Development finance institution
Export Development Canada
Export Development Canada (EDC) is a Crown corporation wholly owned by the Government of Canada. Established in 1944, EDC serves as Canada's export credit agency, providing financial and risk management solutions to Canadian exporters and investors. The organisation offers a range of services, including trade finance, export credit insurance, bonding services, and foreign market expertise. EDC's mandate is to support and develop Canada's export trade and the capacity of Canadian businesses to engage in international markets.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- Agriculture and foodHealthcareEnergy and powerTechnologySMEs
- Stages and strategies
- SeedGrowthFund investments
- Regions
- Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa
Fund commitments
- Relay Ventures III
- Information Venture Partners Fund II
- Avrio Ventures Limited Partnership Fund III
- Sagard PE Canada
- Fonds Translantique
- Waterloo Tech Capital II, L.P
- Tandem Expansion Fund I, L.P
- Wellington Financial Fund III, L.P
- Real Ventures Fund III
- McRock INFund LP
- AIC Caribbean Fund
- Vanedge Capital II LP
- Cycle Capital Fund IV, L.P
- Build Ventures Fund
- Everstone Capital Partners II
- Novacap TMT IV, L.P
- Georgian Partners Growth Fund III
- StandUp Ventures Fund I
- Lios Fund I
- McRock Fund II LP
- XPV Water fund, LP
- CAI Fund VI, L.P
- Africa Telecommunications
- Media and Technology Fund I
- EnerTech Capital Partners IV, L.P
- Evok Innovations Fund II
- Pender Technology Inflection Fund II
- Novacap Industries IV LP
- Portland Caribbean Fund II
- Brightspark Ventures II, L.P
- InvestEco Sustainable Food Fund III, L.P
- J.L. Albright IV Venture Partners, L.P
- SeaFort Capital Fund II
- Vistara Technology Growth Fund III LP
- Avigo SME Fund II
- McRock Fund III
- Capital Alliance Private Equity III (CAPE III)
- Black Innovation Fund II (BKR Fund II)
- Vertu Partners Fund I
- Pender Technology Fund Inc.
- Power Sustainable Decarbonization Fund I LP
- Priveq III, L.P
- MaRs Investment Accelerator Fund
- Zana Capital Fund
- iNovia Investment Fund II L.P
- Avrio Ventures Limited Partnership II
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026