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MaRS IAF

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 4 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

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100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque11days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.2MRounds led0 of 4
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MaRS IAF highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Pre-seed and Seed: 67% of its rounds

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    AzomaSeries A · CA · Google News search$11MWith 7 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Dec
    AzomaPre-seed · GB · TechStartups$4.0MWith 4 others
  5. 2023

    1 round

  6. Apr
    Vivid Machines Inc.Seed · CA · Tall Grass Ventures$4.3MWith 9 others
  7. 2018

    1 round

  8. Dec
    CybeatsCA · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 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 MaRS IAF. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Rank VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherTeam Ignite VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherTwinpathVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about MaRS IAF

What does MaRS IAF invest in?

MaRS IAF invests most often at Pre-seed and Seed (67% of the rounds on record).

How active is MaRS IAF?

4 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has MaRS IAF invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Azoma (Series A, Oct 2026), Vivid Machines Inc. (Seed, Apr 2023) and Cybeats (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018).

How big are MaRS IAF's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.2M.

Is MaRS IAF investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does MaRS IAF invest alongside?

Most often Rank Ventures (2 rounds together), Team Ignite Ventures (2 rounds together) and Twinpath (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is MaRS IAF?

MaRS IAF is a VC firm.

Where does this information on MaRS IAF come from?

From 8 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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