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| Name | Industry | Type of Funding |
|---|---|---|
| AAGEF Ontario | All | Competition |
| Access Community Capital Fund | Creative, Professional Services, Technology | Loans |
| Active Impact Investments | Social Innovation | Equity |
| Alate Partners | Technology | Equity |
| Alborz Venture Capital | All | Equity |
| Altos Ventures | All | Equity |
| Amplify Capital | Life Sciences, Technology | Equity |
| Angel One Investor Network (Southern Ontario) | All | Equity |
| BDC Capital | Technology | Equity |
| BDC Small Business Loan | All | Loans |
| BEST Funds | Technology | Equity |
| Birch Hill Equity Partners | All | Equity |
| BMO Small Business Loans & Lines of Credit | All | Loans |
| BrandProject | All | Equity |
| Canada Council for the Arts | Creative | Grants |
| CapitalG | Technology | Equity |
| Celtic House Venture Partners | Technology | Equity |
| CIBC Business Loans | All | Loans |
| Clearspring Capital Partners | All | Equity |
| Desjardins Accord D Business Financing | All | Loans |
| Desjardins Financing & Credit | All | Loans |
| Driven | All | Loans |
| Easly | All | Grants, Tax Credits |
| Extreme Venture Partners | Technology | Equity |
| Eventi Capital Partners | All | Equity |
| Espresso Capital | All | Loans |
| Equivesto | All | Equity |
| Forward Funding | All | Loans |
| FundThrough | All | Loans |
| Futurpreneur | All | Loans |
| Gibraltar Ventures | Technology | Equity |
| Globalive | Technology, Life Sciences | Equity |
| Golden Ventures | Technology | Equity |
| Government of Canada, Innovative Solutions Canada | Technology, Life Sciences | Grants |
| Government of Canada, National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program | Biotechnology, Creative, Finance, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Manufacturing & Hardware, Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Professional Services, Technology | Grants |
| Government of Canada, Provincial and Territorial Foreign Tax Credits | All | Tax Credits |
| Government of Ontario, Hire an Apprentice Program | All | Grants |
| Government of Ontario, Hiring & Training Incentives for Employers | All | Grants |
| Government of Ontario, Innovation Tax Credit | All | Tax Credits |
| Government of Ontario, Job Creation Partnerships | All | Grants |
| Government of Ontario, Research & Development Tax Credit | All | Tax Credits |
| Hedgewood | Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Technology | Equity |
| Highline Beta | Technology | Equity |
| iGan Partners | Life Sciences | Equity |
| Kensington Capital Partners Private Equity | All | Equity |
| Kingsmen Capital Investments | Biotechnology, Construction, E-Commerce, Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing & Hardware, Natural Environment, Retail, Technology, Transport & Distribution | Loans |
| Laurentian Bank | All | Loans |
| Luge Capital | Finance, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology | Equity |
| Lumira Ventures | Biotechnology, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology | Equity |
| Mantella Venture Partners | Technology | Equity |
| Maple Leaf Angels | Finance, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology | Equity |
| MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund | Biotechnology, Technology | Equity |
| McLean Watson Venture Capital | Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology | Equity |
| McRock Capital | Manufacturing & Hardware, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology | Equity |
| Merchant Growth Small Business Loans | All | Loans |
| Merck Global Health Innovation Fund | All | Equity |
| Mistral Venture Partners | Life Sciences & Healthcare, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology | Equity |
| Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund | All | Equity |
| Novacap Investment | All | Equity |
| OMERS Ventures | All | Equity |
| ONCAP | All | Equity |
| OnDeck | All | Loans |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation, Ready 4 Market Fund | Biotechnology, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology | Grants |
| Ontario Creates | Creative | Grants, Loans, Tax Credits |
| Pangaea Ventures | Biotechnology, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Manufacturing & Hardware, Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology | Equity |
| Pycap Venture Partners | All | Equity |
| R&D Capital | All | Loans |
| RBC Canada Small Business Financing Loan | All | Loans |
| Real Ventures Fund | All | Equity |
| Relay Ventures | Technology | Equity |
| Sci Innovation Centre | Life Sciences, Technology | Competition |
| Scotiabank Credit Line for Business | All | Loans |
| SOCAN Foundation | Creative | Grants |
| Southwestern Ontario (SWO) Angel Group | All | Equity |
| TD Commercial Banking Financing Services | All | Loans |
| Tech Capital Partners | Biotechnology, Technology | Equity |
| TiEQuest | All | Competition |
| TorQuest Partners Equity Investment | All | Equity |
| Toronto Arts Council | Creative | Grants |
| TVM Capital Life Science | Life Sciences, Technology | Equity |
| VantagePoint Capital Partners | All | Equity |
| Venbridge | All | Loans |
| Ventures Ontario | Biotechnology, Creative, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology | Equity |
| Version One Ventures | All | Equity |
| Victory Square Ventures | Creative, Life Sciences, Technology | Equity |
| Vitality Capital Mid Market Growth Fund | All | Equity |
| Werklund Ventures | All | Loans |
| Wesley Clover Capital Investment | All | Equity |
| xiVentures Fund | Creative, Life Sciences, Technology | Equity |
| Yaletown Partners | Green, Life Sciences, Technology | Equity |
| York Angel Investors | All | Equity |
| Youth Social Innovation Capital | Social Innovation | Grants, Loans |
| Youth Summer Company | Social Innovation | Grants, Loans |