Startups in Canada that raised money in the last 12 months
53 startups based in Canada announced or filed 60 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $1.4B of it stated. 11 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: PennyLane (Venture round · $189M), Photonic Inc. (Venture round · $180M) and Eliyan (Venture round · $145M). 17 of these startups are hiring now, with 103 open roles.
The newest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round · $30M | 3 Nov 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $344kSEC Form D | 19 Oct 2026 | – | |
| Seed | 15 Oct 2026 | 4 | |
| Convertible note · $424kSEC Form D | 30 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $25M | 21 Sep 2026 | 6 | |
| Venture round · $35.6M | 11 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Convertible note · $3MSEC Form D | 10 Sep 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $24M | 8 Sep 2026 | 2 | |
| Venture round · $8.4MSEC Form D | 12 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $4.3M | 11 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Series A | 11 Aug 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $145M | 29 Jul 2026 | 21 | |
| Series C · $85M | 24 Jun 2026 | 1 | |
| Venture round · $4.1M | 22 Jun 2026 | – | |
| Convertible note · $1.5MSEC Form D | 22 Jun 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $27M | 11 Jun 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $215kSEC Form D | 5 Jun 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $8M | 4 Jun 2026 | 2 | |
| Seed | 3 Jun 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $1.8M | 27 May 2026 | 1 | |
| Series B · $55M | 14 May 2026 | 2 | |
| Venture round · $98kSEC Form D | 13 May 2026 | – | |
| Venture roundregistry filing | 12 May 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $1.3MSEC Form D | 30 Apr 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $21M | 28 Apr 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $20M | 28 Apr 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $8M | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 | |
| Venture round · $10M | 2 Apr 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $47kSEC Form D | 31 Mar 2026 | 3 | |
| Venture round · $10M | 18 Mar 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $511kSEC Form D | 13 Mar 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $14MSEC Form D | 10 Mar 2026 | – | |
| Venture roundregistry filing | 9 Mar 2026 | 2 | |
| Venture round · $292kSEC Form D | 2 Mar 2026 | – | |
| Seed · $5.4M | 25 Feb 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $122M | 25 Feb 2026 | 10 | |
| Venture round · $2.2MSEC Form D | 23 Feb 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $17.1M | 19 Feb 2026 | 2 | |
| Venture round | 10 Feb 2026 | 10 | |
| Venture round · $13M | 10 Feb 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $50M | 28 Jan 2026 | 21 | |
| Venture round · $110M | 27 Jan 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $189M | 23 Jan 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $44kSEC Form D | 23 Jan 2026 | – | |
| Series C · $75M | 23 Jan 2026 | 20 | |
| Series B · $10M | 21 Jan 2026 | – | |
| Series A · $10M | 21 Jan 2026 | 1 | |
| Seed | 12 Jan 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $100kSEC Form D | 8 Jan 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $180M | 6 Jan 2026 | 14 |
The largest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round · $189M | 23 Jan 2026 | – | |
| Venture round · $180M | 6 Jan 2026 | 14 | |
| Venture round · $145M | 29 Jul 2026 | 21 | |
| Venture round · $122M | 25 Feb 2026 | 10 | |
| Venture round · $110M | 27 Jan 2026 | – | |
| Series C · $85M | 24 Jun 2026 | 1 | |
| Series C · $75M | 23 Jan 2026 | 20 | |
| Series B · $55M | 14 May 2026 | 2 | |
| Venture round · $50M | 28 Jan 2026 | 21 | |
| Venture round · $35.6M | 11 Sep 2026 | – |
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Which startups in Canada raised money recently?
53 startups based in Canada announced or filed 60 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $1.4B of it stated. 11 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: PennyLane (Venture round · $189M), Photonic Inc. (Venture round · $180M) and Eliyan (Venture round · $145M). 17 of these startups are hiring now, with 103 open roles.
Where do these rounds come from?
From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.
Are these startups hiring?
17 of the 53 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 103 roles in all; each count links to them.
