Recently Funded Seed Startups in Canada
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ holds 481 funded 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 Seed startup funding landscape in Canada, along with the 100 most recently funded Seed startups in Canada.
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.5M and $4.2M. Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Information Technology hold the most companies by sector. Toronto and Vancouver hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Seed startups in Canada closed 141 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 68 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $482M in disclosed capital.
Artificial Intelligence dominates these early stages, followed by Financial Services and Information Technology. Biotechnology and Apps also appear, creating a mix that spans deep science and consumer software. Toronto and Vancouver lead the geographic distribution. Khosla Ventures appears as a frequent backer. Filtering by sub-sector reveals a heavy lean toward technical infrastructure over simple service tools.
Seed funded startup statistics in Canada
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026. Investors appearing most often across Canada funding rounds: Khosla Ventures, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund.
100 most recently funded Seed startups in Canada
100 of 481Ordered 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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Seed startup funding trends in Canada
Funding activity
Seed startups in Canada closed 141 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 68 of them in the last 12, adding up to $482M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half running from $1.5M to $4.2M. 111 of 141 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Information Technology hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 91. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded Seed startups in Canada
Sector counts across all 481 tracked companies in Canada. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Seed startups located in Canada?
Where funded Seed startups in Canada are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Seed startups in Canada by province
The provinces with the most funded startups on record.
About the FundedIQ 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 481 funded 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 (30 of 141 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded 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 Seed startups are there in Canada?
FundedIQ tracks 481 funded 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 Seed startups in Canada raised?
Seed startups in Canada tracked by FundedIQ have raised $482M in disclosed capital across 141 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 68 rounds in the last 12 months. 111 of those 141 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Seed startups in Canada?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 91 companies, followed by Financial Services (38), Information Technology (32) and Apps (31). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Seed startups in Canada?
Toronto leads with 149 companies, then Vancouver (68), Montréal (64) and Calgary (36).
What is a typical funding round size for Seed startups in Canada?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.5M and $4.2M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the 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 Seed startups in Canada is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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