# Manufacturing investors in Canada (2026 list)

> 59 manufacturing investors in Canada, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, SOSV. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors-in-canada (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Manufacturing investors in Canada

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a manufacturing company in Canada in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 59 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fmanufacturing-investors-in-canada)The top 25

**59** investors on the list *-2* this week

**1,887** cheques in 12 months *-21%* against the market

**$2.8M** median round they joined *-65%* against the market median

**100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**41%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **834** **$875K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 5 [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **685** **$6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **427** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 7 [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **367** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Real Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/real-ventures-2) *Deploying now* Family office · Brazil **210** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **190** **$8.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Gener8tor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gener8tor) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **184** **$792K** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 11 [New York Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-angels) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **181** **$2.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Export Development Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/export-development-canada) *Deploying now* Government · Canada **163** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [MedTech Innovator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medtech-innovator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **160** **$2.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [Government of Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/government-of-canada) *Deploying now* Government · Canada **138** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [SVG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **119** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [CIBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cibc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **117** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Investissement Quebec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investissement-quebec-2) *Deploying now* Investment firm **112** **$4.9M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 18 [Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlantic-canada-opportunities-agency) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **88** **$505K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [National Bank of Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-bank-of-canada) *Deploying now* Private equity · Canada **77** **$74M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [New Brunswick Innovation Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nbif) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **76** **$1.3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 21 [CIBC Innovation Banking](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cibc-innovation-banking) *Deploying now* VC firm **70** **$15M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Natural Resources Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/natural-resources) *Deploying now* Government · Canada **61** **$1.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Accelerator Centre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accelerator-centre) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **59** **$1M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 24 [Prairies Economic Development Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prairies-economic-development-canada) *Deploying now* Investment firm **57** **$1.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [Bank of Montreal (BMO)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bmo-financial-group) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Canada **54** **$63M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen

**34 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *Led by* [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)
- **30** Oct **[Neoen](https://millionrounds.com/company/neoen)** Debt · $1.3B *With* [Export Development Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/export-development-canada)
- **30** Oct **[Neuron Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuron-industries)** Seed · $10M *With* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)
- **30** Oct **[Bot Food](https://millionrounds.com/company/bot-food)** Pre-seed · $1.5M *Led by* [GreenSky Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greensky-ventures)
- **30** Oct **[Bloomsco](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomsco)** Pre-seed · $1M *With* [Telegraph Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telegraph-ventures)

## Stages This Year

1,673 rounds

- Venture **26%**
- Seed **18%**
- Pre-seed **17%**
- Series A **13%**
- Grant **8%**
- Other **18%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **693**
- Big Data & Analytics **91**
- Biotech **77**
- Healthcare **76**
- Fintech **70**
- Energy **60**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

659 Q1 25

574 Q2 25

711 Q3 25

632 Q4 25

641 Q1 26

572 Q2 26

344 Q3 26

60 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing

- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial).

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## Quick answers about manufacturing investors in Canada

### Who are the most active manufacturing investors in Canada?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, SOSV, Right Side Capital Management and BDC Capital.

### How many manufacturing investors in Canada are there?

59 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 41% have led a round.

### Which stages do manufacturing investors in Canada back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Pre-seed (25%).

### How big are the rounds manufacturing investors in Canada join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2.8M.

### Which sectors do manufacturing investors in Canada back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Biotech.

### Which manufacturing investors in Canada lead the most rounds?

Y Combinator (11 led), Drive Capital (7 led) and East Ventures (4 led).

### Where are manufacturing investors in Canada based?

Among the most active, most are based in Canada (11), the United States (9) and Singapore (1).

### What have manufacturing investors in Canada invested in recently?

Recent rounds include RadianX (Seed, Nov 2026, with SOSV), Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Techstars) and Neoen (Debt, Oct 2026, with Export Development Canada).

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