Darian Hirst
InvestorSenior Analyst at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds) · Senior Analyst at BDC Venture Capital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About
Darian Hirst is an investor with the Indigenous Fund at BDC Capital. His background includes experience in UX, product, and strategy, spanning work with design and product management teams, portfolio company leadership, and investment thesis development. His stated professional interests include climate change and reaching net-zero emissions.
Experience
- BDCInvestor, Indigenous Fundcurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- BDCInvestor, Climate Tech Fund2024 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBCAssociate, Enterprise Strategy and Transformation2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBCVentures Associate, Indigenous Peoples Development Program2022 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBCxAssociate, Ventures Strategy2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBCxAssociate, Strategy and Social Innovation2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBCxResearcher, CX Strategic Research Team2022 — 2023
- University of GuelphIndigenous Student Centre Recruitment Assistant2020 — 2022Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- ScotiabankAML Intern, Financial Intelligence Unit2021
Skills & more
User Research1Corporate Strategy1Corporate DevelopmentManagement Consulting1Stakeholder Engagement1Project Management1User TestingProduct IdeationWorkshop FacilitationMarket Research1Qualitative AnalysisUX Research1
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Product StrategyUsability TestingQualitative ResearchUser InterviewsTime ManagementForecastingTeachingStrategic InitiativesClimate StrategyProblem SolvingInvestment ThesesMotivational SpeakingFrom Darian's professional profile.
Colleagues at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
Aadit Parikh
Associate Director at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
Aanisha Belur
Associate at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
Aashna Kumar
Associate Principal at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
Abhi Gupta
Analyst at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
Aditya Aggarwal
Managing Partner at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
Adrianna Czornyj
Partner at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
Akhilesh Prabhu
Associate at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
Alex Mansueto
Senior Analyst at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Darian Hirst?
- Darian Hirst is an investor with the Indigenous Fund at BDC Capital. His background includes experience in UX, product, and strategy, spanning work with design and product management teams, portfolio company leadership, and investment thesis development. His stated professional interests include climate change and reaching net-zero emissions.
- Where does Darian Hirst work?
- Darian Hirst is Senior Analyst at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds).
- Where did Darian Hirst go to school?
- Darian Hirst studied at Lang School of Business and Economics - University of Guelph (Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Leadership and Organizational Management).
Same school
Also attended Lang School of Business and Economics - University of Guelph1
Shared employers
Also worked at BDC127
Inshaal QadirAnalyst at Panache VenturesPaige MartinManager, Portfolio Monitoring and Valuation at White Star CapitalAlex McIsaacGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalMark TrevittFounder & Managing Partner at Inovia CapitalRobert SimonVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesSabreen SidhuSenior Analyst at Vistara Growth
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Also worked at RBC135
Karim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalDavid BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalAndrew McGuirkVenture Fellow at Moneta VenturesAndy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32Sara TateExecutive Assistant at Questa CapitalYaseen AbdulridhaVice President at PeakSpan Capital Partners
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Also worked at RBCx18
Taku MurahwiInvestor at OMERS VenturesGaurav KapoorGeneral Partner at DiagramJude SacramenthasVP, Ecosystems at Graphite VenturesJeanette JacksonFormer CEO at ForesightSid PaquetteHead, RBCx at RBCxTony BarkettHead, Banking at RBCx
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Also worked at University of Guelph22
Brendan HusseyInvestor at JLSHugo HiltonPrincipal at Third Rock VenturesAmmar AbuleilTechnical Lead at Forum VenturesColin GarriochVice President, Pan-Canadian Operations at Natural Products CanadaDarren BoldingRegional Director, NPC-Prairies at Natural Products CanadaDeb StarkDirector at GTAN | Angel to Series A Investments
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