Desjardins Capital

Profile, fund size and leaders

Parent Desjardins GroupHQ Montreal, CanadaFounded 1974

Desjardins Capital is the corporate venture arm of Desjardins Group, a financial services company. It was founded in 1974 and is based in Montreal, Canada. It invests from seed to growth across sectors.

AUM or capital under managementS1: CAD 3bn

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Growth

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Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Growth
Sectors	Sector agnostic
Geography	North America
Offices	Montreal, Canada

Sources: S1 Desjardins Capital: business financing page.

Scale and capital allocated

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Data behind this graphic
Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	CAD 3bn	AUM or capital under management	Stated by the firm or its parent	S1

Sources: S1 Desjardins Capital: business financing page.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Offices: Montreal, Canada

Investment regionsS1

North America

LeadersS2

Nathalie BernardChief Operating OfficerFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Pierre TessierVice-President and Chief Officer, InvestmentFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Catherine LalondeVice-President and Chief Officer, Investment Fund ManagementFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Maude LemieuxVice-President and Chief Officer, Business Expertise and PerformanceFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Hélène BernatchezVice-President, Strategies and OperationsFind on LinkedIn Firm page

Desjardins Capital on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Desjardins Group	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Banking and financial services	Single source	S1
Founded	1974	Single source	S1
Headquarters	Montreal, Canada	Single source	S1
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent and outside investors	Single source	S1
Headline size	CAD 3bn (AUM or capital under management)	Single source	S1
Stages	Seed, Growth (inferred from announced rounds)	Estimate	S1

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Seed, Growth. Inferred from announced rounds; the firm does not state a range.	S1
Check size, Growth	CAD 500,000 to CAD 65M	S1

Recent rounds

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Led by the firm	Source
2026-04-02	SmartD Technologies	Not stated	CAD 15M	Yes	S4
2026-01-28	AON3D	Growth	Not stated	No	S3

History

1974Desjardins starts investing in local businessesS1

Portfolio

Portfolio companies named in public sources: AON3D, SmartD Technologies.S3

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.desjardins.com/en/business/financing-loans/desjardins-capital.html

Sources

S1Desjardins Capital: business financing pageFirm
S2Desjardins Capital: team pageFirm
S3Cycle Capital: new investment in AON3D with Desjardins Capital participation (2026-01-28)Portfolio company
S4GlobeNewswire: SmartD Technologies CAD 15M round co-led by Desjardins Capital (2026-04-02)Portfolio company

Disclaimer and corrections

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