Canada · Investor

Government of Canada

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 136 cheques on record.

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GrantVentureDebtFinTechPaymentsGovernment

Deploying now
76%of best year28cheques in 12 months, 136 on record
Since the last cheque40days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.1MRounds led0 of 136Sole investor60 roundsMostly inCanada, 95%
Pitch Government of Canada

Government of Canada highlights

  1. 01

    28 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Venture: 78% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 60 rounds, median $1.4M

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
FinTechPaymentsGovernment
Based in
Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first136 appearances

  1. 2026

    23 rounds

  2. Sept
    LawZeroGrant · CA · BetaKit$215MWith 2 others
  3. Sept
    Lucent BioSciencesGrant · CA$1.4MWith 3 others
  4. Jun
    Creative Destruction LabGrant · CA$11MWith 2 others
  5. Jun
    Generation MiningDebt · CA$310MWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    Edesa BiotechCA$2.5MWith 1 other
  7. Jun
    CarbicreteGrant · CA$705KWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    VITALGrant · CA$72MSole investor
  9. May
    Nord QuantiqueCA · TechStartups$30MWith 8 others
  10. May
    Electra Battery MaterialsDebt · CA$20MWith 2 others
  11. May
    Anodyne ChemistriesGrant · CA$724KWith 1 other
  12. May
    Canada Nickel CompanyCA$4.5MWith 1 other
  13. May
    Jack.orgGrant · CA$183KSole investor
  14. Apr
    Carbon Upcycling TechnologiesDebt · CA · Ventureburn$10MWith 3 others
  15. Apr
    Mangrove LithiumGrant · CA$16MWith 3 others
  16. Apr
    Aspect BiosystemsGrant · CA$57MWith 2 others
  17. Apr
    Common WealthSeries A · CA$8.7MSole investor
  18. Mar
    Reaction DynamicsGrant · CA$6.1MWith 3 others
  19. Mar
    Fireweed MetalsCA$44MSole investor
  20. Mar
    AmpereGrant · US$1.3MSole investor
  21. Feb
    Canada Nickel CompanyDebt · CA$32MWith 1 other
  22. Feb
    Generation MiningCA$553KSole investor
  23. Jan
    PhotonicGrowth · CA · Firms' own news pages$131MWith 7 others
  24. Jan
    FlexnetworksVenture · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  25. 2025

    33 rounds

  26. Dec
    Nord QuantiqueGrant · CA$17MWith 3 others
  27. Dec
    Anyon SystemsGrant · CA$17MWith 1 other
  28. Dec
    Fireweed MetalsGrant · CA$157KWith 1 other
  29. Dec
    Centre de Collaboration MiQro InnovationGrant · CA$469MSole investor
  30. Nov
    KotnGrant · CA$426KSole investor
  31. Sept
    GreenMantra TechnologiesDebt · CA$10MWith 3 others
  32. Sept
    Northcliff ResourcesDebt · CA$2.5MWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    Veterans' House CanadaGrant · CA$7.6MSole investor
  34. Sept
    Common WealthGrant · CA$22MSole investor
  35. Sept
    Edesa BiotechCA$3.4MWith 1 other
  36. Sept
    MetaspectralGrant · CA$150KWith 3 others
  37. Sept
    Renaissance BioScienceGrant · CA$599KWith 1 other
  38. Aug
    Homes For Heroes FoundationGrant · CA$1.4MSole investor
  39. Aug
    SolarSteamSeed · CA$717KWith 5 others
  40. Jul
    EXO InsightsGrant · CA$879KSole investor
  41. Jul
    Saham BankDebt$64MWith 2 others
  42. Jun
    RegenizeZA · Disrupt AfricaUndisclosedWith 1 other

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The team

We hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

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

Creative Destruction LabAccelerator11rounds togetherBDC CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherDesjardins Venture CapitalGovernment8rounds togetherInvestissement QuebecInvestment firm8rounds togetherNational Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance ProgramVC firm7rounds togetherExport Development CanadaGovernment5rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator5rounds togetherAlberta InnovatesInvestment firm4rounds togetherCanada Economic Development for Quebec RegionsInvestment firm4rounds togetherInnovate BCGovernment4rounds togetherNatural Resources CanadaGovernment4rounds togetherOntario Centres of ExcellenceVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Government of Canada put money into.

LawZero$215M · Sept 2026Lucent BioSciences$1.4M · Sept 2026Creative Destruction Lab$11M · Jun 2026Generation Mining$310M · Jun 2026Edesa Biotech$2.5M · Jun 2026Carbicrete$705K · Jun 2026

Quick answers about Government of Canada

What does Government of Canada invest in?

Government of Canada invests most often at Grant and Venture (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as FinTech, Payments and Government.

How active is Government of Canada?

136 investments on record, 28 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Government of Canada invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: LawZero (Grant, Sept 2026), Lucent BioSciences (Grant, Sept 2026) and Creative Destruction Lab (Grant, Jun 2026).

How big are Government of Canada's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.1M.

Does Government of Canada lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 136 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Government of Canada invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (95%).

Is Government of Canada investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 28 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Government of Canada invest alongside?

Most often Creative Destruction Lab (11 rounds together), BDC Capital (10 rounds together) and Desjardins Venture Capital (8 rounds together).

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