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Ottawa shares its new venture capital “pie” between later-stage growth businesses and early-stage startups

Mark Lowey
October 28, 2026

The federal government's new Venture and Growth Capital Initiative invests a total of $1.75 billion to both keep innovative Canadian startup companies at home, as well as retain businesses scaling in Canada. The initiative includes the $750-million Canada’s Early and Growth Stage Investment Strategy, which will direct $75 million towards pre-seed and seed-stage companies, and $675 million to later- and growth-stage businesses .

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Organizations:	Build Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada, Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, Council of Canadian Innovators, Leaders Fund, National Angel Capital Organization, The Impact Group, and University of Ottawa
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