Who invests in startups in Canada
254 investors back startups in Canada: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 1,018 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (151), Y Combinator (117) and Real Ventures (48). 38 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 6 Nov 2026
investors
254
portfolio startups
1,018
of them raised in 12 months
2
accelerators
38
Investors backing startups in Canada
| Investor | 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 |
 Garage CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Veritree, Employment Hero, Momentenergy | 40 | 10 | Sep 2026 |
 Golden VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Xanadu, Wattpad, Neo Financial | 38 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · MixRank, Employment Hero, Meya | 34 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Chexy, Genuine Taste, CattleOS | 32 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 Panache VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Tailscale, CoLab Software, SureBright | 31 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 OMERS VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Cohere, Xanadu, Wattpad | 24 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Genesis CentreAccelerator · Canada · Spellbook, Castr, Verafin | 24 | – | – |
 FrontrowVenture capital · Canada · Korbit AI, Valence Labs, Pelcro | 22 | – | – |
 Anges QuébecAngel network · Canada · Paper, Sportlogiq, PemPem | 19 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Plaza VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Neo Financial, StackAdapt, SenseNet | 18 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
 New Brunswick Innovation FoundationVenture capital · Canada · ReelData, Introhive, Smart Skin Technologies | 17 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 East Valley VenturesAccelerator · Canada · KorrAI, Clarity, Smart Skin Technologies | 16 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 Capital Angel NetworkAngel network · Canada · Rewind, Welbi, Phoenix | 16 | – | – |
 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 | – | – |
 FundersClubVenture capital · United States · Employment Hero, Meya, Gobridgit | 15 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 Yaletown PartnersVenture capital · Canada · Benevity, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging, Photonic Inc. | 14 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 StandUp VenturesVenture capital · Canada · ODAIA, Axonify, Coconut Software | 14 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Metaspectral, Adapt, Validere | 13 | 59 | Oct 2026 |
 DiagramAccelerator · Canada · Jetscale, Enurgen, Hyperquote | 13 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 Lumira VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Think Research, Zymeworks, Bausch + Lomb | 11 | 9 | Nov 2026 |
 White Star CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Ledn, Flare, Borrowell | 11 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Ripple VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Wisedocs, Rose Rocket, North Vector Dynamics | 11 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 Round13 CapitalVenture capital · Canada · StackAdapt, PocketHealth, Thinkific | 11 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Shopify, Ritual, Flipp | 10 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Xanadu, PointClickCare, Clio | 10 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 Radical VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Cohere, Xanadu, Waabi | 10 | 25 | Oct 2026 |
 JMI EquityPrivate equity · United States · Jane, PointClickCare, Benevity | 10 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 Thin Air LabsVenture capital · Canada · ZayZoon, Ambyint, Verge Ag | 10 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
 Whitecap Venture PartnersVenture capital · Nicoya, Vetster, Teranet | 10 | 1 | Sep 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 |
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Who invests in startups in Canada?
254 investors back startups in Canada: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 1,018 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (151), Y Combinator (117) and Real Ventures (48). 38 of them are accelerators.
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From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for Canada when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
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