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BDC Deep Tech Venture Fund

BDC Deep Tech Venture Fund is a government or Crown investor based in Canada. BDC Deep Tech Venture Fund has backed 7 Canadian AI companies in the Index, joining 8 tracked rounds and leading 3. The most recent was Stathera's US$55M Series B in June 2026. BDC Deep Tech Venture Fund most often invests alongside Celesta Capital, Hazelview Ventures and MediaTek Innovation Fund.

Government/Crown based in Canada. 7 Canadian AI companies in the Index, 8 tracked rounds, 3 as lead.

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Type
Government/Crown
HQ country
Canada
Companies
7
Tracked rounds
8
Led
3
First tracked deal
Haply Robotics, Mar 2023
Latest tracked deal
Stathera, Jun 2026
Website
bdc.ca

Portfolio

CompanyRounds joined (date, round size)Company's total raisedRole
StatheraSeries A · May 2023 · US$15M round (lead)Series B · Jun 2026 · US$55M roundUS$70MLed Series A
Haply RoboticsSeed · Mar 2023 · US$3.5M round (lead)Venture round · Feb 2026 · C$16M roundC$20.8MLed Seed
XabaBridge/Extension · Apr 2025 · US$6M roundUS$6M—
Artificial AgencySeed · Jul 2024 · US$12.5M roundUS$12.5M—
ForcenVenture round · Apr 2024 · C$8.4M round (lead)C$9.9MLead
AugmentaBridge/Extension · Jun 2023 · US$11.8M roundUS$21.8M—
DarwinAI*———

A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.

* Held per the firm's portfolio page or reported coverage, without a round tracked in the Index.

Frequent co-investors

Celesta Capital (2 shared rounds), Hazelview Ventures (2 shared rounds), MediaTek Innovation Fund (2 shared rounds), Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (1 shared round), Brightspark Ventures (1 shared round), Eclipse Ventures (1 shared round), Emerging Ventures (1 shared round), Exposition Ventures (1 shared round)

Data as of November 10, 2026.

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