124 investors have funded 35 Cybersecurity companies head-officed in Toronto, across 180 rounds (Nov 2007 – May 2026). They are ranked by how many Toronto companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Toronto" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y Combinator | Mountain View, United States | Seed | 4 | 4 | 2 | Mar 2022 | 5,648 |
| 2 | Export Development Canada | Ottawa, Canada | Series ASeedSeries B | 4 | 4 | 3 | Jul 2024 | 129 |
| 3 | Accel | Palo Alto, United States | Series ASeries BSeries C | 3 | 7 | 5 | Apr 2025 | 1,133 |
| 4 | MaRS Discovery District | Toronto, Canada | Seed | 3 | 3 | 1 | Dec 2018 | 43 |
| 5 | Inovia Capital | Montreal, Canada | Series ASeries BSeries C | 2 | 5 | — | Dec 2018 | 208 |
| 6 | Maple Leaf Angels | Toronto, Canada | Seed | 2 | 3 | — | Dec 2018 | 26 |
| 7 | BDC | Montreal, Canada | Series BSeries A | 2 | 2 | 2 | Nov 2022 | 505 |
| 8 | Horizons Ventures | Hong Kong, China | Series CSeed | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2015 | 195 |
| 9 | Mastercard | Purchase, United States | Series CSeries A | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 2014 | 100 |
| 10 | MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund | Toronto, Canada | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2019 | 101 |
| 11 | Visa | San Francisco, United States | Series CSeed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2021 | 93 |
| 12 | Ripple Ventures | Toronto, Canada | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Sep 2025 | 32 |
| 13 | Graphite Ventures | Toronto, Canada | Series ASeed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Sep 2025 | 26 |
| 14 | BEST Funds | Toronto, Canada | Series ASeed | 2 | 2 | 2 | Feb 2014 | 17 |
| 15 | Uncork Capital | Palo Alto, United States | SeedSeries ASeries B | 1 | 4 | — | Apr 2025 | 200 |
| 16 | Relay Ventures | Toronto, Canada | Series ASeedSeries B | 1 | 4 | 2 | May 2017 | 64 |
| 17 | Heavybit | San Francisco, United States | Series BSeedSeries A | 1 | 4 | 1 | Apr 2025 | 31 |
| 18 | Rho Canada Partners | Montreal, Canada | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Nov 2011 | 27 |
| 19 | Extreme Venture Partners | Toronto, Canada | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Nov 2011 | 32 |
| 20 | Insight Partners | New York City, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2025 | 762 |
| 21 | CRV | Palo Alto, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2025 | 381 |
| 22 | Shasta Ventures | Portola Valley, United States | Series ASeed | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2022 | 198 |
| 23 | M12 | San Francisco, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nov 2022 | 230 |
| 24 | Connecticut Innovations | New Haven, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 2 | May 2020 | 203 |
| 25 | Ignition Partners | Los Altos, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | May 2017 | 54 |
| 26 | Intel Education Accelerator | Santa Clara, United States | Series CSeries A | 1 | 2 | 2 | May 2012 | 83 |
| 27 | Panorama Capital | Campbell, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2011 | 34 |
| 28 | Forum Ventures | San Francisco, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nov 2022 | 48 |
| 29 | Differential Ventures | New York City, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2022 | 25 |
| 30 | McRock Capital | Toronto, Canada | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 2 | May 2020 | 21 |
| 31 | Rogers Venture Partners | Palo Alto, United States | Series C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dec 2014 | 17 |
| 32 | Generation Ventures | Toronto, Canada | Seed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Oct 2019 | 13 |
| 33 | BKR Capital | Toronto, Canada | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jul 2024 | 9 |
| 34 | Firehood | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 1 | |
| 35 | Techstars | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2020 | 3,580 |
| 36 | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 860 |
| 37 | Kleiner Perkins | Menlo Park, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | 666 |
| 38 | Tiger Global Management | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 791 |
| 39 | Antler | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 572 |
| 40 | True Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2022 | 364 |
| 41 | Salesforce Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 364 |
| 42 | Lux Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2019 | 282 |
| 43 | Accelerator Centre | Waterloo, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2015 | 380 |
| 44 | Iconiq Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 165 |
| 45 | Samsung Venture Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | 159 |
| 46 | GSR Ventures | Beijing, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 125 |
| 47 | Paladin Capital | Washington, DC, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | 99 |
| 48 | Trident Capital | Palo Alto, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2011 | 94 |
| 49 | OMERS | Toronto, Canada | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2022 | 92 |
| 50 | Sound Ventures | United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2021 | 116 |
| 51 | Wayra | Madrid, Spain | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2026 | 117 |
| 52 | Robot Ventures | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 120 |
| 53 | Slack | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | 81 |
| 54 | Spectrum Equity | Boston, United States | PE | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2015 | 93 |
| 55 | Desjardins | Levis, Canada | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2016 | 80 |
| 56 | Lemniscap | George Town, Cayman Islands | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 89 |
| 57 | Salesforce Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | 70 |
| 58 | Motorola Solutions | Chicago, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2012 | 57 |
| 59 | Hyperplane | Boston, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 46 |
| 60 | Brightspark Ventures | Montreal, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 37 |
| 61 | Club degli Investitori | Turin, Italy | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2026 | 45 |
| 62 | Royal Bank of Canada | Toronto, Canada | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2016 | 43 |
| 63 | TELUS Ventures | Vancouver, Canada | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | May 2012 | 50 |
| 64 | Juniper Networks | Sunnyvale, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2024 | 39 |
| 65 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Toronto, Canada | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2016 | 53 |
| 66 | Cadenza | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2026 | 49 |
| 67 | Skip Capital | Sydney, Australia | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2021 | 33 |
| 68 | Leonis Investment | Paris, France | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2020 | 44 |
| 69 | Pivot Investment Partners | New York City, United States | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2015 | 28 |
| 70 | Panda Capital | Shanghai, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 36 |
| 71 | Bank of Montreal | Toronto, Canada | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2016 | 39 |
| 72 | Comerica | Dallas, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | 41 |
| 73 | 11.2 Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2019 | 27 |
| 74 | TIAP | Toronto, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2016 | 29 |
| 75 | Luge Capital | Montreal, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2025 | 25 |
| 76 | UTEST | Toronto, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2016 | 32 |
| 77 | Northleaf | Toronto, Canada | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2009 | 27 |
| 78 | BoxOne Ventures | Montreal, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 24 |
| 79 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Houston, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2026 | 23 |
| 80 | FedDev Ontario | Waterloo, Canada | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 27 |
| 81 | Mogo | Vancouver, Canada | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2015 | 20 |
| 82 | Scotiabank | Toronto, Canada | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2016 | 25 |
| 83 | Chorus One | Baar, Switzerland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 25 |
| 84 | TD Bank | Portland, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2016 | 22 |
| 85 | Golden Triangle Angel Network | Cambridge, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | |
| 86 | Bridgescale | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2009 | 18 |
| 87 | Dialectic | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 21 | |
| 88 | Gulf Islamic Investments | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2017 | 14 |
| 89 | Wittington Ventures | Toronto, Canada | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2022 | 15 |
| 90 | Galileo Ventures | Sydney, Australia | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 17 |
| 91 | Silicon Valley Data Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2019 | 14 |
| 92 | StoneMill Ventures | Arlington, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2021 | 13 |
| 93 | Mantella Venture Partners | Toronto, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | 14 |
| 94 | ScaleX | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2018 | 14 |
| 95 | The Holt Xchange | Montreal, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | 14 |
| 96 | Sandpiper Ventures | Halifax, Canada | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 11 |
| 97 | Primo Capital | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2026 | 12 | |
| 98 | GreenSoil Investments | Ra anana, Israel | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2018 | 7 |
| 99 | BCE | Montreal, Canada | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 9 |
| 100 | DoraHacks | Las Vegas, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 11 |
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Cybersecurity companies head-officed in Toronto that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SecureKey securekey.com |
13 | 15 | $341.2M | Series C Oct 2016 |
| 1Password 1password.com |
9 | 11 | $4.4B | Series C Dec 2021 |
| Fixmo fixmo.com |
9 | 16 | $194.3M | Series C Jan 2013 |
| Private AI private-ai.com |
9 | 13 | $71.9M | Series A Nov 2022 |
| Fairblock fairblock.network |
8 | 8 | $20M | Seed Oct 2023 |
| Nymi nymi.com |
7 | 11 | $117.8M | Series C Jun 2018 |
| Quantum Bridge Technologies qubridge.io |
7 | 7 | $48M | Series A May 2026 |
| Mycroft mycroft.io |
7 | 7 | $24.5M | Seed Sep 2025 |
| Cybeats cybeats.com |
7 | 9 | $19M | Post-IPO Nov 2025 |
| Rank Software ranksoftwareinc.com |
7 | 8 | $5.6M | Seed Oct 2019 |
| Tailscale tailscale.com |
6 | 16 | $1.5B | Series C Apr 2025 |
| Protexxa protexxa.com |
6 | 8 | $49.1M | Series A Jul 2024 |
| BlueCat bluecatnetworks.com |
4 | 4 | $49.8M | Series B Jul 2011 |
| Invixium invixium.com |
4 | 6 | $16.7M | Series B May 2020 |
| VeriFast verifast.com |
4 | 4 | $14M | Seed Sep 2022 |
| SurfEasy surfeasy.com |
4 | 4 | — | Seed Sep 2011 |
| Ethoca ethoca.com |
3 | 3 | $135M | PE Jul 2015 |
| Qui qui.xyz |
3 | 3 | $15.2M | Series A Aug 2022 |
| Feroot feroot.com |
3 | 3 | $13.7M | Seed Feb 2022 |
| CryptoNumerics cryptonumerics.com |
3 | 3 | $7.5M | Seed Mar 2019 |
| LoginID loginid.io |
3 | 3 | $7.1M | Seed Jun 2021 |
| ConferenceCloud conferencecloud.co |
3 | 3 | $270K | Seed Jan 2016 |
| Venue venue.live |
2 | 2 | $4.1M | Seed Aug 2022 |
| Iotum iotum.com |
2 | 2 | — | Series A Nov 2007 |
| Xtract One xtractone.com |
1 | 1 | $6.3M | Post-IPO Feb 2023 |
| IntelliGO Networks intelligonetworks.com |
1 | 1 | $5.7M | Series A Oct 2017 |
| BioConnect bioconnect.com |
1 | 1 | $3.9M | Series A Sep 2019 |
| PitchPoint Solutions pitchpointsolutions.com |
1 | 1 | $2.8M | Series A Feb 2014 |
| VISR visr.co |
1 | 1 | $1M | Seed Nov 2015 |
| Gather gatherapp.live |
1 | 1 | $120K | Seed Aug 2020 |
| Appcanary appcanary.com |
1 | 1 | $120K | Seed Aug 2015 |
| CoinValue coinvalue.technology |
1 | 1 | $30K | Seed Dec 2015 |
| Swascan swascan.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed May 2016 |
| Echoworx echoworx.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2011 |
| Commercial Passport commercialpassport.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Sep 2018 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Club degli Investitori | Quantum Bridge Technologies | Series A | $8M |
| May 2026 | Wayra | Quantum Bridge Technologies | Series A | $8M |
| May 2026 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Quantum Bridge Technologies | Series A | $8M |
| May 2026 | Primo CapitalLED | Quantum Bridge Technologies | Series A | $8M |
| May 2026 | Cadenza | Quantum Bridge Technologies | Series A | $8M |
| May 2026 | Bacchus Venture Capital | Quantum Bridge Technologies | Series A | $8M |
| Nov 2025 | IF Capital | Cybeats | Post-IPO | $1M |
| Sep 2025 | Brightspark Ventures | Mycroft | Seed | $3.5M |
| Sep 2025 | Ripple Ventures | Mycroft | Seed | $3.5M |
| Sep 2025 | Antler | Mycroft | Seed | $3.5M |
| Sep 2025 | Luge CapitalLED | Mycroft | Seed | $3.5M |
| Sep 2025 | BoxOne Ventures | Mycroft | Seed | $3.5M |
| Sep 2025 | Graphite Ventures | Mycroft | Seed | $3.5M |
| Sep 2025 | DevCap | Mycroft | Seed | $3.5M |
| Apr 2025 | AccelLED | Tailscale | Series C | $160M |
| Apr 2025 | Insight Partners | Tailscale | Series C | $160M |
| Apr 2025 | CRV | Tailscale | Series C | $160M |
| Apr 2025 | Heavybit | Tailscale | Series C | $160M |
| Apr 2025 | Uncork Capital | Tailscale | Series C | $160M |
| Apr 2025 | Sparkwave Capital | Tailscale | Series C | $160M |
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