Investments
129Portfolio Exits
18Funds
2Partners & Customers
6About Investissement Quebec
Investissement Quebec is a public corporation whose mission is to contribute to Quebec's economic development in accordance with Government of Quebec economic policy by stimulating investment and fostering employment in every region. To that end, the Corporation supports the creation and development of businesses of all sizes through customized financial solutions and investments complementary to partner offers. Pursuant to its government mandate, the Corporation also carries out foreign investment prospecting and strategic financing operations.

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Latest Investissement Quebec News
Jun 2, 2023
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Investissement Quebec Investments
129 Investments
Investissement Quebec has made 129 investments. Their latest investment was in FemTherapeutics as part of their Seed VC on May 5, 2023.

Investissement Quebec Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/15/2023 | Seed VC | FemTherapeutics | $1.85M | Yes | 2048 Ventures, Investissement Quebec, SheBoot, The51, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 4 |
5/9/2023 | Corporate Minority | QScale | Yes | 2 | ||
5/9/2023 | Seed VC | Ethnocare | $1.87M | Yes | Anges Quebec, AQC Capital, and Investissement Quebec | 1 |
4/28/2023 | Grant | |||||
4/26/2023 | Series B |
Date | 5/15/2023 | 5/9/2023 | 5/9/2023 | 4/28/2023 | 4/26/2023 |
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Round | Seed VC | Corporate Minority | Seed VC | Grant | Series B |
Company | FemTherapeutics | QScale | Ethnocare | ||
Amount | $1.85M | $1.87M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | 2048 Ventures, Investissement Quebec, SheBoot, The51, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | Anges Quebec, AQC Capital, and Investissement Quebec | |||
Sources | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Investissement Quebec Portfolio Exits
18 Portfolio Exits
Investissement Quebec has 18 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Classcraft on May 11, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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5/11/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
3/1/2023 | Acquired | 8 | |||
2/27/2023 | Acquired | 6 | |||
Date | 5/11/2023 | 3/1/2023 | 2/27/2023 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 8 | 6 |
Investissement Quebec Acquisitions
9 Acquisitions
Investissement Quebec acquired 9 companies. Their latest acquisition was Polycor on May 04, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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5/4/2022 | Acq - Fin - II | 2 | ||||
12/2/2020 | Debt | |||||
12/1/2020 | Other | |||||
6/19/2018 | ||||||
8/13/2015 |
Date | 5/4/2022 | 12/2/2020 | 12/1/2020 | 6/19/2018 | 8/13/2015 |
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Investment Stage | Debt | Other | |||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acq - Fin - II | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Investissement Quebec Fund History
2 Fund Histories
Investissement Quebec has 2 funds, including FIER Succes Regional Economic Intervention Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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FIER Succes Regional Economic Intervention Fund | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | 1 | ||
Investissement Québec Food Processing Fund |
Closing Date | ||
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Fund | FIER Succes Regional Economic Intervention Fund | Investissement Québec Food Processing Fund |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | |
Status | Open | |
Amount | ||
Sources | 1 |
Investissement Quebec Partners & Customers
6 Partners and customers
Investissement Quebec has 6 strategic partners and customers. Investissement Quebec recently partnered with Airbus, and Bombardier on July 7, 2018.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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7/5/2018 | Partner | Airbus, and Bombardier | Netherlands, and Canada | JetBlue signs 1st order for 60 C-Series-turned-A220 The partnership between Airbus , Bombardier and Investissement Québec came into effect on July 1 , 2018 . | 2 |
12/31/2017 | Partner | ||||
4/24/2017 | Partner | ||||
4/24/2017 | Partner | ||||
7/28/2016 | Partner |
Date | 7/5/2018 | 12/31/2017 | 4/24/2017 | 4/24/2017 | 7/28/2016 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | Airbus, and Bombardier | ||||
Country | Netherlands, and Canada | ||||
News Snippet | JetBlue signs 1st order for 60 C-Series-turned-A220 The partnership between Airbus , Bombardier and Investissement Québec came into effect on July 1 , 2018 . | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Investissement Quebec Team
5 Team Members
Investissement Quebec has 5 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, President, Jacques Daoust.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Jacques Daoust | Chief Executive Officer, President | Current | |
Name | Jacques Daoust | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer, President | ||||
Status | Current |
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