# Top 50 Big Data Startup Investors in Canada in May 2026 ## Real Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 15 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Real Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on serving daring entrepreneurs with the ambition to create successful, global companies. Since 2007, Real Ventures has dedicated itself to building the Canadian startup ecosystem on the belief that people, not money, build game-changing companies. Real Ventures provides stage-specific guidance,mentorship, and access to networks and resources to fast-track founders’ personal and company growth. Real Ventures manages $325 million across five funds and its active portfolio of 100+ companies is currently valued at $10 billion. www.realventures.com ## BDC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets. The company helps create and develop strongCanadian businesses through financing, consulting services and securitization, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.BDC Venture Capital has been involved in venture capital since 1975 and has to date invested in more than 400 companies involved in the areas of Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Advanced Technologies. ## MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Working with Ontario talent to develop World Class Companies Learn More ## Inovia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce We support entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey and build technology companies that generate a positive impact on society. ## Ontario Centres of Excellence - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care The Ontario Centres of Excellence invests in projects and people to accelerate industry R&D to impact the Ontario economy through the commercialization of leading edge research.OCE invests in- Industry-Academic collaborative research- Commercialization of academic research through licensing and spin off companies- Early stage seedfinancing of start-ups- Skills development for high quality personnelThe Ontario Centres of Excellence is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1987. Core funding is provided by the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation ## Panache Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Canada's leading nationwide pre-seed venture fund. ## Luge Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance Luge Capital is a fintech focused venture capital fund, investing in early-stage teams shaping the way the world experiences financial services. We are an experienced team with value added investors and a deep industry network to help founders build successful companies. ## Mistral Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Mistral Venture Partners is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. The firm invests in startups that solve critical business problems, regardless of the business model– enterprise software, B2B SaaS, marketplaces, etc. It also partners with founders who value experience, commitment, and the higheststandards of integrity and respect. ## Bluesky Equities - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Analytics, Information Technology Bluesky is one of the most active seed-stage investors in B2B SaaS companies in Canada. ## Golden Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Golden Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital fund, based in Toronto and investing across North America. We back bold teams and their transformative ideas. ## Anges Quebec - Type: VC Fund - Location: Quebec, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence Value-added investors for innovative entrepreneurs. ## INP Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Financial Services, Biotechnology INP Capital is a global private-market investor with international offices in Canada, Australia, China, UK and Germany. We back and invest in entrepreneurs looking to change the world. We are committed to building long-term relationships with our investors, investment partners and colleagues. ## Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software MaRS Innovation (MI) is a commercialization engine that integrates, centralizes and accelerates time to market of the discovery and intellectual property assets from its 15 world-class research institutions. MI’s discovery and innovation pipeline is derived from $1 billion in annual R&D funding. Created as a not-for-profit organizationthrough the Government of Canada’s Center of Excellence for Commercialization and Research program (CECR), MI has raised $50 million from federal and provincial governments, member institutions and industry partners. MI’s vision is to transform the Toronto-based research enterprise into one of world’s most successful commercialization clusters.Through detailed, market facing due diligence, MI identifies opportunities from Canada’s largest academic cluster for further development and commercialization through project management, intellectual property management, investment and technology development. By crossing the innovation gap, MI transforms these opportunities into successful high-value licensing transactions and financeable start-up companies. ## Hedgewood - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, E-Commerce Hedgewood is an investment firm active in venture capital, internet businesses, real estate, specialty finance, asset management, and private equity. ## E-Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Software The E-Fund (VANTEC Entrepreneurs Fund VCC Inc.) was established in 2011 to invest in promising new ventures in British Columbia in a wide range of industry sectors. They are focused on co-investing with other angel investors and early-stage venture capital firms in seed-stage companies with high growth opportunities.The E-Fund involvesspecific investors in the investment due diligence process depending on their industry experience and knowledge and their particular technical expertise. It is their goal to become the ‘Go-to Braintrust’ for active and in-depth angel investing. ## Yaletown Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology Yaletown Partners specializes in investing in software, data, and device technologies. It invests in technology companies that improve industry and enterprise productivity and sustainability, to help accelerate their growth, shorten exit timeframes, and accomplish strong exit premiums.With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montréal, and a growingpresence in Toronto, Yaletown is led by a national team that contributes almost 100 years of technology-industry experience and a network of extensive industry relationships. ## Business Development Bank of Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. We support small and medium-sized businesses in all industries and at every stage of growth with money and advice. We are the Business Development Bank of Canada. ## OMERS Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care OMERS Ventures Home Page. ## Impression Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software VC firm focused on investing in FinTech and related technology companies. ## YUL Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: SaaS, Machine Learning, Information Technology YUL Ventures is an early stage private fund that is sponsored by entrepreneurs and invests in technology businesses. The company is situated in Canada and it was founded in 2013 by Pascal Pilon ## Valar Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel. Valar partners with entrepreneurs globally and believes that an increasing number of transformative technology companies will be started outside of Silicon Valley, and that the founders of those companies will benefit from having a partner that understands their unique challenges andopportunities. ## Soma Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Soma Capital is venture capital fund that focuses on investing in software to automate the world across all sectors and geographies. ## Cycle Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Energy, Electronics Cycle Capital is a pioneer in Canadian Cleantech venture capital fund management investing in companies at the development and commercialization stages in North America. Founded in 2009 by Andrée-Lise Méthot, Founder and Managing Partner, Cycle Capital’s Platform has become an important venture capital investor of the Cleantech industry with its 3funds totaling $230M Assets Under Management (AUM). Cycle Capital is looking to invests in promising ventures that are not capital intensive and/or that can benefit from the leverage brought by Cycle Capital extensive network of investors, strategic partners and advisors.In addition to its core investments, Cycle Capital targets companies with high growth potential – especially those with strong intellectual property, leading edge technologies and with exceptional management talent that would benefit from the firm’s network of strategic industrial partners and expert advisors. With its core investment and business expertise, Cycle Capital plays an active role adding meaningful and tangible value to its portfolio companies at all stages of their life. ## Uncork Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that commits early, helps with the hard stuff, and sticks around. ## Density Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care Early stage investor, co-investments in North America & Europe. We write small cheques and help with making companies investable for others. Focus: Machine Learning in Health, Industrial. Focus going forward: climate positive startups with real impact (Energy generation, distribution, conservation, mobility, zero waste) ## Vanedge Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics Vanedge Capital is a venture capital firm which invests in the enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, security, digital media and cloud computing sectors. The firm targets companies that are post-revenue with a fast-growing user base and have demonstrated product market fit. ## Unpopular Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services The best companies, off the beaten path. ## Space Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Aerospace, Space Travel, Satellite Communication Space Capital is an early-stage space venture capital fund focused on unlocking the value in space technology stacks. Start to invest in the future of humanity! ## Desjardins Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lévis, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing Desjardins Capital makes it easy to grow your business with financial and strategic support. Investment capital and venture capital can help you meet your business goals. ## Intel Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santa Clara, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software Intel Capital is uniquely positioned to help build the companies of tomorrow. Our investment team is backed with deep domain knowledge and the resources of Intel to assist companies in their paths to success. ## Horizons Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Software Investing in the deep science and technology that can propel humanity towards a radically better future. ## Globalive Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS Globalive Capital is an investment company based in Canada. The Firm makes investments primarily in the telecommunications and real estate with co-investment activities alongside venture capital funds. ## Kibo Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Kibo Ventures, based in Madrid (Spain) is a VC Fund focused on early-stage investments in digital companies. Kibo Ventures manages $130 million from a mix of institutional and private investors, including IEF, Telefonica, the Spanish Government (through CDTI), Mutua Madrileña (Spain's largest insurance company) and Axis (ICO's 25year-old private equity arm).Specifically, Kibo likes to invest in companies which combine exceptional and committed teams, aiming to digitalize a product or service in a big-enough market with international potential. Kibo is managed by an experienced team of professionals with a solid track record, who are actively involved in the companies in which they invest. Kibo follows a stage-investment approach and financially supports portfolio companies as they grow, whilst promoting co-investment from valuable investors. ## Rho Canada Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce Rho Canada Ventures is a division of Rho Capital Partners focusing on early-stage investing in Canada’s most innovative technology companies.The Rho Canada Ventures team comprises a unique combination of entrepreneurial, operational, and venture investment experience in the United States and Canada. With a combined 80 years of experience, RhoCanada Ventures offers entrepreneurs the expertise to turn Canadian innovators into global leaders. Rho Canada Ventures' portfolio companies are a diverse group of investments that span new media, mobile applications, wireless infrastructure, semiconductors and materials, and software. ## Conconi Growth Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Conconi Growth Partners is committed to helping exceptional entrepreneurs build great companies. ## VA Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology VA Angels, one of Canada’s leading angel investment groups, has member locations in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna and Winnipeg. Since 2003 they have done 57 deals worth $28.5 million and are one of the most active angel groups in Canada. ## First Ascent Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS First Ascent Ventures was founded in 2015 and invests in emerging technology companies that are building the next generation of disruptive, enterprise B2B software that leverages the cloud, big data, analytics, mobility, AI and machine learning. ## Hike Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning Hike Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in artificial intelligence and machine learning. ## Capital Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Our goal is to build the region's entrepreneurial community, to make the region the best place to start a business and to facilitate access to investment opportunities for qualified investors. ## Atlas Venture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics Atlas Venture is an early-stage venture capital firm that creates and invests in biotech startup companies led by promising entrepreneurs focusing on life sciences innovation. Its seed-led venture creation strategy rigorously selects and focuses investment on the most compelling opportunities to build scalable businesses and realize value. ## MaC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors. ## Toba Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Newport Beach, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Toba Capital is an investment firm committed to helping create incredible technology companies. We specialize in business applications, IT, and internet infrastructure markets. ## Social Starts - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence Social Starts is a $60M+ venture capital partnership with a uniquely data-driven approach to investing in moment-of-inception and Series A financing rounds. ## Heron Rock Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS Tom Williams | Heron Rock. Angel investments. ## Brightspark Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Machine Learning, SaaS Brightspark Ventures invests in early stage Canadian software companies.Brightspark has been investing in the Canadian VC industry since 1999. Over the last 20 years, the company has refined its focus to the point where it choose what it believes to be the best early-stage opportunities in the market. The company's goal is to findexceptional startups, and work closely with these companies as they grow to achieve stellar returns.We have structured our investments to allow individual accredited investors to invest with us. We have found that individual investors share the same goals as us when investing: they too want to invest in startups with CEOs that are focused on creating massive returns.This model also benefits our portfolio companies, who appreciate having a network of investors they don’t necessarily have to "manage". By leading the investment and actively working as the gatekeeper for the company, Brightspark ensures that the company can grow to its full potential without being distracted or becoming unfocused. This model attracts some of the best companies in Canada. ## SK Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Robotics, Analytics A seed stage firm that focuses on investing in science-driven startups. ## In-Q-Tel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence In-Q-Tel identifies and partners with companies developing cutting-edge technologies to help deliver these solutions to the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) to further their missions. ## Sanders Lee - Type: Angel - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Big Data, Software Sanders Lee is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Hope Well. He previously worked in Groundbreak Ventures as a Founder and Partner. Sanders Lee attended the University of Augsburg. ## BreakawayGrowth Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series E - Focus: Software, Computer, Internet UPDATE: Chris Albinson is taking on a new role as CEO at Communitech on May 16th, 2021 - read more about his decision here. Chris and the team at BreakawayG ... ## Angel One Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS Angel One Network Inc. is a member-based, not-for-profit organization. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co