This article showcases our top picks for the best Ontario 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 Ontario Venture Capital Startups
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Clearco
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Clearco is a suite of performance financing products & 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.
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.
Canopy Rivers
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Canopy Rivers is a venture capital firm specializing in cannabis.
Onex
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Onex is a private equity firm that invests and manages capital on behalf of its shareholders and institutional investors.
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.
Venture For Canada
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Their mission is to provide opportunities for the best and brightest to create dynamic companies
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.
Export Development Canada
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Export Development Canada supports Canada’s export trade by helping companies react to international business openings.
CannCure Investments
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CannCure is a privately-held corporation that operates as an investment company.
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.
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.
Ripple Ventures
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Early-stage venture fund based in Toronto, Canada focused on B2B SaaS startups in Toronto, New York & Boston.
Clairvest Group
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Clairvest Group is an equity management firm that invests its own capital in entrepreneurial corporations.
Mistral Venture Partners
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Mistral Venture Partners is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies.
GCI Capital
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GCI Capital is a Toronto based early stage venture capital firm.
Acasta Enterprises
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Acasta Enterprises operates as a special purpose acquisition company.
500 Startups Canada
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Geo-fund of the world-wide 500 Startups fund
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.
4Front Capital Partners
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4Front Capital Partners operates as an independent investment bank.
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.
Disruption Ventures
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Disruption Ventures, a private female-founded venture capital fund investing in businesses led by women.
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.
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.
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
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.
Hedonic Capital
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Hedonic Capital aims to ease the financial management burden from businesses as they expand operations.
MetaFinance
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A digital peer-to-peer platform for private investment opportunities.
Hillcore Group
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The Hillcore Group is a leading independent Canadian investment and advisory firm.
Axxiome Group
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A global financial services software, innovation and advisory company focused on disruption and transformation.
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
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
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.
National Angel Capital Organization
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NACO is an angel capital industry association focused on access to capital and mentorship for entrepreneurs.
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.
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
Freedom 55 Financial
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Freedom 55 Financial is a financial security planning organization.
WEtech Alliance
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WEtech’s vision is to build a regional technology community that fosters entrepreneurship, innovation.
Covalent Technologies
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Enterprise support for Apache open source solutions.
Hampton Securities
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Hampton Securities is a Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.
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.
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.
Quantum Growth Advisors
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Quantum Growth Advisors focuses on fundraising and lead generation for organizations in the healthcare and technology sector.
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.
Aberdeen International
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Resource-focused investment fund Unique in that their investments are actively managed until maturity, reducing risk and enhancing returns.
Eos Nation
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Eos Nation is an internet company located in Ottawa.
PearTree Securities
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PearTree Securities provides corporate finance and M&A solutions for Canadian mining and oil & gas companies.
Jameson Bank
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Jameson Bank is a leading provider of integrated foreign exchange and payment solutions.
Synkun
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Venture builder, focusing on pre-seed investments and business development for companies working between Asia and North America.
HyperCube Venture Fund
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SPECIALIZED ON IT TECHNOLOGIES AND CRYPTO
JC ALGO
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Raising capital for projects that significantly impact people, society or the environment in emerging markets.
Hippocampus Consulting Inc
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Global Management Consulting Firm.
Hub & Company
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Hub & Company is a venture studio and consultancy operating in the Toronto-Waterloo corridor.
Optimize Capital Partners
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Optimize Capital Partners is a venture capital funding platform company located in Toronto.
Southern Ontario Angel Network
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SOAN facilitates the mobilization of investments from accredited investors into companies being developed in southeastern Ontario.
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.
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Inventionshare is a venture capital hedge funds company located in Ottawa.
Novatio Ventures
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Novatio Ventures is a venture capital firm accelerating the commercialization of life science innovations.
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.
Doncaster Group
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Doncaster is an AdTech & Media focused venture capital firm.
The Gavin Group
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Gavin Management Group has been designing and implementing customized wealth management programs.
AppleBy Systems
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AppleBy Systems is a heating, air conditioning and air quality improvement company.
TEN
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Design of business development services and making economic systems friendly to entrepreneurship and self-employment
Ursataur Capital Management
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Ursataur Capital Management is a private investment firm specializing in the recapitalization.
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.
SmallCapPower
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SmallCapPower.com is the leading resource for small cap investors.
Canadian Mortgage Capital Corporation
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Canadian Mortgage Capital Corporation (CMCC) is a major mortgage brokerage and mortgage funds manager.
Shotgun Fund
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Shotgun Fund is the general partner of the Argosy Partners.
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.
VintValley
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VintValley is a technology focused investment company that creates sustainable business ecosystems.
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.
Manual Ventures
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Manual Ventures is a revenue based investment firm that provides non-dilutive growth capital to early stage startups.
Augustine Ventures
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Augustine Ventures Inc. is a junior gold exploration company.
Artsmarketing Services
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Artsmarketing Services is a non-profit organization that offers fundraising campaigns, consulting and manages telemarketing services.
OV2 Investment 1
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OV2 Investment 1 Inc is a Canada-based capital pool company.
Timeline Investment
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Timeline Investment is a assest management company that is a true disruption to the trading and Investment world.
Diversified Global Asset Management
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Diversified Global Asset Management is an employee owned hedge fund sponsor.
Central GoldTrust
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Central Gold-Trust primarily invests in unencumbered gold bullion.
Westaim
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Westaim Corporation invests, directly and indirectly, through acquisitions, joint ventures and other arrangements,
Conduit Investor Relations Ltd.
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Conduit works diligently to link investors with opportunities for the creation of new wealth.
Credence Credit
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Credence Credit is a financial institution that offers debt consolidation, debt reduction, debt settlement, and credit repair services.
Dhandho Partners
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Dhandho Partners is a venture capital finance company located in Toronto.
Monteco
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Monteco is a company that specializes in the development of software concepts that offer Big Data opportunities.
Generation Z International
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Generation Z International is a venture capital company located in Toronto.
Logos LP
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Logos LP is a closely held investment firm focused on generating excess returns.
Private Canada Market Association of Canada
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Private Canada Market Association of Canada is a national voice for the private capital markets.
Familylending.Ca
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FamilylendingCa is a financial services company located in Chatham.
CyberNorth Ventures
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CyberNorth Ventures is a venture capital firm that aims to render entrepreneurship and invest in local information technology startups.
Chou Associates Management
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Chou Associates Management is a privately owned, independent investment.
AmPac Business Capital
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AmPac Business Capital is a financial solutions firm that provides lending, small business loans and financial services.
