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British Columbia Discovery Fund

Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series AVentureSeries BAdvertisingCollaborative Consumption

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque4094days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.1MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inCanada, 88%
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British Columbia Discovery Fund highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 88% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.5M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AdvertisingCollaborative Consumption
Based in
Vancouver, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Aug
    PHEMI Health SystemsSeries A · CA$12MWith 3 others
  3. 2012

    1 round

  4. Oct
    D-Wave SystemsVenture · CA · finsmes.com$30MWith 9 others
  5. 2008

    3 rounds

  6. Dec
    Rx NetworksSeries B · CA · finance.yahoo.com$1.9MWith 2 others
  7. Jul
    MovieSetSeries A · CA · venturebeat.com$1.5MSole investor
  8. Jun
    MovieSetSeries A · CA · paidcontent.org$5.0MWith 1 other
  9. 2007

    1 round

  10. Jan
    Mobidia TechnologySeries A · CA$3.2MWith 2 others
  11. 2005

    1 round

  12. Dec
    Tantalus SystemsVenture · US · tantalus.com$8.1MWith 2 others
  13. 2004

    1 round

  14. Dec
    Inimex PharmaceuticalsSeries A · CA$1.7MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Mobidia TechnologyBought by App AnnieUndisclosedMay 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as British Columbia Discovery Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about British Columbia Discovery Fund

What does British Columbia Discovery Fund invest in?

British Columbia Discovery Fund invests most often at Series A and Venture (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising and Collaborative Consumption.

How active is British Columbia Discovery Fund?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

How big are British Columbia Discovery Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.1M.

Does British Columbia Discovery Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does British Columbia Discovery Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (88%) and the United States (13%).

Is British Columbia Discovery Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

Who does British Columbia Discovery Fund invest alongside?

Most often BDC Capital (3 rounds together) and GrowthWorks (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is British Columbia Discovery Fund?

British Columbia Discovery Fund is a VC firm based in Vancouver, Canada.

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