# Vector Institute funding: rounds and investors

> Vector Institute has raised $2.6M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include 8VC, Drive Capital and Palm Drive Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/vector-institute (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Vector Institute*

One round we have observed, with the 6 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$2.6M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Grant, $2.6M Jun 2025
- **Investors:** 6

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jun 2025** Grant **$2.6M** [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) [Palm Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palm-drive-capital) [FedDev](https://millionrounds.com/fund/feddev) [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) [Goldcrest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldcrest-capital) Source recorded and 1 other SEC filing: $4.1M sold, first sale May 2025

## Founders and team

From Vector Institute's own website: 83 on the team.

- **Kari Clarke-Zemnickis** Vice President, Marketing & Communications
- **Kathryn Hume** Vice President, AI Engineering
- **Melissa Judd** Vice President, Research Operations & Academic Partnerships
- **Glenda Crisp** President & CEO
- **Liliana Araujo** Manager, Office Of The CEO
- **Miyo Yamashita** CEO Office
- **Alan Veerman** Chief Operations and Finance Officer
- **Ben Davies** Chief Information Officer
- **Daniel Oltianu** Research Engagement & Data Coordinator
- **Emmanuella Akowuah** Marketing Data & Operations Coordinator
- **Jessica Blackman** Director, Chief Data Officer
- **Lynette Kofi** Program Coordinator, Data Operations
- **Roxana Sultan** Chief Partnerships Officer
- **Abdur Mohammed** Office Experience Manager
- **Abhik Chopra** Senior Project Manager
- **Ahmad Rezaie Mianroodi** Applied AI Program Design & Delivery Intern
- **Ahmed Radwan** Associate Applied ML Specialist
- **Ali Kore** Senior Applied Machine Learning Specialist

And 65 more on the team.

## Everyone who backed them

[8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm **1** round

[Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Palm Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palm-drive-capital) VC firm **1** round

[FedDev](https://millionrounds.com/fund/feddev) VC firm **1** round

[Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Goldcrest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldcrest-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Vector Institute

### Who invested in Vector Institute?

Vector Institute's investors include 8VC, Drive Capital, Palm Drive Capital, FedDev and Congruent Ventures, and 1 more on record.

### How much has Vector Institute raised?

Vector Institute has raised $2.6M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Vector Institute last raise?

Vector Institute's most recent round was a Grant of $2.6M in Jun 2025.

### What was Vector Institute's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.6M in Jun 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Vector Institute first?

Vector Institute's first round on record, in Jun 2025, was backed by 8VC, Drive Capital and Palm Drive Capital and 3 others.

### What stage is Vector Institute at?

Vector Institute's latest named round is a Grant, in Jun 2025.

### Where is Vector Institute based?

Vector Institute is based in Canada.

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