Export Development Canada

Export Development Canada

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Overview

Export Development Canada (EDC) is a Crown corporation dedicated to assisting Canadian businesses of all sizes in achieving global success. It provides them with the tools they need to grow their business with confidence, including trade knowledge, financial solutions, equity, insurance, and connections.

Highlights

Founded

1944

Industry

Venture Capital

Employees

1001-5000

Investment

207

Lead Investment

55

Exits

43

Stages

Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed

Investor Type

Government Office

Location

North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Export Development Canada, established in 1944 and headquartered in North America., specializes in Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed investments across Enterprise Software, Manufacturing, Product Design, Financial Services, Banking, Credit Cards, Cloud Computing, Software, Telecommunications, Energy. The organization boasts a portfolio of 202 investments, with an average round size of $63.8M and 43 successful exits. Their recent investments include BreconRidge, CIBC, BTI Systems, Ram Power, Cordiant Capital. The highest investment round they participated in was $700.6B. Among their most notable exits are BreconRidge and CIBC. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Georges Nasr

Georges Nasr

Investment Manager

imagePlace Greg McElheran

Greg McElheran

Head of Fund Investments

imagePlace Lissa Bjerkelund

Lissa Bjerkelund

Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada

imagePlace Mairead Lavery

Mairead Lavery

President & Chief Executive Officer

imagePlace Elaine Richardson

Elaine Richardson

Senior Advisor, Corporate Strategy

Investment portfolio

Export Development Canada has made 207 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 31, 2024, when UgoWork raised $26.3M.

investments

207

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

55

Number of exits

43

Investments

207

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jul 22, 2024
Cohere Cohere
Software500.0M
Jul 23, 2024
Protexxa Protexxa
Information Technology7.3M
Jul 31, 2024
WorkJam WorkJam
Task Management20.0M
Jul 31, 2024
UgoWork UgoWork
Energy26.3M

Exits

43

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

207

Investors

0

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

207

Export Development Canada has raised 207 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 31, 2024 from a Series C - UgoWork round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jul 22, 2024
Series D - Cohere Series D - Cohere
-500.0M-
Jul 23, 2024
Series A - Protexxa Series A - Protexxa
-7.3M-
Jul 31, 2024
Venture Round - WorkJam Venture Round - WorkJam
-20.0M-
Jul 31, 2024
Series C - UgoWork Series C - UgoWork
-26.3M-

Investors

1

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
-No
Debt Financing - Export Development Canada
1000.0M

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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