134 indexable Internet First Media companies headquartered in Ontario, Canada, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $207.8M across 18 funded companies.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Logic
Digital platform providing economy-related news |
$2.9M | — | Seed | Seed Jun 2024 | 27 | 2018 | — |
| 2 |
theScore
Mobile first sports news platform |
$118.2M | — | Acquired | Post IPO Sep 2019 | 271 | 2012 | — |
| 3 |
Playmaker
Provider of sports news platform |
$20M | — | Acquired | Series B Jul 2022 | 540 | 2020 | — |
| 4 |
Score Media and Gaming
Provider of online sports betting and information platform |
$40M | — | Acquired | Post IPO Aug 2020 | — | 2012 | — |
| 5 |
Wise Publishing
Online platform publishing content focusing on personal finance |
$5M | — | Series A | Series A Sep 2021 | 58 | 2017 | — |
| 6 |
Sportsgrid
Provider of live sports betting coverage, props odds, and picks |
$8.7M | — | Acquired | Series A Jan 2020 | 82 | 2010 | — |
| 7 |
Homestand Sports
Provider of a news media platform for multiple sports |
$803.5K | — | Seed | Seed Nov 2021 | 29 | 2012 | — |
| 8 |
Dark Slope
Online platform offering entertainment-related content |
$2.8M | — | Seed | Seed Jul 2020 | 54 | 2018 | — |
| 9 |
Thoora
News/social media aggregation platform |
$4.1M | — | Deadpooled | Seed | — | 2008 | — |
| 10 |
Xceed Molecular
Online platform offering science-related news |
$3M | — | Acquired | Conventional Debt Jan 2007 | — | 2006 | — |
| 11 |
Calvista Gold
Online platform for publishing about sustainable products for environment |
$1.5M | — | Seed | Seed May 2011 | — | 2010 | — |
| 12 |
Newsana
News curated by experts and thought leaders |
$500K | — | Acqui-Hired | Seed Jun 2012 | 7 | 2012 | — |
| 13 |
Synced
Online platform offering content related to AI |
$150K | — | Funding Raised | Conventional Debt May 2014 | — | 2014 | — |
| 14 |
Dashbook
Personalised content discovery platform |
$50K | — | Deadpooled | Seed Jul 2013 | — | 2013 | — |
| 15 |
Gays With Kids
Online news portal focused on the LGBT community |
$35K | — | Funding Raised | Conventional Debt Mar 2017 | — | 2010 | — |
| 16 |
Ground
App-based news portal |
$20K | — | Seed | Seed 2018 | 27 | 2018 | — |
| 17 |
Readness
Plugin for news recommendations |
$25K | — | Deadpooled | Seed Aug 2009 | — | 2009 | — |
| 18 |
AppGeek
Crowd sourced personal discovery platform |
$15K | — | Deadpooled | Seed May 2013 | — | 2012 | — |
| 19 |
Goodable
AI-driven platform offering multi-category news |
— | — | Seed | Seed Aug 2021 | 8 | 2020 | — |
| 20 |
FANSHARE SPORTS
Fantasy sports tips provider |
— | — | Deadpooled | Seed Jun 2018 | 4 | 2015 | — |
| 21 |
VerticalScope
Internet media company |
— | — | Public | Series A Dec 2011 | 212 | 1999 | — |
| 22 |
Hiiraan Online
Online news portal based out of Somali |
— | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Jul 2010 | — | 1999 | — |
| 23 |
The Mark News
News platform which publishes & syndicates opinions |
— | — | Deadpooled | Seed Feb 2010 | 11 | 2009 | — |
| 24 |
Alcamy
Community-run self-learning platform |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2017 | — |
| 25 |
AllFordMustangs
Online media platform for Ford Mustang news |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2002 | — |
| 26 |
andpop
andPOP creates and licenses pop culture video content across its network of internet, tv and radio clients. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 14 | 2000 | — |
| 27 |
APPLE Community Credit Union
Online publisher of articles covering banking, health, technology, business, and lifestyle |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2002 | — |
| 28 |
Athletics Canada
Digital platform providing information on athletics |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 165 | 1884 | — |
| 29 |
Autofile Canada
Online content portal for auto enthusiasts |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2012 | — |
| 30 |
AutoGuide
Online content portal for automotive news and reviews |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2009 | — |
| 31 |
Avontuura
Digital platform offering architecture related content |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2017 | — |
| 32 |
Baby Post
Content-based parenting platform |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2012 | — |
| 33 |
BayToday
Local news platform |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2003 | — |
| 34 |
BetaKit
Startup and emerging tech news |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 3 | 2012 | — |
| 35 |
BigTerminal
Finance-focused online news portal |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2013 | — |
| 36 |
BiometricUpdate.com
Digital media platform targeting biometric industry professionals |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2012 | — |
| 37 |
blogto
Toronto's source for local news and culture, restaurant reviews, event listings and the best of the city. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 41 | 2004 | — |
| 38 |
BP Sports Niagara
Online media platform for multi sports |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 1 | 2019 | — |
| 39 |
business link media group
Business Link Media Group is a B2B direct mail newspaper, magazine, and event program publishing company. |
— | — | — | — | — | 2003 | — |
| 40 |
Business of Cannabis
Online platform publishing content focusing on cannabis |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 2 | 2017 | — |
| 41 |
C3 Online Marketing
Digital content platform targeting digital marketing professionals |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 1998 | — |
| 42 |
canada's top 100 employers
Canada's Top 100 Employers has helped in building exceptional organizations with progressive & innovative programs. |
— | — | — | — | — | 1999 | — |
| 43 |
Canadaland
News site and podcast network |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 22 | 2013 | — |
| 44 |
Canadian Grocer
Online platform providing news on food |
— | — | Acquired | — | — | 2002 | — |
| 45 |
Canadian Immigrant
Online platform offering Canadian immigrant information |
— | — | Acquired | — | — | 2004 | — |
| 46 |
Canadian Premier League
App-based platform publishing content focusing on football |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2017 | — |
| 47 |
Collective Evolution
Online platform providing news on lifestyle |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 9 | 2009 | — |
| 48 |
core media
Core Media Inc. in business with extensive expertise in the field of sports publishing and advertising sales. |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 |
cover
Cover is a social publishing platform for communities. |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | 1 | 2012 | — |
| 50 |
CTV News
Online platform providing multi-category news |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 899 | 2000 | — |
Digital platform providing economy-related news. The platform provides news on business and finance, investment, and more.
theScore is a mobile first sports news platform, connecting fans to sports through combination of real time news, scores, fantasy information and alerts. It creates and curate the sports content which is mobile optimized, comprehensive, customizable and shareable to social apps. TheScore is a mix between social network and news source. A prominent feature of the app is called, Facebook-style, the "Feed," which combin
Provider of sports services. It develops a sports news platform that covers multiple sports.
Score Media and Gaming is a provider of online sports betting and information platform. The company develops an online multi-category sports betting platform. Also, it offers a real-time betting information platform for users. The mobile application is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
Online platform publishing content focusing on personal finance. The platform provides digital personal finance publications with understanding personal finance, earn and save extra money and get ahead financially.
Provider of live sports betting coverage, props odds, and picks. The platform offers information, news, and videos related to various sports including professional and college leagues. It features articles, predictions, and analysis, along with betting tips and strategies. The site also provides content related to fantasy sports, social casinos, and industry news.
Provider of a news media platform for multiple sports. It offers a variety of sports events, including live events, videos, and podcasts on intelligent and interactive sports discussions.
Operator of an immersive learning and virtual production studio intended to focus on applications related to health and safety, field operations, and soft skill development. The company's platform offers access to realistic 3D spaces and objects to learn, observe, practice, and apply skills by reducing field operations costs, improving retention, shortening onboarding times, and improving the efficiency of reskilling
Thoora is a service that aggregate traditional and social media content into a single source and also discover, rate and deliver quality, and relevant content. Thoora explores the entire blogosphere, Twitter, Facebook, other social media apps, and thousands of traditional media sources; and then uses over 100 signals to filter, rank, and deliver that content to users for their curation. Provides tools to refine, re-o
Online platform offering science-related news. It provides users with articles on various scientists and clinical researchers related news.
Calvista offers an online platform that publishes about sustainable products for the environment. The platform enables users to read about biogas, compost, and more.
Newsana is an online community of experts and thought leaders who share, discuss and work together to choose the five most essential news stories and ideas of the day on the topics of their expertise. The community’s efforts coalesce a current and historical guide to the best news and ideas on a growing array of popular and important issues.
Relay Ventures
Fengate
Ideaboost
Rogers
37 Angels
Abry
Aleka Capital
Aria Emiko
Beedie Capital Partners
Bonbillo
Bridgescale
Brooklyn Bridge Ventures
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 2026-06-20.
