Indeed, they have funded Canadians in the past. However, do have a look at http://www.paulgraham.com/startuphubs.html http://www.paulgraham.com/startuphubs.html

Indeed, they have funded Canadians in the past. However, do have a look at http://www.paulgraham.com/startuphubs.html http://www.paulgraham.com/startuphubs.html, where, I quote: "Immigration difficulties might be another reason to stay put. Dealing with immigration problems is like raising money: for some reason it seems to consume all your attention. A startup can't afford much of that. One Canadian startup we funded spent about 6 months working on moving to the US. Eventually they just gave up, because they couldn't afford to take so much time away from working on their software." They have also funded a German startup, DirectedEdge, who are based in Berlin. There is still the requirement of moving to the Bay Area for the three months though.