On October 28, 2025, Maple Bridge Ventures announced the successful close of $10.2 million for its debut fund — Canada’s first institutional-grade investment vehicle dedicated to immigrant-led technology entrepreneurs, a group typically underserved by traditional investment solutions. The initiative received anchor backing from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and Realize Capital Partners, with additional support from the Vancouver Foundation, Fairmount Foundation, former Canopy Growth CEO Mark Zekulin, undisclosed family offices and others. Maple Bridge Ventures will use this capital to support new Canadians developing tech solutions for agriculture, food, health and enterprise applications at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Farm Credit Canada, headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan, is a federal Crown corporation that is 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. They provide flexible financing and capital solutions, while creating value through data, knowledge, relationships and expertise to over 103,000 customers across the country.
Maple Bridge Ventures, based in Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada’s first institutional-grade venture fund dedicated to backing game-changing immigrant founders to unlock the next wave of global innovation.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised Farm Credit Canada with a team consisting of Laura Webb and Rebecca Garner (Emerging and High Growth Companies).
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