Sustainable Development Technology Canada
VC Fund
Ottawa, Canada
Sustainable Development Technology Canada is a VC fund in Ottawa focused on Manufacturing and Energy. At Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), they fund Canadian cleantech projects and coach the companies that lead them as they move their ground-breaking technologies to market.SDTC’s support of cleantech translates into jobs, growth, and export opportunities for Canadian companies, as well as economic, environmental and healthbenefits for all Canadians. They are independent but don’t work alone. A big part of their role is building and sustaining networks of partners and stakeholders from private industry, academia and governments, at home and abroad. They operate at arm’s length and receive funding from the Government of Canada.
- Total investments:
- 277
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 75%
Last updated:
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Industries Sustainable Development Technology Canada invests in
Stages Sustainable Development Technology Canada invests in
Countries Sustainable Development Technology Canada invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $73k–$2.5M
- Grant
- $825k–$7.3M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $2.5M–$145M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 45 (16%)
- Energy 42 (15%)
- Renewable Energy 37 (13%)
- Software 31 (11%)
- CleanTech 26 (9%)
Stage
- Grant 189 (68%)
- Seed 37 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 7 (3%)
- Pre-Seed 6 (2%)
- Series A 3 (1%)
Country
- Canada 223 (81%)
- United States 8 (3%)
- Brazil 1 (0%)
- Turkey 1 (0%)
- Denmark 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Leah Lawrence
President & CEO
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President & CEO | Total investments: 63 | Find email | |
George Angus
SVP & COO
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SVP & COO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jim Balsillie
Chair
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Chair | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Maria J. Aubrey
SVP, Operations
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SVP, Operations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Terence Bowles
Member of Audit Committee
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Member of Audit Committee | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Planet Solutions Inc is a metal/mineral based company that deals with the exploration & development of zeolite minerals. | $1.1M / Grant / Mar 05, 2025 | ||
| Solaires Entreprises Inc is a Canadian cleantech company located in Victoria, BC, that consists of a team of 23 scientists, engineers, and business professionals. Solaires is focused on developing the next generation of solar cells by replacing silicon with perovskite through an innovative and sustainable manufacturing process resulting inaffordable solar photovoltaics with higher energy conversion efficiency. | $1.6M / Debt Financing / Feb 14, 2025 | ||
| Niricson develops an AI-based predictive analytics SaaS platform for infrastructure asset management. Its AUTOSPEX platform and DRONIC provide asset managers and civil engineers critical insights and multi-defect layer visualization for the current condition of their assets. | $7.5M / Series A / Aug 02, 2023 | ||
| ZeroIN is a food-tech company developing breakthrough sugar reduction technologies. Sweet Fiber is the most scalable and cost-efficient, sugar substitute consumers want. | Grant / May 07, 2023 | ||
| Marine Thinking is focused on redefining the marine industry through artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic technologies. It gathers data from marine environments and fish farms using remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs and analyze it using artificial intelligence. | $100K / Grant / Apr 18, 2023 | ||
| Traditional desalination is an expensive, unsustainable, inefficient, and polluting $20bn/yr market. It is essentially a process to transform fossil fuels into potable water. Our company harnesses wave power to produce fresh water with zero GHG, zero land, responsible brine using modular units for water-scarce regions in the world whilereducing their water costs by up to 75% in identified markets. Oneka has already demonstrated its technology in the ocean.The mission of Oneka is to make the oceans the most sustainable and affordable source of drinking water. | $4.9M / Grant / Apr 12, 2023 | ||
| VueReal is engineering the next electronic systems by mass integration of high-efficiency nano/micro-devices into large-area substrates (e.g., displays, sensors, system on panel, and more). They have started by making the true-life experience of micro-LED displays affordable for all applications (TV, laptop, smartphone,virtual/augmented reality, etc.). VueReal technology platform is based on the interplay of cutting-edge micro/nano-device processing, sophisticated integration technologies and advanced system design (hardware and software). VueReal technologies can enhance the experience of existing electronic systems and enable new applications by integrating millions of highly efficient micro-devices (micro-LED) into system substrate. As our Solid Printing (TM) technology works across all substrate sizes, it can develop displays ranging from super high ppi (>4000 ppi) to very large. | $10.5M / Grant / Mar 27, 2023 | ||
| SolarSteam is a hardtech startup developing novel renewable concentrated solar technology that addresses the problem of rising costs and high emissions of heat generation. In the last 18 months, we have attracted over 600k in non-dilutive funding, grew the team to 7 FT employees and we are currently in the construct phase for a field pilot (TRL7)with an industry partner. We are seeking 250k in pre-seed investment to leverage an additional 250k in non-dilutive funding through IRAP, AI and SDTC to support pilot commissioning, capacity testing and commercial deployment efforts with various beachhead adopters. | $600K / Seed / Mar 15, 2023 | ||
| Cyclic Materials recovers rare earth elements and other critical metals from end-of-life products and reintegrates them into supply chains for use in electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, electronics, and advanced manufacturing. It uses proprietary processes such as MagCycle and REEPure to extract and refine materials from waste sources likemotors, wind turbines, hard drives, and medical devices, then produces recycled mixed rare earth oxides and base metals for industrial use. The company offers recycling services and material supply solutions to magnet manufacturers and other industrial buyers, supporting circular sourcing and reducing dependence on traditional mining. Cyclic Materials also provides traceability of recycled materials through digital product passports and partners with industry players to advance material circularity. | $3.6M / Grant / Feb 17, 2023 | ||
| Carbonova turns CO₂ and methane into carbon nanofibers—advanced materials that improve the properties of plastics, batteries, and construction material with significantly lower cost and net-zero emissions. | $2M / Grant / Feb 17, 2023 | ||
| See all 277 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Sustainable Development Technology Canada invest in?
Sustainable Development Technology Canada invests primarily in Manufacturing, Energy and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 277 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Sustainable Development Technology Canada invest in?
Sustainable Development Technology Canada typically joins rounds of $73k–$2.5M at Seed, $825k–$7.3M at Grant and $2.5M–$145M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Sustainable Development Technology Canada's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Sustainable Development Technology Canada took part in.
How do I contact Sustainable Development Technology Canada?
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Who are the partners at Sustainable Development Technology Canada?
The team at Sustainable Development Technology Canada includes Leah Lawrence (President & CEO), George Angus (SVP & COO) and Jim Balsillie (Chair), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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