Top 5 Celebrity Startup Investors in Canada (May 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Dream Maker Ventures (DMV)
VC Fund
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2 | Canada, United States | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, Fashion | |
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Slaight Communications
VC Fund
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1 | Canada | Series B, Seed | Music, Retail, Big Data | |
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Export Development Canada
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, India | Series B, Series A | Software, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing | $4M–$20M |
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Stephen Tapp
Angel
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1 | Canada | Seed | Celebrity, Social Media, Enterprise Software | |
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MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $363k–$15M |
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Investing in early-stage tech companies with founding teams inclusive of diverse entrepreneurs such as #Women and #PersonsofColour.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Fashion
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Canada, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 29
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
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- GoBolt — Logistics, Simplified. GoBolt is building a sustainable, first-party supply chain network. Delivering an end-to-end customer experience.
- NextGen Blockchain Technologies — Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Finance
Slaight Communications, Inc. manages the internet radio portal Iceberg radio. The company has strategic alliances with Sirius Satellite Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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- Industry: Music, Retail, Big Data
- Stage:Series B, Seed
- Geography: Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- SHOP.CA — SHOP.CA is the first multi-merchant marketplace built for Canadians, and managed by Canadians.In June of 2012 the site launched and now has millions of products, across 28 categories, and includes over 5000 brands.SHOP.CA provides Canadians with the brands, products and services they need and want from trusted retailers, manufacturers andservice providers, all through one universal shopping cart and one account. Through a cloud based Marketplace-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform, SHOP.CA makes it easy for approved partners to list, price and sell their products and services they have online and/or offline to Canadians, through a single destination.By integrating social elements into the eCommerce platform and user experience, SHOP.CA engages and rewards Canadians for every purchase and for social activities that lead to purchases.
- LANDR — LANDR empowers musicians to create and get heard. As a pioneer in big data and machine learning for the music industry, LANDR provides millions of independent artists and labels with a single space to learn about, collaborate on, master, release and monetize music online. Since launching in 2014, LANDR has consistently built tools that level theplaying field for musicians, combining into a self-serve platform that is affordable and invaluable at every stage of the music creation lifecycle.
- Influicity — Influicity works with brands and agencies on a wide variety of digital media aspects, from influencer marketing to custom podcasts and beyond.
Export Development Canada (EDC) is a Crown corporation dedicated to assisting Canadian businesses of all sizes in achieving global success. It provides them with the tools they need to grow their business with confidence, including trade knowledge, financial solutions, equity, insurance, and connections.
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- Industry: Software, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: Canada, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 134
- Round size: Series A $4M–$15M; Series B $4.4M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Niricson — Niricson Software has developed a proprietary damage assessment software platform paired with a patent-pending drone-based data collection technology that helps infrastructure owners inspect their structures (e.g. hydro dams) in a way that is more accurate, five times faster, and 50% more cost-effective. Niricson is differentiated by its ability toautomatically detect and quantify not only surface damage, but also subsurface damage.
- Koios Intelligence — MISSIONKoïos Intelligence is on a mission to Improve the insurance value chain using conversational AI.Our platform Olivo is built for insurance customers with the goal of eliminating waiting time, reducing operational costs and offering an unprecedented customer experience. Based on Natural Language Processing and state-of-the-art ArtificialIntelligence, Olivo is made to answer new customer needs and expectations in today’s digital world.
- Vive Crop Protection — Vive makes effective and sustainable pesticides for organic and non-organic production. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Stephen Tapp - Territory Vice President, Head of Canada @ WeWork
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- Industry: Celebrity, Social Media, Enterprise Software
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Influicity — Influicity works with brands and agencies on a wide variety of digital media aspects, from influencer marketing to custom podcasts and beyond.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Canada, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 139
- Round size: Seed $363k–$3M; Pre-Seed $367k–$1M; Series A $6.8M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2014
Portfolio highlights
- ODAIA — Empowering Pharma's Next Generation of Engagement with HCPs
- Vivid Machines — Digitizing permanent crop production | Vivid Machines | Ontario
- InnerSpace — InnerSpace is the fastest way to transform your business and power the hybrid workplace strategy. Transforming workplace experience with insights into how people use a space and create innovative solutions that drive revenue and improve operations to hybrid offices.
Celebrity Investor funding in Canada at a glance
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