# Capital régional et cooperatif Desjardins > Capital régional et cooperatif Desjardins is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Construction. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Canada - Total investments: 28 - Last investment: Oct 2019 - Lead investor: 11% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/desjardins-venture-capital - Website: http://capitalregional.com/ Capital régional et cooperatif Desjardins is an investment fund that fosters the economic development of Quebec. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Manufacturing | 11 | 39% | | Construction | 6 | 21% | | Hardware | 5 | 18% | | Industrial Engineering | 5 | 18% | | Machinery Manufacturing | 5 | 18% | 51 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Funding Round | 21 | 75% | | Post-IPO Equity | 2 | 7% | | Series C | 1 | 4% | | Series D | 1 | 4% | | Debt Financing | 1 | 4% | 6 stages tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Canada | 24 | 86% | | United States | 1 | 4% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stelmine Canada | Stelmine is a company involved in mineral exploration in Quebec. It engages in the acquisition, exploration, production, development, and operation of mining properties. The company plans to open a new gold mining camp in the eastern part of the Opinaca metasedimentary basin. | | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 29, 2019 | | | Hortau | Hortau specializes in wireless and web-based irrigation management. Hortau integrates proprietary soil sensing innovations with the latest information technologies to deliver the most advanced irrigation management solutions on the market. Hortau was founded in 2002, by Dr. Jean Caron, Agronomist, Ph.D in Soil Physics and Jocelyn Boudreau,agricultural engineer, M.Sc. in Soil Physics. Their expertise is in Agronomy, Soil Physics and Agricultural Engineering. Improving crop production is their focus. | | | Feb 28, 2019 | | | Maple Gold Mines | Maple Gold Mines is a Canada-based gold exploration company engaged in the gold mining sector. It is a well-funded exploration company focused on advancing a district-scale gold project in one of the world’s premier mining jurisdictions. The company’s 370 km2 Douay Gold Project is located within the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt in northernQuebec, Canada. | | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 01, 2018 | | | Hortau | Hortau specializes in wireless and web-based irrigation management. Hortau integrates proprietary soil sensing innovations with the latest information technologies to deliver the most advanced irrigation management solutions on the market. Hortau was founded in 2002, by Dr. Jean Caron, Agronomist, Ph.D in Soil Physics and Jocelyn Boudreau,agricultural engineer, M.Sc. in Soil Physics. Their expertise is in Agronomy, Soil Physics and Agricultural Engineering. Improving crop production is their focus. | $5.9M | Series D | Jan 22, 2018 | | | √âquipements industriels Barsatech inc | CIV-Barsatech is a company founded in Saguenay, totaling more than 27 years of experience. CIV-Barsatech specializes in the repair and / or refurbishment of industrial valves and pumps, as well as the manufacture of replacement parts. In addition, CIV-Barsatech has a line of high temperatures products for the aluminum sector.CIV-Barsatechoffers a complete solution for faucets, safety valves, instrumentation and control valves and pumps. A complete solution fulfilled with a high level of quality in compliance with safety standards and the environment. | | | Aug 18, 2017 | | | Unicel Architectural Corp | For 56 years, Unicel Architectural has built a reputation for the most advanced aluminum and glass solutions. These solutions include specialty glazing, skylights, Solar Shading Systems and custom structures, to enhance major global construction initiatives with utmost quality and reliability. With its proprietary technology, Unicel’s VisionControl® delivers unprecedented comfort and control of vision, light, temperature and sound with a patented combination of louvers between glass that are hermetically sealed and cordless. | | | Jun 22, 2017 | | | Groupe Norbec inc | Since it was founded in 1982, Norbec Group has continued to develop and grow year after year. The Québec-based company has two subsidiaries and employs 200 people. Norbec systems is a Canadian leader in the manufacturing and installation of prefabricated and custom walk-in cooler-freezers. Norbec Architectural, is a leader in the Québec market inthe manufacturing of insulated architectural panels for building envelopes. Norbec Group has earned an enviable reputation as a leader in many sectors including supermarkets, restaurants, food processing facilities, cold storage, hospitals and research centres. | | | Feb 06, 2017 | | | Innovations Voltflex inc | Voltflex Innovations has been founded in 2004 in order to provide wire harness solutions to transportation equipment manufacturers that outstands the common products found in the market over decades. | | | Oct 19, 2016 | | | Groupe Gecko Alliance | Gecko Alliance is a leading manufacturer in the spa and hot tub industry with a worldwide recognized expertise in the design, the production and the marketing of control systems, keypads, pumps and value-added accessories for spa manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and technicians. | | | Sep 08, 2016 | | | Spectra Premium | Spectra Premium is a manufacturer of after-market and original equipment parts for light and heavy vehicles. | | | Apr 19, 2016 | | 10 of 28 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [La Caisse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caisse-de-depot-et-placement-du-quebec) — VC Fund, 11 deals together - [Fondaction](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondaction) — VC Fund, 7 deals together - [Fonds de solidarité FTQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fonds-de-solidarit-ftq) — VC Fund, 5 deals together - [Investissement Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investissement-quebec) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Avrio Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avrio-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [National Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-bank-of-canada) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund - [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund - [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Capital régional et cooperatif Desjardins invest in? Capital régional et cooperatif Desjardins invests primarily in Manufacturing, Construction and Hardware startups, most often at Funding Round and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Capital régional et cooperatif Desjardins last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Capital régional et cooperatif Desjardins closed in Oct 2019. Shizune tracks 28 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? 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