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CIBC Innovation Banking

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 70 cheques on record.

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VentureDebtSeries BSoftwareTelecommunications

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52%of best year13cheques in 12 months, 70 on record
Since the last cheque37days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MRounds led0 of 70Sole investor1 roundsMostly inCanada, 43%
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CIBC Innovation Banking highlights

  1. 01

    13 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Debt: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $50M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
SoftwareTelecommunications
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first70 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Sept
    AxyaSeries A · CA · BetaKit$12MWith 7 others
  3. Jul
    Modo EnergyDebt · GB$17MWith 5 others
  4. May
    EnsoDataVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  5. Apr
    CertifIDSeries C · US · Ventureburn$48MWith 3 others
  6. Apr
    VortexaDebt · GB$50MWith 5 others
  7. Apr
    Vena SolutionsVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  8. Apr
    REGVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  9. Mar
    Gradient AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  10. Jan
    KlirDebt · US$7.5MWith 5 others
  11. Jan
    RecareVenture · DE$36MWith 1 other
  12. Jan
    Science&HumansSeries A · CA$5.0MWith 2 others
  13. 2025

    23 rounds

  14. Dec
    BinSentryDebt · CA$25MWith 3 others
  15. Nov
    DealMakerGrowth · US$20MWith 1 other
  16. Oct
    FormalizeSeries B · DK · Silicon Canals$35MWith 5 others
  17. Oct
    My FLiiPDebt · CA$1.5MWith 4 others
  18. Aug
    MedMe HealthVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 4 others
  19. Aug
    Bench IQSeed · CA$5.3MWith 5 others
  20. Aug
    Smart PensionDebt · GB$81MWith 3 others
  21. Jul
    d1g1tVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 5 others
  22. Jul
    showd.meVenture · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  23. Jul
    CyberVenture · US$20MWith 2 others
  24. Jun
    ZestyAIDebt · US · TechStartups$15MWith 2 others
  25. Jun
    Work Truck SolutionsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  26. Jun
    WintVenture · SEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. May
    Redica SystemsVenture · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  28. May
    CirculaSeries A · DE$17MWith 3 others
  29. May
    ContactMonkeyVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. Apr
    Traction CompleteVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  31. Apr
    SednaDebt · GB$10MWith 3 others
  32. Apr
    HiringBranchVenture · CA$2.5MWith 4 others
  33. Mar
    Phoenix HealthSeries A · CA$35MWith 4 others
  34. Mar
    Nanoprecise Sci CorpSeries C · CA$38MWith 4 others
  35. Feb
    ZeroNorthDebt · DK$20MWith 2 others
  36. Jan
    CourseKeyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  37. 2024

    14 rounds

  38. Nov
    Practice BetterDebt · CA$13MWith 3 others
  39. Oct
    VortexaDebt · GB$25MWith 4 others
  40. Oct
    LumiQCA · Vertu CapitalUndisclosedWith 2 others
  41. Sept
    SpareSeries B · CA$31MWith 5 others
  42. Sept
    ThreaterVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  43. Aug
    WisedocsDebt · CA$3.2MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as CIBC Innovation Banking. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

CIBCVC firm68rounds togetherBDC CapitalVC firm7rounds togetherInovia CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator4rounds togetherExport Development CanadaGovernment3rounds togetherFJ LabsVC firm3rounds togetherReal VenturesFamily office3rounds togetherArthur VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherCreative Destruction LabAccelerator2rounds togetherCultivation CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherFive Elms CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherGreenSky VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies CIBC Innovation Banking put money into.

Modo Energy$17M · Jul 2026EnsoDataMay 2026CertifID$48M · Apr 2026Vena SolutionsApr 2026REGApr 2026Gradient AIMar 2026

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name CIBC Innovation Banking in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about CIBC Innovation Banking

What does CIBC Innovation Banking invest in?

CIBC Innovation Banking invests most often at Venture and Debt (82% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software and Telecommunications.

How active is CIBC Innovation Banking?

70 investments on record, 13 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has CIBC Innovation Banking invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Axya (Series A, Sept 2026), Modo Energy (Debt, Jul 2026) and EnsoData (Venture, May 2026).

How big are CIBC Innovation Banking's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

Does CIBC Innovation Banking lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 70 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does CIBC Innovation Banking invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (43%), the United States (30%) and the United Kingdom (15%).

Is CIBC Innovation Banking investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 13 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does CIBC Innovation Banking invest alongside?

Most often CIBC (68 rounds together), BDC Capital (7 rounds together) and Inovia Capital (4 rounds together).

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