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Export Development Canada

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 162 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGovernment

Pre-seedSeedSeries AInsurtechsInsurtechInsurance

Deploying now
78%of best year32cheques in 12 months, 162 on record
Since the last cheque152days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MRounds led0 of 162Sole investor19 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inCanada, 98%
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Export Development Canada highlights

  1. 01

    32 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 53% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 19 rounds, median $7.0M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
InsurtechsInsurtechInsurance
Based in
Ottawa, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first162 appearances

  1. 2026

    24 rounds

  2. Jun
    SensorUpVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  3. Jun
    Generation MiningDebt · CA$310MWith 2 others
  4. Jun
    IonikDebt · CA$100MWith 2 others
  5. May
    H 2 O Innovation Inc.Debt · CA · Firms' own news pages$200MWith 2 others
  6. May
    Photonic Inc.CA · Firms' own news pages$200MWith 10 others
  7. May
    Canada Nickel CompanyCA$4.5MWith 1 other
  8. May
    RanovusGrant · CA$1.1MWith 2 others
  9. May
    AnaergiaDebt · CA$15MWith 2 others
  10. May
    SPARK MicrosystemsGrant · CA$730KWith 3 others
  11. Apr
    Nouveau Monde GraphiteCA$310MSole investor
  12. Apr
    Mangrove LithiumGrant · CA$16MWith 3 others
  13. Apr
    Torngat MetalsVenture · CA$32MWith 1 other
  14. Apr
    Sanctuary Cognitive Systems CorporationVenture · CA$1.5MWith 3 others
  15. Mar
    Volatus AerospaceGrant · CA$233KWith 2 others
  16. Mar
    Activate GamesDebt · CA$53MWith 1 other
  17. Feb
    VoskerDebt · CA$200MWith 4 others
  18. Feb
    Canada Nickel CompanyDebt · CA$32MWith 1 other
  19. Feb
    HydrostorVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  20. Feb
    MecademicVenture · CA$15MWith 3 others
  21. Jan
    WaabiSeries C · CA · TechCrunch$1.0BWith 17 others
  22. Jan
    Mangrove LithiumDebt · CA$85MWith 2 others
  23. Jan
    NiricsonVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  24. Jan
    EverWind FuelsGrant · CA$234MWith 1 other
  25. Jan
    BrickeyeSeries B · CA · GreenSky Ventures$10MWith 7 others
  26. 2025

    28 rounds

  27. Dec
    Vulcan Energy ResourcesDebt · AU$1.4BWith 4 others
  28. Dec
    iRestifyVenture · CA$2.0MWith 1 other
  29. Dec
    SensorUpGrant · CA$2.2MWith 2 others
  30. Dec
    Brim FinancialDebt · CA$300MWith 1 other
  31. Dec
    Rithmik SolutionsSeries A · CA · Firms' own news pagesUndisclosedWith 4 others
  32. Nov
    Cordelio PowerDebt · CA$548MWith 6 others
  33. Nov
    Goodleaf FarmsVenture · CA$37MWith 1 other
  34. Nov
    HuhaVenture · CA$20MSole investor
  35. Oct
    Graphite Innovation & TechnologiesDebt · CA$3.6MWith 4 others
  36. Oct
    Torngat MetalsVenture · CA$11MWith 1 other
  37. Oct
    Maritime Launch ServicesDebt · CA$10MSole investor
  38. Sept
    ChickapeaVenture · CA$3.1MSole investor
  39. Sept
    GHGSatCA$34MWith 2 others
  40. Aug
    ORA Graphene Audio Inc.Venture · CA$1.5MWith 1 other
  41. Jul
    GeologicAISeries B · CA · Blue Earth Capital$44MWith 5 others
  42. Jul
    SWTCHGrant · CA$368KWith 1 other

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 10 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

3 fund commitments on record

Managers
3

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

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 6 we have independently watched raise

Brokers and service providersFinancial Institutions Risk ManagerPortfolio Credit InsuranceTrade Partnership Insurancecoralusmy account

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

Distech ControlsBought by Acuity Brands$252MMar 2015
Neuralitic SystemsBought by GuavusUndisclosedJan 2013
BelAir NetworksBought by EricssonUndisclosedApr 2012

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 Export Development Canada. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Export Development Canada put money into.

Quick answers about Export Development Canada

What does Export Development Canada invest in?

Export Development Canada invests most often at Venture and Series B (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Insurtechs, Insurtech and Insurance.

How active is Export Development Canada?

162 investments on record, 32 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Export Development Canada invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SensorUp (Venture, Jun 2026), Generation Mining (Debt, Jun 2026) and Ionik (Debt, Jun 2026).

How big are Export Development Canada's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

Does Export Development Canada lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 162 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Export Development Canada invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (98%).

Is Export Development Canada investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 32 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Export Development Canada invest alongside?

Most often BDC Capital (39 rounds together), Creative Destruction Lab (16 rounds together) and Investissement Quebec (12 rounds together).

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