Saif Hashmi
Fund and IT Venture Fund at BDC
Canada
Overview
Work Experience
Principal, Seed Venture Fund and IT Venture Fund
2021 - Current
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
Strategic Advisor
2020
Board Observer
2018
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2018
Board Observer
2018
Board Observer
2021
President, Toronto Chapter
2017 - 2024
Board Observer
2021 - 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