Recently Funded Pre-Seed Startups in Canada
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ holds 183 funded Pre-Seed startups in Canada and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the Pre-Seed startup funding landscape in Canada, along with the 100 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Canada.
The median disclosed round is $1.1M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $500K and $1.7M. Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector. Toronto and Vancouver hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Pre-Seed startups in Canada closed 67 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 36 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $66M in disclosed capital.
Toronto and Vancouver lead the geographic spread. Early stage capital flows from a mix of specialized venture firms and angel groups. This concentration of funding in small teams indicates a high volume of raw ideation. Accessing these founders early provides a window into emerging tech before institutional scale takes over.
Pre-Seed funded startup statistics in Canada
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026. Investors appearing most often across Canada funding rounds: Anges Quebec, Bdc Thrive venture.
100 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Canada
100 of 183Ordered 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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Pre-Seed startup funding trends in Canada
Funding activity
Pre-Seed startups in Canada closed 67 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 36 of them in the last 12, adding up to $66M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $1.1M, with the middle half running from $500K to $1.7M. 53 of 67 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 40. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Canada
Sector counts across all 183 tracked companies in Canada. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Pre-Seed startups located in Canada?
Where funded Pre-Seed startups in Canada are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Pre-Seed startups in Canada by province
The provinces with the most funded startups on record.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed 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 183 funded Pre-Seed 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 (14 of 67 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in Canada is dated Oct 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 Pre-Seed startups are there in Canada?
FundedIQ tracks 183 funded Pre-Seed 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 Pre-Seed startups in Canada raised?
Pre-Seed startups in Canada tracked by FundedIQ have raised $66M in disclosed capital across 67 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 36 rounds in the last 12 months. 53 of those 67 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Canada?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 40 companies, followed by Financial Services (20), Commerce and Shopping (11) and Health Care (11). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Canada?
Toronto leads with 78 companies, then Vancouver (25), Montréal (20) and Calgary (14).
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed startups in Canada?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.1M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $500K and $1.7M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed 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 Pre-Seed startups in Canada is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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