# Top 50 Travel Startup Investors in Canada in June 2026 ## Real Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 10 - 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 ## Inovia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## Lightbank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile Lightbank VC is a $700M AUM venture fund that invests in early-stage vertically focused AI, consumer, enterprise, healthcare, crypto, fintech and climate companies. It focuses on pre-seed, seed and Series A opportunities where they write initial checks between $250k - $5m. They have invested in over 150 companies such as Tempus, Udemy, Fiverr(NYSE: FVRR), Sprout Social (NYSE: SPRT), Boom Supersonic, Tastytrade (acq. $1B+), Extend, Attain, Paytient and Expel. ## Hedgewood - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Peter M. Kern - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Travel, Mobile, E-Commerce Peter M. Kern has been a director of Expedia since completion of the IAC/Expedia Spin-Off.Peter Kern is a Managing Partner of InterMedia Partners, LP, a private equity firm.Prior to joining InterMedia, Mr. Kern was Senior Managing Director and Principal of Alpine Capital LLC.Prior to Alpine Capital, Mr. Kern founded Gemini Associates in1996 and served as President from its inception through its merger with Alpine Capital in 2001.Prior to founding Gemini Associates,Peter Kern was at the Home Shopping Network and Whittle Communications.Since April 2013,Peter Kern has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc., a publicly-traded Spanish-language media company.Mr. Kern also serves on the boards of a number of private companies, including Televicentro of Puerto Rico, LLC, Luxury Retreats International Holdings, Inc. and Cine Latino, Inc.Mr. Kern holds a B.S. degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. ## Accel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology First partner to exceptional teams everywhere ## Relay Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Innovacorp - Type: VC Fund - Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Innovacorp is an early-stage venture capital firm that helps knowledge-based startups commercialize their technologies in the global marketplace. It invests in early stage Nova Scotia entrepreneurs, combining venture capital with business mentoring and incubation facilities. Innovacorp was established in 1995 and based in Halifax, Canada. ## Accomplice - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Internet Accomplice is a venture firm and contemporary family office. We have been part of the origin story of AngelList, Carbon Black, Coinlist, Currencycloud, DraftKings, FalconX, FLOW, Freshbooks, Integral Ad Science, Hopper, HQO, Luna, Near, Orchard, Patreon, PillPack, Plastiq, Recorded Future, SecurityScorecard, Skillz, Veracode, Work Human, WHOOP, Zoopla, and more. We are also founders behind Accomplice Blockchain and the Spearhead operator-angel movement. ## 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. ## 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. ## Montreal Start Up - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Internet, Software Montreal Start Up provides seed-level financing to entrepreneurs aspiring to establish companies in Montreal, with the focus being on software based services in the internet, wireless and media space. The Fund invests in entrepreneurs with very early stage concepts and ideas that need a bit a financing and some strategic and operational inputin order to help them progress their idea towards being a successful company or at least a company that is fundable by other VC’s. ## N49P - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Bee Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce Bee Partners, a preSeed venture capital fund, partners with Founders with the smarts, grit, and humanity to create tomorrow's machines. We invest in three vectors: Human Machine Interaction, Machine-to-Machine Learning, and Biological Machines. ## Titanium Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Titanium Ventures is the results-oriented VC partner to the most promising technology startups. Accelerating extraordinary companies and fueling growth of standout disruptors. ## TSVC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Altos, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care Founded in 2010, TSVC (formerly TEEC Angel Fund) is proud to be a leading early-stage venture capital fund in Silicon Valley. ## Lasse Järvinen - Type: Angel - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Marketplace Serial Entrepreneur and Investor in Internet Businesses and Marketplaces | Board Professional | Co-Founder at DealGuru and Bonusway ## Open Circle Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Our Investment FocusWe are interested in technology companies in the fields of ICT, robotics and high-tech. We favor teams of professionals comprised or led by serial entrepreneurs with past growth, fundraising and/or exiting experience. We are looking for product building companies that would be high-potential, fast-growth, and ready toconquer foreign markets. Best time to talk us is just after first revenues in the company.Our investment approach1. It all starts with a conversation where we learn about you and your ambition. 2. In the space of few meetings we are targeting to decide whether to look further. 3. We'll discuss particular terms, ask for more information, and analyse further. 4. The legal part - we know everyone loves it, and, finally, we join your venture. ## Narrative Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Solar, AgTech, Energy We invest in high-impact, early-stage founders using technology to leave the world a better place. We lead and follow. ## Tamarisc Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Hospitality, Travel Tamarisc invests in and helps build companies that improve the human habitat through innovating at the intersection of real estate, health, and technology. ## Practica Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: B2B, Software, Information Technology Practica Capital ## Neil Wainwright - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Travel, Leisure, Podcast Neil Wainwright is the Founder and CEO of UpHabit. ## Business Development Bank of Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## TripLabs Limited - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series C - Focus: Travel, Hotel, Mobile Triplabs Limited is a Hong Kong based venture capital firm, investing and scaling tech startups specifically related to the travel and hospitality industry. It was created and spunoff in 2018 from two publicly listed corporations WWPKG Holdings (8069HK) and CTEH Holdings (1620HK). ## Visionnaire Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence Visionnaire Ventures is a global technology investment firm focused on visionary people and ideas that can become world-class, market-leading companies. Based in San Francisco, California, with unparalleled global access, the team seeks out and funds innovative businesses anywhere in the world that are leveraging technology to evolve and create newInternet and mobile experiences. With the ability to fund companies across all stages from seed to growth, Visionnaire Ventures is focused on key market segments where novel ideas have the ability to become sea changes for people everywhere.The Visionnaire Ventures team consists of seasoned entrepreneurs and executives who have founded and operated global internet, game and online media companies, and thus are able to support entrepreneurs companies as they build globally successful companies.The team is currently seeking and funding companies active in diverse technology market segments including Commerce, Advertising, Mobile, Big Data, IoT. ## Stephen Curry - Type: Angel - Location: Oakland, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series C, Series B - Focus: Mobile, E-Commerce, Travel Stephen Curry currently works as the Founder and Partner at Unanimous Media. He previously worked at Slyce.io as co-founder. Stephen Curry attended Davidson College in 2006. ## Jesse Kaplan - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Mobile, Travel Jesse Kaplan ## 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. ## Globalive - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology A startup studio and investment firm backing bold founders through capital, operational depth, and 25+ years of company-building experience. Discover what we build and invest in. ## Mikko Nurminen - Type: Angel - Location: Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Travel, Software Mikko has 10+ years of experience from managing high-growth online businesses, including that of website platform Kotisivukone.fi, sold to Fonecta in January 2013. ## Stuart MacDonald - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Travel Stuart MacDonald is a Venture Advisor of Narrative.Fund. ## Rasool Rayani - Type: Angel - Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Mobile, Content Rasool is a serial entrepreneur with experience in the software, healthcare, and CPG industries. He continues to maintain his passion for technology as an active angel investor with a focus on b2b, consumer saas and health tech. Rasool maintains an active role with CEO’s as a board member, mentor and advisor. He currently serves on the boards ofthe Victoria Foundation, VIATEC, and Checkfront Software. ## Lauri Sommarberg - Type: Angel - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Travel, Software Lauri Sommarbergis the Co-Founder and Board Member of LVS Brokers. ## Canadian Business Growth Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services CBGF helps privately-owned Canadian businesses with the capital, talent, and expertise they need to drive growth and realize their potential. ## True Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet A Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focused on early stage technology startups. We invest in brilliant people who bring ideas that matter to life. ## Conconi Growth Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Conconi Growth Partners is committed to helping exceptional entrepreneurs build great companies. ## Cowie Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Travel, Software Cowie Capital Partners is a private equity firm that focuses its investments in real estate properties. ## RBC Capital Markets - Type: VC Fund - Location: Albany, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Post-IPO Equity, Post-IPO Debt, Debt Financing - Focus: Energy, Software, Oil and Gas RBC Capital Markets is A Premier Investment Bank that provides a focused set of products and services to institutions, corporations, governments and high net worth clients in 160 countries. With nearly 3,000 professional and support staff, we operate out of 75 offices in 15 countries and deliver our products and services through operations in Asiaand Australasia, the UK and Europe and in every major North American city. According to Bloomberg, we are consistently ranked among the top 15 global investment banks.We are part of a leading provider of financial services, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Operating since 1869, RBC has more than US$612 billion in assets and one of the highest credit ratings of any financial institution - Moody's Aaa and Standard & Poor's AA-. ## Maple Leaf Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Health Care, Software, SaaS Maple Leaf Angels are an experienced group of private investors looking for great entrepreneurs, great products and great companies. Bringing together investment, experience and knowledge, we help accelerate companies to become market leaders in their industry.We focus on four main investment areas as follows:- Information Technology- CleanTechnology- Advanced Manufacturing and Materials- Special Opportunities ## Goodwater Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Burlingame, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Health Care Goodwater empowers exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for the better. They believe consumer technology is a force on earth, shaping culture and transforming the global economy at unprecedented speed and scale. They invest in promising entrepreneurs to solve pressing problems. As a combined force, Goodwater companies are aglobal force for change, poised to measurably improve billions of lives. ## Government of Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Debt Financing - Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology The Government of Canada is making it easier for Canadians to find and access government information and services online through its central website, Canada.ca. The website is the single entry point for all government information and services available online and is accessible using any device with an Internet connection, including tablets ormobile phones. Its portal shows how government works, its priorities, laws, finances, transparency, digital government, and policies. ## Mantella Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, E-Commerce Mantella Venture Partners is a $20M early stage fund with a hands-on approach to building technology companies. We invest in exceptional entrepreneurs building market-altering mobile and Internet software businesses. At MVP we invest early.We invest alone, or alongside other value-added venture and angel investors that share the belief thatfounder/investor alignment is key to building successful companies and profitable exits. After investment, our portfolio companies benefit from active, hands-on involvement in all phases of growth, including product development, business development, marketing, financing, and team development. If you're looking for partners for your whole journey, not just money, get us involved early. ## GrowthWorks Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care Invest in our experienceGrowthWorks* offers you more: more accountability, more experience and more proven know-how to make the most of your investment.A principled approach to adding valueOver the last 20 years, we've built GrowthWorks into one of Canada's venture capital management companies. We've done that by managingfunds that rigorously follow core principles: structure strategic investments in growth-oriented companies, value portfolio assets conservatively, build vital industry connections and minimize risk through diversification. It's a simple formula that delivers powerful results.Regional know-how. National ReachAt GrowthWorks, we offer regionally based retail venture capital funds (RVCs) right across Canada.GrowthWorks specializes in the management of and growth of regionally based venture capital funds. The funds under management include the following RVCs: Working Opportunity Fund, GrowthWorks Commercialization Fund and GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund.Partners in performanceWe have specialized teams in each of our core sectors to identify and structure investments in potential winners. These skilled teams also help create success by helping the companies that GrowthWorks managed funds invest in to grow with strategic management support and advice. This way, the companies get guidance from experienced leaders. In turn, the funds’ investors know that these companies receive direction to help them thrive. ## Silicon Valley Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santa Clara, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology Silicon Valley Bank is the financial partner of the innovation economy; helping individuals and investors in the innovation ecosystem achieve extraordinary outcomes. ## BDC Capital Cleantech Practice - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series C - Focus: Renewable Energy, Energy, Manufacturing We can help you meet the capital-intensive needs of scaling and achieve timely growth. We offer more flexible equity financing and commercial loans. ## Rajiv Khaneja - Type: Angel - Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Mobile, Travel Rajiv Khaneja is the Founder at AdButler ## Mike Liverton - Type: Angel - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Travel, Software Mike Liverton ## Micheal Hyatt - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech 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. ## Plaza Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Positron Dynamics - Type: VC Fund - Location: Port Angeles, Washington, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Mobile, Travel Positron Dynamics LLC was founded in 2011 by Ryan Weed and Joshua Machacek. Our area of expertise is in the use of ‘cold’ positrons as a diagnostic for materials and in low-energy collisions with atoms and molecules. The company develops positron beam technologies for use in non-destructive testing (NDT) of critical components in the aerospace anddefense markets. At the heart of these technologies is a novel method of producing and moderating positrons, for which several patents were awarded in 2011.