When was BCE founded?

BCE was founded in 1880 and raised its 1st funding round 135 years after it was founded.

Where is BCE located?

BCE is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Which legal entities is BCE associated with?

BCE is associated with BCE and 2 others.

How many employees does BCE have?

As of May 27, 2025, the latest employee count at BCE is 500.

Is BCE a funded company?

BCE is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Nov 23, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of BCE?

BCE's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Feb 18, 2025, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Telecom Operators. In Canada, the Telecom Operators sector has seen $215M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does BCE rank among its competitors?

BCE ranks 20th amongst 224 active competitors, of which 7 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was BCE, which secured $228M in Feb, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of BCE?

BCE's top competitors include AT&T, Verizon and Vodafone. Among them, BCE secured the most recent funding round in February, 2025.

BCE - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Communications and media holding company. It providing broadband communications and content services to consumer, residential, business and government customers. Its services include television, radio, out of home and digital media. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $18.42B and a net profit of $2.06B.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1880

Location

Montreal, Canada

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Feb 18, 2025, $*****

Ranked

20^th among 224 active competitors

Employee Count

500 as on May 27, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

Photonic & 20 more

Similar Companies

Hathway Cable & Datacom & 1645 more

Exit Details

Public

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BCE is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
BCE CIN: 40003883764 , Latvia, Active	Dec 20, 2006	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	1 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-
BCE INC. CIN: 364780468 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	3 (As on Dec 31, 2016)	-
BCE CIN: 519336804 , France, Active		-	-	-

BCE got listed on Aug 18, 1976.

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BCE has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 23, 2015.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of BCE:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 18, 2025	7044186	Conventional Debt	1201430	8320515	7594764	2785165
Aug 13, 2016	6017127	Conventional Debt	3279887	4950407	6739484	8449070
Nov 23, 2015	5461075	Post IPO	6038391	2103237	2766532	3911557

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BCE's employee count trend

BCE has 500 employees as of May 25. Here is BCE's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of BCE include AT&T, Verizon and Vodafone. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of BCE, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	AT&T 1876, Dallas (United States), Public	Provider of wireless and internet services	-	Elliott Management, Seaside Private Capital ... & 13 others	80/100
2nd	Verizon 1983, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of wireless, internet, TV, and phone services	-	Berkshire Hathaway, Black Capital Investments ... & 17 others	79/100
3rd	Vodafone 1982, Newbury (United Kingdom), Public	Virtual card-linked wallet for consumer payments	-	Elliott Management, Liberty Global & 12 others	78/100
4th	Telecom Italia 1994, Rome (Italy), Public	Integrated telecom service provider	-	Elliott Management, CDP Equity & 3 others	78/100
5th	Telus 1990, Vancouver (Canada), Public	Integrated telecom and IPTV services provider	-	CIBC, RBC Capital Markets & 2 others	74/100
6th	Comcast 1963, Philadelphia (United States), Public	Provider of phone, internet, and television services	-	JANA Partners, Kleiner Perkins	73/100
7th	Ciena 1992, Hanover (United States), Public	Provider of networking systems, automation software, components, and related services	-	Western Technology Investment, Worldview Technology Partners ... & 15 others	72/100
8th	Orange 1988, Issy les Moulineaux (France), Acquired	French Telecommunication major	-	Runway, Orthogonal Thinker & 12 others	71/100
9th	BT Group 1981, London (United Kingdom), Public	Provider of mobile phones and fiber broadband services for home & business	-	Triodos Investment Management, Bharti Enterprises ... & 5 others	70/100
10th	Telefonica 1924, Madrid (Spain), Public	Provider of mobile and fixed-line telephony services	-	China Unicom, BBVA & 9 others	68/100
20th	BCE 1880, Montreal (Canada), Public	Communications and media holding company	-	-	59/100

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BCE has made 12 investments in companies including Photonic and Nova Works. BCE has also acquired 9 companies including FX Innovation and Formula 1 Grand Prix of Canada.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
May 12, 2026	Investments	Photonic	2013	Coquitlam (Canada)
Mar 23, 2026	Investments	Nova Works	2025	Los Gatos (United States)
Jan 20, 2026	Investments	Relativity Networks	2023	Orlando (United States)