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Business Development Bank of Canada
Corporate venture · Founded 1944 · Active in 2026
Business Development Bank of Canada is a corporate venture based in Canada, founded in 1944. The page below shows 17 Power Law outcomes from Business Development Bank of Canada's portfolio — 12 unicorns ($1B+ valuation) and 2 additional thoroughbreds (companies that crossed $100M+ in revenue without yet reaching $1B+ valuation).
Outcomes are concentrated in Fintech · Biotech & Life Sciences · Other; top portfolio geographies are Canada · USA · Australia. Business Development Bank of Canada ranks #418 in Global in the 2026 Dealroom Power Law Investor Ranking by cross-stage outcomes.
Business Development Bank of Canada’s biggest exits.
Business Development Bank of Canada portfolio companies worth $1B+ that have IPO’d or been acquired. Each shows its valuation at exit and, in grey, its current value if still public.
The 17 Business Development Bank of Canada Power Law outcomes ($100M+ revenue or $1B+ valuation).
Snapshot of where the outcomes are concentrated by country, sector, and stage entered.
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Canada12
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USA2
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Australia1
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Sweden1
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Ireland1
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Fintech4
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Biotech & Life Sciences4
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Other3
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Other B2B Software2
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AI2
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eCommerce & Marketplaces1
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Health Tech & Medtech1
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Series B+7
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Series A1
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Seed4
Business Development Bank of Canada's 17 Power Law outcomes.
How does Business Development Bank of Canada stack up?
Business Development Bank of Canada in orange, your selection in blue and other colours. Pick from the global roster of 609 peer investors — scope by startup location or hit "Find similar shapes" to auto-pick the three closest. The funnel matrix mirrors the spider chart on the ranking page; the line chart shows each firm's share of unicorns minted in the selected startup location — peaks reveal vintage years.
Share of new unicorns per year
% of global unicorns minted that year, year by year · hover the chart to see which unicornsStage focus
Companies by selected outcome stageSector focus
Companies per investor across the 10 highest-volume sectorsBeyond Unicorns — how the portfolio compounds
% of each investor's unicorn portfolio that later crossed $10B, $25B and $50B. Pick a sort tier and entry stage.Where Business Development Bank of Canada's portfolio founders come from — and where they studied.
7 founders across the 17 Power Law outcomes — split by country of origin, university attended, and the company they worked at before founding. ETS University and Flipkart are the deepest single pipelines.
Key people at Business Development Bank of Canada.
Market sentiment
What the market is saying about Business Development Bank of Canada
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