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MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund is a government or Crown investor based in Canada. MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund has backed 32 Canadian AI companies in the Index, joining 9 tracked rounds and leading 2. The most recent was Thri5's US$5.4M seed round in September 2026. MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund most often invests alongside Mistral Venture Partners, BDC Thrive Venture Fund and N49P.
Government/Crown based in Canada. 32 Canadian AI companies in the Index, 9 tracked rounds, 2 as lead.
- Type
- Government/
Crown - HQ country
- Canada
- Companies
- 32
- Tracked rounds
- 9
- Led
- 2
- First tracked deal
- Vivid Machines, Apr 2023
- Latest tracked deal
- Thri5, Sep 2026
- Website
- marsiaf.com
Portfolio
| Company | Rounds joined (date, round size) | Company's total raised | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thri5 | Seed · Sep 2026 · US$5.4M round | US$5.4M | — |
| MedReddie | Seed · Nov 2025 · C$1.6M round (lead) | C$1.6M | Lead |
| runQL | Pre-seed · Nov 2024 · C$1.6M round | C$1.6M | — |
| Bloks | Seed · Sep 2024 · US$1.5M round | C$2.3M | — |
| Azoma | Pre-seed · Sep 2024 · US$850K round (lead) | US$850K | Lead |
| Forcen | Venture round · Apr 2024 · C$8.4M round | C$9.9M | — |
| Sibli | Seed · Feb 2024 · US$4.5M round | C$7.3M | — |
| Tali AI | Venture round · Nov 2023 | — | — |
| Vivid Machines | Seed · Apr 2023 · US$4.3M round | C$7.5M | — |
| ACTO* | — | C$3M | — |
| Arima* | — | — | — |
| BaseTWO* | — | US$11.5M | — |
| Brickeye* | — | — | — |
| Cavelo* | — | C$10M | — |
| eMurmur* | — | — | — |
| Hypercontext* | — | — | — |
| Knockri* | — | — | — |
| Kritik* | — | — | — |
| LearnExperts* | — | — | — |
| MindBridge* | — | US$60M | — |
| ODAIA* | — | US$25M | — |
| Pink Bot* | — | — | — |
| Pitstop* | — | C$3.8M | — |
| ProNavigator* | — | — | — |
| Ranovus* | — | C$2M | — |
| Raven Connected* | — | C$10M | — |
| StackAdapt* | — | — | — |
| Swift Medical* | — | US$8M | — |
| Talin* | — | C$775K | — |
| Valsys* | — | — | — |
| Wysdom.ai* | — | — | — |
| Zighra* | — | C$1M | — |
A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.
* Held per the firm's portfolio page or reported coverage, without a round tracked in the Index.
Frequent co-investors
Mistral Venture Partners (3 shared rounds), BDC Thrive Venture Fund (2 shared rounds), N49P (2 shared rounds), Amar Varma (1 shared round), BDC Deep Tech Venture Fund (1 shared round), BoxOne Ventures (1 shared round), Brightspark Ventures (1 shared round), Burst Capital (1 shared round)
Data as of November 10, 2026.