Where does Leana Keto work?

Leana Keto is Investor @ Seed Fund, BDC Capital at BDC Venture Capital.

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).

Leana Keto

Investor

Investor @ Seed Fund, BDC Capital at BDC Venture Capital · Principal at BDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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556 people in our graph share verified history with Leana — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Leana: together at MineSense

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

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

Skills & more

Venture CapitalProject Management12Business Relationship Management3Project Planning8Petroleum12Data Analysis2Oil & Gas11Petroleum Engineering4Upstream7Energy Industry5Engineering2Heavy Oil

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GasWell 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 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 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 Investor @ Seed Fund, BDC Capital at BDC Venture Capital.
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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Shared employers

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