68 Top Venture Capital Startups and Companies in Toronto (2021)

June 19, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Toronto 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

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Top Toronto Venture Capital Startups

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Clearco

Clearco

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Clearco is a suite of performance financing products & services tailor-made for founders in all stages of their journey.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a financial services holding company

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Framework Ventures

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Framework Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders that enable blockchain technologies.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Tricon Residential

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Tricon Residential is a rental housing company focused on serving the middle market demographic across North America.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Canopy Rivers

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Canopy Rivers is a venture capital firm specializing in cannabis.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Onex

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Onex is a private equity firm that invests and manages capital on behalf of its shareholders and institutional investors.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Corl

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Corl provides capital as a service solution through revenue sharing.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Venture For Canada

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Their mission is to provide opportunities for the best and brightest to create dynamic companies

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

CannCure Investments

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CannCure is a privately-held corporation that operates as an investment company.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Spartan Finance

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Everything you need to succeed in Biotech. Evening the playing field between retail investors and hedge funds.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Ripple Ventures

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Early-stage venture fund based in Toronto, Canada focused on B2B SaaS startups in Toronto, New York & Boston.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Clairvest Group

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Clairvest Group is an equity management firm that invests its own capital in entrepreneurial corporations.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

GCI Capital

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GCI Capital is a Toronto based early stage venture capital firm.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Generation Ventures

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Generation Ventures is the venture arm of Generation Capital, a family office based in Toronto, Canada.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Acasta Enterprises

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Acasta Enterprises operates as a special purpose acquisition company.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

4Front Capital Partners

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4Front Capital Partners operates as an independent investment bank.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Crown Capital Partners

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Crown Capital Partners is a financial consulting business for companies in the Canadian mid-market.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

500 Startups Canada

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Geo-fund of the world-wide 500 Startups fund

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Disruption Ventures

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Disruption Ventures, a private female-founded venture capital fund investing in businesses led by women.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

MetaFinance

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A digital peer-to-peer platform for private investment opportunities.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Axxiome Group

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A global financial services software, innovation and advisory company focused on disruption and transformation.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Hillcore Group

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The Hillcore Group is a leading independent Canadian investment and advisory firm.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Hedonic Capital

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Hedonic Capital aims to ease the financial management burden from businesses as they expand operations.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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

Fairfax Financial Holdings

National Angel Capital Organization

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NACO is an angel capital industry association focused on access to capital and mentorship for entrepreneurs.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

fundii

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Financial Services for Tech Startups

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Quantum Growth Advisors

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Quantum Growth Advisors focuses on fundraising and lead generation for organizations in the healthcare and technology sector.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Covalent Technologies

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Enterprise support for Apache open source solutions.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Hampton Securities

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Hampton Securities is a Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

PearTree Securities

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PearTree Securities provides corporate finance and M&A solutions for Canadian mining and oil & gas companies.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Jameson Bank

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Jameson Bank is a leading provider of integrated foreign exchange and payment solutions.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

5&Vine

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Fractional CMO and Startup Marketing Agency

Fairfax Financial Holdings

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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Hippocampus Consulting Inc

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Global Management Consulting Firm.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Doncaster Group

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Doncaster is an AdTech & Media focused venture capital firm.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Novatio Ventures

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Novatio Ventures is a venture capital firm accelerating the commercialization of life science innovations.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Optimize Capital Partners

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Optimize Capital Partners is a venture capital funding platform company located in Toronto.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Ursataur Capital Management

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Ursataur Capital Management is a private investment firm specializing in the recapitalization.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

The Gavin Group

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Gavin Management Group has been designing and implementing customized wealth management programs.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

VRG Capital

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VRG Capital has provided financing and management experience to small and mid-sized companies in health care, financial services, IT, etc.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Roehampton Capital

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Private Equity. Public Impact.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Friedberg Mercantile Group

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Friedberg Mercantile Group Ltd. is a broker dealer that provides a wide range of financial and investment services.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Canadian Mortgage Capital Corporation

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Canadian Mortgage Capital Corporation (CMCC) is a major mortgage brokerage and mortgage funds manager.

TEN

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Design of business development services and making economic systems friendly to entrepreneurship and self-employment

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Augustine Ventures

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Augustine Ventures Inc. is a junior gold exploration company.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Venture Accelerator Partners

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Venture Accelerator Partners provides a wide range of marketing services that will help in accelerating company’s revenue and growth.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

OV2 Investment 1

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OV2 Investment 1 Inc is a Canada-based capital pool company.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

PrivCap Resources Group

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PrivCap Resources Group offers innovative platforms for private capital leaders seeking to maximize investment value across asset classes.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Credence Credit

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Credence Credit is a financial institution that offers debt consolidation, debt reduction, debt settlement, and credit repair services.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Ahava Holdings & Ventures

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Ahava Holdings & Ventures is a holding company and private equity firm that focuses on building great technology and media companies.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Diversified Global Asset Management

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Diversified Global Asset Management is an employee owned hedge fund sponsor.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Westaim

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Westaim Corporation invests, directly and indirectly, through acquisitions, joint ventures and other arrangements,

Fairfax Financial Holdings

SmallCapPower

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SmallCapPower.com is the leading resource for small cap investors.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

The Buick Group

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The Buick Group is Strategic Financial Advisory Firms to emerging Companies.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Generation Z International

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Generation Z International is a venture capital company located in Toronto.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Conduit Investor Relations Ltd.

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Conduit works diligently to link investors with opportunities for the creation of new wealth.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Shotgun Fund

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Shotgun Fund is the general partner of the Argosy Partners.

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