Recently Funded Biotechnology Startups in Canada
Updated Sep 2026
Funded Biotechnology startups in Canada number 191 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Biotechnology startup funding landscape in Canada, along with the 100 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in Canada.
Biotechnology startups in Canada closed 147 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 67 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $3.0B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $1.7M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $530K and $10M. Toronto and Vancouver hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
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Biotechnology funded startup statistics in Canada
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
100 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in Canada
100 of 191Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
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Biotechnology startup funding trends in Canada
Funding activity
Biotechnology startups in Canada closed 147 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 67 of them in the last 12, adding up to $3.0B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $1.7M, with the middle half running from $530K to $10M. 129 of 147 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Biotechnology startups located in Canada?
Where funded Biotechnology startups in Canada are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Biotechnology startups in Canada by province
The provinces with the most funded startups on record.
Funding stages of funded Biotechnology startups in Canada
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Biotechnology startups in Canada break down by stage.
A further 117 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Biotechnology startup funding data in Canada
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 191 funded Biotechnology startups in Canada currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (18 of 147 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Biotechnology startups in Canada is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Biotechnology startups are there in Canada?
FundedIQ tracks 191 funded Biotechnology startups in Canada. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Biotechnology startups in Canada raised?
Biotechnology startups in Canada tracked by FundedIQ have raised $3.0B in disclosed capital across 147 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 67 rounds in the last 12 months. 129 of those 147 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Biotechnology startups in Canada?
Toronto leads with 50 companies, then Vancouver (35), Montréal (17) and Calgary (10).
What is a typical funding round size for Biotechnology startups in Canada?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.7M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $530K and $10M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for Biotechnology startups in Canada?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 13 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (7) and Series B (6). A further 117 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Biotechnology startup funding data in Canada updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Biotechnology startups in Canada is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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