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

June 19, 2021

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

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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