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Ontario Centres of Excellence

Last cheque observed May 2026; 83 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedVentureGrantMedicalPharmaceutical

Deploying now
20%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 83 on record
Since the last cheque178days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$414KRounds led0 of 83Sole investor33 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inCanada, 92%
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Ontario Centres of Excellence highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 33 rounds, median $376K

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first83 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. May
    Myomar MolecularDebt · CA$1.4MWith 2 others
  3. 2025

    5 rounds

  4. Jul
    inMotiveGrant · CA$1.1MWith 1 other
  5. Jul
    Betterfrost TechnologiesGrant · CA$2.9MWith 1 other
  6. Jun
    Giatec ScientificVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  7. Mar
    GreenspaceSeries B · CA · ABS Capital PartnersUndisclosedWith 2 others
  8. Jan
    PeekapakVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  9. 2024

    5 rounds

  10. Jul
    Novel BiotechnologyGrant · CA$367KSole investor
  11. Jun
    Hybrid Power SolutionsCA$396KSole investor
  12. Jun
    Braze MobilityVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  13. Feb
    PurchsVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  14. Jan
    ventureLABGrant · CA$4.5MWith 1 other
  15. 2023

    5 rounds

  16. Oct
    GetQuorumGrant · CA$1.5MWith 1 other
  17. Aug
    Acuity InsightsVenture · CA$5.0MWith 1 other
  18. Jul
    BartesianVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  19. May
    StromcoreGrant · CA$3.5MWith 2 others
  20. Jan
    Able InnovationsVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. 2022

    5 rounds

  22. Aug
    GreenlidGrant · CA$500KWith 2 others
  23. Jun
    Nuts For CheeseVenture · CA$5.3MSole investor
  24. Apr
    AceAgeGrant · CA$616KWith 1 other
  25. Mar
    Green StorySeed · NL$1.3MSole investor
  26. Feb
    DozrSeries B · CA$22MWith 2 others
  27. 2021

    4 rounds

  28. Oct
    iApotheca HealthcarePre-seed · CA$470KSole investor
  29. Jul
    Wearatec Inc.Seed · CA$1.0MSole investor
  30. May
    NeurescenceVenture$350KWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    Enrich BioscienceSeed$250KWith 1 other
  32. 2020

    9 rounds

  33. Oct
    Hopeful Inc.Pre-seed$191KWith 1 other
  34. Oct
    MavennetGrant$86KWith 1 other
  35. Oct
    CohesivDebt$376KSole investor
  36. Jun
    Intelense IncSeed$368KSole investor
  37. Jun
    AnomeraGrant$3.7MWith 1 other
  38. Jun
    QuantWave TechnologiesGrant$36KSole investor
  39. May
    ColdblockSeries A$1.1MWith 1 other
  40. Jan
    Parlay Ideas$345KWith 1 other
  41. Jan
    CiteRightSeed$933KSole investor
  42. 2019

    6 rounds

  43. Oct
    SAMETRICASeed$381KWith 2 others
  44. May
    NoblegenSeries B · CA · FinSMEs$19MWith 4 others
  45. May
    APX Building & Onsite Data SolutionsVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  46. Apr
    Little Robot FriendsGrant$100KWith 1 other
  47. Mar
    My Lil' HealthBotSeed$300KWith 2 others
  48. Feb
    FIBOSGrant$2.2MWith 1 other

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 team

We hold 6 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

SeaWell NetworksBought by Arris GroupUndisclosedApr 2014
KneeboneBought by DeloitteUndisclosedApr 2013
SysomosBought by MarketwiredUndisclosedJun 2010
Distil InteractiveBought by Canadian Standards AssociationUndisclosedSept 2009

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Ontario Centres of Excellence put money into.

Quick answers about Ontario Centres of Excellence

What does Ontario Centres of Excellence invest in?

Ontario Centres of Excellence invests most often at Seed and Venture (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical and Pharmaceutical.

How active is Ontario Centres of Excellence?

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

What has Ontario Centres of Excellence invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Myomar Molecular (Debt, May 2026), inMotive (Grant, Jul 2025) and Betterfrost Technologies (Grant, Jul 2025).

How big are Ontario Centres of Excellence's cheques?

The median round it joins is $414K.

Does Ontario Centres of Excellence lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 83 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ontario Centres of Excellence invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (92%).

Is Ontario Centres of Excellence investing now?

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

Who does Ontario Centres of Excellence invest alongside?

Most often DMZ (9 rounds together), FedDev (6 rounds together) and MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (6 rounds together).

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