# Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec: portfolio, investments and team

> Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec is an institutional lp based in Canada. 17 investments on record, latest Feb 2018.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/caisse-de-depot-et-placement-du-quebec (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec

Last cheque observed Feb 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Institutional LP Now at lacaisse.com

Growth Seed Series A Education Software Impact Investing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record

Since the last cheque **3178** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **1 of 17** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Canada, 41%**

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## Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec highlights

- 01 17 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Venture: 53% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Institutional LP (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Education Software Impact Investing
- **Based in:** Montréal, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Frank and Oak](https://millionrounds.com/company/frank-and-oak)** CA · BetaKit **$20M** *Led*
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Bombardier, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/bombardier-inc)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Lightspeed POS](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightspeed-pos)** Series C · CA **$61M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Capital Vision Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/capital-vision-services)** US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2013** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Distech Controls](https://millionrounds.com/company/distech-controls)** Series A · CA · pevc.dowjones.com **$37M** With 3 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Victrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/victrix)** Venture · CA · marketwire.com **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Cytheris](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytheris)** Series D · FR · cytheris.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Cytochroma](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytochroma)** Series C · US **$44M** With 7 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jan** **[CheckPhone Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/checkphone-technologies)** Venture · FR · entrepreneur.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **2006** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[OZ Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/oz-communications)** Series B · CA · oz.com **$34M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Cytheris](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytheris)** Series B · FR · cytheris.com **$31M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Cellfish](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellfish)** Series A · US **$50M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Bandsintown Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/bandsintown-group)** Series A · US **$50M** With 2 others
- **May** **[MacroGenics](https://millionrounds.com/company/macrogenics)** Series C · US · macrogenics.com **$45M** With 10 others
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Cornice](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornice)** Series C · US · bizjournals.com **$97M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Topigen Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/topigen-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · CA **$5.1M** With 5 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Wokup](https://millionrounds.com/company/wokup)** Venture · FR **$12M** With 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 **14** 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 listed **6 in all**

**[Distech Controls](https://millionrounds.com/company/distech-controls)** Bought by [Acuity Brands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acuity-brands) **$252M** Mar 2015

**[Cytochroma](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytochroma)** Bought by [OPKO Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/opko-health) **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[OZ Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/oz-communications)** Bought by Synchronica **$25M** Jul 2011

**[Topigen Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/topigen-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by Pharmaxis **Undisclosed** Jan 2010

**[OZ Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/oz-communications)** Bought by [Nokia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia) **Undisclosed** Nov 2008

**[Wokup](https://millionrounds.com/company/wokup)** Bought by Air2Web **Undisclosed** Mar 2004

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

## The cheque

Growth Seed Series A

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 1 of 17 rounds **6%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2018
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *4*
- Venture *4*
- Series A said *3*
- Series B *3*
- Series D *1*
- Growth said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2018

Often in the room with

- [Desjardins Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/desjardins-venture-capital) 4
- [Trio Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trio-capital) 3
- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 2
- [Bioam Gestion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioam-gestion) 2
- [Crédit Agricole](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-agricole) 2
- [Fonds de solidarite Ftq](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fonds-de-solidarite-ftq) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Desjardins Venture Capital** Government **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/desjardins-venture-capital)[**Trio Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trio-capital)[**BDC Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Bioam Gestion** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioam-gestion)[**Crédit Agricole** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-agricole)[**Fonds de solidarite Ftq** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fonds-de-solidarite-ftq)[**GO Capital Fund** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investissement-quebec)[**Omnes** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omnes-capital)[**T2C2 Capital** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t2c2-capital)[**VantagePoint Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners)

## Quick answers about Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec

### What does Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec invest in?

Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec invests most often at Series C and Venture (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Education, Software and Impact Investing.

### How active is Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Feb 2018.

### What has Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Frank and Oak (Undisclosed round, Feb 2018).

### How big are Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Does Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 17 investments on record (6%).

### Where does Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (41%), the United States (35%) and France (24%).

### Is Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2018.

### Who does Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec invest alongside?

Most often Desjardins Venture Capital (4 rounds together), Trio Capital (3 rounds together) and BDC Capital (2 rounds together).

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