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.
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.
Founded in 2002, Yaletown Partners is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm specializing in early to growth-stage investments. It focuses on software, data, and device technologies that improve industry productivity and sustainability across Canada.
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.
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.
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.
Quark Venture, established in 2015, is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm specializing in equity financing for innovative biotechnology and health sciences companies worldwide. The firm focuses on supporting breakthrough technology platforms and projects within these sectors.
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.
Founded in 2015, Vistara Growth is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital for mid-late stage technology companies across North America. It provides flexible financing solutions, including debt, equity, or combinations thereof, with typical investment sizes ranging from $4 million to $30 million. The firm focuses on software, technology, and tech-enabled services sectors.
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.
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.
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.
Nimbus Synergies, established in 2017 and based in Vancouver, Canada, is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage health technology companies in British Columbia. It invests CAD 0.25 million to CAD 3 million per company, fostering growth and success by facilitating resource sharing, industry knowledge exchange, and strategic partnerships among its portfolio. As a key player in the province's technology industry, Nimbus aims to drive innovation and improve health outcomes through its investments.
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.
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 2022 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Weave VC is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in Western Canadian companies.
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.
Founded in 1986, Morningside Group is a venture capital firm based in the greater Boston area. It invests in companies with innovative science and technology across life sciences, digital health, AI, materials, and technology sectors.
Vanedge Capital is a venture capital firm based in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2010, it specializes in early to late-stage investments in technology companies with a focus on enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, security, and digital media. The firm invests globally but has a particular interest in North America and Asia. It typically invests between CAD 1 million and CAD 13 million in companies generating annualized revenue between $0.5 million and $1 million.
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.
Amplitude Ventures is a Montreal-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage and growth companies in healthcare and life sciences. It focuses on Canadian opportunities with offices in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to support national and cross-border growth. The firm targets biotechnology, precision medicine, diagnostics, medical devices, drug delivery, monitoring equipment and health-tech solutions, and aims to translate scientific advances into patient impact. It partners with management teams to build scale and applies a disciplined, evidence-based investment approach to identify and back leading Canadian companies across North America.
Established in Canada since 1992, GrowthWorks is an asset management firm specializing in early-stage investments across cleantech, healthcare, and technology sectors. The company manages regional venture capital funds nationwide, providing strategic investment structuring, risk diversification, and industry connections to foster growth-oriented companies.
Cabral Gold is a junior mining company focused on exploring and developing gold properties in Brazil. Its primary asset is the Cuiú Cuiú gold project in the Tapajós Region of Para state, which hosts three main gold deposits with indicated resources totaling approximately 23 million tonnes grading 0.81 g/t gold.
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.
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.
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.
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.
LOI Venture is a venture capital firm based in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 2021. It invests in early‑stage Canadian startups across the country, providing capital and strategic guidance to help founders scale products, markets, and organizations within Canada.
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.
Founded in 2013 by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp, Expa is a startup studio that develops and launches new companies. It specializes in product strategy, system design, and user experience, helping early-stage ventures avoid common pitfalls and remove roadblocks. With offices across North America and Brazil, Expa creates new products, builds teams, and provides critical guidance to increase the chances of success for its portfolio companies.
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.
Founded in 2007, AHL Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in growth capital investments. It focuses on sectors such as energy access, financial inclusion, agriculture, and climate across Eastern and Southern Africa, with offices in Vancouver, Nairobi, Lusaka, and Accra.
Lexington Biosciences develops and markets non-invasive diagnostic tools for cardiovascular health, suitable for home and clinical use. Its flagship product, HeartSentry, enables personalized measurement and monitoring of vascular health to detect cardiovascular disease in its early stages.
Midnight Sun Mining explores and evaluates mineral properties in Africa, focusing on the discovery of world-class copper deposits within the prolific Zambian-Congo Copperbelt. Its primary asset is the Solwezi Project in Zambia, strategically located adjacent to major mining operations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Founded in 2015, Addquire focuses on investing in education technology businesses across various stages of development, with a specialization in driving educational innovation.
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.
Established in 2021, Serafund is a venture capital firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. It focuses on early-stage investments in Web3 technologies, with a particular emphasis on Layer 1s, DeFi, Metaverse, and Gaming sectors.
Badhouse Ventures is a Vancouver-based micro-venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage technology startups in Canada, with emphasis on regions west of Toronto and Waterloo and proximity to its home base in Vancouver. Founded in 2020, it backs Pre-Seed and first-round investments and provides hands-on support to founding teams as they work toward product-market fit. The firm concentrates on SaaS, AI, web3 and information security, and seeks to improve founder success through a network of former startup founders and operators offering practical guidance. Its thematic focus includes smarter communities, addressing changes in work and environmental sustainability, and smarter data systems emphasizing security, traceability, and decentralization.
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.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Vancouver, Jericho Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in innovative technologies that promote sustainability. The company concentrates its investments in hydrogen technologies, energy storage, carbon capture, and new energy systems, aiming to facilitate the transition away from fossil fuels.
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.
BMW i Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of BMW Group, based in Mountain View, California, with offices in San Francisco and Germany. It makes Series A and B investments in automotive technology and related areas worldwide, focusing on transportation, energy, information technology, mobility, SaaS, manufacturing, and sustainability. The firm seeks opportunities that can influence BMW's current and future businesses across manufacturing, services, and mobility, including hardware, software, and digital platforms. Investments span the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel.
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.
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.
Orion Resource Partners is a New York-based alternative investment manager that provides flexible capital solutions to mining and natural resource companies worldwide. The firm focuses on debt, structured equity, and production-linked financing, with capabilities in convertibles, offtake agreements, streaming, and royalty investments. It targets publicly traded mining entities in base and precious metals and uses a disciplined, risk-adjusted investment process. By offering tailored capital structures and active portfolio management, Orion supports growth and resilience in the metals sector across global markets.
Established in 2019, Btomorrow Ventures is the venture capital arm of British American Tobacco (BAT), headquartered in London. It invests in innovative startups focused on health and wellness, functional products, science, sustainability, and technology sectors, aiming to accelerate growth and enhance innovation.