BDC Capital
Fund · Montreal · bdc.ca
BDC Capital, the investment arm of Canada's development bank BDC, invests venture capital in Canadian tech companies from seed to late stage.
BDC Capital is the investment arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). It runs several venture capital funds, each with its own team, and also invests in other Canadian venture capital funds. It says it is Canada's largest and most active venture capital investor.
Geneviève Bouthillier is Executive Vice President of BDC Capital. Its venture capital offices are in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary.
Founders reach a fund through the Contact us form on that fund's page. The Seed Venture Fund's form asks for a link to a pitch deck and a demo video of up to one minute, and the team replies only if there is a fit.
What it invests in
Seed: the $100 million Seed Venture Fund leads rounds in software and hardware companies
Seed focus: AI, robotics, IoT and industrials, agtech, climate, defence and deep tech, cloud, health and extended reality (XR)
Series A and beyond: the Industrial Innovation Venture Fund backs Manufacturing 4.0, agriculture and food tech, and extractive industries such as mining and oil and gas
Late stage: the $500 million Growth Venture envelope backs companies with revenues of $10 million or more
Tech companies led by women, from pre-seed to Series B, through the $350 million Thrive Venture Fund
Separate funds for climate tech, sustainability, life sciences, defence (StrongNorth) and Black entrepreneurs
Only companies incorporated in Canada, in every region of the country
Location
5 Place Ville Marie, Ground floor 100, Montreal, QC H3B 2G2
News & coverage
VC fund coverage (2)

Luge Capital Closes CAD $96M to Invest in Emerging Fintech Companies
MONTREAL and TORONTO – September 9, 2024 — Luge Capital today announced the successful closing of $96 million for Luge Capital Fund II, the firm’s second fintech-focused fund. Luge previously announced a $71M first close of the fund, with backing from CDPQ, Desjardins, BDC Capital, Sun Life, Industrial Alliance Financial Group (iA), Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Inovia Discovery Fund I. New commi…

Luge Capital Grows to $85M, Adding iA Financial Group and BDC Capital as New Investors
Fintech and AI Focused Venture Capital Fund Invests in Startups that Transform the Financial Services Sector Montreal & Toronto, October 22, 2019 – Luge Capital announced that iA Financial Group and BDC Capital have invested in the fintech-focused venture capital (VC) fund, bringing the total size to $85 million. Luge Capital works with early-stage companies and a network of leading financial i…
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Nicoya Lifesciences Inc.
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Auvik
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Plum
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Miovision
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Agilicus
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Bridgit
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