Deep tech investors backing startups in Canada
19 investors hold two or more deep tech startups in Canada each, 34 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (6), FACIT (6) and Foresight (5). 7 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Canada
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Vessl Prosthetics 2026, Interface Fluidics, Halion | 6 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 FACITAccelerator · Canada · University of Waterloo, McMaster University, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | 6 | – | – |
 ForesightAccelerator · Canada · Momentenergy, Sawback Technologies Inc., Muddy River Technologies | 5 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Matidor, BioRender, Alchemy | 3 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Momentenergy, CarbonRun, Carbon Engineering | 3 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 Space CapitalVenture capital · United States · Matidor, GHGSat | 2 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Fusion FundVenture capital · United States · SenseNet, Cosm Medical | 2 | 11 | Sep 2026 |
 Garage CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Veritree, Momentenergy | 2 | 10 | Sep 2026 |
 QuantonationVenture capital · France · Nord Quantique, evolutionQ | 2 | 8 | Aug 2026 |
 AudaciaVenture capital · France · Nord Quantique, evolutionQ | 2 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 Panache VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Nord Quantique, CarbonRun | 2 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 Golden VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Xanadu, CarbonRun | 2 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 Real VenturesAccelerator · Canada · Xanadu, Nord Quantique | 2 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Anges QuébecAngel network · Canada · Cosm Medical, Brilliant Matters | 2 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Plaza VenturesVenture capital · Canada · SenseNet, a.p.i. ALARM | 2 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
 DiagramAccelerator · Canada · Enurgen, Veritree | 2 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 Yaletown PartnersVenture capital · Canada · Photonic Inc., GHGSat | 2 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 Thin Air LabsVenture capital · Canada · Neptune Nanotechnologies Inc., Alchemy | 2 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
 Japan Energy FundVenture capital · United Kingdom · GHGSat, Svante | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Canada
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Nord Quantique | 4 |
 GHGSat | 3 |
 Momentenergy | 3 |
 CarbonRun | 3 |
 Enurgen | 2 |
 evolutionQ | 2 |
 SenseNet | 2 |
 Cosm Medical | 2 |
 Matidor | 2 |
 Alchemy | 2 |
 Xanadu | 2 |
 Veritree | 2 |
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Who invests in deep tech startups in Canada?
19 investors hold two or more deep tech startups in Canada each, 34 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (6), FACIT (6) and Foresight (5). 7 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.