# Top 50 Education Startup Investors in Canada in May 2026 ## 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. ## 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 ## 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 ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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 ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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 ## 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 ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## Roger Martin - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Finance Roger Martin is Premier’s Chair in Productivity & Competitiveness and Academic Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management. From 1998 to 2013, he served as Dean. Previously, he spent 13 years as a Director of Monitor Company, a global strategy consulting firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where heserved as co-head of the firm for two years. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## RFI - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Pre-Seed and Seed StageVenture Investing We aim to lead the first institutional round for exceptional founders building highly scalable software platforms. We leverage our experience as founders and operators along with customer connections to accelerate the growth of our portfolio companies. Portfolio Exits Prioritize what you can control al February 3, 2022 Founders often ask ## Liquid 2 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech Liquid2 Ventures provides technology startups with seed-stage investments and is based in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma. ## Point Nine - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage Internet investments in areas like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile.The fund and its managers, Pawel Chudzinski and Christoph Janz have backed a number of highly successful Internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio,Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk from their earliest stages. ## Alex Khein - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: CRM, SaaS, Video Alex Khein is a Chief Executive Officer at BlueBay Asset Management. ## 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. ## 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. ## Fresco Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Education, SaaS Investing at the intersection of people and technology. ## Liyuan Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: Higher Education, Video, Consumer Goods 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. ## Accel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce First partner to exceptional teams everywhere ## Global Founders Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel. ## 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. ## 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. ## Vanedge Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Georgian Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, B2B, Internet Connecting angel investors with entrepreneurs to commercialize their innovations. We are the catalysts for your investments or business. Learn more. # 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