The Business Development Bank of Canada overview
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Respiratory care draws in PE: 5 deals
CVC Capital, Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Kensington Capital Partners are among the PE firms investing in respiratory care.
Canadian LPs commit to energy transition fund
The Canada Growth Fund, CDPQ, Investissement Québec and BDC Capital have announced a combined $145m commitment to MKB Partners Fund III.
Digital health tech platform Swift Medical closes $8m round
The round was led by existing investors BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund and Virgo Investment Group.
Xaba collects $2m in BDC Capital-led seed round extension
Xaba is a Toronto-based AI-powered cognitive software solution to automate and enable sustainable manufacturing.
Agritech platform 4AG Robotics secures C$17.5m in financing
BDC Capital’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund and InBC Investment Corp led the round.
BDC Capital commits additional C$50m to seed venture fund
The fund will focus primarily on promising pre-seed and seed stage software companies within enterprise SaaS and other software verticals.
Green Graphite Technologies raises C$2.1m in seed financing
The round was led by BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund and the Sustainable Chemistry Alliance.
Arolytics closes seed deal led by BDC Capital's sustainability fund
Arolytics is a Calgary-based provider of methane software and data analytics solutions for the oil and gas sector.
The Business Development Bank of Canada contact information
Offices
5, Place Ville Marie, Ground floor, Montreal, H3B 2G2, CanadaContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
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Key Contact Mr. Martin Philipp | Job titleDirector, BDC Capital Operations | LocationMontreal, Canada | Email  ----------- |
| Key ContactMr. Stephane Therrien | Job titleChairperson, Board Investment Committee | LocationMontreal, Canada | Email ------- |
| Mr. Miguel Barrieras | Job titleChief Community Banking and Impact Officer | LocationMontreal, Canada | Email -------- |
| Ms. Véronique Dorval | Job titleExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | LocationMontreal, Canada | Email ---------- |
The Business Development Bank of Canada fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 80
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Manager ---------- | Commitment dateMar 2026 | Commitment size- | |
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The Business Development Bank of Canada funds managed
Funds in market: 2
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Fund size ---------- | Open dateApr 2026 | Strategy ----------- | |
Fund size ------ | Open dateAug 2025 | Strategy ----- | |
Closed funds: 6
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Fund size -------- | Close dateJul 2023 | Strategy ----- | |
Fund size ------ | Close dateNov 2016 | Strategy ----- | |
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Oh, Canada LPs: Do more for local VCs
For the most part, domestic LPs are not keen to commit to homegrown funds, says Thomas Birch, a managing director at CDPQ.
Canada’s quest to recharge its growth trajectory
After a couple of years of slower growth, Canada’s venture system is re-energized and poised to resume its expansion.
Canadian LPs are feeling constrained
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Carbon removal platform Deep Sky fetches C$75m in Series A round
The round included C$57.5 million in new capital led by Brightspark Ventures and Whitecap Venture Partners.
Construction tech platform Brickeye holds C$10m round's first close
Based in Toronto, Brickeye is a construction internet-of-things and data analytics technology company.
InnerSpace secures C$10m in Yaletown Partners-led Series A
InnerSpace is a Toronto-based provider of workplace space utilization insights by leveraging existing Wi-Fi infrastructure.
Spring Lane raises $290m for ‘missing middle’ of energy transition investing
The firm's targets include everything from a former VC-backed tech startup to the division of a major Fortune 100 business.
Graphite Innovation and Technologies scores C$10m Series A
Graphite Innovation and Technologies is a Halifax-based sustainable coatings company focused on the marine transportation sector.