Charles Lespérance
Partner @ BDC Venture Capital
Montréal, Canada
Charles Lespérance is a seed investor at BDC Venture Capital in Montréal focused on Semiconductor and Hardware. Charles Lespérance is the Partner - Deep Tech at BDC. He attended Harvard Business School.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 83%
Last updated:
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Industries Charles Lespérance invests in
Stages Charles Lespérance invests in
Countries Charles Lespérance invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Semiconductor 3 (50%)
- Hardware 2 (33%)
- Internet 1 (17%)
- Robotics 1 (17%)
- Software 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (83%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Hyperlume
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Hyperlume Inc., an avant-garde deep-tech venture based in Ottawa, Canada, is pioneering a groundbreaking ultra-low optical connectivity solution tailored for the realms of high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and cutting-edge processors destined for the forefront of edge computing platforms. | $12.5M / Seed / Feb 19, 2025 | |
Flojoy
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Flojoy will assist with a new open source solution that allows firms that are traditionally excluded from the automated testing process to use no-code Python testing to construct test scripts in an automated manner. | $2M / Seed / Aug 29, 2023 | |
Stathera
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Stathera transforms the global timing market from Quartz-based to MEMS-based devices. | $14.8M / Series A / May 18, 2023 | |
Bonsai Micro
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Bonsai Micro operates as a fabless semiconductor company that develops essential network infrastructure for future wireless networks. | Seed / May 09, 2023 | |
Haply
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Haply is a robotics company that provides haptic devices, prototyping, firmware, and virtual learning assistance. | $3.5M / Seed / Mar 21, 2023 | |
Nord Quantique
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Nord Quantique creates quantum processors based on second-generation technology. | $7.5M / Seed / Feb 08, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About BDC Venture Capital
BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets. The company helps create and develop strongCanadian businesses through financing, consulting services and securitization, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.BDC Venture Capital has been involved in venture capital since 1975 and has to date invested in more than 400 companies involved in the areas of Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Advanced Technologies.
BDC Venture Capital Contacts
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Ajay Gopal
Associate Director
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Matt Stanley
Director, Cleantech Practice
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Annie Marsolais
Chief Marketing Officer
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Charles Lespérance
Partner
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Denisia Pereira
Associate Principal, Women in Tech Venture Fund
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FAQ
What does Charles Lespérance invest in?
Charles Lespérance invests primarily in Semiconductor, Hardware and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Charles Lespérance last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Charles Lespérance closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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