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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

    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

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