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Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 32 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Series ASeries BGrowthBiotechnologyLife Science

Deploying now
100%of best year9cheques in 12 months, 32 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.5BRounds led2 of 32Sole investor1 roundsExits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 66%
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Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan highlights

  1. 01

    9 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Series C: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $70M

  4. 04

    9 exits from the portfolio

What they do

As one of the largest pension plans in the world, Ontario Teachers' invests strategically across key markets and sectors to deliver steady returns.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Series ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
BiotechnologyLife Science
Based in
Toronto, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first32 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Oct
    RampGrowth · US · AI Funding Tracker$1.9BWith 24 others
  3. Sept
    EliseAIGrowth · US · TechCrunch$350MWith 6 others
  4. Aug
  5. Jul
    Fireworks AISeries D · US · Menlo Ventures$1.5BWith 12 others
  6. Jul
    RampLate stage · US · AlleyWatch$750MLed
  7. May
    RampGrowth · US · TechCrunch$750MLed
  8. Feb
    WayveSeries D · GB · TechCrunch$1.2BWith 16 others
  9. 2025

    3 rounds

  10. Dec
    KrakenGrowth · GB · TechStartups$1.0BWith 15 others
  11. Dec
    DatabricksGrowth · US · Crunchbase News$5.0BWith 25 others
  12. Sept
    AnthropicSeries F · US · Crunchbase News$13BWith 21 others
  13. 2024

    1 round

  14. Dec
    DatabricksGrowth · US · Crunchbase News$10BWith 10 others
  15. 2014

    1 round

  16. Nov
    BluEarth RenewablesGrowth · CA$81MWith 1 other
  17. 2013

    3 rounds

  18. Nov
    ZalandoGrowth · DE$191MWith 1 other
  19. Sept
    DafitiGrowth · BR · techcrunch.com$70MSole investor
  20. Feb
    Jd.comGrowth · CN · techcrunch.com$700MWith 1 other
  21. 2012

    2 rounds

  22. Nov
    Jd.comSeries D · CN · techinasia.com$400MWith 1 other
  23. Jan
    Trion WorldsSeries D · US · finsmes.com$85MWith 1 other
  24. 2009

    3 rounds

  25. Oct
    Pacific BiosciencesSeries E · US · onbiovc.com$68MWith 13 others
  26. Jul
    PharmAtheneSecondary · US · ir.pharmathene.com$19MWith 3 others
  27. Jun
    CempraSeries C · US · onbiovc.com$46MWith 5 others
  28. 2008

    1 round

  29. Jul
    Gemin X PharmaceuticalsSeries C · CA · siliconindia.com$38MWith 12 others
  30. 2007

    4 rounds

  31. Oct
    ConSentry NetworksSeries E · US$21MWith 5 others
  32. May
    Portola PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$70MWith 11 others
  33. Feb
    Beceem CommunicationsSeries D · US · beceem.com$40MWith 10 others
  34. Jan
    KeteraVenture · US · ketera.com$14MWith 6 others
  35. 2005

    2 rounds

  36. Jul
    Potentia SemiconductorSeries C · CA · powerpulse.net$8.0MWith 2 others
  37. May
    EntrisphereSeries C · US · lightreading.com$75MWith 7 others
  38. 2004

    1 round

  39. Oct
    Infinera CorporationSeries E · US$52MWith 9 others
  40. 2003

    2 rounds

  41. Aug
    Infinera CorporationSeries D · US$60MWith 10 others
  42. Feb
    Tropic NetworksSeries C · CA$20MWith 4 others
  43. 2002

    1 round

  44. Sept
    EntrisphereSeries B · US$33MWith 5 others
  45. 2001

    1 round

  46. Oct
    BorderfreeVenture · US$5.3MWith 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 team

We hold 9 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.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
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Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Most recent commitments

  • National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIF) NIIF Infrastructure Fund II

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed9 in all

BorderfreeBought by Pitney Bowes$395MMay 2015
Portola PharmaceuticalsListed$100MMay 2013
BorderfreeBought by Borderfree IncUndisclosedMar 2012
Gemin X PharmaceuticalsBought by Cephalon$525MMar 2011
KeteraBought by DeemUndisclosedDec 2010
Beceem CommunicationsBought by Broadcom$316MOct 2010
Infinera CorporationListedUndisclosedJun 2007
Tropic NetworksBought by Alcatel-LucentUndisclosedApr 2007
EntrisphereBought by EricssonUndisclosedFeb 2007

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

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Infiltrator Water TechnologiesUndisclosedMay 2015
PODSUndisclosedDec 2014
BridonUndisclosedOct 2014

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

What does Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan invest in?

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan invests most often at Growth and Series C (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Life Science.

How active is Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan?

32 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ramp (Growth, Oct 2026), EliseAI (Growth, Sept 2026) and NIIF Infrastructure Fund II (Undisclosed round, Aug 2026).

How big are Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5B.

Does Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 32 investments on record (6%).

Where does Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (66%), Canada (13%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

Is Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan invest alongside?

Most often GIC (6 rounds together), T. Rowe Price (6 rounds together) and Accel (5 rounds together).

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