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Best Banks Companies in Canada

Updated 2026-06-21 · Ranked by funding & momentum

100 indexable Banks companies headquartered in Canada, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $1.4B across 5 funded companies, including 1 unicorn.

100
Companies
$1.4B
Total Funding
5
Funded
1
Unicorns
0
Rounds (90d)

Ranked: Best Banks companies in Canada

#CompanyFundingValuationStage Latest roundEmployeesFoundedMomentum
1 Wealthsimple Unicorn
Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing
$901.3M $1.5B
as of 2020
Series F Series F Oct 2025 29 2014 ↑ Active
2 Concentra Bank
Urban credit union
$250M Acquired Conventional Debt May 2021 287 2005
3 Equitable Bank
Commercial bank
$150M Late Stage Conventional Debt Sep 2019 1970
4 Meridian
Urban credit union
$125M Funding Raised Conventional Debt Feb 2020 2,000 2005
5 Highlands State Bank
Commercial bank
$5M Late Stage Post IPO Dec 2016 38 2005
6 First Nations Bank of Canada
Commercial bank
Early Stage Unattributed Aug 2025 86 1996 ↑ Active
7 National Bank of Canada
Commercial bank
Public Conventional Debt May 2025 21,635 1859 ↑ Active
8 Scotiabank
Commercial bank
Public Conventional Debt Jan 2025 88,645 1832 ↑ Active
9 BMO
Commercial bank
Public Conventional Debt Jan 2025 16,217 1817 ↑ Active
10 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Commercial bank
Public Conventional Debt Jan 2025 2 1867 ↑ Active
11 Desjardins
Cooperative bank
Funding Raised Grant (prize money) Mar 2022 2 1900
12 Fairstone
Diversified lending NBFI
Acquired Conventional Debt Mar 2020 1,500 1923
13 Peoples Group
Issuer of prepaid and credit cards
Funding Raised Conventional Debt Jun 2018 1985
14 Banque Laurentienne
Commercial bank
Acquired Post IPO Dec 2015 3,647 1846
15 Royal Bank of Canada
Commercial bank
Public Conventional Debt Sep 2015 79,308 1864
16 RBC Royal Bank
Commercial bank
Late Stage Post IPO Jul 2013 1864
17 1st Choice Savings and Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 2001
18 Access Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 476 2009
19 Action Grenier
2945-9708 Quebec is a Boucherville, QC based private company whose line of business is Bank holding company
Private 50 1991
20 AECO Holdings
AECO Holdings is a Calgary, AB based private company whose line of business is Bank holding company
Private 4 2009
21 Affinity Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 2005
22 Alterna
Cooperative bank
Unfunded 1908
23 Alterna Bank
Commercial bank
Unfunded 2000
24 ATB Financial
Special purpose bank-community
Acquired 1 1938
25 BDC
Commercial bank
Funding Raised 4,742 1944
26 bergengren credit union
Bergengren Credit Union is a fintech start up.
Acquired 51 1933
27 Biggar & District Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 2000
28 BlueShore Financial Credit Union
Commercial bank
Unfunded 420 1941
29 Boomerang Credit Union
Urban credit union
Deadpooled 2015
30 Bradford Unity Bank
Provider of digital banking platform for individuals and businesses
Unfunded 2004
31 Caisse Pop Clare
Financial institution providing personal and business banking, loans, and investment services
Public 2000
32 Canadian Western Bank
Commercial bank
Acquired 2,257 1988
33 Canadian Western Bank
Provider of financial services
Acquired 1988
34 Cape Breton Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 2016
35 Capital City Savings
Commercial bank
Deadpooled 2005
36 Capital One
Commercial bank
Unfunded 1996
37 Carsvideos
Urban credit union
Deadpooled 2010
38 Central Time Systems (Company)
Central Time Systems (Company) is a Barrie, ON based private company whose line of business is Bank holding company
Private 5 1977
39 Coast Capital Savings
Credit union
Unfunded 2000
40 Coastal Community Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 7 1946
41 Columbia Valley Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 1955
42 Conexus Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 845 2011
43 Connect First Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 770 2014
44 Credit Union Atlantic
Commercial bank
Unfunded 1948
45 Crossroads Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 2014
46 Crosstown Civic
Credit Union
Deadpooled 1943
47 Diamond North Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 2006
48 DirectCash Bank
Commercial bank
Unfunded 2007
49 Duo Bank
Commercial bank
Unfunded 40 2010
50 East Coast Credit Union
Urban credit union
Unfunded 170 2006

Top 12 Banks companies in Canada

#1
Wealthsimple Unicorn Series F
$901.3M Raised
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location_onToronto, Ontario
Founded
2014
Employees
29
Funding raised
$901.3M
Valuation
$1.5B · 2020
Stage
Series F

Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing. The company offers chequing accounts, credit cards, and savings accounts. It provides self-directed investing in stocks, ETFs, options, margin, gold, and crypto. Wealth management services include portfolios, direct indexing, and income portfolios. Mortgages and tax filing services are also available.

Funding rounds (9 disclosed of 9)
Round Date Amount
Series F Oct 2025 $392.9M
Series F May 2021 $610M
Series E Oct 2020 $86.8M
Series D May 2019 $75M
Series C Feb 2018 $51.6M
Series B May 2017 $37M
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Tech stack
alpine.jsamazon cloudfrontamazon web servicesapolloapple icloud mailatlassian statuspage+14
#2
Concentra Bank Acquired
$250M Raised
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location_onSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Founded
2005
Employees
287
Funding raised
$250M
Stage
Acquired

Urban credit union

Funding rounds (1 disclosed of 1)
Round Date Amount
Conventional Debt May 2021 $250M
Tech stack
apache http servercore-jsdrupalfacebook pixelglide.jsgoogle analytics+13
#3
Equitable Bank Late Stage
$150M Raised
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location_onToronto, Ontario
Founded
1970
Funding raised
$150M
Stage
Late Stage

Commercial bank

Tech stack
amchartsangularazure edge networkbootstrapcore-jsenvoy+14
#4
Meridian Funding Raised
$125M Raised
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location_onToronto, Ontario
Founded
2005
Employees
2,000
Funding raised
$125M
Stage
Funding Raised

Urban credit union

Funding rounds (1 disclosed of 1)
Round Date Amount
Conventional Debt Feb 2020 $125M
Investors
Tech stack
6senseamazon cloudfrontamazon web servicesangularjsapple icloud mailazure+14
#5
$5M Raised
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location_onVernon, British Columbia
Founded
2005
Employees
38
Funding raised
$5M
Stage
Late Stage

Commercial bank

Funding rounds (3 disclosed of 3)
Round Date Amount
Post IPO Dec 2016 $8.5M
Conventional Debt Oct 2015 $7.5M
Conventional Debt May 2014 $5M
#6
86 Employees
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location_onSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Founded
1996
Employees
86
Stage
Early Stage

Commercial bank

Tech stack
amazon cloudfrontamazon web servicesbootstrapcloudflarecore-jsdocusign+13
#7
21,635 Employees
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location_onMontreal, Montreal
Founded
1859
Employees
21,635
Stage
Public

National Bank of Canada is a commercial bank. It provides services like savings accounts, chequing accounts, credit cards, loans, insurance, mortgages, investments to individuals & business. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $12.28B and a net profit of $2.55B.

Tech stack
adobe audience manageradobe client data layeradobe experience manageradobe experience platform launchakamaiakamai mpulse+14
#8
Scotiabank Public
88,645 Employees
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location_onToronto, Ontario
Founded
1832
Employees
88,645
Stage
Public

In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $40.24B and a net profit of $6.88B.

Tech stack
adobe analyticsadobe audience manageradobe experience manageradobe experience platform identity serviceadobe experience platform launchadobe target+14
#9
BMO Public
16,217 Employees
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location_onToronto, Ontario
Founded
1817
Employees
16,217
Stage
Public

Commercial bank. It offers a wide range of personal banking services, including online and mobile banking, accounts, credit cards, loans, mortgages, wealth management, M&A, loan syndication & agency, business strategy, and investments.

Tech stack
adobe analyticsadobe audience manageradobe client data layeradobe experience platform identity serviceadobe experience platform launchadobe target+14
#10
2 Employees
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location_onToronto, Ontario
Founded
1867
Employees
2
Stage
Public

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is a commercial bank. It offers retail banking, business banking, wealth management, insurance, investment banking, and capital markets to individuals, commercial and corporate clients. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $28.83B and a net profit of $3.65B.

Tech stack
adobe analyticsadobe audience manageradobe experience manageradobe experience platform identity serviceadobe experience platform launchadobe target+14
#11
Desjardins Funding Raised
2 Employees
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location_onLevis, Quebec
Founded
1900
Employees
2
Stage
Funding Raised

Cooperative bank

Founders & key people
Investors
Tech stack
adobe experience manageradobe experience platform identity serviceakamaiakamai bot manageramazon web servicesangular+14
#12
Fairstone Acquired
1,500 Employees
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location_onMontreal, Montreal
Founded
1923
Employees
1,500
Stage
Acquired

Diversified lending NBFI

Tech stack
adobe experience manageradobe targetamazon advertisingamazon cloudfrontamazon s3amazon ses+14

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Funding & investor landscape

Total raised
$1.4B
across these companies
Companies funded
5
with disclosed funding
Highest-funded
$901.3M raised

Most active investors

Accelerate Okanagan Accelerate Okanagan 2 investments in Banks BMO BMO 2 investments in Banks CDPQ CDPQ 2 investments in Banks CIBC CIBC 2 investments in Banks CPP Investments CPP Investments 2 investments in Banks Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2 investments in Banks OMERS OMERS 2 investments in Banks PSP Investments PSP Investments 2 investments in Banks TD Bank TD Bank 2 investments in Banks TechAlliance TechAlliance 2 investments in Banks 4A Capital 4A Capital 1 investment in Banks AIMCo AIMCo 1 investment in Banks

Notable founders in Canada Banks

Michael Katchen Michael Katchen Co-Founder & CEO Wealthsimple · $901.3M raised
BH Brett Huneycutt Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer Wealthsimple · $901.3M raised
NV Nicola Vavasour CEO, Ireland, Head of EU Coverage Scotiabank
PB Paulo Bernardo CEO and Country Head, Brazil Scotiabank
ED Elizabeth Dorsch Head, Trust and Estate Services and CEO BMO Trust Company BMO
DH Darrel Hackett CEO, BMO Financial Corporation BMO
Guy Cormier Guy Cormier CEO & President Desjardins
GM Grant MacKenzie President & CEO Peoples Group

Frequently asked questions

How many Banks companies are there in Canada?
Radar tracks 100 indexable Banks companies headquartered in Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Banks companies in Canada?
The Banks companies in Canada on this list have raised a combined $1.4B in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Banks company in Canada?
Wealthsimple is the highest-funded Banks company in Canada, with $901.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Banks companies in Canada are funded?
5 of the 100 Banks companies in Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Banks unicorns are there in Canada?
1 Banks company in Canada on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Canada Banks companies?
The most active investors in Canada Banks companies on this list include Accelerate Okanagan, BMO, CDPQ, CIBC, CPP Investments.

Rankings are computed by Radar (Fliar BI) from the Radar company master and are updated periodically. Funding and momentum scores use disclosed equity-funding data only. Figures may lag private rounds. Last updated 2026-06-21.

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