# Top 50 Community VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Canada in October 2023 ## Panache Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Canada's leading nationwide pre-seed venture fund. ## N49P - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Machine Learning N49P is a venture capital firm focused on ideas to seed-stage Canadian technology startups. ## Real Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 7 - 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 ## Inovia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 7 - 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. ## Yaletown Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 7 - 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. ## Ontario Centres of Excellence - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 6 - 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 ## The 51 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Grant - Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Software Women-powered capital building the Financial Feminist Economy. ## Anges Quebec - Type: VC Fund - Location: Quebec, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence Value-added investors for innovative entrepreneurs. ## Green Acre Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Cannabis, Consumer Goods, Marketing Green Acre Capital is a private investment fund dedicated exclusively to the Canadian medical and recreational cannabis industry. The fund invests in sectors across the cannabis value chain including production, research, consumer products and retail. ## Mantella Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, E-Commerce Mantella Venture Partners is a $20M early stage fund with a hands-on approach to building technology companies. We invest in exceptional entrepreneurs building market-altering mobile and Internet software businesses. At MVP we invest early.We invest alone, or alongside other value-added venture and angel investors that share the belief thatfounder/investor alignment is key to building successful companies and profitable exits. After investment, our portfolio companies benefit from active, hands-on involvement in all phases of growth, including product development, business development, marketing, financing, and team development. If you're looking for partners for your whole journey, not just money, get us involved early. ## BDC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - 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: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Working with Ontario talent to develop World Class Companies Learn More ## Btomorrow Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Food and Beverage Btomorrow Ventures (BTV) is the corporate venturing unit of BAT. BAT is building A Better Tomorrow by reducing the health impact of its business by transforming into a truly consumer-centric multi-category CPG company. We are dedicated to partnering with ambitious and passionate entrepreneurs to realise their vision by providing a platform toenhance innovation and accelerate growth. ## 2048 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology We back visionary founders who are building technologies of the future.2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven earliest stage venture capital firm. We are founders, experienced operators, nerds and dreamers obsessed with the future. We've backed over 200 startups and have the experience and conviction to lead your pre-seed.We are systemsthinkers, engineers, and product junkies. We think about the future non-stop and are ready to understand and back you before anyone else. When we decide to invest, we write you a check and then help you close the rest of the round. If you are a mission-driven team, with strong founder market-fit and a vision for what the future should look like, then we would love to meet you. We love serial founders, but we are also very excited about being the first to believe in underdogs, immigrants, and diverse founders who are going on their first founder journey.2048 Ventures is the earliest stage venture capital firm. They are a team of founders, experienced operators, nerds, and dreamers obsessed with the future. They provide capital and hands-on help for founders at the earliest stage. ## ff Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence ff Venture Capital (ffVC) is a technology venture capital firm investing in some of the strongest growth areas to date, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, drones, enterprise cloud software, and crowdfunding. The firm identifies and invests in technology and technology-enabled companies at its inception acrossgeographies and emerging industries. With three partners and an acceleration team of 20+ investment and operations professionals, ffVC actively participates with founders to develop products, target markets, and accelerate growth. Since 2008, ffVC has invested in over 100 companies and has helped to create companies with an aggregate market value exceeding $6 billion. ## Garage Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Built by founders, for founders. Garage Capital helps best-in-class companies jump from garage to growth. ## Telegraph Hill Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software Telegraph Hill Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on start-up companies primarily in North America. ## ScaleUP Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence ScaleUP Ventures is a venture capital firm that supports creative entrepreneurs and assists with investments. It is focused on early-stage venture capital with a preference for Business-to-Business opportunities. The firm was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. ## Good News Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning We invest in founders who are driven to push the limits of what is possible ## ClearAngel - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Women's Clearco is the fastest, most affordable way for founders to fund their business. Connect your sales and marketing accounts to get started. ## 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. ## InnoStart Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Video Games, Financial Services, E-Commerce InnoStart Capital is a small venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments. ## Bedrock c - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Bedrock: In Search of Narrative Violations ## Brightspark Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Innovacorp - Type: VC Fund - Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Grant - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Innovacorp is an early-stage venture capital firm that helps knowledge-based startups commercialize their technologies in the global marketplace. It invests in early stage Nova Scotia entrepreneurs, combining venture capital with business mentoring and incubation facilities. Innovacorp was established in 1995 and based in Halifax, Canada. ## Futurpreneur - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed, Grant - Focus: Education, Mobile Apps, Child Care If you want to start a business in Canada, Futurepreneur will give mentorship, financing, and resources. Learn about our impact across Canada. ## Innovate Calgary - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device Innovate Calgary is a central innovation hub at the University of Calgary. See our programs and fundings and learn more about our innovation hubs here. ## Vectr - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services Vectr is a venture firm based in Hong Kong. They combine investment, creation and growth to deliver game-changing impact to teams ready to tackle global issues, transform industries and improve the lives of millions.That combines capital, creation and partnership to deliver game-changing impact. We strive to be the ideal partner for founders thatare building transformation products and looking to expand their businesses into asia. ## BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services BDC Capital Women in Technology (WIT) Fund is one of the world’s largest venture capital funds ## Golden Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## Business Development Bank of Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## MEDTEQ+ - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology A voice in setting the standards, best practices and processes in health technologies ; a privileged access to 190+ members ## 7 Gate Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care 7 Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups from Seed to pre-Series A in the technology industry, with a sector focus on software, SaaS, cloud services, marketplaces, mobile apps and solutions, Big Data/Analytics, Blockchain, FinTech, and HealthTech. Assembled by a group of serial entrepreneursspecializing in tech, operational expertise, and venture capital. 7 Gate Ventures brings key industry connections, decades of international venture-building experience and foresight to effectively strategize, mentor, and scale new businesses. 7 Gate Ventures was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. ## Tribune Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, SaaS, Software Tribune Capital is a venture capital firm located in Weyburn, SK. ## Hardy Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Community/Lifestyle, Sports, Internet Hardy Capital invest in high growth companies with the potential to out execute the competition.Hardy Capital is a Canadian merchant bank established to foster the growth of young businesses. With a history of international transactions including; acquisitions throughout Northern Europe ( Sweden, Holland, Germany and the UK ) the United Statesand Asia ( Japan, Singapore ). Public company listings on the OMX: Europe, TSX: Canada and the NASDAQ: Usa. Along with both public and private financings throughout Europe, Asia and North America.With dedicated assets of over $100M, Their mission is to help build and grow businesses that have the potential to achieve market leading positions primarily in the consumer space. They are especially interested in businesses that are disruptive to large very profitable incumbent monopolies and use new technology to improve customer experiences. With acute interest in transactions focused around Optical, Fin-tech, Real estate and Insurance disruption. They understand and can support businesses by helping them navigate the complex nature of growth in the global marketplace and fast track the company to the right investor or mentor groups. ## TELUS Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series C, Series B - Focus: Software, Hardware, IT TELUS Ventures strives to seamlessly connect millions of people, companies, and communities by strategically investing in the most advanced and innovative solutions that have the potential to drive significant growth, impact and scale and are strategically aligned to the broader TELUS mandate. ## Victress Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Software, E-Commerce Victress Capital invests in technology-enabled consumer startups led by diverse leadership. It provides visionary and diverse founding teams in the consumer space with capital and resources for growth by leveraging its 40+ years of consumer operating and investing experience. The firm was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Boston,Massachusetts. ## Canada media fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Grant - Focus: Mobile, Software, Augmented Reality The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances and promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for all audiovisual media platforms. ## Cake Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Health Care, Apps, Family Cake Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies. We're investing in where we're going, not where we came from. ## Byye group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Database Their founders, David Martin and Nancy Knowlton, have done it before when they started SMART Technologies Inc. Over 25 years, they grew a two-person start-up into a global market leader with annual revenues just under $800 million. They created products like the SMART Board interactive whiteboard that transformed the way millions of people aroundthe world worked and learned. They are determined to do it again and have assembled a team to begin the task. ## Structure Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Mobile, Internet, Marketplace We are Structure Capital. We help passionate teams build great companies by investing seed-stage capital, time, experience and relationships ## White Star Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Financial, Internet Our presence, perspective and people enable us to partner closely with founders to help them define this future. ## Haywood Securities Inc. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Post-IPO Equity, Angel, Post-IPO Secondary - Focus: Mining, Mineral, Mining Technology Haywood Securities is an investment firm that invests in the institutional and retail markets. ## CVP Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS CVP Management is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, startup, early Series A, and early stage investments. It does not invest in life sciences, medical devices and energy production companies as well as businesses that require $5 million to $10 million of upfront capital before validating the concept. CVP Management seeks to invest inbeta, working prototype, and go-to-market stages. It prefers to invest in Information Technology infrastructure with focus on software application, internet, digital media, digital marketing, vertical SAAS, cloud, embedded software, mobile, financial service technologies, and cutting-edge information technology ventures. CVP Management invests in companies based in the Northeast corridor with a concentration on Boston, New York and Toronto. It typically invests between 0.1 million and $1 million and for Seed and Series A rounds it invests between $1 million and $3.5 million. CVP Management invests in companies with enterprise value of $5 million. It prefers to have a seat on the company’s board of directors in its portfolio companies. CVP Management prefers to invest in preferred stock. It began operation on June 1, 1998, with its headquarters in Cambridge in Massachusetts with an additional office in Boston, Massachusetts. ## Sandpiper Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Wellness, Productivity Tools We provide a platform where women investors and founders can radically disrupt the venture capital environment. ## Relentless Pursuit Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Relentless Pursuit Partners is an early stage fund dedicated to investing in preventative and proactive technology solutions that optimize health, activity and longevity. ## Illuminate Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oakland, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Analytics, Software, SaaS Enterprise Cloud and Mobile startup venture capital investor. ## Bessemer Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Redwood City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS For the entrepreneurs who want to create revolutions of their own. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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