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OMERS Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2011

AUM

$610 000 M

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series B Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 14 May, 2025

Profile

Launched in 2011, OMERS Ventures is the venture capital arm of OMERS, the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees. We are a Series A-C transatlantic investor in high-growth, disruptive tech companies.

OMERS Ventures operates across Canada, Europe and the United States. We’re always open to hearing about great ideas, to answer questions and provide resources for our portfolio of companies. Get in touch with us any time, and we’ll connect you with the right person for the job.

Industry

Business Services (B2B) Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Services Industrial IT Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Real Estate Security Software Telecommunications Transportation Music HealthTech E-commerce/Marketplace SaaS AI Technology Cybersecurity

OMERS Ventures Funds

Name Type
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Fund IV
Venture Capital (VC)
E-commerce/Marketplace
Financial Services
Fintech
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Software
Telecommunications
AI
Technology
Cybersecurity
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
Europe
$5-10 m
$750 M
April 2020
Fund III
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Real Estate
SaaS
Security
Software
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$300 M
March 2017

Contacts

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FAQs about OMERS Ventures

OMERS Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Series B and Series A, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
OMERS Ventures is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
OMERS Ventures was founded in 2011.
OMERS Ventures invests in companies and startups in Business Services (B2B), Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Industrial, IT Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Real Estate, Security, Software, Telecommunications, Transportation, Music, HealthTech, E-commerce/Marketplace, SaaS, AI, Technology, Cybersecurity.
OMERS Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
OMERS Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B, Series A.
OMERS Ventures usually invests $10-50 m on average.
OMERS Ventures has around $610 000m assets under management.
OMERS Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2020-04-27
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