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Founded2/06

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Montreal, Quebec, CAN
Business Development Bank of Canada
BDC Building, 5 Place Ville Marie, Suite 400
Montreal, Quebec, H3B 5E7 , CAN

People

Managing Director, Telecommunications
VP of Venture Capital
VP of Technology Seed Investments
VP of Fund Investments
Analyst
Analyst

Former People

Managing Director, Advanced Technologies
Assistant VP of Venture Capital Operations
Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs & Chief Planning Officer

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BDC Venture Capital

“BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company’s development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets.

BDC Venture Capital has been involved in venture capital since 1975 and has to date invested in more than 400 companies involved in the areas of Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Advanced Technologies.” (Source: BDC)

Recent Milestones

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
LeddarTech 5/13Venture Round$2.5M2
Auvik Networks 5/13Series A$6M3
QuickMobile 5/13Venture Round$3.2M1
viDA Therapeutics 4/13Venture Round$750k1
VendAsta 3/13Series BC$8.25M2
BuildCircle 1/13Angel$150k1
Canopy Labs 12/12Series A$1.5M2
Coveo 12/12Venture Round$18M3
Openera 12/12Seed$250k2
Diablo Technologies 11/12Venture Round$28M4
Execution Labs 11/12Venture Round$1.4M3
Alethia BioTherapeutics 11/12Series B$4.7M3
Privacy Analytics 11/12Venture Round1
BuildDirect 10/12Venture Round$4M1
QuickMobile 10/12Venture Round$3.3M1
BLINQ Networks 9/12Venture Round$10M3
LemonStand eCommerce 9/12Seed5
ooomf 9/12Seed$500k2
Wantering 9/12SeedC$470k9
ShopLocket 8/12Seed$1M5
Datacratic 7/12Seed$2M2
SeaWell Networks 4/12Series B$3M2
Learndot 2/12AngelC$515k1
SeaWell Networks 1/12Series B$5M1
Extreme Startups 1/12Venture Round$7M5
Vizimax 1/12Series A$4.1M2
NewPace Technology Development 11/11DebtC$750k1
Beyond the Rack 11/11Venture Round$36.6M7
REGEN Energy 9/11Venture Round$5.5M2
NewPace Technology Development 8/11DebtC$100k1
Newtopia 5/11Seed1
Neuralitic Systems 1/11Series B$8M5
Alethia BioTherapeutics 9/10Series A$9.2M4
Celator Pharmaceuticals 9/10Series D$20M7
Planning Media 8/10SeedC$50k1
Beyond the Rack 7/10Venture Round$12M2
Blueprint Software Systems 5/10Venture Round$14.3M3
Vantrix 5/10Venture Round$8.71M6
INVIDI Technologies 5/10Series D$23M7
Leap Medical 3/10Seed$1.01M3
The Utility Company 3/10Venture Round$1M1
SeaWell Networks 3/10Series A$7M3
LeddarTech 2/10Venture Round$6.5M4
SWITCH Materials 1/10Series B$7.5M4
Coveo 12/09Series B$8.2M4
Allostera Pharma 7/09Series C$15.4M4
Covarity 5/09Venture Round$3M4
Teradici 4/09Series C$17M6
OneChip Photonics 3/09Series B$15.3M4
OneChip Photonics 3/09Series A$19.5M4
AppNeta 2/09Series C$12M4
Wavesat 2/09Venture Round$9.5M3
Vaprema 12/08Series B$17.2M4
Sutus 10/08Venture Round$4.5M3
Neuralitic Systems 10/08Series A$7M3
Natrix Separations 9/08Series B$19M4
Diablo Technologies 7/08Series B$15M3
Inimex Pharmaceuticals 6/08Series B$22M8
Sutus 6/08Venture Round$4.97M2
Osprey Pharmaceuticals USA 5/08Series A$11M6
Adnavance Technologies 2/08Series BC$3.7M3
D-Wave Systems 1/08Series C$17M7
Kleer 2008Series A$30M5
Zeugma Systems 12/07Series B$22.5M6
CELLFOR 11/07Venture Round$24.5M3
Vaprema 11/07Venture Round$23.1M4
Bluestreak Technology 10/07Series D$20M5
Vantrix 9/07Series B$12M5
Gridpoint Systems 7/07Series A$8M2
Zeligsoft 7/07Series B$4.79M4
Protiva Biotherapeutics 7/07Series D$3.31M3
Salesforce Radian6 5/07Series A$4M3
Neltura Technology 4/07Series B$9M3
EQO 4/07Series A$3.5M2
EQO 4/07Series B$9M3
RapidMind 4/07Venture Round$8.86M3
Prognomix 3/07Venture Round$4.1M2
Covarity 2/07Venture Round$2.5M3
iWeb Technologies 2/07DebtC$4.5M1
Virtual Expert Clinics 2/07Series C$1.29M2
Teradici 2/07Series B$18M5
Sirific Wireless 2/07Series C$18.8M7
Trigence 2/07Series B$8M3
Osprey Pharmaceuticals USA 1/07Venture Round$5.92M5
Optosecurity 1/07Series B$15.4M4
Sofea 1/07Venture Round$5.33M3
Q1 Labs 1/07Series D$9M5
Natural Convergence 11/06Series C$10M7
Wavesat 11/06Series B$5.31M2
Layer 7 Technologies 10/06Series B$8.9M3
Triacta Power Technologies 10/06Venture Round$887k1
NewStep Networks 10/06Series B$7M3
BelAir Networks 10/06Series D$21.4M8
Group IV Semiconductor 9/06Venture Round$8.16M4
eBillme 9/06Venture Round$11M4
Bluestreak Technology 8/06Series C$8M3
Protiva Biotherapeutics 7/06Series C$4.95M4
Solido Design Automation 6/06Series A$2.22M2
iWeb Technologies 6/06DebtC$1.35M1
FirstHand Technologies 5/06Series C$7M2
D-Wave Systems 5/06Series B$14M5
Viron Therapeutics 5/06Series A$20M6
Hexago 4/06Series A$5.28M3
Galazar 3/06Series C$6.6M8
RapidMind 3/06Venture Round$866k1
MODASolutions Corporation 3/06Venture Round$1.31M2
Virtual Expert Clinics 2/06Venture Round$1.26M2
DFT Microsystems 2/06Venture Round$3.4M4
Metconnex 1/06Venture Round$7M4
Avokia 1/06Series B$6.43M4
BTI Systems 1/06Series C$16.4M7
GridPoint 1/06Series A$8M2
AngioChem 12/05Venture Round$6M2
Third Brigade 12/05Series B$11.2M3
Optosecurity 12/05Venture Round$5.1M3
Opalis Software 12/05Series C$8.5M3
BelAir Networks 10/05Series C$20M6
Elliptic Technologies 10/05Series A$1.71M3
CELLFOR 10/05Series C$32M4
AnyWare Group 10/05Series B$3.7M3
Natrix Separations 9/05Series A$1.7M3
Mobidia Technology 7/05Series A$5.98M3
Liquid Computing 5/05Series A$14M5
Third Brigade 4/05Series A$5M3
Bluestreak Technology 4/05Series B$6M3
Coreworx 4/05Series B$8.67M7
INVIDI Technologies 3/05Series B$20.3M5
Colubris Networks 3/05Series D$15M6
Diaphonics 2/05Series A$2.85M4
Microbridge Technologies Canada 2/05Series B$5.5M6
Double-Take Software Canada 1/05Series A$11.3M3
Neltura Technology 1/05Series A$2M2
SiGe Semiconductor 1/05Venture Round$8.5M9
AngioChem 1/05Venture Round$807k1
Inimex Pharmaceuticals 7/04Series A$4.5M3
Trigence 3/04Series A$5.5M1

Videos

Sources

  1. LeddarTech obtains $2.5 million in venture capital financing (newswire.ca) [edit]
  2. Waterloo's Auvik Networks Raises $6 Million from BDC Venture Capital IT Fund and Others (techvibes.com) [edit]
  3. QuickMobile Closes $3.2M Funding Round (finsmes.com) [edit]
  4. viDA Therapeutics Raises $750K in Equity Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
  5. VendAsta Secures C$8.25M Second Round for White-Label Brand Management (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
  6. Citation Needed [add]
  7. Canopy Labs Raises $1.5M To Make Customer Analytics More Accessible (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  8. Coveo, Canada’s ‘big data’ offering, nabs $18M as it edges closer to profitability (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  9. Targeting The Enterprise, Openera Is An IFTTT For Email Attachments (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  10. Diablo Technologies Closes $28 Million Equity Investment (prnewswire.com) [edit]
  11. Execution Labs raises $1.4M to incubate indie mobile game studios in Canada (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  12. Alethia Biotherapeutics Closes a $4.7 Million Financing to Advance its Bone Antiresorptive Program (finance.yahoo.com) [edit]
  13. The BDC IT Venture Fund Invests in Privacy Analytics (prweb.com) [edit]
  14. BuildDirect.com Attracts $4 Million Investment From BDC IT Venture Fund (prweb.com) [edit]
  15. QuickMobile Secures $3.3 Million in Funding Led By BDC IT Venture Fund (news.yahoo.com) [edit]
  16. BLiNQ Networks Raises $10M in Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
  17. BDC IT Venture Fund Invests in LemonStand eCommerce Platform (prweb.com) [edit]
  18. Ooomf Raises $500K From Real Ventures, BDC And Others For Its New App Discovery Platform (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  19. The Next Web (thenextweb.com) [edit]
  20. 3 months after launch, e-commerce startup ShopLocket raises $1m from Rho Canada Ventures, Peter Thiel and more (thenextweb.com) [edit]
  21. Datacratic Launches its Real-Time Machine Learning Platform (news.yahoo.com) [edit]
  22. SeaWell Networks Raises $3M in Series B Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
  23. Matygo Raises $515,000, Rebrands as Learndot (techvibes.com) [edit]
  24. SeaWell Networks Secures $5M in Series B Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
  25. Extreme Startups Launches Accelerator With $7 Million In Funding From Top Canadian VCs (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  26. VIZIMAX INC. ANNOUNCES $4.1 MILLION SERIES A FINANCING (vizimax.com) [edit]
  27. NewPace Expands (newpace.ca) [edit]
  28. Beyond the Rack Closes $36.6M Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
  29. REGEN Energy Closes $5.M Equity Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
  30. Citation Needed [add]
  31. Newtopia announces seed investment from BDC Venture Capital (newtopia.com) [edit]
  32. Neuralitic Systems Closes $8M Series B Funding Round (finsmes.com) [edit]
  33. Alethia Biotherapeutics Brings Home $9.2M Series A (fis.dowjones.com) [edit]
  34. CELATOR® PHARMACEUTICALS RAISES $20 MILLION IN SERIES D FINANCING (celatorpharma.com) [edit]
  35. Citation Needed [add]
  36. Flash Sales Site Beyond The Rack Raises $12 Million To Take On Gilt (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  37. Blueprint Secures $14.3M of Funding, Achieves 100 Customer Milestone (blueprintsys.com) [edit]
  38. Vantrix Closes US$14 Million in Series C Financing (vantrix.com) [edit]
  39. Google Leads $23 Million Round In TV Ad Startup Invidi (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  40. Leap Medical Raises C$1 Million (ethiopianreview.com) [edit]
  41. The Utility Company Attracts $1 Million In Funding (mspmentor.net) [edit]
  42. Online Video Distribution Company SeaWell Networks Raises $7 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  43. $6.5 million in funding for LeddarTech - "At LeddarTech, we put our knowledge to work for the people" (newswire.ca) [edit]
  44. Canada, SWITCH Materials Raises C$7.5M in Series B Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
  45. Enterprise Search Provider Coveo Adds $8.2 Million In Funding (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  46. Allostera Pharma, Inc.: Series C $15.4M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  47. Covarity Secures Additional Venture Capital Funding to Continue Growth of Commercial Loan Monitoring Solution (covarity.com) [edit]
  48. Teradici Raises $17 Million (pehub.com) [edit]
  49. Capital Report Index [edit]
  50. OneChip Photonics Secures $19.5 Million in Venture Capital Financing from Leading Canadian and U.S. Investors (ca.news.finance.yahoo.com) [edit]
  51. Apparent Networks Obtains Expansion Capital Investment From Leading Venture Firms (apparentnetworks.com) [edit]
  52. Wavesat Closes Significant $11.7M Round of Funding (businesswire.com) [edit]
  53. Vaperma scoops up $5.5 for ethanol-filtration (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  54. Sutus raises further $4.5 Million funding (sutus.com) [edit]
  55. Neuralitic raises $7m from Vertex Venture Capital, BDC and Go Capital Fund (montrealtechwatch.com) [edit]
  56. Natrix Separations Announces $19 Million Series B Financing (natrixseparations.com) [edit]
  57. Diablo Technologies Secures $15M in Growth Funding for Solid Operational Capability (pr-inside.com) [edit]
  58. Capital Funding Report [edit]
  59. EDGAR [edit]
  60. Osprey Pharmaceuticals (ospreypharma.com) [edit]
  61. Adnavance Technologies Completes $3.7 Million Financing (adnavance.com) [edit]
  62. Quantum computing firm bags $17m more in funding (theregister.co.uk) [edit]
  63. VentureBeat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  64. Zeugma Systems raises $22.5M for next-gen broadband (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  65. CELLFOR ANNOUNCES $24,500,000 FINANCING (cellfor.com) [edit]
  66. Vaperma, for removing water from ethanol, raises CDN $21.5M (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  67. Bluestreak Technology Raises USD $20 Million in Series D Financing (marketwire.com) [edit]
  68. Vantrix, helps publishers deliver video to fragramented mobile market, raises $12M more (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  69. Gridpoint Systems Completes $8.0 Million Series A Financing (skypointcorp.com) [edit]
  70. Zeligsoft Secures Series B Financing to Accelerate Sales, Marketing and Partnership Developments (zeligsoft.com) [edit]
  71. EDGAR [edit]
  72. Radian6 raises $4M to monitor viral behavior in social media (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  73. EQO Communications Secures US$9 Million in Series B Funding (prnewswire.co.uk) [edit]
  74. EQO Gets $9 Million Series B (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  75. EQO Gets $9 Million Series B (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  76. EDGAR [edit]
  77. Fonds Bio-Innovation, BDC Venture Capital and Picchio Pharma invest in Prognomix, a Montreal biotechnology firm, as part of a $4.1 million financing round (bdc.ca) [edit]
  78. Covarity Secures $2.5 Million in Venture Capital Financing Funds expected to strengthen the company's lead in loan management software solutions for the financial services sector (covarity.com) [edit]
  79. iWEB GROUP: $4.5 Million Funding and Data Centers Expansion (blog.iweb.ca) [edit]
  80. EDGAR [edit]
  81. Teradici Corporation Secures $18 Million in Funding (teradici.com) [edit]
  82. Sirific Wireless Receives $18.8M in Series C Funding (thefreelibrary.com) [edit]
  83. Trigence secures $8 million in Series B funding (virtualization.info) [edit]
  84. EDGAR [edit]
  85. Optosecurity Announces $15.4 Million Financing (optosecurity.com) [edit]
  86. EDGAR [edit]
  87. EDGAR [edit]
  88. Natural Convergence Raises $10M (lightreading.com) [edit]
  89. EDGAR [edit]
  90. Layer 7 Technologies Announces US $8.9 Million Financing (shorelineventures.com) [edit]
  91. EDGAR [edit]
  92. NewStep investors back FMC strategy with $7 million (connectedplanetonline.com) [edit]
  93. BelAir Networks Announces $21.4 Million in Series D Funding (belairnetworks.com) [edit]
  94. EDGAR [edit]
  95. MODASolutions Secures US $11 Million in Funding (ebillme.com) [edit]
  96. Bluestreak Network Closes $8 Million C-Round Funding; Leading Mobile TV Technology Firm to Meet Growing Demand by Opening New Offices in Europe and Asia. (goliath.ecnext.com) [edit]
  97. EDGAR [edit]
  98. EDGAR [edit]
  99. iWeb Group Inc. Obtains Additional 1 350 000$ Financing. (blog.iweb.ca) [edit]
  100. OneConnect and FirstHand Technologies Deliver Enterprise Mobility Solution to Blackberry(TM) Users; Extended Desktop Phone Functionality For Enterprise Users in Trial Now. (accessmylibrary.com) [edit]
  101. Quantum Computer Pioneer D-Wave Systems Secures Funding (dwavesys.com) [edit]
  102. Viron Therapeutics raises US $20 million (vironinc.com) [edit]
  103. EDGAR [edit]
  104. Galazar Networks, supplier of framers for EoS/multi-service line cards, raises $6.6m in series C funding round (opticalkeyhole.com) [edit]
  105. EDGAR [edit]
  106. EDGAR [edit]
  107. EDGAR [edit]
  108. DFT Microsystems Closes $3.4 Million in Financing (dftmicrosystems.ca) [edit]
  109. Metconnex closes $7M financing (lightwaveonline.com) [edit]
  110. EDGAR [edit]
  111. EDGAR [edit]
  112. alwayson.goingon.com [edit]
  113. AngioChem Completes a $6 Million Financing to Advance CNS Drug Development (angiochem.com) [edit]
  114. EDGAR [edit]
  115. Optosecurity closes 2005 with $5.1m venture capital investment (optosecurity.com) [edit]
  116. Opalis Closes $8.5 Million Funding Round (thewhir.com) [edit]
  117. Comcast Interactive Capital Invests in BelAir Networks (belairnetworks.com) [edit]
  118. EDGAR [edit]
  119. CELLFOR ANNOUNCES THE COMPLETION OF $32 MILLION SERIES C FINANCING (cellfor.com) [edit]
  120. AnyWare Group Attracts Venture Capital to Fund Expansion (growthworks.ca) [edit]
  121. EDGAR [edit]
  122. Mobidia Tops Off Series A With Cdn$3.75 Million in New Funding, Led by BDC Venture Capital. (allbusiness.com) [edit]
  123. EDGAR [edit]
  124. Third Brigade Closes $6.0 Million Round A Financing: BCE Capital and Celtic House Co-lead the Round Industry Veterans Added to the Board of Directors. (encyclopedia.com) [edit]
  125. Bluestreak Network Secures $6 Million Second Round Venture Financing from First Capital Group, Solidarity Fund QFL, and BDC Venture Capital. (encyclopedia.com) [edit]
  126. EDGAR [edit]
  127. EDGAR [edit]
  128. COLUBRIS NETWORKS GETS $15M IN FUNDING (encyclopedia.com) [edit]
  129. EDGAR [edit]
  130. Microbridge Technologies completes $5.5 million US round of Series B financing. (mbridgetech.com) [edit]
  131. EDGAR [edit]
  132. EDGAR [edit]
  133. EDGAR [edit]
  134. EDGAR [edit]
  135. Inimex Pharmaceuticals Announces $2 Million Second Closing of Series A (inimexpharma.com) [edit]
  136. Citation Needed [add]
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