About
Phil Anzarut is Vice President and Partner in Asset Management at BDC Capital. He has experience across corporate strategy, corporate finance, venture capital, marketing, human resources, and mergers and acquisitions. His board committee experience includes HR, audit, M&A, strategy, governance, and CEO search.
Experience
- BDCVice President & Partner, Asset Managementcurrent2025 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- BDCProgram Director, VC Bridge Financing Programcurrent2023 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- BDCPartner, Diversified Venture Fundcurrent2011 — presentMontreal, Canada Area
- BDCPartner, Growth Venture Co-Investment Fund2015 — 2023Montreal, Canada Area
- BDCDirector, Venture Capital2009 — 2010
- Ripple TherapeuticsBoard Member and Chair of the Audit Committeecurrent2025 — present
- Optessa IncBoard Member and Chair of HR Committee2014 — 2024Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- PowersideBoard Member and Chair of the Audit Committee2019 — 2023Montreal, Canada Area
- PowersideBoard Observer2017 — 2019Montreal, Canada Area
- MiovisionBoard Observer and Chair of the Compensation and Governance Committee2018 — 2019Kitchener, Canada Area
- TBayTelMember of the Board of Directors, Member of the Strategy Committee, Member of the HR Committee2008 — 2018Thunder Bay, ON
- Solido Design AutomationMember of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Compensation Committee2012 — 2017
- OptosecurityMember of the Board of Directors, the HR and Audit Committees2014 — 2017Quebec, Canada
- CoveoBoard Observer2015 — 2016Quebec, Canada
- 3esiMember of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Audit Committee2013 — 2015Calgary, Canada Area
- Bluestreak TechnologyBoard Observer2011 — 2015Montreal, Canada Area
- JPPS - Bialik School SystemMember of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Governance Committee2008 — 2013Montreal, Canada Area
- Progressive SolutionsMember of the Board of Directors, Audit & Compensation Committees2011 — 2012Richmond, BC
- CAE Inc.Financial Advisor to Mergers & Acquisitions Department2008
- TELUS Corp.Director, Mergers & Acquisitions2001 — 2008
Education
- Schulich School of Business - York UniversityMBA, Strategy & Finance1993 — 1995
- University of Western OntarioLeadership2011
- University of Toronto - Rotman School of ManagementGovernance Essentials Program, Corporate Governance2010
- The Wharton SchoolStrategic Alliances Program2007
- University of Toronto - Rotman School of ManagementGovernance Essentials Program - Non Profit Sector, Corporate Governance2006
- McGill UniversityBSc, Microbiology & Immunology1987 — 1990
Skills & more
Negotiation1Financial Analysis2Business StrategyCorporate Governance9Mergers10TransactionVenture Capital35Divestitures2Due Diligence4Mergers & Acquisitions43Strategy28Start-ups4
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Executive ManagementBusiness PlanningBusiness DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipManagement ConsultingCorporate FinanceStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementAnalysisCompetitive AnalysisLanguages English · French
- Private Capital Governance Program Certificate of Completion — CVCA
- ICD.D — Institute of Corporate Directors
From Phil's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Schulich School of Business - York University68
Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersClaireInvestor at Eudemian VenturesSarah ApplebaumPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Nitin ReenPartner, Value creation at Nuwa CapitalPrashant MattaPartner at Panache VenturesEva LauFounding and General Partner at Inovia Capital
+ 62 more
Also attended University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management87
Clayton MacDougaldInvestment Director - Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VCKaty YamGeneral Manager at Inovia CapitalGreg AllenPartner at ChrysalixIvan YuenInvestor at AgeTech CapitalPeter Seufer-WasserthalExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
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Also attended The Wharton School1,364
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 1,358 more
Also attended McGill University351
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
+ 345 more
Shared employers
Also worked at BDC59
Inshaal QadirAnalyst at Panache VenturesAlex McIsaacGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalMark TrevittFounder & Managing Partner at Inovia CapitalRobert SimonVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesSabreen SidhuSenior Analyst at Vistara GrowthJoshuah LebacqPrincipal at NAventures
+ 53 more
Also worked at Miovision4
Also worked at TELUS Corp.20
Chris FalloonPortfolio Development at Dell Technologies CapitalFrancois GrattonInvestor at AgeTech CapitalThomas WellnerInvestor at AgeTech CapitalDinar AhmedPartner at BDC Venture CapitalDavid HopeFormer GM at Lightspeed Commerce at Boreal VenturesChris SnoyerFounder Network - Sales and GTM Strategy at DMZ
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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
Duncan Stewart
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
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