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Desjardins Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 95 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGovernment

SeedSeries AGrowthTech For GoodSustainable Development GoalsImpact

Deploying now
50%of best year4cheques in 12 months, 95 on record
Since the last cheque12days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.0MRounds led0 of 95Sole investor8 roundsExits10 from the portfolioMostly inCanada, 100%
Pitch Desjardins Venture Capital

Desjardins Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    4 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $1.5M

  4. 04

    10 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries AGrowth
Sectors
Tech For GoodSustainable Development GoalsImpact
Based in
Montréal, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first95 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    Bia HealthCA · BetaKit$1.5MWith 2 others
  3. Jun
    Picketa SystemsSeed · CA · East Valley Ventures$2.1MWith 9 others
  4. Feb
    ECOTIERRADebt · CA$200KWith 1 other
  5. 2025

    4 rounds

  6. Nov
    Auriginal MiningCA$3.4MWith 1 other
  7. Sept
    OsblockDebt · CA$1.3MWith 1 other
  8. Jun
    Can-Explore incVenture · CA$13MWith 1 other
  9. Jun
    Greybox SolutionsVenture · CA$700KWith 2 others
  10. 2024

    8 rounds

  11. Nov
    QScaleDebt · CA$170MWith 2 others
  12. Oct
    EntosystemVenture · CA$43MWith 3 others
  13. Oct
    LaseraxSeries C · CA$46MWith 3 others
  14. Sept
    BrainBox AIVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  15. Aug
    Ananda DevicesGrant · CA$256KWith 2 others
  16. Aug
    InscoraPre-seed · CA$1.5MWith 1 other
  17. Jun
    Picketa SystemsVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. Apr
    QohashSeries B · CA$17MWith 3 others
  19. 2023

    4 rounds

  20. Nov
    Pathway MedicalSeed · CA$5.0MWith 1 other
  21. Jun
    NeuroServoSeed · CA$1.7MWith 3 others
  22. May
    Picketa SystemsSeed · CA · Tall Grass Ventures$1.1BWith 6 others
  23. Feb
    PreVu3DSeries A · CA$10MWith 3 others
  24. 2022

    9 rounds

  25. Oct
    Voilà! TechnologiesSeries A · CA$10MWith 2 others
  26. Jul
    HALEO ClinicSeed · CA$4.0MWith 3 others
  27. Jun
    POTLOCSeries B · CA$27MWith 4 others
  28. May
    WeCook - Repas WeCookSeries C · CA$31MWith 3 others
  29. Feb
    WrkSeries A · CA$24MWith 5 others
  30. Feb
    LexopVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    AxyaSeed · CA$3.9MWith 5 others
  32. Feb
    WALOSeed · CA$1.1MSole investor
  33. Jan
    Optina DiagnosticsSeries A · CA$2.1MWith 4 others
  34. 2021

    7 rounds

  35. Dec
    SonoscopeVenture · CA$4.0MWith 2 others
  36. Nov
    MEDIAVORESeed · CA$800KWith 1 other
  37. Aug
    Angel HostSeed · CA$5.2MWith 2 others
  38. Aug
    Mako Financial TechnologiesSeed · CA$1.6MSole investor
  39. Jul
    MotorleafGrant · CA$250KWith 1 other
  40. Apr
    My Intelligent MachinesSeed$5.0MWith 3 others
  41. Mar
    Heyday AISeed$5.2MWith 2 others
  42. 2020

    5 rounds

  43. Dec
    Microbrasserie Le Bockale incVenture$1.7MWith 1 other
  44. Sept
    E2metrixGrant$3.9MWith 2 others
  45. Aug
    Breathe LifeSeries A$4.9MWith 3 others
  46. Jun
    Dose JuiceVenture$6.5MWith 2 others
  47. Jan
    FjordAl AluminiumVentureUndisclosedWith 2 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 6 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.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed10 in all

WANTED TechnologiesBought by Corporate Executive Board(CEB)UndisclosedSept 2015
Enobia PharmaBought by Alexion PharmaceuticalsUndisclosedDec 2011
CoradiantBought by BMC SoftwareUndisclosedApr 2011
Tungle.meBought by BlackBerryUndisclosedApr 2011
Topigen PharmaceuticalsBought by PharmaxisUndisclosedJan 2010
Natural ConvergenceBought by Broadview NetworksUndisclosedAug 2009
GalazarBought by EXARUndisclosedJun 2009
Meriton NetworksBought by Xtera CommunicationsUndisclosedMay 2008
GEOCOMtmsBought by RedPrairieUndisclosedMar 2007
Lysac TechnologiesBought by Archer Daniels Midland CompanyUndisclosedApr 2006

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 Desjardins Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

BDC CapitalVC firm26rounds togetherInvestissement QuebecInvestment firm17rounds togetherReal VenturesFamily office10rounds togetherGovernment of CanadaGovernment8rounds togetherFonds de solidarite FtqVC firm7rounds togetherAnges QuebecAngel network6rounds togetherT2C2 CapitalInvestment firm6rounds togetherAQC CapitalGovernment5rounds togetherLothian PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherNational Bank of CanadaPrivate equity5rounds togetherCaisse de Depot et Placement du QuebecInstitutional LP4rounds togetherExport Development CanadaGovernment4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Desjardins Venture Capital put money into.

Picketa Systems$2.1M · Jun 2026ECOTIERRA$200K · Feb 2026Auriginal Mining$3.4M · Nov 2025Can-Explore inc$13M · Jun 2025Greybox Solutions$700K · Jun 2025QScale$170M · Nov 2024

Quick answers about Desjardins Venture Capital

What does Desjardins Venture Capital invest in?

Desjardins Venture Capital invests most often at Venture and Seed (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Tech For Good, Sustainable Development Goals and Impact.

How active is Desjardins Venture Capital?

95 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Desjardins Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Bia Health (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026), Picketa Systems (Seed, Jun 2026) and ECOTIERRA (Debt, Feb 2026).

How big are Desjardins Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.0M.

Does Desjardins Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 95 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Desjardins Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (100%).

Is Desjardins Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Desjardins Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often BDC Capital (26 rounds together), Investissement Quebec (17 rounds together) and Real Ventures (10 rounds together).

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