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Leana Keto

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

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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About

Leana Keto is a Principal with BDC Capital's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund, drawing on an engineering background in the energy industry and experience with early-stage ventures. She previously served as Program Manager at SVG Ventures | THRIVE, an investment fund and accelerator for food and agriculture ventures, and as Energy Stream Manager at the Creative Destruction Lab, where she supported science-based start-ups in accessing mentorship and raising capital; her earlier engineering roles include positions at Schlumberger and Husky Energy. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering and an MBA from the Sauder School of Business, both from the University of British Columbia.

Experience

  1. BDCPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
  2. BDCAssociate Principal - Industrial Innovation Venture Fund2022 — 2026Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  3. A&K RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  4. Deep Tech CanadaBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. AmbyintBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  6. BinSentryBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  7. VEERUMBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  8. Precision AIBoard Observer2022 — 2024
  9. MineSense Technologies Ltd.Board Observer2022
  10. SVG Ventures | THRIVEProgram Manager2021 — 2022Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  11. Creative Destruction LabEnergy Stream Manager2020 — 2021Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  12. Creative Destruction LabVenture Leader2018 — 2020Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
  13. The University of British ColumbiaBusiness Analyst - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute2018Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  14. The University of British ColumbiaVenture Consultant - Creative Destruction Lab2018Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  15. UBC Sauder School of BusinessMBA Candidate2016 — 2018Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  16. Xtract AIDirector of Projects (MBA Internship)2017Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  17. Husky EnergyDevelopment Coordinator, Emerging Oil Sands and Thermal Heavy Oil2013 — 2016Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
  18. Husky EnergyDevelopment Coordinator, Saskatchewan North-West, Primary Heavy Oil2012 — 2013Calgary, Alberta
  19. Husky EnergySenior Staff Reservoir Engineer2006 — 2012Calgary, Alberta
  20. SchlumbergerTechnical Support Engineer2004 — 2006San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
  21. SchlumbergerField Engineer - Well Production Services2001 — 2004Laredo, Texas, United States

Skills & more

Venture CapitalProject Management12Business Relationship Management3Project Planning8Petroleum12Data Analysis2Oil & Gas11Petroleum Engineering4Upstream7Energy Industry5Engineering2Heavy Oil
+12 moreGasWell StimulationReservoir ManagementField DevelopmentReservoir EngineeringNatural GasEntrepreneurshipOil & Gas IndustryMicrosoft OfficeGoogle SuiteLeadershipCommunication

Languages English

  • Canadian Private Capital Investment School — Ivey Business School Executive Education
  • Dare to Lead Trained — Dare to Lead™ Trained

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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 Leana Keto?
Leana Keto is a Principal with BDC Capital's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund, drawing on an engineering background in the energy industry and experience with early-stage ventures. She previously served as Program Manager at SVG Ventures | THRIVE, an investment fund and accelerator for food and agriculture ventures, and as Energy Stream Manager at the Creative Destruction Lab, where she supported science-based start-ups in accessing mentorship and raising capital; her earlier engineering roles include positions at Schlumberger and Husky Energy. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering and an MBA from the Sauder School of Business, both from the University of British Columbia.
Where does Leana Keto work?
Leana Keto is Principal at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds).
Where did Leana Keto go to school?
Leana Keto studied at UBC Sauder School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); The University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Civil Engineering).

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