BDC recommits to leading seed deals with new $50-million fund
Plus: The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2023.
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Brickeye secures $5 million CAD in convertible debt round with participation from BDC and Graphite Ventures
Brickeye provides construction companies with job site monitoring, analytics, and smart automations.
BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
VCs applaud BDC’s commitment to direct seed funding, ask for more emerging manager support.
BDC Capital deploys seed funding to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Green Graphite Technologies closes $2 million, while Arolytics raises $3.5 million in cleantech funding.
BDC’s Climate Tech Fund backs Carbon Upcycling in new $34.4 million CAD round
Calgary startup claims to reduce the amount of cement used in concrete production by up to 50 percent.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ora Medical gets the BDC Bump
Plus: Halifax’s 3D BioFibR secures $3.52M for automated collagen fibre manufacturing.
Startupfest 2023 awards Hutsy twice while Ora Medical receives BDC prize match
Ora secured BDC, crowd matching investments on top of the $100K Women in Tech award.
Canada attracts 30,000 tech workers, BDC wants Thrive co-investment partners
Plus: Shopify is building entrepreneurs an AI Sidekick.
BDC shares more detail on $100-million Thrive Lab, including $35-million co-investment commitment
Initial phase will focus on early-stage, women-led businesses with social impact.
BDC, Vanedge invest in semiconductor startup Bonsai Micro to create advanced wireless networks
Bonsai Micro’s co-founders come from notable BC semiconductor company PMC-Sierra.
BDC launches $150 million Sustainability fund in revamp of Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology Venture Fund
The Sustainability Venture Fund is set to complement BDC’s $400 million Climate Tech Fund.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Haply building Surgeon Simulator backed by BDC Deep Tech
Plus: Noze gets $1M grant for malaria breathalyzer from Gates Foundation
Michelle Scarborough explains why BDC is thinking bigger with Thrive Platform
In late September, at a private BDC event taking place during Elevate—the same day the Crown Corporation announced its new…
BDC appoints Sévrine Labelle as head of $100 million Thrive Lab for women entrepreneurs
Thrive Lab is set to launch this spring.
BDC Capital report finds Canadian VCs are hiring more diverse candidates but facing difficulties with talent retention
DEI survey also indicates VC firms, portfolio companies lack diversity at decision-making level.