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Duncan Stewart

Investor

Partner at BDC Venture Capital

Ottawa

Writes $2M – $5M checks · typically $3.5M

About

Duncan Stewart is a partner at the Business Development Bank of Canada's Deep Tech Venture Fund, which focuses on dual-use defence technologies and has $200 million in capital. He holds advanced degrees in applied physics from Stanford University and engineering physics from the University of Toronto, and has over 30 years of experience in science and technology for defence and national security. His background includes a decade leading a research centre at Canada's national laboratory with over 100 physicists and chemists working on quantum science and technology, and ten years at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories in Silicon Valley where he authored 60 patents and contributed to foundational research in nanoscale electronics and memristive materials.

Experience

  1. BDCPartner, Deep Tech Venture Fundcurrent2021 — presentOttawa, Ontario, Canada
  2. BDCOperating Partner, BDC Capital2019 — 2021Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
  3. How to Change the WorldCo-Founder2019
  4. National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches CanadaDirector General2012 — 2019Ottawa, Canada
  5. National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches CanadaDirector of Research2009 — 2012
  6. HPResearch Team Lead2005 — 2009Palo Alto, CA USA
  7. HPResearch Scientist2002 — 2005
  8. HPPostdoctoral Scientist1999 — 2002

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Physics
  2. Stanford UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  3. University of TorontoBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Engineering Physics

Skills & more

Languages English · French

From Duncan's professional profile.

Colleagues at BDC Venture Capital

Aditya Aggarwal
Senior Managing Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Alexander Fried
Principal at BDC Venture Capital
Alexandre Préfontaine
Principal at BDC Venture Capital
Dinar Ahmed
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

Network3

Aditya Aggarwal
Senior Managing Partner at BDC Venture Capital
Alexander Fried
Principal at BDC Venture Capital
Alexandre Préfontaine
Principal at BDC Venture Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Duncan Stewart work?
Duncan Stewart is Partner at BDC Venture Capital.
What check size does Duncan Stewart write?
Duncan Stewart typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.

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