# Top 50 EdTech VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Canada in May 2026 ## Real Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 10 - 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: 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. ## BDC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 7 - 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. ## Amplify Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Education, Artificial Intelligence Invest in transformational technologies that can achieve large scale solutions globally. ## Ontario Centres of Excellence - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 7 - 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 ## Rhino Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Software, Education There is more to choosing an investor than selecting the term sheet with the highest valuation. Strategic capital, in its true form, extends the founding team’s capacity. That’s what we do at Rhino. We invest in companies where we can add tangible value. We’ve been on the other side of the table and appreciate the importance of funder and founderalignment. From startup, growth to exit; it is entrepreneurial ambition that drives value, not venture capitalists. We invest in individuals; trust and values fit are a centerpiece in every investment. ## Business Development Bank of Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## 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. ## MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Working with Ontario talent to develop World Class Companies Learn More ## Capital Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## Panache Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Canada's leading nationwide pre-seed venture fund. ## 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. ## HCS Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Insurance, Information Technology, Cyber Security We partner with individuals and corporations to invest in technology - driven companies across Latam, North America and Israel. ## Uncork Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Westdale Properties - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Finance, Education, Insurance Westdale Properties is owns, manages and developes real estate across North America. ## Brightspark Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Maple Leaf Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Health Care, Software, SaaS Maple Leaf Angels are an experienced group of private investors looking for great entrepreneurs, great products and great companies. Bringing together investment, experience and knowledge, we help accelerate companies to become market leaders in their industry.We focus on four main investment areas as follows:- Information Technology- CleanTechnology- Advanced Manufacturing and Materials- Special Opportunities ## Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency - Type: VC Fund - Location: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Debt Financing, Grant, Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency works to create opportunities for economic growth in Atlantic Canada by helping businesses become more competitive, innovative and productive, by working with diverse communities to develop and diversify local economies, and by championing the strengths of Atlantic Canada. Together, with Atlantic Canadians,we are building a stronger economy. ## Reach Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Education, EdTech, E-Learning Reach Capital is the leading venture capital firm focused on education and workforce development, backing the biggest and most beloved brands in teaching and learning. ## Canada media fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Whitecap Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Software, Enterprise Software Whitecap Venture Partners is a Canadian-based Venture Capital fund investing in early stage technology companies. Whitecap is headquartered in Toronto and invests across Canada and the Northeastern US. Since Whitecap’s inception the early 1990s, Whitecap recognises the power of real collaboration between entrepreneurs and investors. This rapportenables them to provide significant value to companies along with strong returns across investment cycles.Whitecap specialises in Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) and Medical Technologies. Whitecap is continually searching for upcoming ventures to support as the next generation of exceptional enterprises. ## Wesley Clover - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Terry Matthews is founder and Chairman of Wesley Clover. Since 1972, Terry has founded or funded more than 100 companies, including Mitel and Newbridge Networks. Today, Wesley Clover has interests around the world in next-generation companies focused on technologies and applications across many industries. ## Honeywell Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Morris Plains, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Honeywell is a Fortune 100 company that invents and manufactures technologies to address tough challenges linked to global macrotrends such as safety, security, and energy. With approximately 129,000 employees worldwide, including more than 19,000 engineers and scientists, we have an unrelenting focus on quality, delivery, value, and technology ineverything we make and do. ## 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 ## 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. ## GrowthWorks Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care Invest in our experienceGrowthWorks* offers you more: more accountability, more experience and more proven know-how to make the most of your investment.A principled approach to adding valueOver the last 20 years, we've built GrowthWorks into one of Canada's venture capital management companies. We've done that by managingfunds that rigorously follow core principles: structure strategic investments in growth-oriented companies, value portfolio assets conservatively, build vital industry connections and minimize risk through diversification. It's a simple formula that delivers powerful results.Regional know-how. National ReachAt GrowthWorks, we offer regionally based retail venture capital funds (RVCs) right across Canada.GrowthWorks specializes in the management of and growth of regionally based venture capital funds. The funds under management include the following RVCs: Working Opportunity Fund, GrowthWorks Commercialization Fund and GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund.Partners in performanceWe have specialized teams in each of our core sectors to identify and structure investments in potential winners. These skilled teams also help create success by helping the companies that GrowthWorks managed funds invest in to grow with strategic management support and advice. This way, the companies get guidance from experienced leaders. In turn, the funds’ investors know that these companies receive direction to help them thrive. ## Relay Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, Apps We view founders as partners. We bring capital, networks, and experience, and our founders bring expertise, teams, and dreams. ## SiriusPoint - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hamilton, Hamilton, Bermuda - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Insurance, InsurTech, Financial Services With $2.9 billion total capital, we are a fast-moving, responsive partner, that combines disciplined underwriting and risk management with pioneering ideas. SiriusPoint Ltd. ## Fondaction - Type: VC Fund - Location: Clarke City, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing - Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software Since its creation in 1996, Fondaction has been based on the belief that it is not only possible to do things differently in the financial and business world, it is a necessity.Fondaction helps Québecers prepare for retirement by offering affordable retirement savings to everyone. The savings collected are invested in companies across Québec.This way, Fondaction helps create and maintain quality jobs, contributing to a stronger, more equitable and greener economy.Created in 1996, Fondaction is a labour-sponsored fund with assets in excess of one billion dollars collected as retirement savings from more than 131,000 shareholders. Fondaction's direct investments and those made through investment funds support the development of more than 1 050 SMEs in different lines of business, in large part involved in various components of the social economy.Fondaction has always been resolutely committed to socially responsible finance, from the moment it was created. The principles of sustainable development are integrated in everything it does. Whether investing in businesses directly or in capital markets, Fondaction always applies the principles of responsible investment to the money entrusted by its savers.Fondaction was one of the first institutions in Québec to make accountability reports an obligation in an effort to improve its practices and contribute to moving sustainable development forward in Québec. It produced its first report on sustainable development in 2006 in accordance with the international standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the highest standards of precision and transparency in economic, social and environmental accountability.In 2010 and 2012, Fondaction remained at the forefront with its 3rd and 4th sustainable development reports, having them reviewed by an independent firm and achieving an application level of A+ from the GRI. Fondaction is the only financial institution in Québec to achieve this level.In 2014, Fondaction tabled its 5th sustainable development report, produced in accordance with the latest GRI guidelines, the G4. Fondaction also opted for Comprehensive compliance, becoming the 1st financial institution in North America and the 9th in the world to voluntarily adhere to these requirements. ## Calian - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: SMS, Email, Hospital Calian delivers innovative solutions that help the world communicate, learn, lead healthy lives and stay safe. Highly specialized solutions for advanced technologies, IT and cyber security, learning and healthcare. ## 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. ## Garage Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## 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 ## N49P - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## FundersClub - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, IT, Other FundersClub focuses on Seed and early stage investments. Investments include Coinbase, Instacart, Flexport, Le Tote, Teespring, Memebox, GitLab.FundersClub is the world's first online venture capital platform. Backed by Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Spark Capital, Intel Capital, Draper, Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, and more;FundersClub Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in the United States. ## Golden Triangle Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Hardware, Internet The Golden Triangle Angelnet is a not-for-profit corporation operating under the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation's Angel Network Program. It is a members-only organization comprised of Angel investors seeking investment opportunities in promising, early-stage businesses. In addition to the financial support, as part of theirall-encompassing commitment to assist the companies they invest in, its Angels often provide valuable mentorship and access to strong relationship capital networks to their investee companies. It is this priceless assistance that aids in the facilitation of learning, networking, and growth. ## GoAhead Ventures - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Other, Data and Analytics GoAhead Ventures is an early stage Venture Capital fund based in Silicon Valley. As a startup ourselves, we are always looking to innovate and break the Venture Capital mold. We are a people-first fund and as such we like to cover a lot of ground and meet talented founders from across the globe. Check out our website to submit your pitch to ourmanaging partners, this is the first step for all founders that we meet. All 3 of our managing partners review every submission, and from there we give founders a NEXT DAY decision after a partner pitch! We have begun deploying from our new fund and we lead ~40 deals per year. ## Liyuan Venture Capital - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Other, Mobile, Education Liyuan Venture Capital Shares Co,Ltd was established by Liyuan Group in 2006. It is one of the first Chinese venture companies operating freely in the market. Liyuan Venture Capital Shares Co,Ltd focuses on VC/Angel investment, PE, and fund management. The team is composed with the most qualified private equity fund managers specializing inportfolio management and risk control. ## Formentera Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, Health Care, Apps Formentera Capital is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech-enabled companies across the globe. ## Mitacs - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for more than 19 years. Working with 60 universities, more than 6,000 companies, and both federal and provincial governments, we build partnerships that support industrial and social innovation in Canada. ## GSV Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Education, Internet GSV Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs and their companies in the $75 billion learning and talent technology sector. The mission of GSV Ventures is to back innovative learning and talent technology entrepreneurs working to give all people access to the future. ## Calm Company Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Early stage funding, resources, and mentorship for founders building profit-driven calm businesses. ## OMERS Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care OMERS Ventures Home Page. ## TIA Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Seed-stage venture capital fund, based in NYC, Investing in extraordinary companies led by high-execution teams. We deploy in-depth customer research to assess product/market fit. The entrepreneurs we partner with are dedicated to creating powerful, customer-relevant solutions to problems worth solv ## Yaletown Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Bosch Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Invented for life: we want our products to spark enthusiasm, improve quality of life, and help conserve natural resources. ## Globalive Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Hardware, Data and Analytics 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. ## Futurpreneur - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Accel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Internet, IT First partner to exceptional teams everywhere ## NewSchools Venture Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oakland, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Seed, Series A - Focus: Education, Software, Other NewSchools Venture Fund is a not-for-profit organization working to close the achievement gap by funding and supporting entrepreneurs who are creating innovative solutions to the problems in public education so that all children have the opportunity to succeed in college and beyond.Since our founding in 1998, NewSchools has invested $180million in more than 70 nonprofit and for-profit educational organizations working to promote student achievement.Recognizing that neither private charity nor capital markets alone are enough to solve the problem of education inequality, we blend the best of both approaches to ensure an excellent education is available to every child. We actively share what we’ve learned through our investments, bring together educational leaders from across the country, and advocate for smart policies at the federal level. # 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