Salman Qadir
InvestorAssociate Principal at BDC Venture Capital
Toronto, Ontario
Writes $2M – $10M checks · typically $4M
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About
Salman Qadir is an investor with the Sustainability Venture Fund at BDC Capital, a $150 million fund investing in early-stage companies developing scalable technologies for net-zero economies. His investment focus includes industrial IoT, proprietary data applications, and AI-driven solutions addressing climate action, clean energy, and sustainable urban development.
Experience
- BDCInvestor, Sustainability Venture Fund (SVF)current2023 — presentToronto, ON
- BDCInvestor, Climate Tech Fundcurrent2025 — present
- BDCInvestor, Industrial Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund2020 — 2026Toronto, ON
- VueReal Inc.Board Observercurrent2026 — presentWaterloo, ON
- BlumindBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- LiORA by EMSBoard, Observercurrent2025 — presentSaskatoon, SK
- SkyWatchBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentOntario, Canada
- Spark Real Estate SoftwareBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- InvixiumBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Axine Water TechnologiesBoard Observer2021 — 2026
- AgilicusBoard Observer2022 — 2023
- TehamaBoard Observer2022 — 2023
- Ontario Financing AuthorityCo-Lead, Innovation Lab2018 — 2020Toronto
- Ontario Financing AuthoritySenior Advisor, Financial and Regulatory Analysis, Electricity Finance2016 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
- Ontario Financing AuthoritySenior Analyst, Corporate Finance2011 — 2016Toronto, Canada Area
- MaRS Discovery DistrictFellow, Innovation and Systems Leadership (Fintech, Commerce, Legaltech)2016 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
- SecondSlash MediaFounder2007 — 2013Toronto
- University of TorontoInformation & Instructional Technology Services2009 — 2011Toronto, Canada Area
- AGF Management LimitedFinancial (Loan) Advisor and Fund Services2008 — 2009Toronto, Canada Area
Skills & more
CommunicationAnalytical Skills2Strategic PlanningLeadershipTeamwork4Design Thinking1Interpersonal Skills1StrategyDeal Execution1Financial Structuring1Deal SourcingFinance9
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Business DevelopmentEquity ValuationMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Financial AdvisoryVenture CapitalFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceFinancial AnalysisCapital MarketsValuationMarket ResearchBusiness AnalysisLanguages English · Hindi · Punjabi · Urdu
- Canadian Private Capital Investment School — Ivey Business School Executive Education
From Salman's professional profile.
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 Salman Qadir?
- Salman Qadir is an investor with the Sustainability Venture Fund at BDC Capital, a $150 million fund investing in early-stage companies developing scalable technologies for net-zero economies. His investment focus includes industrial IoT, proprietary data applications, and AI-driven solutions addressing climate action, clean energy, and sustainable urban development.
- Where does Salman Qadir work?
- Salman Qadir is Associate Principal at BDC Venture Capital.
- What check size does Salman Qadir write?
- Salman Qadir typically writes checks of $2M – $10M.
- Where did Salman Qadir go to school?
- Salman Qadir studied at University of Toronto (Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration (BBA)); CFA Institute (Level 3 Candidate); Canadian Securities Institute (Canadian Securities Course, Canadian Securities Course).
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto727
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Also attended CFA Institute241
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Also attended Canadian Securities Institute37
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Shared employers
Also worked at BDC130
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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