Export Development Canada

Export Development Canada is a government-owned export credit agency that supports Canadian companies in expanding internationally. Founded in 1944 and based in Ottawa, it provides financial solutions, insurance, trade knowledge, and connections to help exporters and their international buyers grow with confidence. The organization offers trade financing, export credit insurance, bond products, and secured loans to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as equity and venture capital investments. By offering these capabilities, EDC helps Canadian firms of all sizes pursue global opportunities and manage risks in cross-border trade.

Hozefa Abbas

Investment Partner

Lissa Bjerkelund

Vice President, Investments and Mid-Market Lending

Erik Brien-Wright

Partner

Carl Burlock

Executive Vice President and COO

Guillermo Freire

Senior Vice President, Mid-Market

Dan Mancuso

Senior Vice President, Financing and Investments

Isabela Murillo

Investment Manager

Richard Pinnock

Chief Diversity Officer and Director

Julie Pottier

senior Vice President

Eric Siegel

COO

Gabriel Sirois

Partner

Stephen Wilhelm

Lead Investment Manager, Equity

Past deals in Electric Grid

Mangrove Lithium

Venture Round in 2025
Mangrove Lithium is a Vancouver-based company that has developed a modular platform for producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate efficiently from diverse input streams. Its scalable solution can be co-located with upstream producers or manufacturers, enabling cost-effective conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water.

FLO

Series E in 2024
AddÉnergie Technologies Inc. is a leading Canadian company specializing in smart charging solutions for electric vehicles. Established in 2009 and based in Québec, the company develops, manufactures, and operates a range of charging stations tailored for various market segments, including the public sector, employers, multi-residential buildings, and fleets. Its product offerings include the SmartTWO and SmartDC charging stations for commercial and industrial use, as well as specialized solutions like the CoRe+ charger for private areas and the Curbside Charger. AddÉnergie is also the provider of the Electric Circuit and VERnetworkTM, two of Canada’s largest charging station networks, which collectively feature over 2,000 charging stations. The company supplies both the hardware and software necessary for managing these networks, and it is poised to expand its operations through new partnerships and networks internationally.

Tantalus Systems

Post in 2023
Founded in 1989, Tantalus Systems provides advanced smart grid solutions for utilities. Its flagship product, TUNet, is a reliable two-way network enabling automation of processes like metering, demand response, and distribution management. The company serves electric, water, and gas utilities across North America.

Peak Power

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2015, Peak Power is a cleantech company specializing in intelligent energy management solutions. Headquartered in Toronto with operations across North America, the company offers Peak Synergy, an AI-powered software platform that optimizes energy use and maximizes revenues from battery storage systems, grid-interactive buildings, and electric vehicles for commercial real estate and industrial customers.

FLO

Series C in 2020
AddÉnergie Technologies Inc. is a leading Canadian company specializing in smart charging solutions for electric vehicles. Established in 2009 and based in Québec, the company develops, manufactures, and operates a range of charging stations tailored for various market segments, including the public sector, employers, multi-residential buildings, and fleets. Its product offerings include the SmartTWO and SmartDC charging stations for commercial and industrial use, as well as specialized solutions like the CoRe+ charger for private areas and the Curbside Charger. AddÉnergie is also the provider of the Electric Circuit and VERnetworkTM, two of Canada’s largest charging station networks, which collectively feature over 2,000 charging stations. The company supplies both the hardware and software necessary for managing these networks, and it is poised to expand its operations through new partnerships and networks internationally.

TransGrid

Debt Financing in 2020
TransGrid owns, operates, and manages the high-voltage electricity transmission network that links generators, distributors, and end users in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The network comprises overhead lines, underground cables, substations, interconnectors to Victoria and Queensland, and fibre telecommunications. It serves households and businesses while underpinning the National Energy Market on Australia’s east coast by enabling energy trading and access to cost-effective generation. By maintaining a reliable transmission backbone, TransGrid supports the transition to cleaner energy and ensures uninterrupted power supply to end users.

SWTCH

Seed Round in 2020
SWTCH specializes in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for multifamily, commercial, and workplace properties across North America. The company's technology enables building owners to deploy EV chargers using existing grid infrastructure, avoiding costly upgrades. SWTCH Control, their energy management solution, provides real-time visibility into electrical loads and available capacity for EV charging.

Opus One Solutions

Venture Round in 2019
Opus One Solutions is a software engineering and solutions company advancing the Connected Energy Internet with GridOS, a real-time operating system for the smart grid that integrates generation, storage, and demand with sensors, meters, and analytics to deliver enhanced situational awareness, supervisory control, and optimization of energy systems. The platform helps utilities improve grid reliability, power quality, utilization, and efficiency while supporting the transition to 100% clean energy. Its software enables transactive energy functionality, calculating locational marginal values of distributed energy resources and deploying dynamic topology processing to adapt to real-time switching and reconfiguration of the distribution network, thereby enabling optimized energy planning, operations, and market management and contributing to the development of intelligent, sustainable energy networks.

Generac Grid Services

Venture Round in 2015
Generac Grid Services specializes in advanced energy grid software that supports the energy industry by optimizing energy distribution and managing electric vehicle (EV) loads. The company utilizes a real-time energy-balancing platform designed to enhance the operational stability of power grids by effectively harnessing distributed energy resources, including flexible loads, energy storage, and renewable energy sources. Generac Grid Services provides essential tools for energy retailers and utilities, enabling them to dynamically optimize and dispatch resources to meet the real-time demands of the power system. By leveraging this technology, the company addresses the complexities associated with increasingly variable energy assets and evolving market opportunities, thereby enhancing overall grid reliability and efficiency.

Generac Grid Services

Venture Round in 2010
Generac Grid Services specializes in advanced energy grid software that supports the energy industry by optimizing energy distribution and managing electric vehicle (EV) loads. The company utilizes a real-time energy-balancing platform designed to enhance the operational stability of power grids by effectively harnessing distributed energy resources, including flexible loads, energy storage, and renewable energy sources. Generac Grid Services provides essential tools for energy retailers and utilities, enabling them to dynamically optimize and dispatch resources to meet the real-time demands of the power system. By leveraging this technology, the company addresses the complexities associated with increasingly variable energy assets and evolving market opportunities, thereby enhancing overall grid reliability and efficiency.
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