Jennifer Erskine

Jennifer is a scientist-turned-investor focused on early-stage deep tech, with particular depth in quantum information sciences, photonics, and electronics.

Before joining Celesta, Jennifer was an investor with BDC Capital's Deep Tech Venture Fund — Canada's largest fund dedicated entirely to deep tech — where she evaluated and backed early-stage Canadian companies across quantum, AI, photonics, materials science, and advanced electronics. Prior to venture, she was a research scientist at the Quantum Valley Ideas Lab, working alongside a cross-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers to develop quantum sensing technology and associated intellectual property, spanning precision laser systems, fiber optics, control systems, and materials science.

Jennifer holds a Bachelor’s degree inengineering physics and a Master’s degree in physics, giving her a technical foundation she brings directly topartnering with deeply technical founders.