Discover financing options for small businesses and startups. Browse the table below to find the right fit for your business. Additionally, take advantage of business grants, incentives and rebates offered by the City of Toronto.

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For aspiring entrepreneurs, Toronto is home to over 80 business incubators and accelerators that provide sector-specific support. Start your business journey with their assistance.

Funding for Small Businesses & Startups
Name Industry Type of Funding
AAGEF Ontario All Competition
Access Community Capital Fund Creative, Professional Services, Technology Loans
Active Impact Investments Social Innovation Equity
Alate Partners Technology Equity
Alborz Venture Capital All Equity
Altos Ventures All Equity
Amplify Capital Life Sciences, Technology Equity
Angel One Investor Network (Southern Ontario) All Equity
BDC Capital Technology Equity
BDC Small Business Loan All Loans
BEST Funds Technology Equity
Birch Hill Equity Partners All Equity
BMO Small Business Loans & Lines of Credit All Loans
BrandProject All Equity
Canada Council for the Arts Creative Grants
CapitalG Technology Equity
Celtic House Venture Partners Technology Equity
CIBC Business Loans All Loans
Clearspring Capital Partners All Equity
Desjardins Accord D Business Financing All Loans
Desjardins Financing & Credit All Loans
Driven All Loans
Easly All Grants, Tax Credits
Extreme Venture Partners Technology Equity
Eventi Capital Partners All Equity
Espresso Capital All Loans
Equivesto All Equity
FundThrough All Loans
Futurpreneur All Loans
Gibraltar Ventures Technology Equity
Globalive Technology, Life Sciences Equity
Golden Ventures Technology Equity
Government of Canada, Innovative Solutions Canada Technology, Life Sciences Grants
Government of Canada, National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program Biotechnology, Creative, Finance, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Manufacturing & Hardware, Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Professional Services, Technology Grants
Government of Canada, Provincial and Territorial Foreign Tax Credits All Tax Credits
Government of Ontario, Hire an Apprentice Program All Grants
Government of Ontario, Hiring & Training Incentives for Employers All Grants
Government of Ontario, Innovation Tax Credit All Tax Credits
Government of Ontario, Job Creation Partnerships All Grants
Government of Ontario, Research & Development Tax Credit All Tax Credits
Hedgewood Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Technology Equity
Highline Beta Technology Equity
HSBC Small Business Lending All Loans
iGan Partners Life Sciences Equity
Kensington Capital Partners Private Equity All Equity
Laurentian Bank All Loans
Luge Capital Finance, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology Equity
Lumira Ventures Biotechnology, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology Equity
Mantella Venture Partners Technology Equity
Maple Leaf Angels Finance, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology Equity
MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund Biotechnology, Technology Equity
McLean Watson Venture Capital Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology Equity
McRock Capital Manufacturing & Hardware, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology Equity
Merchant Growth Small Business Loans All Loans
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund All Equity
Mistral Venture Partners Life Sciences & Healthcare, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology Equity
Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund All Equity
Novacap Investment All Equity
OMERS Ventures All Equity
ONCAP All Equity
OnDeck All Loans
Ontario Centre of Innovation, Ready 4 Market Fund Biotechnology, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology Grants
Ontario Creates Creative Grants, Loans, Tax Credits
Pangaea Ventures Biotechnology, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Manufacturing & Hardware, Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology Equity
Pycap Venture Partners All Equity
Q1 Capital Partners Financing All Equity
R&D Capital All Loans
RBC Canada Small Business Financing Loan All Loans
Real Ventures Fund All Equity
Relay Ventures Technology Equity
Sci Innovation Centre Life Sciences, Technology Competition
Scotiabank Credit Line for Business All Loans
SOCAN Foundation Creative Grants
Southwestern Ontario (SWO) Angel Group All Equity
TD Commercial Banking Financing Services All Loans
Tech Capital Partners Biotechnology, Technology Equity
TiEQuest All Competition
Torquest Partners Equity Investment All Equity
Toronto Arts Council Creative Grants
TVM Capital Life Science Life Sciences, Technology Equity
VantagePoint Capital Partners All Equity
Venbridge All Loans
Ventures Ontario Biotechnology, Creative, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Natural Environment, Physical Sciences & Advanced Materials, Technology Equity
Version One Ventures All Equity
Victory Square Ventures Creative, Life Sciences, Technology Equity
Vitality Capital Mid Market Growth Fund All Equity
Werklund Ventures All Loans
Wesley Clover Capital Investment All Equity
xiVentures Fund Creative, Life Sciences, Technology Equity
Yaletown Partners Green, Life Sciences, Technology Equity
York Angel Investors All Equity
Youth Social Innovation Capital Social Innovation Grants, Loans
Youth Summer Company Social Innovation Grants, Loans