# NEXT Canada: portfolio, investments and team

> NEXT Canada is an accelerator based in Canada. 70 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jan 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# NEXT Canada

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 70 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Accelerator

Pre-seed Seed Series A E-learning Future Of Learning Education

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**8%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 70 on record

Since the last cheque **303** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.1M** Rounds led **0 of 70** Sole investor **13 rounds** Mostly in **Canada, 88%**

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## NEXT Canada highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 64% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $1.2M

## What they do

> NEXT uncovers Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurs and accelerates their trajectory with access to education, mentorship and funding. From their own website

- **Type:** Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $1K – $100K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** E-learning Future Of Learning Education
- **Based in:** Toronto, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **70 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jan** **[NuPort Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuport-robotics)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2025** 9 rounds
- **Sept** **[The Knowledge Society](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-knowledge-society)** Grant · CA **$265K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Kelsen Legal Technologies Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/kelsen-legal-technologies-inc)** Seed · CA **$725K** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Pilot](https://millionrounds.com/company/pilot)** Seed · US **$290K** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[MedMe Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/medme-health)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **May** **[A.I. VALI](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-i-vali)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[RYSE](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryse)** Venture · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Simmunome AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/simmunome-ai)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Enhanced Medical Nutrition](https://millionrounds.com/company/enhanced-medical-nutrition)** Series A · CA **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[QEYnet](https://millionrounds.com/company/qeynet)** Grant · CA **$979K** With 1 other
- **2024** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Freshline](https://millionrounds.com/company/freshline)** Grant · CA **$353K** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Homewise](https://millionrounds.com/company/homewise)** Venture · CA **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Marlow](https://millionrounds.com/company/marlow)** Seed · CA **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Oncoustics AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/oncoustics-ai)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Bounce](https://millionrounds.com/company/bounce)** Venture · US **$1.2M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Open Ocean Apps Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-ocean-apps-inc)** Grant · CA **$289K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[digitho](https://millionrounds.com/company/digitho)** Pre-seed · CA **$816K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Gray Oncology Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/gray-oncology-solutions)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2023** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Leav](https://millionrounds.com/company/leav)** Seed · CA **$1.7M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Hop In Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/hop-in-technologies)** Seed · CA **$1.3M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Ad Auris](https://millionrounds.com/company/ad-auris)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Monogram Creative Console](https://millionrounds.com/company/monogram-creative-console)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Tiptap](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiptap)** Series A · DE **$1.4M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Erode AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/erode-ai)** Pre-seed · CA **$325K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Gotcare](https://millionrounds.com/company/gotcare)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Sawback Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sawback-technologies)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Able Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/able-innovations)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2022** 15 rounds
- **Oct** **[Civalgo](https://millionrounds.com/company/civalgo)** Seed · CA **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[SingleKey](https://millionrounds.com/company/singlekey)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Greenlid](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenlid)** Grant · CA **$500K** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Lucid](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucid)** Pre-seed · US **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[MakerKids](https://millionrounds.com/company/makerkids)** Pre-seed · CA **$300K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Shaddari Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/shaddari-therapeutics)** Grant · CA **$269K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Proto](https://millionrounds.com/company/proto)** Series A · CA **$4.3M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Sensoreal](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensoreal)** Grant · CA **$231K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Babbly](https://millionrounds.com/company/babbly)** Seed · CA **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[alder](https://millionrounds.com/company/alder)** Seed · CA **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[CapIntel](https://millionrounds.com/company/capintel)** Series A · CA **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Chinova Bioworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/chinova-bioworks)** Series A · CA **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Manzil](https://millionrounds.com/company/manzil)** Seed · CA **$1.9M** With 2 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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.2M**

Led 0 of 70 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $1K – $100K
- **Sole investor:** 13 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *24*
- Venture *21*
- Grant *11*
- Series A said *7*
- Pre-seed said *6*
- Debt *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) 16
- [DMZ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dmz-ventures) 8
- [Ontario Centres of Excellence](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centres-of-excellence) 5
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 5
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) 4
- [Real Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/real-ventures-2) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Creative Destruction Lab** Accelerator **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab)[**DMZ** Accelerator **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dmz-ventures)[**Ontario Centres of Excellence** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-centres-of-excellence)[**Techstars** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund)[**Real Ventures** Family office **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/real-ventures-2)[**SOSV** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Right Side Capital Management** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management)[**Sustainable Development Technology Canada** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sustainable-development-technology-canada)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**AQC Capital** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aqc-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies NEXT Canada put money into.

[**NuPort Robotics** Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuport-robotics)[**The Knowledge Society** $265K · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-knowledge-society)[**MedMe Health** Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/medme-health)[**A.I. VALI** May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-i-vali)[**RYSE** $2.0M · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryse)[**Enhanced Medical Nutrition** $5.0M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/enhanced-medical-nutrition)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name NEXT Canada in their description, not their title.

- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 17 Feb 2022 · 43 min Startup Series: Moment Energy Mentions [NEXT Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-ai) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about NEXT Canada

### What does NEXT Canada invest in?

NEXT Canada invests most often at Seed and Venture (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-learning, Future Of Learning and Education.

### How active is NEXT Canada?

70 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2026.

### What has NEXT Canada invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: NuPort Robotics (Venture, Jan 2026), The Knowledge Society (Grant, Sept 2025) and Kelsen Legal Technologies Inc. (Seed, Sept 2025).

### How big are NEXT Canada's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M.

### Does NEXT Canada lead rounds?

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

### Where does NEXT Canada invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (88%) and the United States (10%).

### Is NEXT Canada investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does NEXT Canada invest alongside?

Most often Creative Destruction Lab (16 rounds together), DMZ (8 rounds together) and Ontario Centres of Excellence (5 rounds together).

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