Top Venture Capital Firms in Canada

Between them, the 20 venture capital firms on this page cover creative (4), SaaS (4), partners (4) and seed stage (3). They also list work in London, York, New York City and Silicon Valley. 20 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Sverica International

   Partners · Partnership · Also in Charlottetown and San Francisco

   Sverica International is a private equity firm that has worked with management teams since 2001.

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   Why #1: Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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   Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc

   Creative · Water · Biotech · Also in Hamilton and Fleet

   Hercules Capital is a business development company that specialises in venture lending.

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   Why #2: In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   York Angel Investors

   Early Stage · Partners · Also in York

   York Angel Investors is a Canadian angel investor community that has operated since 2008.

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   Why #3: Founded 2008, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Execution Labs

   Mobile App Development · Web Development · iOS App

   Support network for independent game studios, formerly an incubator and accelerator that mentored developers as entrepreneurs

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   Why #4: Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 6 Oct 2026

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   Newlook Capital

   Video · Also in Sutton and Burlington

   Ontario private equity firm running industry-specialised funds in recurring-service sectors such as dental and industrial services

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   Why #5 (shared): Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Playfair Capital

   Machine Learning · Pre Seed · SaaS · Also in London

   Playfair Capital is a generalist technology investor that puts money into founders at an early stage.

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   Why #5 (shared): Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Wharton Alumni Angels

   Early Stage · Legal · Also in Pennsylvania and Waterloo, Canada

   Wharton Alumni Angels is an active angel investment group made up of University of Pennsylvania alumni.

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   Why #7: Founded 2016, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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8. Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
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   Black Jays Investments

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · eCommerce · Also in Washington and New York

   Black Jays Investments backs founders building products and services aimed at helping families live in ways it describes as healthier and more balanced.

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    Bluesky Equities

    Early Stage · Venture Capital · SaaS · Also in Calgary

    Patient capital for entrepreneurs is how this Calgary investment company frames its work.

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    Golden Ventures

    Seed Stage · Banking · Learning · Also in Toronto

    Golden Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund in Toronto that invests across North America.

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    GrowthWorks Capital

    GrowthWorks Capital is a venture capital management firm working in Canada.

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    Internet of Things Inc.

    Mobile App Development · Web Development · iOS App

    Internet of Things Inc. is a strategic investor in growth-ready technology companies.

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    New Brunswick Innovation Foundation

    Venture Capital · Series · Also in Ottawa and Fredericton

    New Brunswick foundation funding startups, applied research, student development and research talent across the province

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    RBC Capital Markets

    Creative · Legal · Series · Also in Kettering and Brooklyn

    RBC Capital Markets is the capital markets and investment banking arm of RBC.

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    Rebel Fund

    Machine Learning · SaaS · Video · Also in Silicon Valley

    Y Combinator is the entire hunting ground for this fund. Rebel invests only in companies coming out of that accelerator, and its stated mission is to back the very best of the…

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    Rhino Ventures

    Rhino Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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    RockTree Capital

    Legal · Internet · Also in Beijing and United States

    RockTree Capital describes itself as an early-stage crypto-native fund and merchant bank, headquartered in Beijing, with a second office in New York.

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    Sandpiper Ventures

    Seed Stage · Creative · Partners · Also in Halifax and Malé

    Sandpiper Ventures is an early-stage fund founded by a group of experienced women investors.

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    Sun Life Financial

    Creative · Security · Energy · Also in Toronto

    Sun Life Financial is a financial services group with operations in several countries.

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    T. Rowe Price

    T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm. Its site is organised around several audiences: people investing for themselves, employees using workplace retirement schemes, financial…

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