Internet investors backing startups in Canada
13 investors hold two or more internet startups in Canada each, 22 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (6), Techstars (5) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (3). 4 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Canada
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Instant, Dyspatch, Feroot Security | 6 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Ground News, Thegistsports, VanHack | 5 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · 1Password, Influitive, VarageSale | 3 | 84 | Nov 2026 |
 Garage CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Better Mode, OpenUnit, Statflo | 3 | 11 | Sep 2026 |
 Golden VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Wattpad, Influitive, Better Mode | 3 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · 1Password, Tailscale | 2 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Tailscale, Rewind | 2 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Rewind, Better Mode | 2 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Influitive, Unbounce | 2 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 CRVVenture capital · United States · Tailscale, Better Mode | 2 | 26 | Oct 2026 |
 Union Square VenturesVenture capital · United States · Wattpad, Tucows | 2 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
 Real VenturesAccelerator · Canada · Unbounce, VarageSale | 2 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Capital Angel NetworkAngel network · Canada · Rewind, Page Cloud | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Canada
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Better Mode | 4 |
 Influitive | 3 |
 Rewind | 3 |
 Tailscale | 3 |
 1Password | 2 |
 VarageSale | 2 |
 Wattpad | 2 |
 OpenUnit | 2 |
 Unbounce | 2 |
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Who invests in internet startups in Canada?
13 investors hold two or more internet startups in Canada each, 22 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (6), Techstars (5) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (3). 4 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 2,417 portfolios.