Software and SaaS investors backing startups in Canada
52 investors hold two or more software and SaaS startups in Canada each, 112 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (20), Garage Capital (11) and Techstars (9). 14 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 9 Nov 2026
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Investors backing startups in Canada
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · IcePanel, CoLab Software, GovernGPT | 20 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 Garage CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Veritree, Employment Hero, Fellow | 11 | 11 | Sep 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Olive, Routific, Wisk | 9 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 Real VenturesAccelerator · Canada · Wisk, Plotly, Willful | 7 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 JMI EquityPrivate equity · United States · Benevity, Clio, OpenText | 7 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 OMERS VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Jobber, Wave HQ, Alida | 6 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Golden VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Workleap, Forma.ai, Ritual | 6 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Flow Linker, Ezee Assist, Fermi Dev | 5 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 FundersClubVenture capital · United States · Employment Hero, Gobridgit, HigherMe | 5 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Novisto, Basetwo, Finofo | 4 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Ritual, CoLab Software, Employment Hero | 4 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Employment Hero, Unito, Synervoz | 4 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 DiagramAccelerator · Canada · Jetscale, Hyperquote, Veritree | 4 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 StandUp VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Coconut Software, Gobridgit, Indiegraf | 4 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Clio, Unito, VendorPM l Streamlined Vendor Lifecycle Management | 3 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Validere, Acctual, Bolster Built | 3 | 62 | Nov 2026 |
 Point NineVenture capital · Germany · Procurify, Jobber, Clio | 3 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 Vanedge CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Plotly, Gobridgit, Dyspatch | 3 | 10 | Oct 2026 |
 White Star CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Vention, Wrk, Novisto | 3 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Panache VenturesVenture capital · Canada · CoLab Software, Certn, Forma.ai | 3 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 Partners for GrowthCorporate VC · United States · Thomson Reuters, Employment Hero, Vena Solutions | 3 | 3 | May 2026 |
 New Brunswick Innovation FoundationVenture capital · Canada · Introhive, Kognitiv Spark, Profitual | 3 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 East Valley VenturesAccelerator · Canada · Kognitiv Spark, Profitual, Verlo | 3 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 TIMIA CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Wagepoint, Noibu, inecta | 3 | 1 | Aug 2026 |
 FrontrowVenture capital · Canada · Pelcro, Automated Calling System Inc, Civalgo | 3 | – | – |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Jobber, Certn | 2 | 54 | Oct 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · Clio, BlackBerry | 2 | 37 | Oct 2026 |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · Cority, TrueContext | 2 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 Radical VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Ribbon, get_unblocked | 2 | 25 | Oct 2026 |
 Salesforce VenturesVenture capital · United States · Employment Hero, Gobridgit | 2 | 22 | Sep 2026 |
 Craft VenturesAccelerator · United States · Fellow, Solace | 2 | 22 | Oct 2026 |
 Hub71Accelerator · United Arab Emirates · Zafin, Basetwo | 2 | 18 | Oct 2026 |
 TCVVenture capital · United States · Clio, Employment Hero | 2 | 14 | Sep 2026 |
 Mucker CapitalAccelerator · United States · VendorPM l Streamlined Vendor Lifecycle Management, Proto | 2 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Crosslink CapitalVenture capital · United States · Forma.ai, BlackBerry | 2 | 9 | Sep 2026 |
 Summit PartnersVenture capital · United States · Visier, Jobber | 2 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 FUSEVenture capital · United States · Quandri, Bolster Built | 2 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Spider CapitalVenture capital · CoLab Software, DevCycle | 2 | 7 | Aug 2026 |
 Sumeru Equity PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Q4, 3GTMS | 2 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 Plaza VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Q4, LANDR | 2 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
The most backed startups in Canada
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Employment Hero | 8 |
 Clio | 5 |
 Jobber | 4 |
 CoLab Software | 4 |
 Novisto | 4 |
 Bolster Built | 4 |
 Gobridgit | 4 |
 Unito | 3 |
 VendorPM l Streamlined Vendor Lifecycle Management | 3 |
 Delight | 3 |
 Synervoz | 3 |
 Forma.ai | 3 |
 Vena Solutions | 3 |
 Validere | 3 |
 Ritual | 3 |
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Who invests in software and SaaS startups in Canada?
52 investors hold two or more software and SaaS startups in Canada each, 112 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (20), Garage Capital (11) and Techstars (9). 14 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.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,417 portfoliosUpdated 9 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0