Best Clubs and Associations Companies in Canada
The 83 best Clubs and Associations companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Alberta Innovates.
Ranked: Best Clubs and Associations companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberta Innovates Provider of event management services | $10M | 23 mo ago | Seed | Laura Kilcrease CEO | 2016 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16 | 4 partnerships |
| 2 | Alberta IoT Association focused on community management services | $2M | 49 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | — |
| 3 | CCAB Association focused on aboriginal businesses and communities | $500K | 66 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1984 | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+28 | — |
| 4 | YASTA Association focused on tourism development | $80K | 71 mo ago | Seed | — | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
| 5 | Citizenlab Researcher of digital threats to civil society and online freedom | $52K | 113 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2001 | WordPressMySQLRedis+18 | — |
| 6 | Acta Association of Canadian Travel Agencies and Travel Advisors | — | — | Unfunded | — | — | PHPGSAPMicrosoft Clarity+20 | 1 award |
| 7 | Actsafe Provider of occupational health and safety training for the arts and entertainment industry | — | — | Acquired | Trina Pollard CEO | 1998 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 1 job opening |
| 8 | AFP Provider of financial planning, insurance, and investment solutions for individuals. | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2010 | — | 1 job opening |
Top 5 Clubs and Associations companies in Canada
#1
Seed · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 2016 · 396 employees$10Mraised▾
Provider of event management services
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$10M
- Sep 2021Seed—
#2
Funding Raised · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2017 · 23 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Association focused on community management services
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)—
#3
Early Stage · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1984 · 89 employees$500Kraised▾
Association focused on aboriginal businesses and communities
#4
Seed · Yarmouth, Nova Scotia · founded 2009$80Kraised▾
Association focused on tourism development
- Jul 2020Seed$80K
#5
Funding Raised · Canada · founded 2001 · 40 employees$52.1Kraised▾
Researcher of digital threats to civil society and online freedom. This entity conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security. Its investigations include digital espionage against civil society, analysis of internet filtering and its impact on free expression, and examination of the privacy and security of popular applications. The research employs a mixed-methods approach, combining political science, law, computer science, and area studies. Findings are disseminated through publications and reports. The organization also engages in high-level strategic policy and legal work related to these issues.
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$52.1K
Funding & investor landscape
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Clubs and Associations coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
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Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.