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Build.
Together.
Angel investing goes beyond simply providing funds to start-up ventures. It is an opportunity to give back to the community and shape the future economy. Unlike venture capitalists, angels are often actively involved in the start-ups they invest in. This difference is what makes angel investing the rewarding experience that it is.
Find an Angel Group
Consider joining a group if you are an accredited angel investor and are not already a member of one, or establish your own group and list it with Angel Investors Ontario for access to a greater investor community, support, and program funds.
For Investors
If the idea of joining a community of professionals and industry leaders, investing in innovating start-ups, and providing mentorship to promising entrepreneurs interests you, click below to get started.
For Founders
You’ve dreamed. You’ve toiled. You’ve brought your dream to life, and are ready to scale, but require capital and professional guidance from investors who are well-equipped to launch your business from the ground-up.
Our Mission
At Angel Investors Ontario, our mission is to grow Ontario’s angel investing ecosystem to build prosperity, create jobs and strengthen communities.
Angel Investors Ontario (“AIO”) convenes Ontario’s angel investors, who directly provide capital and volunteer mentorship to innovative start-ups province-wide. Ontario’s angels represent approximately 60% of Canadian organized angel investments into entrepreneurs, many of whom are leading the charge in the Canadian innovation economy. Organized angel groups are regarded as the most effective means to help entrepreneurs attract critical funding and experienced mentors. AIO fosters the success of Ontario’s angel groups by sharing information and educational tools to transfer the best practices across the angel-investing ecosystem. Ontario’s angel groups are drivers of economic development and job-creation.
News & Events
Ontario’s Innovation Future Hangs in the Balance – A Call to Action for Canada’s Startup Ecosystem
This may be the most important message I’ve written as Chair of Angel Investors Ontario (AIO). For nearly two decades, AIO has been the backbone of Ontario’s early-stage innovation ecosystem. Our investors have personally funded over $800 million into our innovation...
10 Inspirational Startup Quotes Every Angel Investor Should Bookmark – And the Lessons They Hold for Ontario’s Startup Ecosystem
As angel investors, we aren’t just providing capital — we’re betting on people, timing, and potential. But what separates the good investments from the great ones? Often, it’s less about the pitch and more about the execution, mindset, and team dynamics behind it. ...
What Ontario Entrepreneurs Should Know about Engaging with Angel Investors: A Founder’s Guide to First Conversations and a Companion FAQ.
Ontario’s angel investor community plays a critical role in funding and mentoring early-stage companies. With over a dozen active not-for-profit angel groups in the province—each with formal intake processes, volunteer screening committees, and close adherence to...
Resources
Funded Magazine
Funded by Angel Investors Ontario is a magazine that reaches accredited investors, entrepreneurs, business decision-makers, innovators, founders and tech newsmakers across the province of Ontario.
How to Determine if Your Company is Angel Ready
The “Why?” “When?” “How?” questions of raising money are enough to keep a founder awake at night. And the reasons why you might raise external funds are numerous- from acquiring inventory, hiring sales resources to marketing, and expanding the product.
AIO Knowledge Hub
About AIO Knowledge Hub Knowledge Hub seeks to be the education destination for all your questions- whether you are a founder with questions about raising angel capital or an angel investor looking to gain more insights on early-stage investing. If you're an aspiring...
Through companies I have co-founded, I have received funds from or met with Southwestern Ontario Angel Group, Golden Triangle Angel Network, Niagara Angel Network, Angel One Investor Network, York Angel Investors, and Maple Leaf Angels.These groups have been a huge benefit to capitalizing innovation in Ontario. Please keep up the great work in supporting them.
Mark D. Kershey, Magnitude Partners Inc.
Angel Investors Ontario has not only been instrumental in the creation of Angel groups in Ontario, providing ongoing operational support, but has also led to the establishment of a provincial network of Angel groups that are critical for the ongoing success of the Southwestern Ontario Angel Group (SWOAG). We rely on the network for deal syndication, access to expertise, review of best practices, and the testing of innovative deal structures. Our submitting companies also recognize the strength of the network and the support it provides to them in simplifying the investment process.
Carmen S. Gicante, Board Chair, SWOAG