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Top 21 Early stage companies based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 47 company matches for early stage companies associated with Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 180 professional contacts across them, including 64 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for early stage companies associated with Canada, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 19, 2026 How this list was built
47Companies
180Contacts tracked
64Verified emails
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The 21 largest early stage companies based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 21 of 47 company matches for early stage companies based in Canada, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5026 contacts →

Exact match

“Yaletown Partners is dedicated to closing the emerging-growth stage investment gap faced by technology companies.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5020 contacts →

Exact match

“FRAMEWORK was founded in 2018 and has set the benchmark for active capital investing for early-stage companies.”

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3Exact matchHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5011 contacts →

Exact match

“Numus Financial is a Halifax, Nova Scotia based venture capital firm focused on early-stage, high-growth companies.”

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4Exact matchOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-1011 contacts →

Exact match

“Mistral is a seed stage venture capital firm and typically the first institutional investor in our companies.”

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5Exact matchVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-1010 contacts →

Exact match

“Shred Capital is an early-stage technology fund dedicated to working side-by-side with passionate entrepreneurs taking their first or (ideally) second swing at creating a…”

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6Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“Leaders Fund backs exceptional teams building solutions their customers rely on.”

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7Exact matchLondon, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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8Exact matchHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-108 contacts →

Exact match

“Tidal Venture Partners supports Canada’s next generation of builders and innovators, from first check to early traction.”

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9Exact matchMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-506 contacts →

Exact match

“Theodorus invests in early stage companies based on proprietary disruptive technologies, leading financing rounds from inception to series A and above”

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10Exact matchVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Exact match

“Pre-seed VC offering hands-on support for software startups (i.e, SaaS/AI/web3) with at least a beta-version product solving a real problem.”

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11Exact matchVancouver, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Exact match

“First Fund is Canada's most active pre-seed fund.”

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12Exact matchMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Exact match

“Launched in 2016, InnoStart Capital is a family-owned investment firm that invests in early-stage companies with high growth potential.”

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13Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Exact match

“Our aim is to bring together bold entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders who love building things.”

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14Exact matchVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Exact match

“Plank is an investment company targeting investments and business opportunities in the technology arena, focusing on early-stage start-up companies that already have developed a…”

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15Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-502 contacts →

Exact match

“Nicoya Ventures is a privately owned and financed venture capital firm based out of Toronto, primarily focused on applying an Operator Sponsored model.”

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16Exact matchVancouver, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Exact match

“Primary focus on early-stage companies with great prototypes and strong teams having solid know-hows in product development and branding.”

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17Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Exact match

“TMCG works with startups and early stage ventures to help transform their products and services into amazing companies.”

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18Exact matchRed Deer, AB, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“There are many different ideas and business concepts out there.”

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19Exact matchVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“Equestrus is a Vancouver-based family office that both invests and advises young businesses and entrepreneurs with high potential.”

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20Exact matchCalgary, AB, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“Ocgrow Ventures is one Canada’s leading venture capital funds.”

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21Exact matchWinnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“We work with early stage companies by providing access to funding and expertise.”

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Showing 21 of 47 early stage companies based in Canada

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Early stage companies based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
35.6%Verified-email coverage
3.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
25.5%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
41
11-50
5
51-200
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 47 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with Canada whose business descriptions match “early stage companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 64 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “early stage companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many early stage companies are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 47 company matches for early stage companies associated with Canada as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Yaletown Partners tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most early stage companies?

Toronto leads with 12 company records, followed by Vancouver (12) and Calgary (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 64 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 47 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.