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Saif Hashmi

Co-founder of BDC Capital's Seed Venture Fund, Investing in Bold, Early, and Impactful Ventures

Canada

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  • Min Investment:

    $2,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $3,500,000.00

Work Experience

2016

  • Principal, Seed Venture Fund and IT Venture Fund

    2021

    BDC Venture Capital is the largest and most active early-stage technology venture investor in Canada with over $3B under management, working with promising entrepreneurs and private sector investors to build outstanding global companies. Current Portfolio: + Vendasta – white-label B2B platform for companies providing advertising or marketing services to SMBs + Battlefy – easiest way to start, manage, and find esports tournaments + Mojio - cloud platform and SaaS provider of choice for cloud-based connected car apps and services + Solink – PoS integrated AI based solution for smart cameras + Blueprint – tool for Enterprise Software Development teams Exits: + CENX – a leading provider of end-to-end service assurance solutions for the digital age. + Canopy Labs - helping businesses to track and optimize their customer journey + Shoebox – personal photo collection with unlimited free photo backup for all your devices + Kira Talent – holistic admissions solution designed for higher education + FOKO Retail – Instagram style task management for better retail execution + Axonify – B2B SaaS company and a leader in the microlearning space

  • Associate Principal, IT Venture Fund

    2019 - 2021

  • Associate, IT Venture Fund

    2018 - 2019

  • Analyst, Co-Investments and Growth Equity

    2016 - 2018

2018

  • Board Observer

    2018

2021

  • Board Observer

    2021

2018

  • Board Observer

    2018

2018

  • Board Observer

    2018

  • Board Observer

    2021

  • President, Toronto Chapter

    2017 - 2024

2021 - 2022

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

2020 - 2022

  • Founding Advisor and Interim COO

    2020 - 2022

    Interim COO from July 2020 - to-Jan 2022; raised US$2.3M in pre-seed capital to tackle the loneliness problem among aging adults