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Staircase Ventures
Staircase Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Canada. Staircase Ventures has backed 7 Canadian AI companies in the Index, joining 5 tracked rounds and leading 5. The most recent was Siftmed's venture round in July 2026. Staircase Ventures most often invests alongside Alate Partners, Alpaca VC and Burst Capital.
VC based in Canada. 7 Canadian AI companies in the Index, 5 tracked rounds, 5 as lead.
- Type
- VC
- HQ country
- Canada
- Companies
- 7
- Tracked rounds
- 5
- Led
- 5
- First tracked deal
- Biossil, 2023
- Latest tracked deal
- Siftmed, Jul 2026
- Website
- staircaseventures.com
Portfolio
| Company | Rounds joined (date, round size) | Company's total raised | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siftmed | Venture round · Jul 2026 (lead) | — | Lead |
| Mave | Seed · Jan 2026 · C$5M round (lead) | C$7M | Lead |
| Ultimarii | Seed · Sep 2025 · C$5.2M round (lead) | C$18.2M | Lead |
| Sibli | Seed · Feb 2024 · US$4.5M round (lead) | C$7.3M | Lead |
| Biossil | Seed · 2023 · C$3.7M round (lead) | C$309.3M | Lead |
| Banting AI* | — | — | — |
| DBGorilla* | — | — | — |
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
Alate Partners (1 shared round), Alpaca VC (1 shared round), Burst Capital (1 shared round), Golden Ventures (1 shared round), MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (1 shared round), N49P (1 shared round), Panache Ventures (1 shared round), Relay Ventures (1 shared round)
Data as of November 10, 2026.