BCF Ventures

05/31/2022

BCF Ventures’ Sergio A. Escobar and Bonnie Chau tell "Global Corporate Venturing ( )" what makes the ecosystem unique and why it is getting brain gain from other parts of the world.

are also becoming increasingly active in the ecosystem, with a record $4.8bn invested in 2021. That said, there are still relatively few active Corporate in the region and they are poorly understood. Unless the Corporate VC ecosystem develops, corporations could end up missing out on ’s tech boom.

Read here: https://globalventuring.com/corporate/innovative-region-canada-2022/

BCF Ventures’ Sergio Escobar and Bonnie Chau tell GCV what makes the Canadian innovation ecosystem unique and why it is getting brain gain from other parts of the world.

05/03/2022

Nous sommes ravies de vous présenter notre deuxième juge de l’événement Journée Pitch Démo: Bonnie Chau ! ⠀

Bonnie Chau est une investisseure en capital de risque chez BCF Ventures et Lalotte Ventures, une position lui permettant de mettre à profit son remarquable éventail d’expertises comprenant, notamment, la finance, la comptabilité, l’entrepreneuriat ainsi que l’investissement. Avant de devenir investisseure, elle a eu l’occasion de peaufiner ses compétences en gestion d’entreprise auprès d’une société fintech canadienne présentant l’une des croissances les plus rapides au pays. Ses vastes connaissances en finance et en comptabilité lui ont même permis, à l’époque, d’être promue responsable de l’exécution de projets de gestion intérimaire en étroite collaboration avec le PDG et le directeur financier. Bonnie est également continuellement à la recherche d’occasions de redonner à la communauté entrepreneuriale; elle agit à titre d’ange investisseure, de conseillère auprès de plusieurs compagnies émergentes et de mentore dans différents programmes d’accélérateurs.

Joignez-vous à nous le samedi 14 mai à 13h, pour voir les pitchs des équipes de la cohorte 2022, inscrivez-vous avec le lien: https://bit.ly/journeedemo

We are excited to present to you our second judge for the Demo Day Pitch event: Bonnie Chau!

Bonnie Chau is a VC investor at BCF Ventures and Lalotte Ventures with diversified expertise in the areas of entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, and investment. Prior to becoming a VC, she has honed her operating skills at one of the fastest growing fintech companies in Canada, and she was later promoted to execute on interim management projects working directly with the executive team. She always looks for opportunities to give back to the startup community; Bonnie is an angel investor, an advisor for multiple startups, and a mentor at accelerator programs.

Join us on Saturday May 14 at 1:00pm to see the 2022 team’s pitches, to register use the link: https://bit.ly/journeedemo



Merci à Mila - Institut Québécois d'Intelligence Artificielle pour l’accueil de notre événement.
Merci à nos partenaires :
Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation Entreprendre ici Hydro-Québec
Square Enix Montréal Ubisoft Montréal Ubisoft Éducation
Lightspeed Commerce Rogers
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03/24/2022

Do you want to join the thrill of working at one of Y Combinator's Top Companies and was recognized as Built In's Best Place to Work in 2022?

FightCamp was launched in 2016 by Quebec founders, and the company is now looking to recruit more Canadians to join their team!

FightCamp offers consumers the best connected Boxing and Kickboxing experience led by world-class trainers in the comfort and safety of their own home. The FightCamp iOS app holds over 1,000 workouts, drills, and adds more than 12 new classes each week. The customer base has grown to over 30,000 members throughout the US in just over two years.

FightCamp is quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing players in the ever-expanding in-home fitness market, with sales growing 30x over the last two years. Their most recent $90M Series B round (which BCF Ventures had participated in) will help fuel their sales expansion and recruit key players to join the team.

Apply here for:
🥊 Android Developer: https://lnkd.in/eGG2tTxA
🥊 Machine Learning Engineer: https://lnkd.in/ecfppZWJ
🥊 Other : https://lnkd.in/gWxytSK

02/01/2022

🎉 We are excited to announce the return of The Corporate Innovation Program and we are officially launching the recruitment for the second year. This is an equity-free part-time remote program for AI supply chain startups.

We are bringing back the same format from popular demand: 1-on-1 session with IP experts, matchmaking to corporations, and introductions to investors. But we are making it even better this year! Find out everything about the program and apply here
👉 https://medium.com/bcfventures/the-return-of-the-bcf-ventures-scale-ais-corporate-innovation-program-for-supply-chain-startups-7e03a0516c99

This time around, we want to thank the participating founders who had shared their feedback on the first cohort:

Stephany Lapierre, CEO of TealBook: “We got connected to the Chief Procurement Officer at one of Canada’s national telecommunications companies. The program itself is very time-effective and highly professional.”

Frederic Scherer, CEO of JITbase: "I was in the middle of raising a round for my company, and I got connected with a Corporate VC who was the venture arm of the largest auto company in the world."

Hugo Fuentes, CEO of The Owl Solutions: "The advice provided by the IP expert was very practical and relevant to our business case. We had a great call with the IP expert during the IP session."

We hope to count you in!

Officially launching the recruitment of the program for the second year

01/26/2022

Congrats to for launching their $150M Fund.

Deloitte Canada announced that it has launched Deloitte Ventures, a $150 million CAD investment fund.

11/04/2021

With the backing of and , FightCamp (a BCF Ventures portfolio company) has serious street cred in the at-home connected world. And while can take a punch from the likes of and , the company is on a mission to show people of all skill levels the fitness benefits of boxing and .

Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveknox/2021/11/03/how-fightcamp-is-teaching-the-world-to-box/

With the backing of Mike Tyson and Georges St- Pierre, FightCamp has serious street cred in the at-home connected fitness world. And while FightCamp can take a punch from the likes of Tyson and GSP, the company is on a mission to show people of all skill levels the fitness benefits of boxing.

10/21/2021

🎉 Introducing the inaugural winner of the Program and Pitch Competition! Congratulations to Michael Temitope Collins, CEO of Periculum.io (Techstars Montréal AI Accelerator & Founder Institute Canada alumni), for winning the Pitch Competition. Periculum’s innovative and socially oriented business concept was the heads on favourite among our panel of investors.

Through Periculum, Michael wants to create more opportunities for underbanked communities in Canada — as well as throughout markets in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. He hopes to use the mentorship and financial support he’s unlocked through the NextSteps prize to grow his business globally and eventually toward an initial public offering.

We want to extend a big thanks to all the startups in the program, including our Top 7 finalists and our investors for an engaging Pitch Day! Thanks to our sponsors, and promoters (MNP Technology, Media & Telecommunications, OVHcloud, Startup Canada) for this wonderful initiative for the ecosystem. 🇨🇦

Read more and apply for next year! 👉 https://bcfventures.medium.com/introducing-the-inaugural-winner-of-the-nextsteps-program-and-pitch-competition-27dae0cf9269

🎉 We are proud to congratulate Michael Collins, CEO of Periculum and the inaugural winner of the 2021 NextSteps Program and Pitch…

09/15/2021

security, privacy, and compliance startup MedStack (part of BCF Ventures & Creative Destruction Lab portfolio) has raised $3.93 million to bolster its offering and support its expansion plans.

“We doubled our business in 2020, and we’re on pace to double it again this year,” said Balaji Gopalan (CEO, MedStack). Gopalan said MedStack will likely raise a Series A round in a couple of years and he expects the round “ to be significant” in size.

Read more: https://lnkd.in/gS-ywQsg

Toronto-based healthcare security privacy compliance startup MedStack has raised $3.93 million CAD to bolster its offering and support its expansion plans.

08/11/2021

We are excited to announce our newest investor partners for the Program and Pitch Competition! We proudly welcome *Blu Ventures* and *Hike Ventures* to the Pitch Competition day. There are 3 days left to apply for the program - don't miss your chance to meet our tech investors group.

👉 Apply today! https://lnkd.in/e9N8jnaW

07/12/2021

Calling all early-stage tech companies! BCF Ventures and MNP are pleased to announce the launch of a Virtual NextSteps Program & Pitch Competition, a 3-weeks program aimed at helping Canadian early-stage tech companies in accessing the capital and strategic guidance you need to become Canada's next success story.

5 Reasons To Apply:
1. Learn about effective IP strategies and practices.
2. Learn about Canadian financial resources (SR&ED, IRAP, grants, loans, etc.).
3. Learn how to a build bulletproof pitch deck from a VC’s perspective.
4. Networking opportunities with the mentors and investors.
5. It’s FREE and time-efficient.

If you are a Canadian startup looking to learn from the subject matter experts, we would invite you to apply below
(EN) Apply here: https://www.mnp.ca/en/clients/technology-media-telecommunications/bcf-ventures-x-mnp-nextsteps-program-and-pitch-competition?utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=bcf_mnp_nextsteps_program&utm_term=tmt+email&utm_content=tmt_html_mailchimp_email_bcf_mnp_nextsteps_learn_more_button
(FR) Appliquer ici: https://www.mnp.ca/fr/clients/technologie-medias-et-telecommunications/programme-nextsteps-avec-bcf-ventures-et-mnp-et-concours-voici-mon-entreprise?utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=bcf_mnp_nextsteps_program&utm_content=tmt_html_mailchimp_email_bcf_mnp_nextsteps_learn_more_button_fr
The application deadline is Friday, August 13th at noon ET.

👉 Read more about the prizes and how it could benefit you:
https://bcfventures.medium.com/mnp-x-bcf-ventures-launches-the-virtual-nextsteps-program-pitch-competition-ff4210b4e6a6

👉 Pour plus d'informations en français: https://bcfventures.medium.com/mnp-x-bcf-ventures-inaugurent-le-premier-program-virtuel-nextsteps-le-concours-de-pr%C3%A9sentation-c0f3ea7d839

BCF Ventures is pleased to announce their launch of a Virtual NextSteps Program & Pitch Competition in partnership with MNP, a leading…

07/09/2021

🔗 Vertical returns to as Global Hub→ https://bit.ly/30oUz4q
In partnership with , , and Cloud, selected across will receive:
- a direct investment of $10k
- up to $150kk in cloud credits
- several "Supply Chain Fellowships" will also be awarded to top applicants, allowing them to participate in the program for free.

06/30/2021

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that BCF Ventures-backed FightCamp raises US $90 million to bring its interactive boxing and kickboxing gym to masses!

🇨🇦 Not many people know that FightCamp had started in . We had the unique opportunity to witness the birth and the growth of the company at the front seat. Today, we are happy to share the origin story of FightCamp from their humble beginnings in Montreal. We hope you will enjoy this uncovered Montreal tech story! Read all about FightCamp’s early days 👉 https://bcfventures.medium.com/fightcamp-raises-us-90-million-to-bring-its-interactive-boxing-and-kickboxing-gym-to-masses-2b2c42b03143

We would like to extend our gratitude to FightCamp for the years of trust in our relationship – huge congrats to Khalil Zahar, Patrick Chandler, Thomas Duquette 🔥, Jerome Soucy Rousseau, Alexandre Lapointe,Alexandre Marcotte St-Michel! We are honored to be co-investing along lead investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA) (Rick Yang), Left Lane Capital (Harley Miller), Creative Artists Agency (Michael Blank); renowned martial art fighters Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Sr., St-Pierre, Francis N'Gannou; and Canadian entrepreneurs Mitch Garber C.M. and Anne-Marie Boucher.

With the new raise, is looking to launch internationally, and increasing the depth of its interactive content to help users dive deeper into the sport of Boxing, Kickboxing, Martial Arts. The team is looking to hire! Feel free to contact us for more details. 🥊

Techcrunch coverage: https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/30/fightcamp-punches-its-way-to-a-90m-round/