Robert Simon
Sr. Managing Partner, IT Venture Fund @ BDC Venture Capital
San Francisco, United States
Robert Simon is a Series A investor at BDC Venture Capital in San Francisco focused on Software and Health Care. Robert Simon is the Sr. Managing Partner, IT Venture Fund at BDC.
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 32%
Last updated:
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Industries Robert Simon invests in
Stages Robert Simon invests in
Countries Robert Simon invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1.2M–$2M
- Series A
- $6.1M–$62M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (23%)
- Health Care 3 (14%)
- SaaS 2 (9%)
- Medical 2 (9%)
- Computer 2 (9%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (23%)
- Funding Round 5 (23%)
- Seed 4 (18%)
- Series B 2 (9%)
- Series C 2 (9%)
Country
- Canada 11 (50%)
- United States 3 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Finch Legal
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Finch Legal is a software development company that supports personal injury law firms. The company aims to provide practical and effective legal solutions, as suggested by its commitment to serving clients better and more efficiently. | $23.7M / Series A / Jun 16, 2025 | |
Forcen
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Forcen is a tier 1 supplier of Force/Torque sensor systems and edge intelligence to robotics OEMs. A comprehensive plug-and-play sensing network for your robot's force/torque systems. | $6.1M / Series A / Apr 23, 2024 | |
Food.ee
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Food.ee is a fun and simple service which delivers meals, snacks, cakes and alcohol to your office! All you need to do it 1. Pick a price point 2. Choose your food type 3. Build a menu. Its that easy. | $9.5M / Jul 13, 2020 | |
League
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Founded in 2014, League is a technology-focused health company powering the digital transformation of healthcare. Employers, payers, pharmacy retailers and healthcare providers use our award-winning platform to deliver integrated and personalized health experiences that drive consumer engagement. Millions of people across the world use digitalhealth platforms powered by League to access, navigate and pay for care. | $25M / Series A / Jun 14, 2016 | |
Vendasta
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At Vendasta, our core purpose is to drive local economies by democratizing technology for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). We accomplish this by providing a robust platform to local experts around the world—our channel partners. Partners use Vendasta’s technology to market, sell, bill, fulfill, and deliver digital solutions to their SMBclients. Our end-to-end platform and marketplace are tightly integrated into an operating system delivered to SMBs, providing a single sign-on to their digital products and analytics. Vendasta serves 50,000+ channel partners, who in turn work with more than five million SMBs worldwide. Sign up for free and explore Vendasta at www.vendasta.com. | $2.9M / Series B / May 16, 2016 | |
Zymeworks
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Zymeworks is a computational biotechnology company focused on optimizing therapeutic antibodies and other protein-based therapeutics. The company is committed to developing best-in-class protein therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases.Zymeworks' approach combines proprietary molecular modeling andsimulation software with high-performance computing to create an environment for in silico experimentation and predictive protein optimization. Using this approach Zymeworks has developed multiple platform technologies to advance the field of biologics drug discovery and optimization.It was founded in 2004 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. | $61.5M / Series A / Jan 08, 2016 | |
Kira Talent
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Kira Talent is the world’s only holistic admissions solution designed for higher education. Founded in 2012, Kira transforms the admissions process by combining on-demand, timed video and timed written assessments with existing admissions requirements. Kira works with more than 300 programs worldwide to build applicant-first assessments thatidentify and select their best-fit students. | $1.2M / Seed / Mar 11, 2015 | |
Foko Retail
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Foko Retail is the mobile-first task management and communication software used by some of the world’s leading retailers and brands for operations, visual merchandising and marketing, internal communications, store audits and surveys, and more. With native apps for Android, iOS, and Web, you can take Foko Retail anywhere. | $2M / Seed / Dec 16, 2014 | |
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Foko Retail
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Foko Retail is the mobile-first task management and communication software used by some of the world’s leading retailers and brands for operations, visual merchandising and marketing, internal communications, store audits and surveys, and more. With native apps for Android, iOS, and Web, you can take Foko Retail anywhere. | $2M / Seed / Dec 16, 2014 | |
Shoebox
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Clearwater Clinical designs and manufactures innovative, affordable, medical-grade devices that apply the advantages of mobile technology to common clinical practices. | $2M / Nov 04, 2014 | |
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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 Robert Simon invest in?
Robert Simon invests primarily in Software, Health Care and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Robert Simon's check size?
Robert Simon typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$2M at Seed and $6.1M–$62M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Robert Simon participates in.
When did Robert Simon last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Robert Simon closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 22 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.
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