North America's largest urban innovation hub, supporting 1,200+ startups in health, cleantech, and fintech. VC arm is MaRS IAF.

Toronto, Canada · 5+ investments · 3 portfolio companies

Seed
Early Stage
Clean Tech
Fintech
Healthcare
SaaS
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
2001
Website
marsdd.com
Portfolio Companies
3
Total Investments
5
Last Investment
Mar 2025
Geographic Focus
Canada

Investment Thesis

Commercialize publicly funded Canadian research by connecting startups with capital, advisors, and partners. VC arm MaRS IAF is one of Canada's most active seed-stage investors.

MaRS is a Venture Capital firm based in Toronto, Canada. It has made 5 investments, including ACTO, BistroCat and Railsr. Focus areas include Clean Tech and Fintech.

Portfolio3

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24 co-investors across 19 shared portfolio companies — who they back alongside, and how often they lead.

Venture Capital ×18 · Corporate VC ×2 · Private Equity ×2 · 16 shared rounds

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