InBC Investment Corporation

Their thesis, in full

InBC Investment Corp. is a provincial Crown corporation and strategic investment fund created by the Government of British Columbia with a $500M CAD mandate; it is not a typical venture capital firm but a public, mission-driven investor governed by a triple bottom line that weighs profit alongside economic, social and environmental impact for BC. It deploys capital two ways: directly into private, revenue-generating BC companies ready to scale (typically Series A or later, cheques of roughly $3M to $10M), and as a limited partner into venture funds committed to investing in BC. InBC almost never leads a round; it co-invests alongside other investors with patient, long-horizon capital and possible follow-on. For founders, the realistic path is to be headquartered in or have a strong, demonstrable connection to British Columbia (BC jobs, R&D, IP, decision-makers or revenue), be past commercialization with traction, and align with one of InBC's themes (innovating for the future, climate action, social wellbeing, reconciliation). You can engage directly via the intake form and virtual office hours, or indirectly by raising from a fund InBC backs as an LP.

Questions they usually ask

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

1. How does your company demonstrate a strong, measurable connection to British Columbia (HQ, BC-based jobs, R&D, IP, decision-makers or revenue), and how would this round deepen it?
2. Are you past commercialization with customer traction and revenue, raising a Series A or later round with a lead and co-investors already lined up (InBC prefers not to lead)?
3. Which of InBC's impact themes (innovating for the future, climate action, social wellbeing, reconciliation) does your business advance, and how do you measure that impact?

Follow-on

InBC acts as a strategic, patient co-investor rather than a lead, plugging public capital in alongside private investors to help BC companies scale and stay anchored in the province. It maintains an always-open intake (typical two-week initial response, four-to-six-month process) and runs recurring virtual office hours so founders and funds can get informal guidance before applying. Beyond the cheque it offers values alignment, an ecosystem of BC partners, and the prospect of follow-on capital, co-investment and deal-flow sharing.

Who to talk to

• Daniel MuzykaInterim Chief Executive OfficerLinkedIn ↗
• Thomas ParkChief Investment OfficerLinkedIn ↗
• David MortimerChief Financial OfficerLinkedIn ↗
• Scott WongInvestment PartnerLinkedIn ↗
• Shivani ChitrodaInvestment PrincipalLinkedIn ↗