Hardware investors backing startups in Canada
15 investors hold two or more hardware startups in Canada each, 25 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Real Ventures (5), LG Technology Ventures (3) and Yaletown Partners (3). 6 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Canada
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Real VenturesAccelerator · Canada · Xanadu, Nord Quantique, Tenstorrent | 5 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 LG Technology VenturesVenture capital · United States · Tenstorrent, OTI Lumionics, Credo | 3 | 17 | Sep 2026 |
 Yaletown PartnersVenture capital · Canada · Photonic Inc., Cooledge Lighting, Redlen | 3 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Loombotic, AON3D | 2 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · ZeroKey, Eliyan | 2 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Pantheon Design, Space Copy | 2 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Mechasys, Credo | 2 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Cisco InvestmentsVenture capital · United States · Credo, Eliyan | 2 | 18 | Sep 2026 |
 OMERS VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Xanadu, Ranovus | 2 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Celesta CapitalVenture capital · Credo, Eliyan | 2 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 FundersClubVenture capital · United States · ChargeSpot, OTI Lumionics | 2 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 Panache VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Nord Quantique, AON3D | 2 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 ForesightAccelerator · Canada · Daanaa, AquaSignum, logo | 2 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Plaza VenturesVenture capital · Canada · SenseNet, a.p.i. ALARM | 2 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
 Capital Angel NetworkAngel network · Canada · 1VALET, Swidget | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Canada
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Credo | 4 |
 Eliyan | 3 |
 AON3D | 2 |
 OTI Lumionics | 2 |
 Xanadu | 2 |
 Nord Quantique | 2 |
 Tenstorrent | 2 |
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Who invests in hardware startups in Canada?
15 investors hold two or more hardware startups in Canada each, 25 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Real Ventures (5), LG Technology Ventures (3) and Yaletown Partners (3). 6 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.