Saif Hashmi
Angel Investor @ BDC Venture Capital
Toronto, Canada
Saif Hashmi is a seed investor at BDC Venture Capital in Toronto focused on Software and Analytics. Saif Hashmi is the Principal, Seed Fund and IT Venture Fund at BDC IT Venture Fund.He attended McGill University.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
Last updated:
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Industries Saif Hashmi invests in
Stages Saif Hashmi invests in
Countries Saif Hashmi invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (23%)
- Analytics 3 (23%)
- Marketing 2 (15%)
- Wearables 2 (15%)
- Industrial 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (46%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (23%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (15%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
- Convertible Note 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Solid State AI is building a SaaS platform that enables process and equipment engineers in complex manufacturing industries to increase manufacturing yields, optimize process parameters, and reduce equipment maintenance costs and downtime. Our hybrid quantum-classical machine learning algorithms are particularly effective at predicting on sparsedata sets – those with limited data, or those with lots of noise and only a few relevant signals. | Seed / Jan 01, 2019 | ||
| Pressboard, the premier analytics and reporting platform for branded content empower publishers and media companies to scale their content programs, accurately measure their success and delight their advertisers. With Pressboard, publishers including NBCUniversal, Hearst, DotDash, Bustle Media Group, and more can manage, measure, and report onbranded content, native advertising, eCommerce, and social media in a single unified dashboard. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2018 | ||
| Plantiga provides human movement intelligence, a deep insight into health based on the way people move. Its platform is built to optimize health, prevent injury, and monitor recovery by detecting changes in functional movement patterns that the eye cannot see. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. | Venture - Series Unknown / May 17, 2017 | ||
| PROXXI is smart sensor that allows us to see electricity with software. They have built the first digital electric field sensor that can interpret voltage and distance.The first product they have built is the Proxxiband which is targeted at electrical workers. It notifies the wearer by vibration (haptic feedback) when they get too close to anelectric current, and helps reinforce the limits of approach. Targeted at utility workers and those in industry at risk of electrocution, it is a device that provides companies peace of mind and visibility through connected monitoring and insights into employee safety. | Seed / Mar 01, 2017 | ||
| Soundbite Medical Solutions is a medical device company developing products in the field of vessel preparation for management and treatment. The company developing and commercializing a proprietary wire-based device and generator console that delivers safe shockwave energy within the cardiovascular system to treat chronic total occlusions(CTO's). It will target CTO’s in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and coronary artery disease (CAD), disease states that affect over 12 million, and 8 million Americans, respectively.Founded in 2013 and is based in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. | $5M / Seed / Oct 31, 2016 | ||
| Kepler Communications is a satellite communications company that is working towards establishing an in-space telecommunications network for space-borne assets. Put simply, we are building cell phone towers in space. This infrastructure will resolve the problem of intermittent connectivity for non-geostationary satellites, will open new businessopportunities that necessitate real-time connectivity to satellites, and will reduce reliance on costly and difficult to deploy ground infrastructure.The company is currently developing technologies and delivering services that solved terrestrial connectivity needs, offering terrestrial wideband and soon-to-be narrowband connectivity services for IoT applications.With Kepler's first service, named Global Data ServiceTM, they have been able to pack more Mbps into a nanosatellite than anybody else ever before. This wideband service delivers a store-and-forward type of solution for companies needing to move large quantities of delay-tolerant data from regions where connectivity is limited or non-existent. It is designed to transfer 100s of GBs of data monthly between remote locations and company headquarters or the internet. This service is available today for trials.Kepler is also developing a satellite service for Internet of Things devices – called everywhereIoTTM. A low-power, low-cost, bi-directional narrowband satellite service that will allow to connect assets all around the globe (at sea, land and even in the poles). With two satellites already in orbit, and a third scheduled for launch later in 2019, the company is currently preparing the deployment of its first LEO constellation for 2020. | $5M / Seed / Jul 25, 2016 | ||
| Pitstop is a cloud-based Prognostic Maintenance Platform that enables enterprises to leverage the wealth of information available from their vehicle fleets. Their data engine integrates Connected Vehicles, Dealerships, Fleet Manager, Tier 1 Suppliers, OEMs, Insurance Companies and the Aftermarket Supply Chain. | $575.8K / Pre-Seed / Jul 08, 2016 | ||
| Acuva Technologies is developing ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV-LED) based drinking water purification systems targeting low to moderate volumes of water in various sizes. Acuva’s reactor is a compact, modular, and scalable system comprising UV LEDs, to provide a dose of UV radiation to water flowing through the device. The UV puriicationsystem obtains germicidal destruction of biological contaminants such as viruses and bacteria. | $850K / Seed / Apr 11, 2016 | ||
| Shoelace offers a software solution that enables online merchants to easily conduct retargeting campaigns. The company helps fast growing Shopify brands boost sales by showing the right customers, the right ads at the right time with customer journey retargeting. Shoelace was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 01, 2016 | ||
| The top priorities in retail are to create shopping experiences with engaging digital applications and streamlining the path to purchase. The era of integrated omnichannel retail is built on experiences that delight consumers.NOBAL creates innovative and intuitive digital interfaces to enhance customer experience. The iMirror’s versatile userexperience, interface, and hardware display, is custom designed to reflect company brand and public image and is usable across multiple industries. | $313.7K / Convertible Note / Feb 16, 2016 | ||
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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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Claude Miron
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What does Saif Hashmi invest in?
Saif Hashmi invests primarily in Software, Analytics and Marketing startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Saif Hashmi closed in Jan 2019. Shizune tracks 13 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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