Our team is dedicated to building a strong network of key ecosystem players in Quebec, the rest of Canada, and across North America.
Quebec has a well-established and growing VC industry. With our close ties to key stakeholders, we’re the perfect gateway to that ecosystem—one that will allow you to maximize your impact.
Our access to the best opportunities in Quebec’s VC market allows us to invest in companies with strong potential for growth. And we’re always looking to collaborate with co-investors to better support innovative projects.
AQC Capital is the only venture capital firm in Quebec that invests ALL funds jointly with angel investors. These influential and experienced business people hail from all four corners of the province and are there to spark and develop ideas with promising startups and help them expand their markets.
When AQC sees an opportunity, the team assesses it in collaboration with angel investors who have expertise and extensive contacts in the target industry. This allows us to move quickly, helping entrepreneurs and their teams accelerate their growth as soon as their proof of concept and growth model gets the thumbs up from clients.
Each AQC partner brings over 30 years of experience in business financing and development to the table and works actively with our team to invest in new ventures and track the businesses in our portfolio.
We’re proud to be one of the most active funds in Quebec. Since the launch of AQC II in June 2021, we have invested in more than 15 new businesses and made 40 reinvestments within both funds. Teaming up with us gives you the opportunity to connect with high-potential Quebec companies that have successfully passed our rigorous due diligence process.
AQC Capital is truly a committed VC. You can really sense, both in their words and in their actions, that they have the company's success at heart, both in terms of its international reach, and its local reach.
At the start of the company, I was well trained in drug development, but these were my first rounds of investment.
Their guidance and our interactions allowed me to ask questions that were important to me, and to better understand the dynamics of corporate finance.
For me, it was truly a period of challenge. They "challenged" me on my business model, allowed me to go further in my strategic analysis, and they still allow me to do so today.
The members of the AQC Capital team were good ambassadors and representatives of the company, supporting us in preparing for the rounds and making it clear to the other investors who we really were. It really helped us close our final rounds.
They helped me really understand the other side of the coin or how corporate investors think... It helped me better negotiate certain terms with future investors, which worked in our favor in many ways.
We are actively seeking to broaden our network of collaborators. We’re interested in early-stage partners who can co-invest with us and build strong foundations for our companies. And we’re also looking for late-stage investors ready to take up the torch, as some of our portfolio companies have reached the level of maturity required to move on to the next step.
