Investor

Pacific Economic Development Canada

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 45 cheques on record.

Deploying nowInvestment firm

GrantDebtSeries ANon ProfitManufacturing

Deploying now
56%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 45 on record
Since the last cheque55days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.5MRounds led0 of 45Sole investor27 roundsMostly inCanada, 95%
Pitch Pacific Economic Development Canada

Pacific Economic Development Canada highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Debt: 86% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 27 rounds, median $1.4M

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Non ProfitManufacturing
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first45 appearances

  1. 2026

    10 rounds

  2. Sept
    Lucent BioSciencesGrant · CA$1.4MWith 3 others
  3. May
    Human in Motion RoboticsGrant · CA$2.2MWith 2 others
  4. May
    Dream PhotonicsGrant · CA$804KSole investor
  5. Apr
    MarineLabs Data Systems Inc.Grant · CA$223KWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    Ideon TechnologiesGrant · CA$1.7MWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    atreidesGrant · CA$1.8MWith 1 other
  8. Feb
    Arbutus MedicalGrowth · CA · Firms' own news pages$6.8MWith 7 others
  9. Feb
    Foresight CanadaVenture · CA$1.5MWith 1 other
  10. Feb
    Loaves and Fishes Community Food BankGrant · CA$3.7MSole investor
  11. Feb
    ALUULA CompositesCA$10MSole investor
  12. 2025

    14 rounds

  13. Oct
    MarineLabs Data Systems Inc.Seed · CA$4.0MWith 2 others
  14. May
    Tuft + PawSeries A · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  15. Mar
    Parallèle AlbertaGrant · CA$400KSole investor
  16. Mar
    VitaminLabDebt · CA$636KSole investor
  17. Mar
    The Fireweed InstituteGrant$970KSole investor
  18. Mar
    SOAREGrant · CA$250KSole investor
  19. Mar
    Mustimuhw Information SolutionsDebt · CA$2.3MSole investor
  20. Mar
    Destination BCGrant · CA$174KSole investor
  21. Mar
    HealthTech ConnexDebt · CA$2.6MWith 1 other
  22. Feb
    Konscious FoodsGrant · CA$5.0MSole investor
  23. Feb
    adMare Bio InnovationsGrant · CA$4.2MSole investor
  24. Jan
    Accelerate OkanaganGrant · CA$1.4MSole investor
  25. Jan
    Circle InnovationGrant · CA$1.7MSole investor
  26. Jan
    VentureLabsGrant · CA$2.5MSole investor
  27. 2024

    7 rounds

  28. Oct
    LUCID Vision LabsGrant · CA$1.5MSole investor
  29. Oct
    Thompson Okanagan Tourism FoundationGrant · CA$250KSole investor
  30. Sept
    Yes cycleGrant · CA$250KSole investor
  31. Sept
    Industrial PlanktonGrant · CA$667KWith 2 others
  32. Jul
    Ekona PowerGrant · CA$734KWith 2 others
  33. Mar
    GridGear SolutionsGrant · CA$382KSole investor
  34. Mar
    Clarius Mobile HealthGrant · CA$2.5MWith 1 other
  35. 2023

    11 rounds

  36. Dec
    Salus TechnologiesSeries A · CA$8.0MSole investor
  37. Dec
    Composites Knowledge NetworkGrant · CA$1.0MSole investor
  38. Nov
    Peloton TechnologiesSeed · CA$1.5MSole investor
  39. Aug
    CoPilot AIVenture · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  40. Jun
    Tuft + PawGrant · US$750KWith 3 others
  41. Jun
    LeadingAhead EnergyGrant · CA$593KSole investor
  42. Jun
    Anaconda systemsGrant · CA$2.5MWith 1 other
  43. Jun
    MintListGrant · CA$2.0MSole investor
  44. Mar
    Tradable BitsGrant · CA$1.0MWith 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.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Pacific Economic Development Canada. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Innovate BCGovernment5rounds togetherCreative Destruction LabAccelerator4rounds togetherBDC CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherBlue CollectiveVC firm2rounds togetherEdward LandoAngel2rounds togetherPareto HoldingsVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Pacific Economic Development Canada put money into.

Lucent BioSciences$1.4M · Sept 2026Dream Photonics$804K · May 2026Ideon Technologies$1.7M · Apr 2026atreides$1.8M · Mar 2026Foresight Canada$1.5M · Feb 2026Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank$3.7M · Feb 2026

Quick answers about Pacific Economic Development Canada

What does Pacific Economic Development Canada invest in?

Pacific Economic Development Canada invests most often at Grant and Debt (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Non Profit and Manufacturing.

How active is Pacific Economic Development Canada?

45 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Pacific Economic Development Canada invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lucent BioSciences (Grant, Sept 2026), Human in Motion Robotics (Grant, May 2026) and Dream Photonics (Grant, May 2026).

How big are Pacific Economic Development Canada's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

Does Pacific Economic Development Canada lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 45 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Pacific Economic Development Canada invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (95%) and the United States (5%).

Is Pacific Economic Development Canada investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Pacific Economic Development Canada invest alongside?

Most often Innovate BC (5 rounds together), Creative Destruction Lab (4 rounds together) and BDC Capital (3 rounds together).

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