Innovacorp is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Halifax, Canada, dedicated to supporting knowledge-based startups in Nova Scotia. Established in 1995, Innovacorp focuses on helping entrepreneurs commercialize their technologies for the global market. The firm combines venture capital investment with business mentoring and offers incubation facilities to foster the growth of early-stage companies. Through its comprehensive approach, Innovacorp aims to enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region.
Build Ventures is a Halifax-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies across Atlantic Canada. Founded in 2013, it focuses on sectors such as information technology, clean technology, life sciences, and life sciences tools and services, investing after the seed round to help founders build scalable businesses in large markets. Typical investments range from CAD 1 million to CAD 5 million, with initial commitments of CAD 0.5 million to CAD 2 million. The firm brings operational and investment experience to assist founders in navigating growth, team development, and product-market fit within the Atlantic Canadian ecosystem.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures is an investor-led venture capital firm based in Kirkland, Washington, focused on climate and energy technology. It makes minority investments across seed, early, and later stages in companies delivering environmental services, climate technology, and cleantech solutions. The firm seeks scalable technologies that provide reliable, affordable power while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supports innovations that address energy access, infrastructure, and transportation needs. Its mission emphasizes patient, impact-oriented investing to accelerate the transition to low-emission energy systems.
Island Capital Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Charlottetown, Canada, established in 2017. The firm focuses on investing in high-growth potential entrepreneurs and startups located in Prince Edward Island. By supporting local businesses, Island Capital Partners aims to foster innovation and drive economic development within the region.
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.
Founded in 1995, SOSV is a global venture capital firm headquartered in New Jersey. It focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments in deep tech innovations, primarily in bio-tech/life sciences and hardware/robotics sectors, with a commitment to human and planetary health.
Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Quebec. Established in 1983, the firm specializes in investing in small and medium-sized businesses across various sectors, including natural resources, aerospace, agri-food, life sciences, and culture. It primarily focuses on projects that require funding of $3 million or more and provides loans up to $2 million. The firm actively seeks investment opportunities in Quebec, particularly in regions such as Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montérégie. Fonds de solidarité FTQ invests in a range of activities, including business succession, financial restructuring, and market development, while avoiding sectors like retail, real estate, and biotechnology. It typically engages in equity financing and unsecured debt with investment horizons ranging from five to ten years. The firm aims to support projects that positively impact the Quebec economy and often takes either minority or majority stakes in its portfolio companies.
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.
Established in 2020 by Amazon, the Climate Pledge Fund is dedicated to investing in innovative companies that focus on sustainable technologies and services. With an initial commitment of $2 billion, it aims to facilitate a transition to a low-carbon economy.
Taronga Group is an investment management firm based in Sydney, Australia, established in 2015. The firm focuses on venture capital and fund management, with a particular emphasis on the technology sector, including energy, utilities, infrastructure, logistics, and digital construction. Taronga Group aims to provide innovative solutions that create lasting value for investors and the communities it serves. In addition to its investment activities, the firm supports technology companies through initiatives like RealtechX, which connects them with corporates and government agencies. By concentrating on smart assets and data analytics, Taronga Group seeks to foster innovation and drive growth in the sectors it invests in.
Founded in 2020, 2150 is a venture capital firm headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It invests in technology companies focused on shaping sustainable cities of the future.
Founded in Toronto in 2007, Lumira Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on investments in biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, and consumer health companies. With offices across North America, the firm invests primarily in Canada and the United States, typically allocating between USD 5 million to USD 15 million per investment. Lumira Ventures actively supports its portfolio companies by facilitating access to funding sources, partners, and market opportunities.
Founded in 2013, Matchstick Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It supports the creation and growth of early-stage technology companies, primarily focusing on seed-stage investments across various sectors such as business products, services, information technology, and TMT.
Bread and Butter Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2017, it invests at the seed stage in sectors such as foodtech, digital health and enterprise software as a service, with a global investment remit and strong access to regional and corporate networks. The firm is led by Brett Brohl and Mary Grove.
Dynamo Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, founded in 2016. It focuses on seed-stage investing in the supply chain and mobility sectors, supporting founding teams building market-defining, enterprise-focused companies and prioritizing pre-seed and seed opportunities.
Dane Creek Capital provides financial and management support to emerging companies in the companion animal sector through strategic investments. The firm focuses on long-term opportunities, considering current trends and shifts in pet owner demographics. Its primary area of interest is pet food products that utilize sustainable ingredients, reflecting a commitment to environmentally responsible practices while addressing the evolving needs of pet owners.
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF), established in 2003, is a Canadian venture capital firm based in Fredericton. It invests in early-stage, growth-oriented companies and applied research projects, primarily in New Brunswick. Unlike traditional financial institutions, NBIF invests in companies' equity and provides funding to research projects with commercialization potential. The foundation's unique approach involves attaching certain rights to developed intellectual property to facilitate its commercialization. NBIF manages $40 million and has helped leverage over $160 million in additional capital for its portfolio companies and researchers. Its mission is to foster innovation and create commercial opportunities in New Brunswick's strategic industries.
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.
East Valley Ventures is an angel investment group and community of entrepreneurs based in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, with a focus on early-stage technology startups across Atlantic Canada. Founded in 2011, it seeks opportunities in the information and communications technology sector and supports Atlantic Canadian founders in turning early ideas into meaningful, enduring technology companies through capital and guidance.
Samsung Venture Investment Corporation is the corporate venture arm of Samsung Electronics, founded in 1999 and based in Seoul. It maintains a global presence with activity in innovation hubs such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, London, Tel Aviv, Bangalore, Tokyo, and Beijing, and it backs emerging technology startups across Europe, Asia, and North America. The firm sources and invests in technology companies at multiple stages, from early-stage to pre-IPO, focusing on areas including semiconductors, materials, mobile services, internet, software, security, and enterprise solutions, as well as bioengineering and medical tech. Its investment approach targets companies developing AI, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, cybersecurity, 5G, next generation displays, battery technology, digital health, and insurtech, among others, to support shaping future technologies.
Auxly Cannabis Group finances and supports cannabis cultivation facilities, enabling partners to maintain autonomy while accelerating market entry. In exchange for financing, Auxly receives equity and a share of cultivation yield.
Founded in 2005, Champlain Financial is a Montreal-based merchant bank that invests in small to mid-market companies. Its team of seasoned professionals offers strategic direction and operational expertise to portfolio companies, focusing on sectors such as consumer goods, retail distribution, healthcare, and niche manufacturing.
Azure Capital Partners, established in 2000, is a San Francisco-based private equity firm with additional offices in Menlo Park and Calgary. The firm specializes in post-seed and Series A investments, focusing on early-stage technology and consumer goods companies. Azure Capital Partners seeks to invest in sectors such as software, media, infrastructure technologies, mobile, and communications services, aiming to provide portfolio companies with a competitive edge through innovative products and time-to-market advantages.
Brightpath Capital Partners invests in high-growth businesses led by talented management teams, focusing on the San Francisco Bay Area and Western United States. They provide innovative investment solutions rooted in thorough research and a disciplined investment process, aiming to generate both economic and social value.
CIBC Capital Partners is a Toronto-based investment firm specializing in direct, fund, and mezzanine investments. It provides subordinated debt and equity to mid- and late-stage private or public companies for growth financing, acquisitions, management buyouts, and recapitalizations. The firm prefers investments in later-stage companies undergoing financial restructurings, with a focus on sectors such as Industrials, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Financials, and Technology. It typically invests CAD10-20 million ($9.81-$19.61 million) per company, based primarily in Canada, Europe, and Australia.
Panache Ventures is a Canadian early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in technology startups. Founded in 2018, it maintains an office network across Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, and San Francisco. The firm backs companies in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain, virtual reality, enterprise software and data analytics, fintech, digital health, B2B software, consumer tech, property technology, and supply chain, among other technology-driven sectors. Panache seeks to support ambitious startups with potential for scale, emphasizing opportunities in Canada while enabling cross-border activity into the United States.
Sandpiper Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Halifax, Canada. It concentrates on investing in women-led technology companies and aims to challenge the venture capital landscape by supporting women founders and investors.
Founded in 2013, Better Food Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies that aim to transform and improve the food and agriculture sectors through scalable technologies such as mobile computing, IoT, robotics, data analytics, AI, and collaborative platforms.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco and Geneva, focused on backing technology-driven startups across Europe, North America, and beyond. The firm specializes in high technology and life sciences, and invests across early and growth stages in sectors such as artificial intelligence, software, data, fintech, healthcare, media, mobility, open source, and security. Since its founding in 1996, Index Ventures has partnered with ambitious entrepreneurs to turn bold ideas into global businesses, providing strategic guidance and capital to help companies scale. Notable portfolio companies include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell, reflecting the firm’s track record of supporting market-changing technology companies.
Founded in 2010, SVG Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. It focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies operating within the agrifood, supply chain, sustainability, and climate sectors.
Food-X is a leading food innovation accelerator based in New York, recognized for its role in supporting food entrepreneurs in rapidly bringing their products and services to market. Established in 2014, Food-X partners with early-stage companies across the food supply chain, including sectors such as food technology, health, and consumer packaged goods. The accelerator focuses its investments primarily in the United States, providing funding of up to $50,000 per team for a 7 to 10 percent equity stake. Food-X typically supports 10 to 12 companies in each three-and-a-half-month program, leveraging its affiliation with SOSV, a global venture capital fund with extensive experience in various industries. Its commitment to fostering innovation in food-related ventures has earned it recognition as one of the most innovative companies in the sector.
Founded in 2015, FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on stage-agnostic investments in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investment range varies from $50,000 to $5,000,000, typically at seed or series A stages.
Concrete Ventures is a venture capital investment firm established in 2019 and based in Halifax, Canada. It specializes in pre-seed funding, primarily targeting software and internet businesses within Canada. The firm is dedicated to fostering a "by founders, for founders" culture, emphasizing its commitment to being a value-add investor. Concrete Ventures takes a thoughtful approach to building its portfolio, focusing on innovative creators in Atlantic Canada.
Rho Capital Partners is a principal investment firm established in 1981 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Palo Alto and Montreal. It pursues direct investments and fund of funds strategies, targeting seed through growth stages across technology, media, communications, healthcare, life sciences, energy technology, and related fields, including software (notably SaaS), mobile, semiconductors, and IT. The firm pursues global opportunities, with activity in North America and Europe, and has historically invested in ventures across early to late stages, taking minority and majority positions. It operates four divisions—Rho Ventures, Rho Canada Ventures, Rho Fund Investors, and Rho Acceleration—through which it backs high-growth entrepreneurs and helps scale innovative companies. The firm also invests in venture capital funds and aims to support companies that redefine industries, emphasizing unconventional ideas and long-term impact.
Founded in 2018, Beresford Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Delray Beach, Florida. It funds early-stage startups globally, focusing on disruptive technologies across sectors such as financial services, information technology, artificial intelligence, and SaaS.
Real Ventures is a Canada-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2007 and based in Montreal. It backs early-stage Canadian technology startups and supports entrepreneurs who aim to build successful, global companies. The firm provides stage-specific guidance, mentorship, and access to networks and resources to accelerate founders' growth. By strengthening the Canadian startup ecosystem, Real Ventures helps teams with product development, go-to-market planning, and fundraising through connections to experienced operators, partners, and peers. Its active portfolio includes more than 100 companies valued at about $10 billion, illustrating its broad impact on Canada's technology landscape.
Established in 2012, AQC Capital is a Montreal-based venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage (pre-seed and seed) technology companies within the province of Quebec.
Anges Québec is a network of more than 230 angel investors focused on accelerating innovation in Québec by providing capital and time to early-stage companies across sectors. The collective has invested more than 80 million in the Québec economy, making more than 210 investments in over 115 innovative companies. Through its professional development center, Anges Québec supports its members with ongoing knowledge and skills development in investment practice.
Anges Québec, established in 2008, is a Montreal-based venture capital firm that operates an angel investor network. It specializes in seed and early-stage investments, primarily in manufacturing, healthcare, renewable energy, retail, and technology sectors across Canada. The firm connects experienced investors with entrepreneurs seeking funding, with individual investments ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 and group investments from $250,000 to $1,000,000 per project. Anges Québec's extensive network and expertise make it a significant player in Canada's startup ecosystem.
Ontario Centres of Excellence, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization based in Toronto, Canada, dedicated to enhancing the Ontario economy through the commercialization of innovative research. Established in 1987, it focuses on accelerating industry research and development by investing in collaborative projects between academia and industry. The organization provides early-stage seed financing to startups, supports the commercialization of academic research through licensing and spin-off companies, and promotes skills development for a skilled workforce. Its investment arm specializes in seed, startup, and early-stage investments primarily in sectors such as energy and environment, advanced manufacturing, advanced health technologies, and information and communications technologies. Ontario Centres of Excellence aims to drive economic growth by fostering innovation and supporting the success of emerging companies in Ontario.
LaunchCapital, established in 2008, is a venture capital firm headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, with additional offices in Boston, New York, and San Francisco. The company invests in early-stage startups, focusing on seed rounds with investments typically ranging from $50,000 to $150,000. LaunchCapital supports entrepreneurs across various sectors, including commerce, marketplace, consumer, media, entertainment, enterprise software, emerging tech, data, finance, healthcare, and medical technology. The firm employs two distinct investment strategies: LaunchCapital Ventures, which follows a traditional equity model for high-growth opportunities, and LaunchCapital Small Business, which offers a blend of equity and debt financing for businesses with linear growth expectations and local or regional reach.
Founded in 2015, Colle Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, and fintech.
Afore Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs product-centric founders at the pre-seed stage exclusively. It invests in technology companies across the United States, including software, fintech, information technology, marketplaces, and related services, with a focus on business and consumer services and SaaS. The team brings extensive product experience and investing know-how, with 16 years of product leadership and seven years of institutional investing, and often leads pre-seed rounds as an institutional investor alongside high-value angels. Typical initial rounds range from roughly $0.3 million to $1.5 million. The firm emphasizes supporting founders on day zero, prioritizing a strong product-led approach before traction develops.
Inovia Capital is a Montreal-based venture capital firm that backs software-enabled startups with global ambitions. The firm operates as a full-stack investor across early and growth stages, providing capital, coaching, and access to a broad network of talent in Canada, the United States, and Europe. It focuses on software-as-a-service and related sectors such as commerce, digital health, enterprise platforms, the future of work, security, travel, and hospitality, and emphasizes an operator mindset to help founders build influential and enduring businesses.
R/GA Ventures, an initiative of the global advertising agency R/GA, supports early and growth-stage startups focused on connected products and services. Based in London, with a global reach mirroring R/GA's international presence, the Ventures team offers more than just financial capital. They provide access to R/GA's creative talent, extensive client network, and innovative program partners. Their flexible financing terms accommodate businesses at various stages of funding and growth, investing at current market valuations. By connecting startups with industry leaders, R/GA Ventures fosters innovation and disruption in the Internet of Things and connected spaces sectors.
Founded in 2015, Backed VC is a London-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in technology companies across Europe. They provide founders with extensive support systems to aid company growth and international expansion.
Lockheed Martin Ventures, established in 2014, is a venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation. It focuses on investing in early-stage companies specializing in advanced technologies such as autonomous systems, cybersecurity, space technologies, and artificial intelligence.
Four Rivers Group, established in 2006, is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in high-growth technology companies worldwide. It focuses on providing expansion capital to market-leading tech firms, with no set minimum investment size or ownership percentage. The firm often invests at the seed stage, serving as the first institutional capital for many of its portfolio companies.
Founded in Montreal, Canada in 2006, CTI Life Sciences is a venture capital firm focusing on investments in the life sciences sector. It primarily invests in biotechnology, medical technology, and pharmaceutical companies at the pre-clinical to proof-of-concept stages, with a secondary focus on proof-of-concept to Phase III stages. The firm prefers investments in North America, particularly the United States and Canada.