Investor directory

CIBC Innovation Banking

CIBC Innovation Banking is a division of CIBC that serves entrepreneurs and investors in the innovation economy. Backed by CIBC, it offers financial capital, a broad network of connections, and insightful service to help growth-oriented companies and their investors secure funding, form partnerships, and scale operations. The bank's team combines capital solutions with practical guidance and access to a wide ecosystem of industry partners to support startups and venture-backed businesses through key growth stages.
https://www.innovationbanking.cibc.com/
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Sean Duffy

Managing Director

Ab Makalo

Director, Innovation Banking

Paul McKinlay

Vice President and Head of US Originations

Mark R. McQueen

President and Executive Managing Director

Niramay CFA

Director, Relationship Management

Amy Olah

Executive Director

Amy Olah

Managing Director and Head of Canada Originations

Joshua Olawale

Director, Innovation Banking

Imran Premji

Managing Director

Andrew Schwartz

Managing Director and Market Lead - Innovation Banking

Past deals in Oil and Gas

NanoPrecise Sci Corp

Debt Financing in 2025
NanoPrecise Sci Corp specializes in predictive maintenance solutions for industrial equipment. It offers RotationLF, a hardware-software system that combines physics, material science, and data analytics to diagnose machinery issues and predict remaining time to failure. The solution extracts RPM, vibration, sound, temperature, and humidity data from a single sensor, using AI algorithms for anomaly detection and fault characterization. Serving sectors like petrochemical, utility, manufacturing, oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure, NanoPrecise Sci Corp was founded in 2015 with offices in Edmonton, Canada, and Bangalore, India.

Vortexa

Debt Financing in 2024
Vortexa Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in providing real-time data and analytics for the energy and freight industries, particularly focusing on crude oil and refined products such as diesel, jet fuel, gasoline, and LPG. Founded in 2016, Vortexa offers a comprehensive platform that tracks the movement of energy commodities along trading routes, providing users with a cargo-by-cargo view. This platform utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze and interpret data from various sources, allowing traders, analysts, and freight professionals to gain insights into the past, present, and future flow of oil globally. By delivering intelligent data insights, Vortexa empowers its clients to make informed trading decisions in complex and opaque markets.

NanoPrecise Sci Corp

Debt Financing in 2023
NanoPrecise Sci Corp specializes in predictive maintenance solutions for industrial equipment. It offers RotationLF, a hardware-software system that combines physics, material science, and data analytics to diagnose machinery issues and predict remaining time to failure. The solution extracts RPM, vibration, sound, temperature, and humidity data from a single sensor, using AI algorithms for anomaly detection and fault characterization. Serving sectors like petrochemical, utility, manufacturing, oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure, NanoPrecise Sci Corp was founded in 2015 with offices in Edmonton, Canada, and Bangalore, India.
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