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About
BKR Capital is an early-stage venture fund based in Toronto that invests in Black-led Canadian technology companies. Isaac Olowolafe co-launched it in 2021 with early backing from BDC Capital, explicitly to address the systemic gap in venture funding available to Black founders in Canada; by 2022 the firm had secured over $18 million for that mandate. Olowolafe came to venture from real estate development, brokerage and property management, and had already been investing through Dream Maker Ventures, the early-stage firm he founded in 2015 whose second fund — 'The Diversity Fund' — backs founding teams that include people of colour, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+, immigrant, refugee and Indigenous entrepreneurs. He holds an economics degree from the University of Toronto. Olowolafe joined a TechTO fireside panel in June 2024 alongside Graham Wong of LAUFT, Jonah Chininga of Woveo and Farnel Fleurant of Workind.
Backers
BDC Capital provided early backing when the fund launched in 2021. Other limited partners were not confirmed in the sources checked.
Quick answers
What does BKR Capital invest in?
Early-stage Canadian technology companies with Black founders. The fund was set up in 2021 specifically to address the systemic funding gap those founders face.
Who runs BKR Capital?
Isaac Olowolafe is co-founder and general partner. He also founded Dream Maker Ventures in 2015 and built a career in real estate development and brokerage before venture.
How large is BKR Capital?
The firm had secured over $18 million by 2022, with early backing from BDC Capital. Nothing more recent was found in the sources checked as of July 2026.