to source for clear casting epoxy resin material for art projects. It is perfect for creating crystal clear pieces with a great finish.

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• Velox — Velox develops and manufactures industrial-grade direct-to shape digital decoration solutions for the rigid container industry. Their proprietary DTS-Inkjet technology, based on uniquely formulated inks and dedicated deposition architecture, introduces an entirely new approach to digital printing that is poised to disrupt the packaging decorationmarket.Their debut product is the Velox IDS 250 – the first industrial-grade digital decorator for mass production of cylindrical containers available on the market. It delivers superior decoration quality and capabilities that outstrip analog printing solutions, while allowing a more efficient and flexible production process and a low total cost of ownership (TCO).Velox is powered by an expert team with uniquely extensive and wide-ranging experience in digital printing. It is led by veteran executives with proven success in driving company growth.
• FitMyFoot — FitMyFoot gives active people the comfort and relief they need in shoes they love with custom insoles for shoes and sandals proven to improve comfort.

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• The GIST — The GIST is a women-led, inclusive sports media brand that's leveling the playing field in sports. Join the 1 million who read our entertaining sports newsletter.
• Togethxr — Togethxr is an unapologetic platform that values representation and equality. A meeting place for culture, activism, lifestyle, and sports.
• Ida Sports — Women play sports, so we make shoes and cleats for women. Yes, we make soccer cleats and shoes that actually fit women's feet. Forget tape & straps, you will never look back. Flat Rate Shipping for the US and the UK. Find comfort in soccer cleats and shoes made for your feet. What are you waiting for?

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• Nesto — LOW FROM THE GET GO. With nesto's exclusive mortgage solution, score the lowest rate on your first try! New mortgage - Mortgage Renewal / Refinance.
• ECHO Realty — ECHO Realty is a commercial real estate company that develops, acquires, owns, leases, and manages grocery-anchored retail properties and shopping centers. The company focuses on necessity-based retail real estate, working with grocery stores and complementary retail tenants to create and operate community-oriented shopping destinations. Itsservices encompass the full property lifecycle, including acquisitions, development, redevelopment, leasing, property management, construction management, and investment partnership management. The company manages a portfolio of retail properties that include grocery-anchored shopping centers, multi-tenant retail centers, mixed-use developments, convenience retail locations, and other commercial real estate assets. It evaluates and acquires both stabilized and value-add retail properties while also undertaking redevelopment projects to enhance property performance and tenant mix.
• Optio Group — Optio is a specialty MGA focused on emerging insurance risks bringing together technology and market leading underwriting capabilities

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• Velox — Velox develops and manufactures industrial-grade direct-to shape digital decoration solutions for the rigid container industry. Their proprietary DTS-Inkjet technology, based on uniquely formulated inks and dedicated deposition architecture, introduces an entirely new approach to digital printing that is poised to disrupt the packaging decorationmarket.Their debut product is the Velox IDS 250 – the first industrial-grade digital decorator for mass production of cylindrical containers available on the market. It delivers superior decoration quality and capabilities that outstrip analog printing solutions, while allowing a more efficient and flexible production process and a low total cost of ownership (TCO).Velox is powered by an expert team with uniquely extensive and wide-ranging experience in digital printing. It is led by veteran executives with proven success in driving company growth.
• Strohm — Strohm is a private supply chain company, focused on the offshore wind-to-hydrogen sector.
• Abolis Biotechnologies — Abolis is a biotech innovator providing sustainable, tailor-made solutions for food, health, cosmetics, and chemicals industries. Embrace biotechnology for a better future.

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• MeepMeep — MeepMeep offers bluetooth disc golf disc trackers with app-based location and alarm features for easier disc retrieval.
• Superpanel — The digital teammate that manages inbound customer journeys from qualification, follow-up, document collection, and scheduling. Across voice, SMS, and email. Autonomously. 24/7.
• Layers — Layers was created by a team with extensive experience in merchandising, product discovery, suggestions, analytics, and storefront optimization.

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• Prana — Discover Prana's delicious organic and plant-based snacks and ingredients to fuel your wholesome lifestyle. Enjoy free shipping starting at $49!
• Turtlebrace — Turtlebrace is more than just an immobilization brace, it's a dynamic and innovative solution.
• BBM-Lanctôt — BBM-Lanctôt is a major printing company in Quebec.

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• Ida Sports — Women play sports, so we make shoes and cleats for women. Yes, we make soccer cleats and shoes that actually fit women's feet. Forget tape & straps, you will never look back. Flat Rate Shipping for the US and the UK. Find comfort in soccer cleats and shoes made for your feet. What are you waiting for?

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• Ida Sports — Women play sports, so we make shoes and cleats for women. Yes, we make soccer cleats and shoes that actually fit women's feet. Forget tape & straps, you will never look back. Flat Rate Shipping for the US and the UK. Find comfort in soccer cleats and shoes made for your feet. What are you waiting for?