Where did Christopher Gillam go to school?

Christopher Gillam studied at HEC Montréal (Master of Science (M.Sc.) Administration, Financial Economics); University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Marketing); HEC Montréal (Certificat, Finance and Financial Management Services).

Christopher Gillam

Investor

Principal - Industrial Innovation Venture Fund at BDC Venture Capital · Director at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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About

Christopher Gillam is a Principal at BDC's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund. The Fund invests in technologies applied to core sectors of the Canadian economy, including agtech and foodtech, advanced manufacturing, and natural resources, with a focus on partnering 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 — 2020Montreal, Canada Area
BDCAssociate - Venture Capital, Strategy2017 — 2019Montreal, Canada 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 — 2016Montreal, Canada Area
The Keg Steakhouse + BarHuman Resources Director2013 — 2014Ottawa, Canada Area
The Keg Steakhouse + BarOperations Manager2010 — 2013Ottawa, Canada Area

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 Christopher's professional profile.

Colleagues at BDC Venture Capital

Aadit Parikh

Associate Director at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)

Aashna Kumar

Associate Principal at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)

Aditya Aggarwal

Senior Managing Partner at BDC Venture Capital

Alexa Goldhar

Senior Analyst at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)

Alexander Fried

Principal at BDC Venture Capital

Alexandra Hastings

Associate at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)

Alexandre Préfontaine

Principal at BDC Venture Capital

Alroy Almeida

Associate Principal at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christopher Gillam?: Christopher Gillam is a Principal at BDC's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund. The Fund invests in technologies applied to core sectors of the Canadian economy, including agtech and foodtech, advanced manufacturing, and natural resources, with a focus on partnering with entrepreneurs to scale their businesses.
Where does Christopher Gillam work?: Christopher Gillam is Principal - Industrial Innovation Venture Fund at BDC Venture Capital.
Where did Christopher Gillam go to school?: Christopher Gillam studied at HEC Montréal (Master of Science (M.Sc.) Administration, Financial Economics); University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Marketing); HEC Montréal (Certificat, Finance and Financial Management Services).

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Also attended HEC Montréal146

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Also attended University of Ottawa130

Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis Ventures Ketav MehtaInvestor at Motus Ventures, Llc Maryam AsadiInvestment Manager – Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Matt JohnsonInvestor at Seaside Ventures Oliver WalzerFounding Partner & COO at Serpentine Ventures Makhtar DiopManaging Director at International Finance Corporation

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Shared employers

Also worked at BDC125

Inshaal QadirAnalyst at Panache Ventures Paige MartinManager, Portfolio Monitoring and Valuation at White Star Capital Alex McIsaacGeneral Partner at Inovia Capital Mark TrevittFounder & Managing Partner at Inovia Capital Robert SimonVenture Partner at Ridge Ventures Sabreen SidhuSenior Analyst at Vistara Growth

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Also worked at Axya5

Katy Yam"The Indiana Jones of ideas" — a connector of people and ideas Frédéric BastienManaging Partner at Amiral Ventures Remi FournierMentor at Amiral Ventures Laurence Lavoie-AubuchonAnalyst at BDC Venture Capital Alexandre PréfontainePrincipal at BDC Venture Capital

Also worked at Maxa7

Aditya AggarwalSenior Managing Partner at BDC Venture Capital Peter MisekManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Framework Venture Partners Joe RaczkaManaging Partner at York IE Frédéric BastienManaging Partner at Amiral Ventures Alexandre PréfontainePrincipal at BDC Venture Capital Jim TexierPartner at Framework Venture Partners

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Also worked at ChrysaLabs1

Alexandre PréfontainePrincipal at BDC Venture Capital