Investors in Vancouver

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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 35 investments in Vancouver

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 10 investments in Vancouver

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 1 investment in Vancouver

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 3 investments in Vancouver

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 4 investments in Vancouver

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 6 investments in Vancouver

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 2 investments in Vancouver

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 9 investments in Vancouver

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 1 investment in Vancouver

Defined

Defined is an early-stage venture capital firm established in 2014 and based in Vancouver, Canada. The company specializes in investing in founders who are pushing the boundaries of automation, particularly within the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data. By supporting innovative startups, Defined aims to foster advancements that can transform industries and enhance operational efficiencies.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Spirit Blockchain Capital

Founded in Vancouver, Canada in 2021, Spirit Blockchain Capital is a venture capital investment firm focused on bridging blockchain technology to capital markets. The company invests in various aspects of the blockchain ecosystem, including lending, staking, streaming, web3 technology, and mining.

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.

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.

Ventures West

Ventures West is one of Canada's leading privately owned venture capital firms, offering not just capital but also extensive resources to each investment. With over a century of collective experience in technology venture investing and operating, their team comprises ten professional technology investment managers and maintains an active Entrepreneur-In-Residence program. They have a proven track record, deep management expertise, broad industry contacts, and the ability to form investor syndicates.

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 12 investments in Vancouver

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 4 investments in Vancouver

Off the Chain Capital

Off the Chain Capital is an investment firm specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain-based assets, focusing on identifying and managing opportunities across digital currencies and related blockchain technologies.
Made 2 investments in Vancouver

Union Square Ventures

Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2003 that invests across stages from seed to growth in internet-enabled companies. It concentrates on the applications layer of the web, internet services, and mobile platforms that build large networks and benefit from network effects. The firm seeks opportunities where information technology enables scalable business models in sectors such as media, marketing, fintech, climate tech, cryptonetworks, healthcare, and IT-enabled services. Typical initial investments start around $1 million, with larger commitments in select Series A rounds and total checks often reaching up to $20 million per company. It aims to lead investments and maintains active involvement with founders. Primary focus markets include New York, San Francisco, London, and Berlin, reflecting a global footprint with network-driven growth.
Made 4 investments in Vancouver

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 8 investments in Vancouver

Bengal Capital

Established in 2006, Bengal Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in investments within the cannabis industry since 2013. The company provides seed stage and growth capital alongside traditional advisory resources to its operators across various sectors of the cannabis industry.
Made 2 investments in Vancouver

Round13 Capital

Founded in Toronto, Canada in 2013, Round13 Capital is a leading venture and growth equity investment platform. It invests in high-potential companies across various sectors, focusing on long-term support for their growth and development. The firm's experienced team brings expertise and insight to each investment, aiming to create lasting value for investors and portfolio companies.
Made 2 investments in Vancouver

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.

Version One Ventures

Version One Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, founded in 2012. It backs mission-driven founders at the earliest stages and concentrates on consumer internet, software as a service, and mobile companies in North America. The firm focuses on building long-term partnerships with founders, providing capital and strategic guidance to help early-stage ventures reach product-market fit and scale. Its scope includes supporting companies across seed and pre-Series A rounds, with emphasis on sustainable growth, customer traction, and clear value propositions. By focusing on North American opportunities, the firm aims to back ambitious teams solving meaningful problems in technology markets.
Made 5 investments in Vancouver

Gibraltar & Company

Gibraltar & Company is a Toronto-based private equity firm established in 2013 that focuses on venture capital investments in early to mid-stage technology companies. The firm primarily targets consumer-oriented and technology sectors, emphasizing businesses that provide disruptive solutions for small to medium-sized enterprises. Gibraltar invests in various industries, including information technology, e-commerce, media, telecom, and SaaS, with a particular interest in companies that cater to consumers and small businesses. The firm aims to enhance its portfolio companies' growth by offering not only capital but also intellectual support, including sales and marketing expertise and access to senior corporate decision-makers. Gibraltar typically holds investments for an average of five years, reflecting a commitment to fostering company growth during critical funding stages.

Big Basin Partners

Founded in 1997, Big Basin Partners is an early-stage technology investment partnership based in Sammamish, Washington. They specialize in working with entrepreneurs who have not yet raised traditional venture capital funds or may not have a business plan. The firm focuses on helping these entrepreneurs identify their initial target markets to support the growth of their companies.

Rhino Ventures

Founded in 2015 and based in Vancouver, Rhino Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests primarily in the technology sector. The company differentiates itself by focusing on strategic investments where it can provide tangible value beyond capital, aligning with founders' ambitions from startup to exit.
Made 3 investments in Vancouver

Prelude Ventures

Prelude Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 2013, dedicated to investing in early-stage startups that aim to address climate change. The firm focuses on sectors such as advanced energy, food and agriculture, transportation, logistics, advanced materials, manufacturing, and advanced computing. By supporting innovative businesses in these areas, Prelude Ventures seeks to foster the development of the next generation of companies that can significantly impact environmental sustainability and contribute to a more sustainable future.
Made 6 investments in Vancouver

Cycle Capital

Cycle Capital is a Montreal-based venture capital and asset management firm focused on clean technology, agtech and renewable energy. Founded in 2009, it targets development and commercialization-stage companies in North America and China, and supports portfolio growth through its network of strategic partners and advisors. The firm invests across sectors including energy storage and efficiency, green chemistry, clean transportation, smart grids, IoT for resource management, water technologies, big data and smart city solutions, with a preference for minority stakes and hands-on value creation. It maintains offices in Montreal and Toronto, with activity across Canada, the United States and China, and emphasizes helping portfolio companies scale by leveraging its sector expertise, industrial partnerships and advisory resources. Cycle Capital aims to back technology-enabled solutions that address climate change and improve process efficiency throughout a product's life cycle.
Made 6 investments in Vancouver

SV Angel

Founded in 2009, SV Angel is a San Francisco-based angel investment firm and service organization that backs early-stage startups, particularly in software and technology, by providing business development support, financing, strategic guidance on mergers and acquisitions, and other resources. It leverages a broad network to assist founders at critical inflection points, helping with market strategy, partnerships, and access to capital to build durable companies across the United States.
Made 4 investments in Vancouver

Sygnum

Sygnum is an international digital asset bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, rooted in Swiss and Singaporean traditions. It serves professional and institutional clients, banks, corporations, and digital asset foundations, providing regulated access to digital assets with emphasis on security and expert service. The company offers digital asset banking, asset management, custody, brokerage, lending, and tokenization, along with B2B banking solutions. It supports capital issuance for small and medium enterprises and real-time liquidity through specialized platforms. Sygnum operates within a regulated framework to enable the issuance, storage, trade, and management of digital assets for institutions and qualified investors.
Made 1 investment in Vancouver

Digital Currency Group

Digital Currency Group is a corporate venture capital firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, that invests in and supports companies operating in fintech, bitcoin, web3 infrastructure, platforms, decentralized finance, data, metaverse, and blockchain sectors. Since its founding in 2013, DCG has been an active seed investor with more than 150 investments across over 30 countries. The company also owns and operates a portfolio of media and asset-management businesses, including CoinDesk, Genesis Trading, and Grayscale Investments, which provide information, trading, and asset management services in the digital currency ecosystem.
Made 3 investments in Vancouver

OMERS Ventures

OMERS Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early to growth-stage technology companies, with a focus on North America. It typically invests between CAD$0.5 million and CAD$30 million per round, preferring common stock or simple preferred shares. The firm aims to lead investments and maintain Board seats in portfolio companies.
Made 5 investments in Vancouver

Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 that backs technology and consumer startups from seed through growth stages. It focuses on information technology, software, digital media and advertising, e-commerce, data analytics, fintech, cloud, mobile, and AI, as well as related infrastructure, hardware, and robotics. The firm primarily targets companies in the Pacific Northwest and the broader West Coast, and often leads investments with a goal of taking board seats to help portfolio companies scale from early development to market leadership.
Made 4 investments in Vancouver

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 Vancouver

ArcTern Ventures

ArcTern Ventures is a Toronto-based Canadian venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in cleantech and sustainability-focused companies. Established in 2012, it targets technologies across clean energy, energy efficiency, storage, circular economy, advanced manufacturing and materials, mobility, agtech and sustainable food and agriculture. The firm funds early-stage ventures with geographic reach in North America and Europe and pursues ESG and impact outcomes aligned with climate, energy and industrial decarbonization goals. Its portfolio spans energy equipment, software and hardware, energy technology and related IT innovations developed to reduce environmental impact.
Made 3 investments in Vancouver

Sageview Capital

Founded in 2005, Sageview Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in growth equity investments. It focuses on tech-enabled businesses across financial services, business services, and technology sectors, typically investing between $15 million to $100 million in companies with revenues ranging from $10 million to $50 million. Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, with additional offices in Palo Alto, California, the firm seeks majority or minority stakes and aims to hold investments for three to seven years.
Made 3 investments in Vancouver

Greensoil PropTech Ventures

Greensoil PropTech Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Toronto, founded in 2014. It invests in proptech companies and related technology sectors, including software as a service, Internet of Things, and smart systems.
Made 2 investments in Vancouver

Forgepoint Capital

Forgepoint Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with an office in London. It focuses on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure software, including cloud security, DevSecOps, identity, privacy, insurtech, fintech, and related digital security technologies. The firm backs seed, early-stage and growth investments, often in Series A and B rounds, partnering with entrepreneurs to scale category-defining companies. It operates a sector-focused investment team and an Advisory Council of industry leaders to support portfolio companies. Forgepoint Capital manages over $1 billion in assets and maintains a global portfolio of dozens of companies, reflecting its international reach and commitment to advancing the digital security and technology landscape.
Made 3 investments in Vancouver

Golden Ventures

Founded in Toronto in 2011, Golden Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm investing across North America. They support founders building innovative products and services, focusing on sectors such as fintech, consumer goods, enterprise software, and more.
Made 4 investments in Vancouver

Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1976 that provides capital for multi-stage consumer, enterprise, and life sciences technology companies. The firm uses market-driven analysis to identify investment opportunities across sectors such as marketplaces, consumer services, Dev/Ops, SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, and life sciences technology. Its portfolio includes numerous notable companies and more than 70 public companies and more than 100 mergers and acquisitions, underscoring a track record of growth and successful exits. Menlo is active in supporting its portfolio companies through multiple stages of development and pursues investments across software, cloud infrastructure, and related technology areas.
Made 6 investments in Vancouver

Animoca Brands

Animoca Brands is a venture capital firm focused on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It leverages gamification and blockchain technology to develop, market, and invest in mobile applications, games, and additional products centered around educational learning, ensuring transparency, security, and new business models.
Made 1 investment in Vancouver

Venrock

Venrock is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 1969 as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family. It concentrates on seed and early-stage investments in technology and healthcare, with interests spanning information technology, life sciences and related sectors in the United States. The firm has supported a broad portfolio of companies, including Apple, Intel, Illumina, DoubleClick, Athenahealth, Gilead Sciences, Nest, SlideShare and Tudou. Venrock emphasizes long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs, combining hands-on venture support with rigorous data analysis to help startups grow into enduring companies.
Made 4 investments in Vancouver

S2G Ventures

S2G Ventures is a Chicago-based, multi-stage investment firm focused on fostering innovation across food and agriculture, oceans, and energy. Founded in 2014, it targets late-stage venture and growth investments and maintains a portfolio spanning seed, venture, and growth rounds. The firm backs entrepreneurs delivering market-driven solutions that transform food systems and related sectors, including ingredients, infrastructure and logistics, food safety technology, retail and consumer brands, as well as opportunities in ocean and energy domains. Its objective is to catalyze healthier, sustainable, and locally sourced food systems through investments that cover agricultural products, logistics, and consumer offerings.
Made 4 investments in Vancouver

Relay Ventures

Founded in 2010, Relay Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in the mobile computing industry. Based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Calgary and San Francisco, the firm focuses on applications and services including mobile commerce, enterprise applications, communications, social networking, location-based services, media entertainment, and software for mobile devices.
Made 5 investments in Vancouver

AppWorks

Founded in 2010, AppWorks is a Taipei-based venture capital firm that invests in seed and early-stage startups across Southeast Asia. The firm focuses on sectors such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, web3, and blockchain. Additionally, it offers acceleration services to support its portfolio companies.
Made 1 investment in Vancouver

Initialized Capital

Founded in 2012, Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology sectors. With over $3 billion under management across five funds since inception, the firm invests primarily at seed stage and has helped create over $200 billion in market value among its portfolio companies.
Made 2 investments in Vancouver