13 Manufacturing Investors Based in Toronto

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Toronto-based founders connect with manufacturing-based investors that write checks into Manufacturing companies. Here are 13 investors that match that criteria.

1) Andrew Opala

Fund: Preference Capital Inc.
Title: Founder & Managing Partner
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Communications, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Space, Sales Tech, Robotics, Quantum Computing, Other Tech, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Logistics, Internet of Things, Fintech, EdTech

2) Arlene Paterson

Fund: Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF)
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Series B, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Insurtech, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

3) Cindy Chen

Fund: Brookfield Asset Management
Title: Investor at Brookfield Growth
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Manufacturing, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech

4) David Zhao

Fund: Parametric
Title: Partner
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise

5) Emma Johnson

Fund: Klass Capital
Title: Growth Equity Investor
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Fintech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, Government Tech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Enterprise, Other Tech

6) Faizal Javer

Fund: Greyhill Venture Partners
Title: Managing Partner
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Travel, Transportation, Space, Social Impact, Sex, Sales Tech, Robotics, Food Services, Other, Quantum Computing, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Parenting, Other Tech, Enterprise, Consumer, Media

7) Ha Nguyen

Fund: McRock Capital
Title: Vice President
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Clean Tech, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Robotics

8) Kory Henn

Fund: Concrete Ventures
Title: Associate
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space

9) Lucas Perlman

Fund: StandUp Ventures
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Sales Tech, Social Impact

10) Parasvil Patel

Fund: Radical Ventures
Title: Partner
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Recruiting, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Transportation

11) Pauline Tsai

Fund: ArcTern Ventures
Title: Analyst
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Food and Beverage, Insurtech, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Proptech, Robotics, Transportation

12) Prathna Ramesh

Fund: Maple Leaf Angels
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Clean Tech, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech

13) Yohann John

Fund: Antler
Title: Investment Associate
Location: Toronto, Canada
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Chemicals, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC