About Canadian Technology Accelerator
Canadian Technology Accelerator, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2009, is based in New York City, United States. With a presence in 3 countries, it has supported around 124 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Aug 2026, Canadian Technology Accelerator has 3 unicorns under its belt and has witnessed 26 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Wealthsimple, StackAdapt and SWTCH. The program primarily supports Seed startups based in Canada. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in Neuraura on 2019.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
New York City, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio
Canadian Technology Accelerator's List of Top Investments
Canadian Technology Accelerator has a portfolio of 124 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Neuraura and Rainforest Automation.Their portfolio spans across Canada, United States and Sweden. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Environment Tech and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Canadian Technology Accelerator:1. Wealthsimple
Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing. The company offers chequing accounts, credit cards, and savings accounts. It provides self-directed investing in stocks, ETFs, options, margin, gold, and crypto. Wealth management services include portfolios, direct indexing, and income portfolios. Mortgages and tax filing services are also available.
Key facts about Wealthsimple
2. StackAdapt
Provider of an AI-powered platform for digital advertising campaign management. The platform offers tools for planning, executing, and analyzing advertising campaigns across various digital channels. It provides features such as audience targeting, creative design, and performance reporting. The platform supports advertising across connected TV, digital out-of-home, email, audio, video, and in-game channels.
Key facts about StackAdapt
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $537M
- Employee Count: 1,752 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Summit Partners, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. SWTCH
Provider of EV charging management systems. Its features include an EV charging platform that optimises charging and revenue management for property owners. It networks chargers with the internet to enable remote monitoring, access control, energy metering, billing and payments. Its app enables the monitoring and management of charging. It is available across both Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about SWTCH
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $42M
- Employee Count: 116 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Export Development Canada, MaRS Discovery District and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Procurify
SaaS-enabled end-to-end spend management software. It is a SaaS-based purchasing software to automate and streamline procure-to-pay operations. The solution serves as a platform to streamline procurement operations, track procurement spending, and increase visibility throughout the procure-to-pay process. Features include approval management, real-time budget tracking, expense management, vendor management, spend analytics, and reporting. Its app is available for Android users.
Key facts about Procurify
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $82.5M
- Employee Count: 169 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Information Venture Partners and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Nov 04, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. TouchBistro
Cloud-based POS and restaurant management system. It offers payment processing, act as a menu, and allows servers to take customer orders and send them to the kitchen. Its clients include restaurants, fast food joints, food trucks, coffee shops, and others in the food services industries.
Key facts about TouchBistro
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $321M
- Employee Count: 386 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Walden Venture Capital, Napier Park Global Capital and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 01, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Canadian Technology Accelerator's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Canadian Technology Accelerator has invested in 124 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Neuraura.Canadian Technology Accelerator's Investments by Stage
Canadian Technology Accelerator has made 3 investments in Seed stage.Canadian Technology Accelerator's Investments by Sector
Canadian Technology Accelerator has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Energy Tech, Environment Tech, HealthTech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 100 Tech companies, 91 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 71 Software companies and at least 39 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Canadian Technology Accelerator's Investments by Geography
Canadian Technology Accelerator has made most investments in Canada (3).Canadian Technology Accelerator's recent investments
Canadian Technology Accelerator has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Canadian Technology Accelerator:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Canada | Seed | 1824 | - | |
Jun 2016 | Canada | Seed | 7004 | - | |
Aug 01, 2014 | Canada | Seed | 3371 | - |
Unicorns in Canadian Technology Accelerator's Portfolio
Canadian Technology Accelerator has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - StackAdapt, Trulioo and Wealthsimple. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is StackAdapt. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Canadian Technology Accelerator first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Canadian Technology Accelerator's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | Provider of an AI-powered platform for digital advertising campaign management | 2014 | Toronto | Series B | yghgjrc | ||
64 | Provider of online identity verification services for KYC, KYB, and AML | 2011 | Vancouver | Series D | xazvrkb | ||
77 | Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing | 2014 | Toronto | Series F | oqvl{ic |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Canadian Technology Accelerator's Portfolio
4 of Canadian Technology Accelerator's portfolio companies have become public. NanoOne got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), in Jun 2021 at marketcap of undefined and Plurilock got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange - Venture Exchange (TSX-V) at marketcap of $837K.Here are Canadian Technology Accelerator's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 08, 2021 | - | - | 2953 | |
Feb 12, 2019 | - | - | 9322 | |
May 03, 2010 | - | - | 8842 | |
Oct 11, 2000 | - | - | 4608 |
Acquired companies in Canadian Technology Accelerator's Portfolio
22 companies from Canadian Technology Accelerator's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Troj Company in Jun 2026 by A10 Networks for $*****.Here are Canadian Technology Accelerator's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 15, 2026 | - | - | 3344 | |
Apr 28, 2026 | - | - | 5139 | |
Sep 30, 2025 | - | - | 7321 | |
Oct 30, 2024 | - | - | 6984 | |
Jun 13, 2024 | - | - | 3743 |
Co-investors of Canadian Technology Accelerator
Over the past 12 years, 3 investors have co-invested in Canadian Technology Accelerator's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested after Canadian Technology Accelerator: A total of 3 investors have invested in Canadian Technology Accelerator's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Fundica (1 company) and Community Futures of Prince Edward/Lennox & Addington (1 company).
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