This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Venture Capital companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Venture Capital industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Canada Venture Capital Startups
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Clearco
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Clearco is a suite of performance financing products and services tailor-made for founders in all stages of their journey.
Garage Capital
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Garage Capital is an investment fund focusing on early-stage companies in the Waterloo area.
Framework Ventures
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Framework Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders that enable blockchain technologies.
TIMIA Capital
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TIMIA Capital is a specialty finance company focused on providing growth capital to B2B and SaaS companies.
Innovacorp
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Innovacorp, an early-stage venture capital firm, helps knowledge-based startups commercialize their technologies in the global marketplace.
Fairfax Financial Holdings
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a financial services holding company
Tricon Residential
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Tricon Residential is a rental housing company focused on serving the middle market demographic across North America.
InvestX Capital
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InvestX is the private equity marketplace for registered dealers to provide access to retail accredited investors.
Canopy Rivers
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Canopy Rivers is a venture capital firm specializing in cannabis.
Hardbacon
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Hardbacon strives to help Canadians make better financial decisions.
FrontFundr
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FrontFundr is a registered financial services firm that combines advanced compliance technology
Corl
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Corl provides capital as a service solution through revenue sharing.
Origin House
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Origin House is the home for cannabis brands from distribution to brand acceleration.
TSX Venture Exchange
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TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) is the world’s leading public venture marketplace for early-stage companies across a diverse range of sectors.
Mosaic Capital Corporation
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Mosaic Capital Corporation is an investment company based in western Canada that owns a portfolio of established businesses operating.
Onex
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Onex is a private equity firm that invests and manages capital on behalf of its shareholders and institutional investors.
International Deal Gateway
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Deal Gateway is a private online global deal community exclusively for exceptional entrepreneurs, investors and Family Offices.
Lumira Ventures
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Canada’s leading health care & life sciences venture capital firm with a 30-year reputation building companies across North America.
Export Development Canada
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Export Development Canada supports Canada’s export trade by helping companies react to international business openings.
Venture For Canada
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Their mission is to provide opportunities for the best and brightest to create dynamic companies
Ripple Ventures
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Ripple Ventures is an early-stage venture fund focused on B2B SaaS startups.
Panache Ventures
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Panache Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in seed stage startup investments.
Grayhawk Investment Strategies
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They design and implement tailored investment strategies for high net worth families.
Hack Capital Ventures
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Hack Capital is a software company that helps digital companies hire, train, retain, and motivate employees.
SPIRIT Blockchain Capital
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SPIRIT Blockchain – Bridging Blockchain and Digital Assets to Capital Markets – A unique way to invest in Blockchain and Digital Assets
True North Apartment REIT
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True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust is an owner and acquirer of Canadian commercial real estate properties.
Mistral Venture Partners
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Mistral Venture Partners is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies.
Centech
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Centech assists tech startups with high growth potential to scale their company.
Westcap
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Westcap is a venture capital and private equity fund manager with over half a billion in assets under management.
Generation Ventures
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Generation Ventures is the venture arm of Generation Capital, a family office based in Toronto, Canada.
Spartan Finance
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Everything you need to succeed in Biotech. Evening the playing field between retail investors and hedge funds.
Elixxer
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Elixxer is a Canadian incorporated public company.
CannCure Investments
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CannCure is a privately-held corporation that operates as an investment company.
Klass Capital
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Klass Capital is a Toronto-based investment firm providing expansion-stage capital for software businesses with high growth potential.
Celtic House Venture Partners
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Celtic House Venture Partners is an independent Canadian investment firm that invests in technology and innovation companies.
Evermount Ventures
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Evermount Ventures Inc is a capital pool company.
Greenangel Energy
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GAE provides retail investors unique exposure to high-growth green investment opportunities.
Sureswift Capital
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SureSwift Capital is a SaaS-focused venture capital firm.
Clairvest Group
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Clairvest Group is an equity management firm that invests its own capital in entrepreneurial corporations.
4Front Capital Partners
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4Front Capital Partners operates as an independent investment bank.
Pender Growth Fund
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Pender Growth Fund (VCC) Inc. (the Fund), operating under the B.C. Small Business Venture Capital Act (SBVCA).
ActionTax.ca
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Taking Action for You! ActionTax is a leading Canadian tax preparation, accounting and tax law specialist.
GCI Capital
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GCI Capital is a Toronto based early stage venture capital firm.
500 Startups Canada
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Geo-fund of the world-wide 500 Startups fund
Avrio Capital
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Avrio Capital is a venture capital and private equity investment firm that primarily invests in food and agriculture companies.
Crown Capital Partners
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Crown Capital Partners is a financial consulting business for companies in the Canadian mid-market.
Maple Leaf Angels
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Maple Leaf Angels are an experienced group of private investors looking for great entrepreneurs, great products and great companies.
Acasta Enterprises
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Acasta Enterprises operates as a special purpose acquisition company.
Hedonic Capital
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Hedonic Capital aims to ease the financial management burden from businesses as they expand operations.
Everpay
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Everpay is an online, multinational payment transaction company that specializes in electronic payment solutions.
Disruption Ventures
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Disruption Ventures, a private female-founded venture capital fund investing in businesses led by women.
Genesis Centre
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Genesis Centre is a business incubator for technology start-ups.
Karta Ventures
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Karta Ventures helps entrepreneurs grow their companies quickly and sustainably.
Institutional Limited Partners Association
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Institutional Limited Partners Association is a member-driven organization dedicated to advancing the interests of private equity.
GreenBank Capital
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GreenBank Capital Inc is a public company in Canada with 80% subsidary with GreenCoinX Inc. and 100% subsidary with GreenBank Financial Inc.
CIX – Canadian Innovation Exchange
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Accelerating the development of the ground-breaking technologies, products and services propelling the Canadian economy into the future.
Nimbus Synergies Inc.
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Investment program for Digital Health companies located in BC, Canada
MetaFinance
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A digital peer-to-peer platform for private investment opportunities.
Folkard & Company
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ATTACH THE BUSINESS PLAN BY E-MAIL. Will be the only firm with in-house banking, world wide off-shore in-house facilities.
Global Care Capital
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Global Care Capital is a global investment company which specializes in providing early stage financing to private and public companies.
B.C. Innovation Council (BCIC)
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BCIC accelerates technology commercialization by supporting startups & developing entrepreneurs.
Longbow Capital
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Longbow Capital is a private equity investment management company that invests in the energy and technology sector.
Pinetree Capital
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Pinetree Capital Ltd. was born out of the ingenuity of Sheldon Inwentash, its Founder and current Chairman and CEO. The Company started in
Strawhouse
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We blend financial resources, creative, strategy and machine learning to launch and scale billion dollar consumer brands
Ekagrata
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Ekagrata is a private investment and holding company that aims to build long term businesses with global presence and leadership positions
BDC Healthcare Venture
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The Healthcare Venture Fund invests in transformative Canadian companies working to increase healthcare productivity.
Hillcore Group
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The Hillcore Group is a leading independent Canadian investment and advisory firm.
Axsium
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Axsium Group was founded in 2004 with the goal of delivering value-added consulting advice and best practice knowledge to the emerging
Axxiome Group
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A global financial services software, innovation and advisory company focused on disruption and transformation.
Canadian Corporate Coaching Group
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The Canadian Corporate Coaching Group (CCCG) is a start-up company based in Calgary/AB, Canada.
Cambridge House
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Cambridge House International Inc. has grown to be the world leader in producing resource investment conferences.
National Angel Capital Organization
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NACO is an angel capital industry association focused on access to capital and mentorship for entrepreneurs.
Jovian Capital Corporation
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Jovian Capital Corporation is an asset management company. Jovian is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol JOV.
Founders Advantage Capital
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FA Capital is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “FCF” and employs a passive and permanent investment approach.
PWL Capital
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nvestment management & financial planning firm for affluent Canadian individuals, families, & professionals.
GDA Capital
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GDA Capital is a global firm that provides vertically integrated fin-tech services to institutions and disruptive technology companies.
Crosswinds Holdings
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Value-based private equity firm focusing on long-term strategic opportunities. They have a primary focus on the insurance industry.
Champlain Financial Corporation
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Champlain Financial Corporation is a Montreal-based private equity firm focusing on Canadian small and mid-market investment opportunities.
Sprout Fund LP
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Sprout Fund is an Alberta-backed Micro-VC focused on investing in early-stage ICT companies.
Covalent Technologies
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Enterprise support for Apache open source solutions.
Freedom 55 Financial
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Freedom 55 Financial is a financial security planning organization.
Block One Capital
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Block One Capital is a blockchain technology
Maxam Capital
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Maxam Capital is an independent provider of structured investments for both publicly and privately traded businesses seeking capital.
Hampton Securities
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Hampton Securities is a Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.
National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada
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Canada’s leading Fintech association helping innovative start-ups and scale-ups launch and accelerate growth.
Entheos Capital Corp
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Entheos Capital Corp, formerly Waterfront Capital, provides capital markets and advisory business services to listed Canadian companies.
Quantum Growth Advisors
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Quantum Growth Advisors focuses on fundraising and lead generation for organizations in the healthcare and technology sector.
Jarislowsky Fraser
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Jarislowsky Fraser is an independent investment firm that offers investment services worldwide
Eos Nation
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Eos Nation is an internet company located in Ottawa.
Sora Capital Corp.
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Sora Capital Corp. is private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in seed stage and emerging companies.
8 Billion Acts of Innovation – Investment Firm
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8 Billion Acts of Innovations is an investment firm that invests $45 million + in various artificial intelligence and blockchain companies
Hippocampus Consulting Inc
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Global Management Consulting Firm.
Cognitive Corporate Services
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Cognitive Corporate Services is a public relations and marketing firm specializing in digital growth strategies for public companies.
Numus Financial
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Numus Financial is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage, high-growth companies.
Kepler Capital
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Kepler Capital is a private equity firm that focuses on acquiring exceptional small businesses throughout North America.
McCain Capital Partners
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McCain Capital Partners is in the business of growing businesses. It makes long-term investments alongside strong, aligned management teams.
WEtech Alliance
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WEtech’s vision is to build a regional technology community that fosters entrepreneurship, innovation.
Rhyno Equity Group
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Rhyno is an investment corporation specializing in the acquisition and operation of healthy manufacturing companies in North America.