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BKR Capital

www.bkrcapital.ca

BKR Capital invests in technology and technology-enabled startups led by Black founders at Pre-Seed to Seed stage, primarily based in Canada (with 10% of portfolio companies potentially based globally). They target companies with strong teams, product/market fit, and large addressable markets.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Enterprise Saas, Ai Ml, Fintech

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Investment Thesis

BKR Capital is Canada’s first institutionally backed Black-led venture capital firm founded in 2021 with the objective of diversifying the face of success by investing in promising Black-led technology companies. Their investment philosophy centers on making transformational early investments into innovative companies that often address the unmet needs of diverse communities. They are intentional about their investment strategy and look to partner only where they can add value, with hard-working and visionary entrepreneurs.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Canada's first institutionally backed Black-led venture capital firm
  • Dual focus on capital deployment AND VC ecosystem development through the BKR VC Fellowship program to train next-generation Black investment professionals
  • Intentional focus on companies addressing unmet needs of diverse/minority communities
  • Geographic focus on Canada with emerging global presence (Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal)
  • Portfolio approach emphasizing both financial returns and community wealth building

Portfolio Highlights

Treepz

Logistics Software

Goodee

E Commerce

Arternal

Unknown

LAUFT

Unknown

Woveo

Fintech

Simmunome

Biotech Healthtech

Workind

Hr Software

Protexxa

Cybersecurity

+ 6 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

7 Partners at BKR Capital

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