# Frédéric Bernard > Frédéric Bernard is a venture - series unknown investor at Fonds de solidarité FTQ backing Manufacturing. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated… - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Fonds de solidarité FTQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fonds-de-solidarit-ftq) - Total investments: 15 - Last investment: Jun 2024 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-bernard-ba089014/?originalSubdomain=ca - Website: https://www.fondsftq.com/en/business/fonds-regionaux/quebec Frédéric Bernard is a Vice-President of the Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Manufacturing | 3 | 20% | | Energy | 1 | 7% | | Internet | 1 | 7% | | Software | 1 | 7% | | Furniture | 1 | 7% | 15 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 40% | | Funding Round | 2 | 13% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | InnovMetric Software | About InnovMetric Software Inc.Founded in 1994, in Quebec City, Canada, InnovMetric Software Inc. is the leading provider of universal 3D metrology software solutions.InnovMetric develops PolyWorks:registered: and, together with its business partners, markets PolyWorks to industrial manufacturing organizations. InnovMetric and its businesspartners also offer a broad range of technical services to deploy customized PolyWorks-based solutions across the manufacturing cycle, from the product engineering phase up to production.Based in Quebec, QC, Canada, and with subsidiaries in the USA, China, and India, InnovMetric has approximately 125 employees, including 30 application specialists. InnovMetric has also built its own network of dedicated PolyWorks software support partners in the USA, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Turkey, and Thailand that employ more than 30 additional application specialists. For more information, visit www.innovmetric.com | $45M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 13, 2024 | | | Novaxis Solutions | Novaxis Solutions is an internet company. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 29, 2021 | | | Novaxis Solutions | Novaxis Solutions is an internet company. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 29, 2021 | | | Groupe Beaudoin | Beaudoin Group offer unparalleled service for your residential or commercial project in Plumbing, Heating, Geothermal energy, Natural gas. | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 23, 2021 | | | Groupe Beaudoin | Beaudoin Group offer unparalleled service for your residential or commercial project in Plumbing, Heating, Geothermal energy, Natural gas. | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 23, 2021 | | | Préverco inc | Preverco is an industry leading manufacturer of high-end hardwood flooring, offering the widest variety of species, colors, widths and grades, as well as the highest-quality finishes available. Preverco also offers a quality warranty for its superior products, as well as floor maintenance products to protect customers'​ investments. Itsreputation for excellent customer service, continuous quality and dependable delivery is impeccable in the industry. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 09, 2020 | | | Préverco inc | Preverco is an industry leading manufacturer of high-end hardwood flooring, offering the widest variety of species, colors, widths and grades, as well as the highest-quality finishes available. Preverco also offers a quality warranty for its superior products, as well as floor maintenance products to protect customers'​ investments. Itsreputation for excellent customer service, continuous quality and dependable delivery is impeccable in the industry. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 09, 2020 | | | Deco-Rampe | Déco-Rampe is the specialist in railings, ramps, and fences in Quebec. We offer you a wide choice of high-end models requiring very little maintenance. All our products are technically and aesthetically superior. Our avant-garde product allows us to guarantee your satisfaction | | | Aug 27, 2020 | | | Deco-Rampe | Déco-Rampe is the specialist in railings, ramps, and fences in Quebec. We offer you a wide choice of high-end models requiring very little maintenance. All our products are technically and aesthetically superior. Our avant-garde product allows us to guarantee your satisfaction | | | Aug 27, 2020 | | | Umano Medical | Umano Medical designs manufacture and markets innovative medical equipment. The company also stands out for its attentiveness to healthcare professionals, its proactive service, and its engaged team. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 12, 2020 | | 10 of 15 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Fonds de solidarité FTQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fonds-de-solidarit-ftq) — VC Fund, 8 deals together - [Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fonds-r%C3%A9gionaux-de-solidarit%C3%A9-ftq) — VC Fund, 7 deals together - [Investissement Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investissement-quebec) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About Fonds de solidarité FTQ VC Fund · Montréal, Canada Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in start-ups, early venture, mergers, business acquisitions, management buyouts, market development project or a buyout, financing for new programs, organic growth and cash flow, growth and expansion financings, development capital, business succession,financial restructuring, business transition financing, family and non-family buyout, consolidations, turnaround, and leveraged management buyouts. It also invests in new markets, product and business line developments, market diversification, interim financings, new product marketing, additional working capital, purchase of tangible and intangible assets, equipment modernization, equipment purchases or upgrades, and integrator projects. The firm has regional funds that do not invest in retail, real estate, farming, biotechnology, and financial services. Fonds de solidarité FTQ invests in small and medium-sized businesses. It typically invests in export projects, forest products, productivity improvement, natural resources, aerospace, agri-food, wood, pulp and paper, chemicals, construction and construction materials, printing, transportation equipment and automobiles, transportation services, furniture and fixtures, combinatorial chemistry and other lead generating technologies, mining and exploration, social economy, textiles, plastics, life sciences, business services, telecommunications, distribution and consumer goods, environment, equipment and machinery, financial services, information and communication technology, metal products, recreational tourism, and culture sectors. Within the culture sector, Fonds de solidarité FTQ seeks to invest in pre-production and creative projects, production projects, infrastructures and services, post-production projects, distribution, and broadcasting and multiplatform broadcasting. Within the environment sector, it invests in waste management and energy conversion for residual waste; air treatment and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; processes to reduce industrial energy and water consumption; water treatment; and soil rehabilitation and decontamination (metals and organic compounds). Within the life sciences sector, Fonds de solidarité FTQ focuses on services for the biopharmaceutical industry; nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals; diagnostics and medical supplies and equipment; biopharmaceuticals and generic drugs; biotechnology, and animal health. Within the tourism sector, it focuses on urban tourism, nature tourism, resort type tourism, and local tourism for Quebecers, and in the textiles sector it invests in companies engaged in development and production of specialty textiles as well as development of industrial applications for the construction, transportation, health and safety, and work apparel industries. Fonds de solidarité FTQ prefers to invest in Quebec and in companies impacting the Québec economy. It focuses on investing in the following regions- Abitibi –Témiscamingue, Bas Saint Laurent, Chaudière-Appalaches, Côte-Nord, Estrie, Gaspésie Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Laval, Mauricie - Centre-du-Québec, Montérégie, Nord-du-Québec, Outaouais, and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Fonds de solidarité FTQ seeks to invest in projects of $3 million or more and also provides loans of up to $ 2 million. It invests in companies in business succession sector having minimum capitalization of $500,000 and EBITDA of over $35.5 million in case of majority interest; equipment and machinery sector with average investment in excess of $3 million; environment sector with funding needs of more than $500000; financial services sector having net assets between $20 million and $50 million in equity; metal products sector having annual sales of over $5 million and financing needs of at least $2 million; and printing sector having investment needs of over $1 million. In the information technology sector, Fonds de solidarité FTQ seeks to invest $2 million as initial investments while total investments can be more than $10 million. It invests in the form of equity financing (common or preferred shares) and unsecured debt requiring no collateral (debenture). Fonds de solidarité FTQ can take both a minority interest including an equity stake of up to 49 percent as well a majority interest in its portfolio companies in case of business succession financing. It seeks a minority stake for the portfolio companies in the equipment and machinery sector. It typically holds its investments for a period of five to ten years in case of equity financing and for more than ten years in case of business succession financing. Fonds de solidarité FTQ began operation on June 23, 1983. It has its headquarters in Montreal in Canada with additional offices in the same city and Quebec in the same country. 5 contacts available at Fonds de solidarité FTQ. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Chantal Doré | Senior Vice President of Information Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chantal-dor%C3%A9 | | Claude Bergero | Member of the Integrated Risk Management Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claude-bergero | | Dany Sarazin-Sullivan | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dany-sarazin-sullivan | | Frédéric Bernard | Vice-président régional | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-bernard | | Janie Béïque | President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/janie-b%C3%A9%C3%AFque | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund - [Almi Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almi-invest) — VC Fund - [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-credit-guarantee-fund) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Frédéric Bernard invest in? Frédéric Bernard invests primarily in Manufacturing, Energy and Internet startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Funding Round stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Frédéric Bernard last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Frédéric Bernard closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 15 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? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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