Alexandre Préfontaine
InvestorPrincipal at BDC Venture Capital
Montreal
Writes $2M – $5M checks · typically $3.5M
About
Alexandre Préfontaine is a Principal at the Industrial Innovation Venture Fund, a division of BDC that invests in technologies serving Canadian economic sectors including agtech, foodtech, advanced manufacturing, and natural resources. In this role, he works with entrepreneurs to scale their businesses.
Experience
- BDCPrincipal - Industrial Innovation Venture Fundcurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- BDCAssociate Principal - Industrial Innovation Venture Fund2020 — 2022Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- BDCAssociate - Industrial Innovation Venture Fund2019 — 2020Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- BDCAssociate - Venture Capital, Strategy2017 — 2019Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- AxyaBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- MaxaBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- ChrysaLabsBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- SmartSkin TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentFredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
- NozeBoard Observer2022 — 2025Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Brizo FoodMetricsBoard Member2023 — 2025Québec, Quebec, Canada
- Skygauge RoboticsBoard Observer2022 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Sol CuisineBoard Observer2020 — 2021Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- TDFinancial Advisor2014 — 2016Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- The Keg Steakhouse + BarHuman Resources Director2013 — 2014Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
- The Keg Steakhouse + BarOperations Manager2010 — 2013Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
Education
- HEC MontréalMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Administration, Financial Economics
- University of OttawaBachelor of Commerce (BCom), Marketing
- HEC MontréalCertificat, Finance and Financial Management Services
Skills & more
Customer Service8Social Media3Microsoft OfficeManagement2Public Speaking5Event Planning1Leadership2Microsoft ExcelTeam LeadershipMarketing StrategyEvent Management
Languages English · French
- Canadian Private Capital Investment School — Ivey Business School at Western University
- Data Science Bootcamp — Data Science Dojo
- Fonds d'investissement au Canada — Canadian Securities Institute
From Alexandre's professional profile.
Colleagues at BDC Venture Capital
Aditya Aggarwal
Senior Managing Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Alexander Fried
Principal at BDC Venture Capital
Dinar Ahmed
Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Duncan Stewart
Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Fidelité Inagajo
Associate at BDC Venture Capital
Geoff J. Catherwood
Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Jack Fraser
Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Jaime Martin
Associate at BDC Venture Capital
Network7
Marie BerryScout
Operating Partner - Marketing at TheVentureCity
Aditya Aggarwal
Senior Managing Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Alexander Fried
Principal at BDC Venture Capital
Dinar Ahmed
Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Duncan Stewart
Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Fidelité Inagajo
Associate at BDC Venture Capital
Geoff J. Catherwood
Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Investors connected to Alexandre in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alexandre Préfontaine work?
- Alexandre Préfontaine is Principal at BDC Venture Capital.
- What check size does Alexandre Préfontaine write?
- Alexandre Préfontaine typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.
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