AI investors backing startups in Canada
59 investors hold two or more AI startups in Canada each, 181 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (35), Y Combinator (24) and Golden Ventures (13). 15 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 6 Nov 2026
investors
59
portfolio startups
181
of them raised in 12 months
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Investors backing startups in Canada
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Senso, Invision AI, ReelData | 35 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Colony, KorrAI, Provision | 24 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 Golden VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Waabi, Top Hat, Workleap | 13 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Perceiv, Acerta Analytics, SkyWatch | 12 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Flagpost AI Inc, Mycroft, connect-x | 12 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 Real VenturesAccelerator · Canada · Botpress, Keatext, Tenstorrent | 11 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 New Brunswick Innovation FoundationVenture capital · Canada · ReelData, Eigen Innovations, TrojAI | 9 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Employment Hero, Meya, Keatext | 8 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Garage CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Employment Hero, Acerta Analytics, Secoda | 8 | 10 | Sep 2026 |
 Panache VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Sanctuary AI, ODAIA, AgentField | 8 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 FrontrowVenture capital · Canada · Valence Labs, 1Mentor, Maket | 8 | – | – |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Metaspectral, Adapt, Secoda | 7 | 59 | Oct 2026 |
 Radical VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Cohere, Waabi, PocketHealth | 6 | 25 | Oct 2026 |
 OMERS VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Cohere, Hopper, Waabi | 5 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Ripple VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Wisedocs, North Vector Dynamics, Mycroft | 5 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 East Valley VenturesAccelerator · Canada · KorrAI, Eigen Innovations, Profitual | 5 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 StandUp VenturesVenture capital · Canada · ODAIA, Acerta Analytics, Arteria AI | 5 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 TiapAccelerator · Canada · Employment Hero, ODAIA, BlueDot | 5 | – | – |
 Comcast VenturesVenture capital · United States · Solink, Resemble, Moonvalley | 4 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 FundersClubVenture capital · United States · Employment Hero, Meya, A&K Robotics | 4 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 ForesightAccelerator · Canada · Tesera, Wyvern, Drishya AI | 4 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Green Sky VenturesVenture capital · Wisedocs, LabsCubed, Anessa | 4 | 2 | Jan 2026 |
 Genesis CentreAccelerator · Canada · Spellbook, Verlo, Audyse Technology Inc. | 4 | – | – |
 FounderFuelAccelerator · Canada · Keatext, Kampi, BenchSci | 4 | – | – |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Employment Hero, Rewind, Zuva | 3 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Salesforce VenturesVenture capital · United States · Cohere, Employment Hero, Fundamental | 3 | 22 | Sep 2026 |
 TCVVenture capital · United States · Employment Hero, PennyLane, BenchSci | 3 | 14 | Sep 2026 |
 Lumira VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Thryv Therapeutics Inc., Altis Labs, Fusion Pharma | 3 | 9 | Nov 2026 |
 BetaworksAccelerator · United States · Resemble, Armilla AI, Tato | 3 | 8 | Aug 2026 |
 Drive CapitalVenture capital · United States · Hopper, Alexi, SkyWatch | 3 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 Anges QuébecAngel network · Canada · Clinia, Maxa, Zilia | 3 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Plaza VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Miovision, Q4, LANDR | 3 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
 Round13 CapitalVenture capital · Canada · PocketHealth, Avanti, Statflo | 3 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 Capital Angel NetworkAngel network · Canada · Rewind, Welbi, LearnExperts | 3 | – | – |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Rewind, Moonvalley | 2 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 Index VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Ideogram, Cohere | 2 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
 Khosla VenturesVenture capital · United States · Spellbook, Waabi | 2 | 44 | Oct 2026 |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · Cority, Fundamental | 2 | 35 | Sep 2026 |
 Global BrainVenture capital · Japan · Resemble, Basetwo | 2 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 DCVCVenture capital · United States · Sanctuary AI, ServiceNow AI Research | 2 | 27 | Sep 2026 |
The most backed startups in Canada
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Employment Hero | 8 |
 Acerta Analytics | 5 |
 Valence Labs | 5 |
 Fundamental | 5 |
 BenchSci | 5 |
 Moonvalley | 4 |
 Cohere | 4 |
 Asepha | 4 |
 Secoda | 4 |
 Wyvern | 4 |
 Waabi | 4 |
 Rewind | 3 |
 ODAIA | 3 |
 ReelData | 3 |
 Delight | 3 |
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Who invests in AI startups in Canada?
59 investors hold two or more AI startups in Canada each, 181 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (35), Y Combinator (24) and Golden Ventures (13). 15 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
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.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 6 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0