Seed funding fell in Alberta and Canada, but deal counts diverged
January–June in each year. Total money raised across recorded Seed financing rounds with known amounts, in millions of Canadian dollars. This is total funding, not the typical round size. Canada includes Alberta.
Total seed money raised fell from CAD 30.8 million to CAD 22.2 million in Alberta between H1 2025 and H1 2026, while recorded rounds fell from 9 to 7. Canada’s total fell from CAD 303.9 million to CAD 213.8 million, while rounds rose from 51 to 56. Known amounts covered 8 of 9 and 7 of 7 Alberta rounds, and 41 of 51 and 45 of 56 Canadian rounds.