Sales and marketing tech investors backing startups in Canada
13 investors hold two or more sales and marketing tech startups in Canada each, 29 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (4), 500 Global (4) and OMERS Ventures (4). 5 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Canada
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · PartnerStack, Dyspatch, Taiv | 4 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Influitive, Unbounce, Optimity Inc. | 4 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 OMERS VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Hootsuite, Klue, Alida | 4 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · ResponsiveAds, ENGAIZ, Flyte | 3 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 Golden VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Forma.ai, Influitive, Evolo.ai | 3 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 Real VenturesAccelerator · Canada · Unbounce, LANDR, PartnerStack | 3 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Canadian Business Growth FundPrivate equity · Canada · Proposify, Vendasta, Paystone | 3 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 Vanedge CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Vendasta, Dyspatch | 2 | 10 | Oct 2026 |
 Plaza VenturesVenture capital · Canada · StackAdapt, LANDR | 2 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
 North Bay CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Tribemgmt, District Metals Corp. | 2 | 2 | May 2026 |
 Capital Angel NetworkAngel network · Canada · Page Cloud, Leadfox | 2 | – | – |
 TiapAccelerator · Canada · Flybits, GoTo Marketers | 2 | – | – |
 Gibraltar & CompanyVenture capital · Canada · CrowdRiff, Alida | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Canada
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 PartnerStack | 2 |
 Dyspatch | 2 |
 Influitive | 2 |
 Unbounce | 2 |
 Alida | 2 |
 LANDR | 2 |
 Vendasta | 2 |
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Who invests in sales and marketing tech startups in Canada?
13 investors hold two or more sales and marketing tech startups in Canada each, 29 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (4), 500 Global (4) and OMERS Ventures (4). 5 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.