Tech-active · Toronto, ON

BKR Capital

Canada's first Black-led institutional VC.

← Investors in Ontario
Cheque
$250k to $1.5M
Role
Can lead a round
Pace
Selective right now
Kind
Tech-active
Based in
Toronto, ON
Vehicle size
$20M
Founded
2021
Works in
EN + FR
Last deal seen
October 2025
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors
Generalist

Their thesis, in full

Canada's first institutional VC fund dedicated to Black-led technology founders. BKR makes early and transformational investments at pre-seed and seed across the country, now extending into Series A with Fund II, with a mandate-driven thesis rather than a sector-specific one. The team plays a transformational role in unlocking structural capital for historically underfunded entrepreneurs. Fund II announced a $20M first close in March 2026 against a $50M target to expand reach and follow-on capacity. BKR backs ambitious technical founders who have been overlooked by traditional capital and pairs cheques with deep network and operational support.

What they bring past the cheque

  • Black founder community
  • Capital access unlock
  • Mandate-driven LP base
  • Pan-Canadian reach
  • Structural barrier navigation

Questions they usually ask

Have an answer ready for each one before the first call.

  1. What gaps in your network or capital stack has being a Black founder created, and how do we help close them?
  2. Which downstream Canadian and US funds do you want us to warm-intro for your next round?
  3. What does your founder support system look like beyond capital?

Follow-on

Fund II announced a $20M first close in March 2026 against a $50M target to expand follow-on capacity into Series A. BKR runs a stated follow-on strategy to back its top-performing companies over time, and co-invests with Canadian investors such as Relay Ventures, which backed the Woveo seed round alongside BKR.

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Portfolio

Names they back, most notable first.

  • ProtexxaSeed · 2022
  • WoveoSeed
  • WorkindSeed
  • Moneta HealthSeed
  • TreepzSeed
  • CauridorSeed
  • SimmunomeSeed

Often in the same rounds

Investors seen alongside them in past rounds.

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Checked October 2026 from public sources. source ↗ · Website ↗ · LinkedIn ↗