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Salman Qadir
Principal at BDC
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Salman Qadir is currently an Associate Principal at BDC Capital's Sustainability Venture Fund (SVF) in Toronto, specializing in investing in Canadian early-stage companies. With a background in financial advisory and corporate finance, he has held key roles in various organizations like SkyWatch, Spark Real Estate Software, and Axine Water Technologies, focusing on sectors such as Smart Cities/UrbanTech, CleanTech, and SaaS.
Qadir's career highlights include serving as a Board Observer for multiple companies and leading initiatives at the Ontario Financing Authority, MaRS Discovery District, and SecondSlash Media. His expertise lies in deal execution, financial structuring, and equity valuation, contributing to his success in the venture capital and sustainability investment space.
Work Experience
Board Observer
2024 - Current
Associate Principal - Sustainability Venture Fund (SVF)
2023
Associate Principal, Industrial Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund
2022
Managed portfolio companies include Axine Water Technologies, Arteria AI, Charli AI, Fluent AI, GaN Systems (exited), Invixium, Ranovus, SkyWatch, Spark RE, Thentia, Tehama (exited)
Associate, Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund
2020 - 2022
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2022
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2022 - 2023
Board Observer
2022 - 2023
Co-Lead, Innovation Lab
2018 - 2020
Senior Advisor, Financial and Regulatory Analysis, Electricity Finance
2016 - 2020
Snr Analyst Corporate Finance
2011 - 2016
Fellow, Innovation and Systems Leadership (Fintech, Commerce, Legaltech)
2016 - 2017
Founder
2007 - 2013