Startup accelerators in Canada: who backs its startups
41 accelerators back startups in Canada: they run there or hold at least two portfolio companies based there, 579 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (151), Y Combinator (117) and Real Ventures (48).
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Accelerators backing startups in Canada
| Accelerator | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Namu Robotics, Admitly, Senso | 151 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Colony, Simantic, Ascenix | 117 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 Real VenturesAccelerator · Canada · Xanadu, Botpress, Lightspeed Commerce | 48 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Trulioo, Kepler Communications, SureBright | 47 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 ForesightAccelerator · Canada · Momentenergy, Awesense, Novarc Technologies | 46 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · MixRank, Employment Hero, Meya | 34 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Chexy, Genuine Taste, CattleOS | 32 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 Genesis CentreAccelerator · Canada · Spellbook, Castr, Verafin | 24 | – | – |
 East Valley VenturesAccelerator · Canada · KorrAI, Clarity, Smart Skin Technologies | 16 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 FounderFuelAccelerator · Canada · Lightspeed Commerce, Keatext, Stamped | 16 | – | – |
 Platform CalgaryAccelerator · Canada · ZeroToOne Strategic Inc., Yaletown Partners, Interac | 16 | – | – |
 TiapAccelerator · Canada · Employment Hero, ODAIA, BlueDot | 16 | – | – |
 FACITAccelerator · Canada · University of Waterloo, Queen's University, McMaster University | 16 | – | – |
 DiagramAccelerator · Canada · Jetscale, Enurgen, Hyperquote | 13 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Jobber, Certn, KOHO Financial | 9 | 55 | Oct 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Avidbots, Milk Moovement, Ayrton Energy | 9 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Hub71Accelerator · United Arab Emirates · Inference Labs, ONEX, Zafin | 9 | 18 | Oct 2026 |
 MBRIFAccelerator · United Arab Emirates · WeavAir, Peekapak, Biotwin | 6 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 Allied Venture PartnersAccelerator · Klue, TOOLBX, Innerlogic AI Employee Listening | 5 | 3 | Jul 2026 |
 Craft VenturesAccelerator · United States · Klue, Fellow, Solace | 4 | 22 | Oct 2026 |
 Scale AIAccelerator · Canada · Toronto Metropolitan University, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, MaRS Discovery District | 4 | – | – |
 Samsung NextAccelerator · United States · Dapperlabs, Artificial Agency, Aviron | 3 | 12 | Sep 2026 |
 SixThirtyAccelerator · United States · Armilla AI, Micruity, Bloom link | 3 | 9 | Sep 2026 |
 BetaworksAccelerator · United States · Resemble, Armilla AI, Tato | 3 | 8 | Aug 2026 |
 AppWorksAccelerator · Taiwan · Figment, Flow, Dapperlabs | 3 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
| NNtcinvestorsAccelerator · Yourikalabs, NorthSpring Capital Partners, Capitalmulticuisine | 3 | 1 | Jun 2026 |
 Entrepreneur FirstAccelerator · United Kingdom · Vivid Machines™, Sequestr | 2 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 SeedcampAccelerator · United Kingdom · Hootsuite, Tilt | 2 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
| 88VCAccelerator · Waabi, Sesh Products Inc. | 2 | 42 | Oct 2026 |
 Silicon CatalystAccelerator · United States · SPARK Microsystems, applied brain research | 2 | 17 | Oct 2026 |
 Mucker CapitalAccelerator · United States · VendorPM l Streamlined Vendor Lifecycle Management, Proto | 2 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorAccelerator · United States · TRIYO, MuseFind | 2 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
| KKAUSTAccelerator · Saudi Arabia · Cruxocm, Ruh Care | 2 | 4 | Jul 2026 |
 TinySeedAccelerator · Fiscal, GenText AI | 2 | – | – |
 Imagine K12Accelerator · Showbie, Peekapak | 2 | – | – |
 Garage&coAccelerator · Rozvelt, AIM Colour | 2 | – | – |
| WWomen in AI&Robotics Germany e.V.Accelerator · Germany · Concordia, University of Waterloo | 2 | – | – |
| SScaleshiftAccelerator · Canada · Buy.ca, Kimp | 2 | – | – |
 ConvergenceAccelerator · Canada · FinDev Canada | 1 | – | – |
| VVenture ParkAccelerator · Canada | 0 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Canada
Employment Hero
Yourikalabs
Milk Moovement
Valence Labs
Peekapak
Biotwin
Avidbots
Armilla AI
Novisto
Ready Education
Keatext
BenchSci
Mejuri
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Which accelerators back startups in Canada?
41 accelerators back startups in Canada: they run there or hold at least two portfolio companies based there, 579 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (151), Y Combinator (117) and Real Ventures (48).
How is this list built?
From what each accelerator holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An accelerator counts for Canada when it runs there or at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 342 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 342 portfoliosUpdated 6 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0