# Top 40 ESports VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Canada in May 2026 ## 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. ## BITKRAFT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain We provide early- and mid-stage venture capital and expertise for extraordinary founders in gaming, esports, and interactive media. ## KB Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Highland Park, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Sports, Software, Information Technology We invest in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology. ## Union Square Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City. ## Everblue Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, eSports Everblue Management is a family office for the hedge fund managers. ## Deep Space Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dallas, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: eSports, Software, Gaming Deep Space Ventures is an early stage investor in great ideas and amazing leaders. The team has demonstrated a track record of engaging with talented leaders using innovative solutions to create value across a wide array of industries.The investment focus is primarily on markets where incredible innovation is taking place, the cost to operate abusiness is relatively low, and there is a lack of seed capital available relative to the early stage opportunities that exist. Some people call these markets "flyover cities" or "tier 2 and tier 3" startup ecosystems. We consider them to be the capital efficient markets where our capital and strategic value can go a long way to help a founding team achieve their goals.Current primary focus areas are B2B Software and Esports. ## Broad Street Bulls - Type: VC Fund - Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Broad Street Bulls VC invests in companies, ideas, and founders in Saskatchewan and the prairies at the pre-seed and seed stage. It offers capital, mentorship, and support to founders of early-stage technology and high growth start-ups in industries ready for disruption.The company is driven by a vision to become a valuable partner forearly-stage tech companies and support them as they scale up beyond the prairies. It hopes to create an outsized impact on the ecosystem and economy.Broad Street Bulls was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan. ## QueensBridge Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet QueensBridge Venture Partners invests in technology companies in highly competitive and visible markets.The company's collective experience has shaped our approach to investing by allowing us to quickly recognize and capitalize on key trends. Furthermore, by focusing on co-investment opportunities with leading venture capital funds and angelinvestors in Silicon Valley, we have unique access to very attractive companies.Successful venture capital investing is highly influenced by a network of reputable investors. QBVP aligns itself with firms that have proven their ability to source and invest in the next generation of leading technology companies in Silicon Valley and emerging markets. We bring capital along with our network of industry veterans and corporate relationships to accelerate the development of the companies in which we co-invest. We seek to partner with firms that generate the most value among VCs and back the companies that reach enterprise value of over $1 billion on a regular basis.The general partners of QBVP are industry veterans in consumer products & services, media & entertainment, and financial services. We have (i) advised tech, media, and entertainment companies in raising over $20 billion of capital at bulge bracket Wall Street firms (e.g. Goldman Sachs; Deutsche Bank) (ii) started over twenty businesses, (iii) produced and/or recorded six number 1 albums on the Billboard 200, (iv) sold over 25 million records worldwide, (v) have products in over 3,000 stores. ## First Serve Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: eSports, Sales, E-Commerce First Serve Partners is a venture capital firm investing in sports, media, entertainment, and consumer industries.The VC firm is an active, hands-on investor, using their unique perspective, strategic relationships, and experience in engaging emerging generations - millennials and Gen-Zers - to capitalize on what’s new and what’s next.FoundersWaylon Ian Chin and Joey Brander established the firm in Boca Raton, Florida. ## NewBound Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Sports, E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment NewBound VC is an early stage venture capital firm partnering with entrepreneurs who challenge what's "possible". ## Thirty Five Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Sports, FinTech Thirty Five Ventures is a startup founded by basketball star Kevin Durant that invests in tech companies. ## Dapper Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency Dapper Labs uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences that are made for you and ready for the real world. ## Origins Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Sports, Gaming, eSports We back legendary consumer founders with an unfair advantage from seed to series A. Funding meets influence. ## Alliance of Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seattle, Washington, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Mobile Largest and most active angel group in the Pacific Northwest ## Angel One Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS Angel One Network Inc. is a member-based, not-for-profit organization. ## Meta - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence Meta is a social technology company that enables people to connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Previously known as Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg announced the company's rebrand to Meta on October 28, 2021, at the company's annual Connect Conference.Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in Menlo Park, California in 2004. Withmillions of more users, [Friendster] attempted to acquire the company for $10 million in mid-2004. Facebook turned down the offer and subsequently received $12.7 million in funding from [Accel Partners] at a valuation of around $100 million. Facebook continued to grow opening up to high school students in September 2005 and adding a photo-sharing feature the next month. The next spring, Facebook received $25 million in funding from [Greylock Partners] and [Meritech Capital] as well as previous investors [Accel Partners] and [Peter Thiel]. The pre-money valuation for this deal was about $525 million. Facebook subsequently opened up to work networks eventually amassing over 20,000 work networks. Finally, in September 2006, Facebook was opened to anyone with an email address.Facebook continued to receive funding most notably in January 2011 receiving $1.5 billion and valuing the company at $50 billion. A year later in February 2012, Facebook announced that it was filing for its long-anticipated initial public offering. The company went public on May 18, 2012 opening in [NASDAQ] with shares trading at $42.05.Facebook announced positive numbers in February 2012 upon filing for its IPO. As of July 2013, over 1.15 billion users have logged into Facebook every month and 669 million users daily. Mobile users now make up half of Facebook’s user base with 819 million monthly active. Facebook is one of the most trafficked sites in the United States. Additionally, Facebook is the top photo-sharing site with 250 million photos uploaded per day.The company has a strategic partnership with AXA Group to develop marketing and commercial collaboration in the digital, social, and mobile sphere.Meta is currently the owner of many applications and services such as Facebook App, Instagram, Whatsapp, Oculus VR, Pagemodo Pagebuilder, [RSS Graffiti], Huddle, and more. Facebook is the world’s largest social network with over 2.9 billion monthly active users. ## Sprout Fund LP - Type: VC Fund - Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services Sprout Fund invests in seed- and early-stage companies with Series-A funding potential. The fund leverages the collective experience of its Managing and Limited Partners to mentor and fund high-potential technology companies. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. ## WME - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, Social Media William Morris Endeavor (also known as WME) is one of the world's largest talent agencies, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York, Nashville, London, and Miami. The company was formed in 2009, following the merger of Endeavor and the William Morris Agency. WME also advises some of the world's most recognized consumer brands to createentertainment-based marketing solutions and invests in companies across the digital media landscape. WME is headquartered in Beverly Hills with offices in New York, London, Nashville and Miami.WME represents elite artists across every entertainment sector, specifically film, television, music, theatre, advertising, literature and digital media. It also advises top consumer brands and provides clients with unique marketing solutions across social media, mobile and gaming platforms. ## Alumni Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Alumni Ventures offers diversified venture portfolios to accredited investors into highly competitive deals that individuals typically do not have access to on their own. ## 305 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Software, Gaming 305 Ventures is an early stage VC fund run by active founders investing in other founders. ## Government of Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Debt Financing - Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology The Government of Canada is making it easier for Canadians to find and access government information and services online through its central website, Canada.ca. The website is the single entry point for all government information and services available online and is accessible using any device with an Internet connection, including tablets ormobile phones. Its portal shows how government works, its priorities, laws, finances, transparency, digital government, and policies. ## Golden Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Secocha Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Internet, Software Secocha Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early stage startups. ## AAF Management Ltd. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stage technology companies in North America. ## Innovacorp - Type: VC Fund - Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Archer Gray - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Media and Entertainment, Crowdfunding, Artificial Intelligence Archer Gray is a media production, finance and venture investment company driven by for a passion for innovation, integrity, and results. ## Valhalla Private Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Marketing, Apps Valhalla Private Capital offers investor and startup, angel investing, private equity and debt funds, and global accelerator programs to meet the lifecycle needs of both businesses and investors. In 2017, Danny Way established the firm in Calgary, Alberta. ## Business Development Bank of Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - 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. ## 6th Man Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software 6th Man Ventures is an early stage crypto VC firm investing in web3 applications & infrastructure6MV was born from a love of web3 in practice and principle, founded and run by a group who both see the potential and actively work to bring projects to life every day. That makes us incredible partners to have on your journey.6th Man Ventureswas established in March 2021 in New York, United States. ## August Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce At August Capital we take Venture Capital personally ## Position Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Mobile Apps, Software, SaaS Your story is your strategy. At Position Ventures, we work alongside founders to help them position their business and tell their story. ## Social Starts - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Valhalla Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Valhalla Ventures backs visionary founders at the forefront of movements driven by Gen Z & Millennials. ## 3GP Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sports, eSports, Media and Entertainment 3GP Capital is an investment firm. ## Maple VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Payments, FinTech Maple VC is an angel fund that focuses on founders with Canadian roots. ## Atrium Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: eSports, Software, Marketing An Entrepreneur Led Investment Fund ## Even Odds Investments - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sports, eSports, Media and Entertainment Even Odds Investments is an investment firm. ## Deep Fork Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Deep Fork Capital (DFC) is a $30mm seed-focused venture capital fund in San Francisco focused on providing equity capital and convertible debt financing to companies in the consumer technology, digital media, and enterprise spaces. The firm's initial investment size typically ranges from $250k to $500k. Current DFC portfolio companies includeAlgorithmia, Dataminr, Educents, Transfix, StatMuse, Boxed, DealPath, and Canopy, among others. ## Cherry Tree Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Mobile Apps, Software, E-Commerce Invest in top tier VC funds as well as direct co-investment ## CASSIUS Family - Type: VC Fund - Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Gaming, Health Care Early stage VC focused on the consumer internet and brands that will shape tomorrow's culture. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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