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Ontario Centre of Innovation

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 43 cheques on record.

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SeedGrantPre-seedHealth CareArtificial Intelligence

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94%of best year17cheques in 12 months, 43 on record
Since the last cheque33days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$987KRounds led0 of 43Sole investor12 roundsMostly inCanada, 90%
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Ontario Centre of Innovation highlights

  1. 01

    17 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Grant: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $570K

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Health CareArtificial Intelligence
Based in
Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first43 appearances

  1. 2026

    16 rounds

  2. Sept
    Blair HealthPre-seed · CA · BetaKit$3.0MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    QurCan Therapeutics Inc.Venture · CA$3.0MWith 2 others
  4. Jul
    Resiliocs IntelligenceGrant · CA$53KWith 3 others
  5. May
    Synakis Corp.Pre-seed · CA · Canadian Glycomics Network$1.9MWith 4 others
  6. May
    myStoriaSeed · CA$366KWith 1 other
  7. May
    Esphera SynBioSeed · CA$366KWith 1 other
  8. May
    SynmedixSeed · CA$366KSole investor
  9. May
    Script RunnerSeed · CA$366KSole investor
  10. May
    Kare Chemical TechnologiesPre-seed · CA$366KSole investor
  11. May
    NordSpaceGrant · CA$2.3MSole investor
  12. May
    mDETECT IncSeed · CA$366KSole investor
  13. May
    NodeAI DiagnosticsSeed · CA$366KSole investor
  14. Mar
    PhenoTipsVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  15. Mar
    NordSpaceGrant · CA$8.3MSole investor
  16. Feb
    MIMOSA DiagnosticsVenture · CA$100KWith 3 others
  17. Jan
    KorrAIVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. 2025

    6 rounds

  19. Nov
    Hyivy HealthGrant · CA$18KWith 2 others
  20. Oct
    PhenoTipsSeed · CA · GreenSky Ventures$2.0MWith 1 other
  21. Sept
    Kelsen Legal Technologies Inc.Seed · CA$725KWith 3 others
  22. Aug
    Moonrise MedicalPre-seed · CA$361KSole investor
  23. Jul
    PaperstackSeed · US$3.6MWith 4 others
  24. Jan
    Grey Matter NeurosciencesSeed · CA$14MSole investor
  25. 2024

    9 rounds

  26. Dec
    PharmAla BiotechCA$1.6MSole investor
  27. Nov
    EvercloakGrant · CA$250KWith 2 others
  28. Oct
    TalinPre-seed · CA$574KWith 3 others
  29. Sept
    HDAX TherapeuticsSeed · CA$3.2MWith 2 others
  30. Jul
    Noa TherapeuticsGrant · CA$367KWith 4 others
  31. Jul
    TenomixGrant · CA$367KWith 2 others
  32. Jun
    MesosilSeed · CA$1.6MWith 2 others
  33. Jun
    MIMOSA DiagnosticsGrant · CA$740KWith 3 others
  34. Mar
    QutheroSeed · US$1.4MWith 1 other
  35. 2023

    5 rounds

  36. Sept
    The OWL SolutionsSeed · CA$1.3MWith 2 others
  37. Jul
    TROESVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 5 others
  38. Jul
    Neptune NanotechnologiesSeed · CA$1.4MWith 1 other
  39. May
    LocorumPre-seed · CA$1.2MSole investor
  40. Apr
    QEA TechSeed · CA$1.6MWith 1 other
  41. 2022

    4 rounds

  42. Dec
    WeTraqSeed · CA$182KWith 2 others
  43. Oct
    PerchSeries A · US$2.9MWith 2 others
  44. Aug
    goPeerSeed · CA$773KSole investor
  45. Aug
    LucidPre-seed · US$2.5MWith 1 other

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The team

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Who they invest alongside

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

Creative Destruction LabAccelerator9rounds togetherBDC CapitalVC firm6rounds togetherArchangel Network Of FundsVC firm4rounds togetherAccelerator CentreAccelerator2rounds togetherAnges QuebecAngel network2rounds togetherFedDevVC firm2rounds togetherFundersClubVC firm2rounds togetherGreenSky VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherLAUNCHub VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherNEXT CanadaAccelerator2rounds togetherNational Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance ProgramVC firm2rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Ontario Centre of Innovation put money into.

Blair Health$3.0M · Sept 2026QurCan Therapeutics Inc.$3.0M · Sept 2026Resiliocs Intelligence$53K · Jul 2026myStoria$366K · May 2026Synmedix$366K · May 2026Script Runner$366K · May 2026

Quick answers about Ontario Centre of Innovation

What does Ontario Centre of Innovation invest in?

Ontario Centre of Innovation invests most often at Seed and Grant (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care and Artificial Intelligence.

How active is Ontario Centre of Innovation?

43 investments on record, 17 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Ontario Centre of Innovation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Blair Health (Pre-seed, Sept 2026), QurCan Therapeutics Inc. (Venture, Sept 2026) and Resiliocs Intelligence (Grant, Jul 2026).

How big are Ontario Centre of Innovation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $987K.

Does Ontario Centre of Innovation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 43 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ontario Centre of Innovation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (90%) and the United States (10%).

Is Ontario Centre of Innovation investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 17 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Ontario Centre of Innovation invest alongside?

Most often Creative Destruction Lab (9 rounds together), BDC Capital (6 rounds together) and Archangel Network Of Funds (4 rounds together).

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