Early-stage technology founders in Canada and the United States can approach Golden Ventures, a Toronto-headquartered seed investor that has backed more than 100 companies since 2011. Golden currently invests from Fund V, a US$100 million fund, focusing on pre-seed, seed

Canadian technology founders raising their first institutional round should consider Panache Ventures, a national pre-seed and seed venture capital firm that frequently enters a startup’s cap table from the beginning. Panache is currently investing from its $100 million Fund II

Real Ventures has been one of the best-known names in Canada’s early-stage technology ecosystem, backing founders behind companies including Transit, BenchSci, League and other high-growth businesses. However, founders searching for Real Ventures funding in 2026 should know about an important

B2B technology companies that have already established meaningful revenue and are preparing for major scale may be a fit for Georgian, a Toronto-headquartered growth equity firm specialising in software and artificial intelligence. Georgian is very different from a seed fund.

Technology founders seeking a long-term investor capable of supporting a company across multiple financing stages may consider Inovia Capital. Founded in 2007, Inovia has evolved into Canada’s largest Canada-anchored venture capital firm, managing approximately US$2.5 billion and supporting companies across

Women entrepreneurs building businesses that combine commercial growth with measurable social impact may be eligible for investment through the BDC Capital Thrive Lab for Women. Thrive Lab is a $100 million component of BDC’s wider Thrive Platform for women entrepreneurs.