Investors in British Columbia

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BDC Capital

Founded in 1953, BDC Capital is a Canadian investment firm specializing in growth and expansion financing. It focuses on information technology, technology, energy, cleantech, and healthcare sectors across Canada.
Made 82 investments in British Columbia

Yaletown Partners

Yaletown Partners is a venture capital firm based in Vancouver, Canada, investing in seed to growth-stage software, data, and device technologies across Canada. It backs companies applying data and technology to digitally transform traditional industries, enhance operational efficiency, and support sustainability and climate-change resilience. The firm targets opportunities that modernize services, real estate, infrastructure, and other sectors, helping drive growth while improving productivity. With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montréal, and Toronto, Yaletown leverages a national team with deep technology sector experience and a broad industry network to support portfolio companies.
Made 28 investments in British Columbia

Sustainable Development Technology Canada

Established in 2001, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a Canadian organization that funds and supports innovative cleantech projects. It focuses on moving groundbreaking technologies to market, creating jobs, driving economic growth, and promoting environmental benefits. SDTC operates independently but collaborates with various stakeholders from private industry, academia, and governments.
Made 32 investments in British Columbia

SOSV

SOSV is a global venture capital firm that supports early-stage startups through active, founder-first development programs. Its flagship initiatives HAX and IndieBio provide facilities, engineering resources, services, and laboratory equipment to accelerate product development and prepare companies for subsequent funding rounds. SOSV focuses on deep technology across health, environmental, and cross-border software sectors, aiming to solve human and planetary health challenges. In addition to providing capital, the firm emphasizes intensive programmatic support to help portfolio companies move quickly from seed toward growth, including customer acquisition and scale. The firm operates globally with a bias toward startups targeting rapid international expansion, especially in Asia, and tends to back a small cohort of high-potential companies to accelerate their progress and attract leading investors.
Made 20 investments in British Columbia

WUTIF Capital

Founded in 2003, WUTIF Capital is an angel investment group based in Vancouver, Canada. It co-invests with angel investors in early-stage technology ventures across various sectors such as communications, information technology, health and life sciences technologies, physical sciences, energy, and fuel cells.
Made 27 investments in British Columbia

Lyra Growth Partners

Lyra Growth Partners is a Vancouver-based investment firm established in 2015 that concentrates on emerging consumer brands. It provides non-institutional capital and brand-savvy coaching to help these companies accelerate growth and maximize value, with a focus on nurturing strong relationships between brands and consumers. The firm targets fast-growing consumer businesses with multi-million dollar revenues and seeks opportunities across personal care, health and wellness, food and beverage, lifestyle, and beauty sectors, supporting sustainable scale and positive corporate culture.
Made 8 investments in British Columbia

Rhino Ventures

Rhino Ventures is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that focuses on technology companies. The firm seeks to provide strategic capital that extends the founding team’s capacity beyond funding, prioritizing tangible value-add and alignment between funder and founder. Emphasizing trust and shared values, Rhino Ventures invests in individuals and aims to support startups through stages from early development to growth and eventual exit. The approach centers on partnering with teams where there is clear complementary value, long-term entrepreneurial ambition, and a commitment to building durable businesses rather than pursuing fast fundraising alone.
Made 11 investments in British Columbia

InBC Investment

Established in 2021, InBC Investment is a strategic investment fund headquartered in Victoria, Canada. It focuses on investing in small and medium-sized businesses based in British Columbia.
Made 4 investments in British Columbia

Nimbus Synergies

Nimbus Synergies is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that focuses on early-stage investments in digital health and health technology companies in British Columbia. The firm leads financing rounds and supports portfolio companies by coordinating resources, industry knowledge, and relationships to accelerate growth, while acting as investor, partner, and mentor. It emphasizes collaboration at the intersection of life sciences and technology to improve health outcomes and is aligned with Discovery Parks as part of its group of companies. Nimbus seeks BC-led innovation and aims to strengthen the province’s digital health ecosystem through focused, hands-on support for startups.
Made 4 investments in British Columbia

LOI Venture

LOI Venture is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 that makes early-stage investments in Canadian startups, supporting founders across the country and directing capital to growth-focused opportunities in Canada.
Made 1 investment in British Columbia

Chrysalix Venture Capital

Founded in 2001, Chrysalix is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Vancouver. It invests in and supports innovative technologies addressing global industrial demands, with a focus on clean-tech, renewable energy, agriculture, AI, data analytics, and advanced materials.
Made 18 investments in British Columbia

Ventures West

Ventures West is one of Canada's largest privately owned venture capital companies. It provides capital and a broad range of resources to its investments. The firm employs ten technology investment managers and runs an Entrepreneur-In-Residence program, reflecting more than 120 years of combined technology venture investing and hands-on operating experience. It has a proven track record, strong leadership, extensive contacts in North American technology, financial, and venture capital circles, and the ability to assemble investor syndicates.
Made 5 investments in British Columbia

Spirit Blockchain Capital

Spirit Blockchain Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. It provides capital to the blockchain ecosystem through activities such as lending, staking, streaming, web3 technology, and mining, and targets investments in blockchain, artificial intelligence, and analytics. The firm maintains additional offices in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, reflecting its international presence and focus on supporting blockchain and related technologies across regions.

Angels with Attitude

Angels with Attitude is an investment company established in 2000, based in Seattle, Washington. It operates as an angel group, utilizing a dedicated pool of capital referred to as an "active angel fund." The firm focuses on investing in regions where its members are located, primarily along the West Coast from Vancouver, British Columbia, to San Diego, and the East Coast from Boston to Washington, DC. Angels with Attitude targets sectors that promote sustainability, including clean and renewable energy, conservation, environmental technology, sustainable transportation, healthy organic foods, and education.

ALAMidas Capital Partners

Founded in 1994, ALAMidas Capital Partners is a Vancouver-based investment management company that provides capital and interim executive management services to its investees. They specialize in health, technology, and mining sectors, offering strategic planning, corporate finance, legal compliance, business development, and reorganization services.

Victory Square Technologies

Victory Square Technologies is a venture capital firm established in 2015 and based in Vancouver, Canada. The firm focuses on accelerating technology startups across various sectors, including digital health, Web3, gaming, the creator economy, NFTs, and the metaverse. By investing in innovative ideas, Victory Square Technologies aims to support entrepreneurs in their endeavors and facilitate the growth of emerging technologies.
Made 8 investments in British Columbia

Pangaea Ventures

Pangaea Ventures is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm founded in 2000 that provides early- to growth-stage funding for technology-driven and materials-intensive ventures. It concentrates on hard tech and advanced materials across energy, electronics, health, nanotechnology, chemistry, and cleantech, pursuing solutions in energy generation and storage, energy efficiency, and environmental materials. The firm backs companies addressing fundamental global challenges such as climate change, food and water security, and health outcomes, with a preference for commercial products and enabling technologies. It typically seeks significant minority stakes, aims to hold board representation, and positions itself as a lead investor while remaining open to co-investment. While headquartered in Vancouver, it operates with additional offices in Phoenix and Hillsborough and focuses on opportunities in North America and Europe. The firm emphasizes impact-oriented investing across incubation, startup, and growth phases, supporting portfolio companies through multiple growth stages.
Made 6 investments in British Columbia

Panache Ventures

Panache Ventures is a Canadian venture capital firm founded in 2018 that specializes in early-stage investments, primarily at pre-seed and seed rounds. Based in Montreal and active across Canada, the firm backs technology‑driven startups in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain, virtual reality, enterprise software, data analytics, fintech, digital health, consumer tech, proptech, and supply chain. It maintains offices in Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, and San Francisco, reflecting cross-border activity and a broad geographic footprint. Panache Ventures focuses on supporting software and other technology products with strong growth potential from initial funding toward market traction.
Made 5 investments in British Columbia

TenX Ventures

TenX Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Vancouver, Canada. The firm focuses on investing in passionate entrepreneurs at the intersection of determination, belief, and innovation. TenX Ventures primarily targets companies in sectors such as software as a service (SaaS), robotics, artificial intelligence, fintech, and cannabis. By supporting innovative startups, the firm aims to contribute to the development of groundbreaking solutions and technologies.
Made 3 investments in British Columbia

Pallasite Ventures

Pallasite Ventures is a venture capital firm that specializes in mezzanine and seed financing for early-stage, high-growth companies. Founded in 2012 by David Light, the firm has its primary office in Chicago, Illinois, and an additional office in Vancouver, Canada. Pallasite Ventures focuses on investing in a diverse range of industries, particularly targeting technology and consumer product sectors. The firm seeks opportunities in various metropolitan areas, including Vancouver, San Francisco, Boston, Denver, Chicago, and Toronto, aiming to support innovative companies as they scale.
Made 11 investments in British Columbia

Quark Venture

Quark Venture is a Vancouver, Canada-based venture capital firm focused on equity investments in biotechnology and health sciences companies with breakthrough technology platforms and projects.
Made 7 investments in British Columbia

Tiny

Tiny is a cloud-based ERP for micro and small enterprises, automating invoicing, e-commerce requests, inventory control, financial management, and billing. Founded in 2012 and based in Bento Gonçalves, Brazil.
Made 7 investments in British Columbia

Evok Innovations

Evok Innovations is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that focuses on cleantech and accelerating the energy transition. It invests across North America in early-stage decarbonization technologies, including carbon management, clean fuels, electrification, and critical minerals.
Made 4 investments in British Columbia

Voyager Capital

Voyager Capital is a Seattle-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage and growth technology investments, including software, analytics, cloud infrastructure, AI and related fields. The firm backs B2B companies and often participates in first venture rounds, offering domain expertise, go-to-market and team-building resources to help portfolio companies scale into market leaders. It operates with a Pacific Northwest emphasis and maintains an office in Portland, connecting to Western Canada as part of its geographic focus.
Made 3 investments in British Columbia

Renewal Funds

Renewal Funds is a Vancouver-based mission-driven venture capital firm that backs early-stage and early-growth companies in Canada and the United States. It focuses on sustainable technologies and practices, including organics and environmental technology, with an emphasis on the sustainability of food, water and climate. The firm invests across sectors such as energy, water, mobility, the built environment, food and agriculture, and the circular economy.
Made 6 investments in British Columbia

Syniad Innovations

Founded in 2016, Syniad Innovations is a venture studio based in Vancouver, Canada. It specializes in creating value for shareholders by commercializing intellectual property from Canadian universities. Syniad's expertise lies in managing this process from identifying pioneering researchers with suitable IP to developing businesses and establishing commercial partnerships.
Made 2 investments in British Columbia

7 Gate Ventures

7 Gate Ventures is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm established in 2015 that provides seed to pre-Series A funding to technology startups. The firm focuses on software, SaaS, cloud services, marketplaces, mobile apps, and data-driven solutions, with additional attention to blockchain, fintech, and healthtech. It targets early-stage companies in enterprise software, marketplaces, healthtech, and medical sectors, drawing on the founders' experience as serial entrepreneurs to offer strategic mentorship and valuable industry connections. By backing innovative software and analytics-driven ventures, 7 Gate Ventures supports the growth of the technology ecosystem in Vancouver and beyond.
Made 5 investments in British Columbia

Mindset Venture Group

Founded in 1997, Mindset Venture Group is a Vancouver-based boutique investment firm focusing on early-stage companies with rapid growth potential. It specializes in seed to Series A investments across SaaS, fintech, healthtech, and consumer product & services businesses located in the United States and Canada. The firm typically invests $0.1 million to $0.5 million alongside a lead investor, aiming for an exit within 7 to 10 years.
Made 4 investments in British Columbia

Active Impact Investments

Founded in 2018, Active Impact Investments is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm dedicated to supporting environmental sustainability through profitable investment. It manages three funds with over $140M in assets, focusing on early-stage climate tech companies with significant growth potential and revenues between $200K to $3M.
Made 2 investments in British Columbia

Discovery Capital

Discovery Capital Corporation was a venture capital firm based in Port Coquitlam, Canada, founded in 1986. The firm specialized in seed, startup, early, and late-stage investments, focusing on companies located in British Columbia. Its investment portfolio included sectors such as information technology, with an emphasis on hardware and software, communications, particularly in wireless and networking solutions, and health and life sciences, concentrating on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, Discovery Capital targeted advanced technologies related to environmental and energy solutions, including clean technology and alternative energy sources. The firm aimed for successful exits from its investments, typically through initial public offerings or sales of portfolio companies, and was committed to supporting small businesses that qualified under the Small Business Venture Capital Act.
Made 9 investments in British Columbia

Relentless Pursuit Partners

Relentless Venture Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Vancouver, Canada, established in 2008. The fund focuses on investing in preventative and proactive technology solutions that enhance health, activity, and longevity. It targets a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare, digital health, health technology, manufacturing, and wellness. By investing primarily in the United States and Canada, Relentless Venture Fund aims to support innovative companies that optimize health outcomes through advanced technology.
Made 3 investments in British Columbia

BC Advantage Funds

BC Advantage Funds was a venture capital firm based in British Columbia, specializing in investments in early-stage life science, technology, and clean technology companies. Founded in 2003, the firm gained recognition for its strong performance, notably receiving the Canadian Venture Capital Association 'Deal of the Year' award in 2006 for achieving a remarkable 23.4X return on its investment in Aspreva Pharmaceuticals. Additionally, its Advantage Life Science Fund I delivered the highest five-year returns of any retail fund in Canada from 2006 to 2008. However, following the financial crisis of 2008-2009, the firm faced significant challenges in growing and financing its portfolio companies. In July 2016, the Board of Directors determined that the best course of action for maximizing shareholder value was to liquidate and dissolve the company. A special meeting of shareholders was held to approve this decision, leading to the distribution of the company’s remaining assets to shareholders.
Made 8 investments in British Columbia

Mohr Davidow Ventures

Mohr Davidow Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 1983 and headquartered in San Mateo. It specializes in seed, early-stage and growth investments in technology companies across the United States, with focus areas spanning information technology, software and cloud services, analytics, digital media, e-commerce, and life sciences. The firm seeks to back entrepreneurs whose innovations enable large-scale, digitally engaged markets by leveraging mobile, cloud computing and data analytics. It funds companies across several sectors, including digital marketing, healthcare technology, energy and other tech-enabled industries, and operates in major U.S. tech hubs such as Silicon Valley and neighboring regions. The firm manages substantial capital, reflecting a history of backing companies that aim to redefine markets and scale rapidly.
Made 3 investments in British Columbia

Weave VC

Established in 2022 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Weave VC is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in Western Canadian companies.
Made 1 investment in British Columbia

Amplitude Ventures

Amplitude Ventures is a Canadian venture capital firm focused on healthcare and life sciences. Based in Montreal with offices in Toronto and Vancouver, it invests in emerging Canadian companies across the healthcare, biotechnology and health-tech sectors, and its funds extend investments to North America and Europe. Since 2019, the firm has raised and deployed capital to back Canadian precision medicine and related ventures, emphasizing building world-class management teams and helping companies scale through strategic, evidence-based capital.
Made 2 investments in British Columbia

WELL Health Technologies

WELL Health Technologies operates a portfolio of primary healthcare clinics and provides digital health services, including electronic medical records software and telehealth services. As of late 2020, it operated around 20 clinics and served approximately 2,000 clinics across Canada. The company aims to empower healthcare providers with innovative digital tools, reducing administrative tasks and increasing patient interaction.
Made 6 investments in British Columbia

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz and based in Menlo Park, California. It funds startups across the entire lifecycle, from seed to growth, with a broad focus on software and technology-enabled businesses. The firm backs companies in software, cloud infrastructure, digital platforms, data storage, and mobile and Internet services, as well as sectors at the intersection of technology with life sciences, such as bio healthcare and computational medicine. Its investments span artificial intelligence, fintech, consumer and enterprise software, crypto and blockchain, cybersecurity, and related infrastructure. Through strategic guidance and a hands-on approach, the firm aims to help portfolio companies scale and innovate.
Made 11 investments in British Columbia

Morningside

Morningside is a venture capital firm that funds companies with novel science and technology. It pursues a long-term, value-building approach and emphasizes ethical conduct. Based in the greater Boston area, the firm has experienced professionals with backgrounds across life sciences, digital health, artificial intelligence, materials and technology. Established in 1986 as a family office for the Chan family, Morningside has supported education, research and healthcare through charitable commitments to institutions such as the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, UMass Chan Medical School, and the MIT Morningside Academy for Design.
Made 2 investments in British Columbia

Raven Indigenous Capital Partners

Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is a venture capital firm based in Vancouver, Canada, with additional offices in Ottawa and New York. Founded in 2017, the firm focuses on early-stage investments in Indigenous social enterprises across North America. Raven Indigenous Capital Partners aims to revitalize the Indigenous economy by facilitating impact investing in thematic areas such as information technology, environmental services, alternative energy, green technology, ecological tourism, and natural products. The firm primarily invests between $0.25 million and $3.5 million in companies that demonstrate commercial viability, scalability, and measurable benefits to Indigenous communities. In addition to funding, Raven also offers advisory services, operating under traditional Indigenous protocols and principles to ensure their investments align with the well-being of people and the planet.

KORE Mining

KORE Mining focuses on precious metal exploration and development in North America. It holds the Imperial and Long Valley gold development projects in California, United States, and the FG Gold and Gold Creek exploration projects in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada. The projects offer multimillion-ounce gold development opportunities and have the potential for near-surface, open-pit, heap-leachable deposits. The exploration portfolio shows strong discovery potential within an established mining district, combining relatively low technical risk with meaningful advancement potential.

Matrix Asset Management

Matrix Asset Management is a wealth management company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, offering services to both individual and institutional investors throughout Canada. Established in 1998, the company operates through three divisions: GrowthWorks Capital Ltd, a venture capital firm; Matrix Funds Management Inc; and SEAMARK Asset Management Ltd. Each division specializes in different aspects of asset management, providing a comprehensive range of investment solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of its clients.
Made 2 investments in British Columbia

Northview Ventures

Northview LifeSciences is a principal investment and consulting firm based in Vancouver, Canada, with a focus on the life sciences sector. The firm, previously known as NorthView Ventures Inc., specializes in strategic investments while also offering consulting services that include strategy development, market research, and transactional support. The team comprises former investment bankers and biotech executives who possess extensive experience in capital markets, finance strategy, and business development. This expertise allows Northview LifeSciences to provide practical guidance grounded in real-world transactional experience, effectively supporting clients in their business development activities within the life sciences industry.
Made 1 investment in British Columbia

Mobio Technologies

Mobio Technologies develops the Mobio INsider platform, which engages fans with content co-created by stars they admire, connecting brands to desired audiences. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC.
Made 1 investment in British Columbia

AVAC Group

AVAC Ltd. is a Calgary-based venture capital firm established in 1997, specializing in direct and fund-of-fund investments primarily in early-stage companies. The firm focuses on sectors such as agricultural technology, clean technology, and life sciences, with particular attention to value-added agribusiness, medical devices, and information and communication technologies. AVAC invests in pre-commercial and growth-stage companies, often providing capital in amounts up to $0.5 million. Its investment strategy emphasizes active involvement in portfolio companies, including participation on boards and management teams. Additionally, AVAC may grant funds to public research and not-for-profit organizations dedicated to agrivalue initiatives. The firm primarily targets companies located in Alberta, aiming to foster innovation and development within its investment sectors.

Campfire Capital

Founded in 2014, Campfire Capital is a venture capital firm based in Vancouver, Canada. The firm specializes in investing in the consumer and retail sectors, with a focus on apparel, footwear, and food & beverage sub-industries. Backed by over 30 former and current lululemon executives and other industry leaders, Campfire Capital offers operational support and expertise to its portfolio companies.

Women's Equity Lab

Founded in 2017 and based in Victoria, Canada, Women's Equity Lab is an angel investment group that also engages in venture capital investments. It focuses on funding women-led businesses across North America and provides opportunities for women to participate in early-stage investing in a cooperative and empowering environment.

Gustavson Capital

Gustavson Capital Corporation is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Victoria, British Columbia. Established in 2016, the firm specializes in growth equity investments in small to mid-sized privately held companies across various sectors. Gustavson Capital focuses on businesses that have progressed beyond the early stage, including new market entrants, corporate reorganizations, strategic acquisitions, and those pursuing organic growth. The firm typically invests between $1 million and $5 million, with a particular emphasis on opportunities in North America, predominantly in the United States and Canada.

Bellingham Angel Investors

Bellingham Angel Investors, established in 2005, is an angel investment network comprising up to 50 accredited investors focused on early to mid-stage companies in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, particularly in Whatcom, Skagit, and Island counties. The group seeks investment opportunities primarily in the healthcare and technology sectors. Bellingham Angel Investors favors companies with strong management teams, products or services backed by intellectual property, existing revenue-generating customers, and a defined exit strategy. By concentrating on these criteria, the network aims to support the growth of promising startups in the region.

Robson Financial Group

Robson Financial Group is a Vancouver-based private equity investment firm established in 2016. It concentrates its investments across Canada in sectors such as life sciences, technology, real estate, energy, infrastructure, financial services, viticulture, agriculture, and consumer finance. The firm provides financial solutions and supports capital markets activities, including raising equity and debt, enabling go-public transactions, and completing mergers and acquisitions, as well as venture capital financing. Through a focus on private and public market opportunities, Robson Financial Group aims to facilitate growth and strategic transformation for its portfolio companies and clients, leveraging cross-sector expertise and a disciplined investment approach.

Caerus Capital Partners

Caerus Capital Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Vancouver, Canada. The firm focuses on investing in a diverse range of sectors, including health sciences, biotechnology, plant medicines, food systems, energy metals, and various advanced materials such as copper, lithium, and rare earth metals. Additionally, Caerus Capital is interested in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and clean technology. The firm aims to support innovations that contribute to a prosperous future and believes in the potential of scientific ecosystems and commodities to drive economic growth.