# Top 25 Wine And Spirits Startup Investors in Canada in June 2026 ## Rogers Healy - Type: Angel - Location: Dallas, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Retail, Software A Texas based entrepreneur, investor, leader, and music guru, Rogers embodies the spirit of a business owner. Rogers jumped into business at an early age, and started what is now Texas' largest independently owned real estate company, Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate, in 2005. Since inception , Rogers went on to be the founder of RogersHealy and Associates Land and Lake, Rogers Healy and Associates Commercial Real Estate, Healy Global Real Estate and Relocation and Healy Property Management. As fate would have it, Rogers made his first investment in the world of Venture Capital in 2012, in Mizzen + Main. He fell in love with the idea of connecting the dots in the world of VC, and has since become one of Texas' most active investors. After over a decade investing in deals ranging from CPG to SaaS, Rogers founded Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners. "MoSe" quickly made a name for themselves, with early stage investments in companies ranging from tequila to trading cards, and have been able to add a new layer of experience to venture capitalism. Most importantly, Rogers lives a life of faith, alongside his wife Abby, their daughter Henley (named after Eagles' frontman, Don Henley), their dogs, and all their music memorabilia (Rogers has one of the largest collections in the world). ## District Ventures Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Anges Quebec - Type: VC Fund - Location: Quebec, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence Value-added investors for innovative entrepreneurs. ## Philip Sane - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing Philip Sane ## Robin Knox - Type: Angel - Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Digital Media Robin Knox is the Founder and CEO at Boundary. ## Jeff Steinberg - Type: Angel - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Private Equity - Focus: Sports, Winery, Distillery Jeff Steinberg ## Real Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - 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 ## Penfund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Private Equity - Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Automotive Penfund is a leading Canadian private equity firm specializing in providing junior capital to middle market companies throughout North America. Penfund provides second lien, high yield and mezzanine debt, control and minority equity, as well as bridge facilities, standby lines, underwritten facilities and financial guarantees. The firm is owned byits management team and is currently investing its most recently established fund, Penfund Capital Fund IV which has $460 million of committed capital. Penfund manages institutional funds sourced from Canadian pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and banks and has invested more than $2.5 billion in over 220 companies since its establishment in 1979. ## Tomas Lestrup - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing Tomas Lestrup ## ClimateDoor - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Craft Beer, Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage ClimateDoor provides Growth-as-a-Service (GaaS) solutions aimed at fostering the next stage of growth for companies within the clean economy. The company focuses on merging industry expertise with tailored strategies to empower ventures, particularly those in the climate and sustainability sectors. ClimateDoor connects investors, companies, andgovernments to strengthen the climate ecosystem and promote sustainable economic growth. ## John Nemanic - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing John Nemanic ## James Pardieck - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing James Pardieck ## E-Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical The E-Fund (VANTEC Entrepreneurs Fund VCC Inc.) was established in 2011 to invest in promising new ventures in British Columbia in a wide range of industry sectors. They are focused on co-investing with other angel investors and early-stage venture capital firms in seed-stage companies with high growth opportunities.The E-Fund involvesspecific investors in the investment due diligence process depending on their industry experience and knowledge and their particular technical expertise. It is their goal to become the ‘Go-to Braintrust’ for active and in-depth angel investing. ## Aman Chatha - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing Aman Chatha ## 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. ## WUTIF - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology WUTIF Capital (VCC) Inc. is a novel angel fund that co-invests with angel investors in promising new technology ventures in British Columbia. WUTIF was formed in mid-2003 and made its first investments in late 2004. ## Josh Hart - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Gaming, Retail Josh Hart is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association. ## Ken Miyoshi - Type: Angel - Location: Seattle, Washington, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: FinTech, Video, Finance Ken Miyoshi ## InvestBev - Type: VC Fund - Location: Winnetka, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage, Winery Investing strategic capital across all facets of the adult beverage industry. ## Panache Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Canada's leading nationwide pre-seed venture fund. ## JJ Redick - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Winery, Software, Health Care JJ Redick Former Pro-Basketball Player. ## 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. ## Lanny Lipson - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing Lanny Lipson ## Accelerate Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Medical Accelerate Fund supports the growth of early-stage Alberta technology companies with a multi million dollar fund that combines co-investment from angel investors. ## Kathia Cambron - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing Kathia Cambron