CIBC

CIBC, or Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, has been providing banking services in Canada since 1867 and operates over 1,000 branches, along with more than 4,000 ATMs. The bank’s investment banking subsidiary, CIBC World Markets, engages in both domestic and international equity and debt capital markets, offering services such as mergers and acquisitions, capital market products, and advisory services. CIBC Asset Management Inc. focuses on managing investments for high net worth individuals, corporations, and various institutions, offering tailored portfolios, mutual funds, and hedge funds. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis to invest in public equity and fixed income markets globally. Additionally, CIBC Capital Partners specializes in venture capital and private equity investments, primarily targeting mid and late-stage companies, particularly in sectors like healthcare, biotechnology, and technology. CIBC's comprehensive suite of services positions it as a significant player in the Canadian financial landscape.

Jeff Chapman

Managing Director, Head of North American Life Sciences

Harry Culham

Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head

Jon Hountalas

Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, Canada

Youssef Kabbani

Investment Manager - Innovation Banking

Paul McKinlay

Vice President and Head of US Originations

Brendan Mulheran

Managing Director

Amy Olah

Managing Director and Head of Canada Originations

Amy Olah

Managing Director

Robert Rosen

Managing Director

Caroline Tkatschow

Director

Mark Usher

Managing Director

Adam Weiers

Director

David Yeh

Managing Director

Past deals in Ontario

Goodleaf Farms

Debt Financing in 2023
Goodleaf Farms specializes in the production of local, ultra-fresh greens using vertical farming technology. The company is committed to cultivating pesticide-free leafy greens throughout the year in a clean and safe environment. Its product offerings include a variety of microgreens such as spicy mustard medley, pea shoots, micro broccoli, and micro arugula. Goodleaf Farms aims to promote healthy lifestyles by ethically growing produce while employing environmentally conscious agricultural practices.

Superior Plus

Post in 2022
Superior Plus Corp. is a Canadian company engaged in the energy distribution and specialty chemicals sectors, with operations in Canada, the United States, and Chile. The company operates through three primary segments: U.S. Propane, Canadian Propane, and Wholesale Propane, with the majority of its revenue derived from the U.S. Propane segment, which distributes propane gas and liquid fuels across the Eastern U.S., Midwest, and California. The Canadian Propane segment focuses on retail operations throughout Canada. In addition, Superior Plus supplies specialty chemicals, including sodium chlorate for the pulp and paper industries, as well as potassium and chlor-alkali products. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Toronto, Superior Plus aims to deliver long-term stable dividends and premium returns to its shareholders through value-based growth in its core assets.

Innergex

Post in 2022
Innergex énergie renouvelable inc. est un chef de file canadien de l’industrie de l’énergie renouvelable. En activité depuis 1990, la Société développe, détient et gère des centrales hydroélectriques au fil de l’eau, des parcs éoliens et des parcs solaires photovoltaïques et elle exerce ses activités au Québec, en Ontario, en Colombie-Britannique, dans l'Idaho aux États-Unis et en France. Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. is a leading Canadian independent renewable power producer. Active since 1990, the Company develops, owns and operates run-of-river hydroelectric facilities, wind farms and solar photovoltaic farms and carries out its operations in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia, Idaho, USA, and France.

MSP Corp

Venture Round in 2022
MSP Corp acquires and partners with high-performing Managed Service Providers in Canada and the United States to provide resources, technology, and business support to empower exceptional MSP teams. We enable the best to be even better.

DRI Healthcare Trust

Post in 2021
DRI Healthcare Trust provides unitholders with differentiated exposure to the anticipated growth in the global pharmaceuticals and biotechnology markets. Our business model is focused on managing and growing a diversified portfolio of pharmaceutical royalties with the aim to deliver attractive growth in cash royalty receipts over the long term.

MindMed

Post in 2021
Mind Medicine Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and deploying psychedelic-inspired medicines and therapies aimed at addressing addiction and mental health issues. Headquartered in New York, the company is building a diverse drug development pipeline that includes innovative treatments derived from psychedelic substances such as Psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, DMT, and an Ibogaine derivative known as 18-MC. Founded in 2010 by JR Rahn, Scott Freeman, Leonard Latchman, and Stephen L. Hurst, MindMed is actively engaged in forming collaborations and conducting clinical trials to further explore the therapeutic potential of these substances in treating brain health disorders.
Converge Technology Solutions is a Canadian company that operates as a national platform comprising regionally-focused Hybrid IT solution providers in the United States and Canada. The company delivers a range of services, including advanced analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and managed services, tailored to meet the needs of both public and private-sector organizations. By leveraging expertise in digital infrastructure and collaborating with major IT partners, Converge addresses various business and IT challenges faced by its clients. The firm emphasizes providing best-of-breed solutions, including multi-cloud strategies and blockchain technology, to enhance organizational resilience and operational effectiveness.

Orezone Gold

Post in 2020
Orezone Gold Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of resource properties. Its flagship property is the 90%-owned Bomboré gold project located in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT has been created for the purpose of acquiring and owning office properties primarily located in France and Germany but also opportunistically in other European countries where assets meet the REIT's investment criteria. The REIT currently owns an interest in eleven office properties in France and Germany, comprising approximately 1,409,113 square feet of gross leasable area (taking into account the interests in the properties owned in joint ventures).
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust launched and managed by Starlight Investments Ltd. It invests in the real estate markets of Canada. The fund seeks to invest in the properties operating in commercial real estate.

CareGuide

Venture Round in 2019
CareGuide Inc. is a Toronto-based company that operates online marketplaces designed to connect families and individuals with various care providers. The company offers a portfolio of services that includes senior care, child care, pet care, and home care, facilitating the search for local caregivers such as nannies, babysitters, pet sitters, elder-care providers, and house sitters. Through its user-friendly platforms, CareGuide aims to simplify the process of finding qualified care providers in specific areas, ensuring that families can easily access the support they need for everyday care services.

Prophix Software

Debt Financing in 2019
Prophix Software, Inc. develops corporate performance management software that automates financial and operational processes. The company offers a unified solution that supports integrated financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial consolidation, analysis, cash flow planning, revenue planning, personnel planning, strategic planning, reporting and analytics, project planning, profitability analysis, and capital expenditure planning. It serves customers in construction and engineering, education, financial services, government, healthcare, high tech, life sciences, manufacturing, nonprofit, professional services, retail and wholesale, transportation and logistics, and utilities markets worldwide. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Mississauga, Canada with additional offices in Brazil, England, and Denmark.

Park Lawn

Post in 2019
Park Lawn Corporation, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, offers deathcare products and services in Canada and the United States. The company operates a network of 114 cemeteries, 39 crematoriums, and 109 funeral homes. Its offerings include cemetery lots, crypts, niches, monuments, caskets, urns, and a variety of funeral services, which can be arranged either at the time of need or on a pre-planned basis. Park Lawn generates revenue through the sale of interment rights, cemetery services, and funeral merchandise. The company was founded in 1892 and serves as a significant provider in the deathcare industry, with a notable portion of its revenue derived from operations in the United States.

RIV Capital

Post in 2019
RIV Capital is a venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada, specializing in investments within the cannabis sector. The firm focuses on a wide range of opportunities, including companies involved in agriculture and food sciences, production, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, software, and consumer products. RIV Capital prefers to invest in companies at various stages, primarily during Series A to C funding rounds, with typical investments ranging from CA$5 million to CA$10 million. The firm seeks to make minority stake investments and employs diverse investment structures such as debt and equity. Its strategic focus encompasses areas like indoor and outdoor cultivation, extraction and purification processes, and the development of cannabis-related consumer products, including edibles and accessories. RIV Capital aims to support the growth of innovative companies in the burgeoning cannabis industry, leveraging its expertise to foster collaboration among its portfolio companies.

Embotics

Debt Financing in 2018
Embotics Corporation is a software company that specializes in cloud automation solutions, primarily through its product, Embotics vCommander. This cloud management platform enables businesses to manage private, public, and hybrid cloud environments efficiently. With capabilities in orchestration, automation, and cost management, vCommander supports IT organizations in delivering IT-as-a-Service while optimizing the deployment and configuration of IT services. The platform is designed to be user-friendly, allowing for quick implementation and offering robust multi-hypervisor management features. Embotics serves enterprises and service providers, focusing on enhancing business agility and IT governance. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Kanata, Canada, Embotics also has offices in the United States and operates as a subsidiary of Snow Software AB. The company's extensive partner network further extends its reach in the global market.

Chatkit

Seed Round in 2018
Chatkit Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in providing a conversational marketing platform aimed at social marketers, retailers, and Shopify merchants. Founded in 2016, Chatkit offers an AI-driven chatbot solution that facilitates the management and automation of customer interactions across various messaging channels, including Facebook Messenger. The platform is designed to help brands establish and maintain meaningful customer relationships through dynamic, two-way conversations, while also measuring customer engagement and the effectiveness of products in the market. By leveraging this technology, businesses can enhance sales and foster customer loyalty more effectively.
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust launched and managed by Starlight Investments Ltd. It invests in the real estate markets of Canada. The fund seeks to invest in the properties operating in commercial real estate.

Park Lawn

Post in 2018
Park Lawn Corporation, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, offers deathcare products and services in Canada and the United States. The company operates a network of 114 cemeteries, 39 crematoriums, and 109 funeral homes. Its offerings include cemetery lots, crypts, niches, monuments, caskets, urns, and a variety of funeral services, which can be arranged either at the time of need or on a pre-planned basis. Park Lawn generates revenue through the sale of interment rights, cemetery services, and funeral merchandise. The company was founded in 1892 and serves as a significant provider in the deathcare industry, with a notable portion of its revenue derived from operations in the United States.

Profound Medical

Post in 2018
Profound Medical Corp. is a medical technology company that specializes in the development of magnetic resonance guided ablation procedures for treating conditions such as prostate disease, uterine fibroids, and palliative pain from bone metastases. The company's lead product, the TULSA-PRO system, combines real-time MRI guidance with robotically driven ultrasound to provide precise, non-invasive tissue ablation. This system is designed to work seamlessly with existing MRI infrastructure in hospitals and treatment facilities. Additionally, Profound Medical offers the Sonalleve platform, which targets uterine fibroids and bone metastases. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada, and has established a co-development agreement with GE Healthcare to enhance access to its TULSA-PRO system. Profound Medical is committed to improving patient care by providing safe and effective treatment options that allow for quicker recovery and a return to daily activities.

Wellington Financial

Acquisition in 2018
Wellington Financial LP is a privately-held specialty finance firm that provides term, venture, and amortizing loans up to $40 million to technology-based companies in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. Established in 2000, the firm manages a $900 million investment program, with offices located in Menlo Park, Santa Monica, and Toronto. It primarily focuses on software, commercial services, and technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. Wellington Financial has raised multiple venture debt funds, including Fund III and Fund IV, which have successfully facilitated numerous growth capital transactions. The firm is backed by several of Canada’s largest institutional investors, crown corporations, financial institutions, and pension funds, underscoring its strong position in the specialty finance sector.
Cipher Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and acquiring innovative skin care solutions to address unmet medical needs. The company offers a range of prescription dermatology products, including Bionect for managing various skin wounds and Nuvail for treating nail dystrophy. Additionally, Cipher provides consumer skin care products, such as AL12, Inova, and Pro: 12 Mousse, aimed at improving skin hydration and healing. The company's portfolio also includes oral medications like Absorica for severe acne and ConZip for chronic pain management. Cipher Pharmaceuticals operates primarily in Canada and the United States, delivering its products to healthcare professionals and patients through strategic partnerships. Incorporated in 2011 and based in Charleston, South Carolina, the company emphasizes the identification and development of improved formulations of existing drugs, leveraging novel drug delivery technologies. As of May 2017, it functions as a subsidiary of EPI Health, LLC.

HomeEquity Bank

Debt Financing in 2017
HomeEquity Bank is a privately held company that specializes in providing financial solutions to senior homeowners in Canada. The bank offers products such as the CHIP Reverse Mortgage® and Income Advantage®, which allow individuals to access the equity accumulated in their homes. By administering a portfolio secured by residential properties across the country, HomeEquity Bank partners with various organizations, including chartered banks, credit unions, and mortgage brokers, to deliver its services. This approach enables clients to maintain control over their properties while alleviating financial stress during retirement.

Tricon Residential

Post in 2017
Tricon Residential is a residential real estate company founded in 1988, primarily focused on providing rental housing for the middle-market demographic. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Tricon owns and operates approximately 30,000 single-family and multi-family rental homes across 21 markets in the United States and Canada, with a significant presence in the U.S. Sun Belt. The company manages around $8.2 billion in assets, nearly all of which are invested in the United States. Tricon emphasizes an exceptional rental experience for its residents, which fosters longer tenancies and encourages tenants to treat properties with care. By investing in its team and enhancing living conditions, Tricon aims to positively impact local communities while generating favorable returns for its investors. In addition to its core operations, Tricon also manages real estate funds that target multi-family, senior housing, and student housing assets.

Tricon Residential

Post in 2017
Tricon Residential is a residential real estate company founded in 1988, primarily focused on providing rental housing for the middle-market demographic. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Tricon owns and operates approximately 30,000 single-family and multi-family rental homes across 21 markets in the United States and Canada, with a significant presence in the U.S. Sun Belt. The company manages around $8.2 billion in assets, nearly all of which are invested in the United States. Tricon emphasizes an exceptional rental experience for its residents, which fosters longer tenancies and encourages tenants to treat properties with care. By investing in its team and enhancing living conditions, Tricon aims to positively impact local communities while generating favorable returns for its investors. In addition to its core operations, Tricon also manages real estate funds that target multi-family, senior housing, and student housing assets.
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust launched and managed by Starlight Investments Ltd. It invests in the real estate markets of Canada. The fund seeks to invest in the properties operating in commercial real estate.

SecureKey

Venture Round in 2016
SecureKey Technologies Inc. is an identity and authentication provider that facilitates secure and convenient access to online services for consumers. The company develops cloud-based identity networks that enable organizations to connect users with various online services while ensuring privacy and security. Serving diverse markets including banking, government, healthcare, telecommunications, and utilities, SecureKey offers both its proprietary identity network and professional services. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, SecureKey also has offices in Boston and San Francisco. The firm has established strategic collaborations and is supported by prominent investors, including Visa, MasterCard, and Intel Capital, which enhances its capability to deliver innovative solutions in the identity and authentication space.
Dundee Precious Metals Inc. is a Canadian based, international gold mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, mining and processing of precious metals.

Tricon Residential

Post in 2015
Tricon Residential is a residential real estate company founded in 1988, primarily focused on providing rental housing for the middle-market demographic. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Tricon owns and operates approximately 30,000 single-family and multi-family rental homes across 21 markets in the United States and Canada, with a significant presence in the U.S. Sun Belt. The company manages around $8.2 billion in assets, nearly all of which are invested in the United States. Tricon emphasizes an exceptional rental experience for its residents, which fosters longer tenancies and encourages tenants to treat properties with care. By investing in its team and enhancing living conditions, Tricon aims to positively impact local communities while generating favorable returns for its investors. In addition to its core operations, Tricon also manages real estate funds that target multi-family, senior housing, and student housing assets.

Redknee

Post in 2014
Redknee is a leading global provider of innovative communication software products, solutions and services. Redknee's award-winning solutions enable wireless and wireline operators to monetize the value of each subscriber transaction while personalizing the subscriber experience to meet mainstream, niche and individual market segment requirements. Redknee's revenue generating solutions provide advanced converged billing, rating, charging and policy for voice, messaging and new generation data services to over 90 network operators in over 50 countries. Established in 1999, Redknee Solutions Inc. (TSX: RKN) is the parent of the wholly-owned operating subsidiary Redknee Inc. and its various subsidiaries. References to Redknee refer to the combined operations of those entities.
Element Fleet Management (TSX: EFN) is the leading global fleet management company, providing world-class management services and financing for commercial vehicle and equipment fleets.

Tricon Residential

Post in 2013
Tricon Residential is a residential real estate company founded in 1988, primarily focused on providing rental housing for the middle-market demographic. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Tricon owns and operates approximately 30,000 single-family and multi-family rental homes across 21 markets in the United States and Canada, with a significant presence in the U.S. Sun Belt. The company manages around $8.2 billion in assets, nearly all of which are invested in the United States. Tricon emphasizes an exceptional rental experience for its residents, which fosters longer tenancies and encourages tenants to treat properties with care. By investing in its team and enhancing living conditions, Tricon aims to positively impact local communities while generating favorable returns for its investors. In addition to its core operations, Tricon also manages real estate funds that target multi-family, senior housing, and student housing assets.

Detour Gold

Post in 2012
Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) is a Canadian intermediate gold producer. The Company owns and operates the Detour Lake mine, a long life large-scale open pit operation in the mining-friendly jurisdiction of northern Ontario. Currently, Detour Lake is the second largest gold producing mine in Canada with the largest gold reserves. Detour Gold is in a position to deliver superior returns with its growing cash flow profile, organic growth initiatives, and significant potential for further exploration discoveries on its large land package. The Company is dedicated to responsible mining and to the highest safety and environment standards while having a strong commitment to the communities they operate and live in.

WiLAN

Post in 2011
WiLAN is an intellectual property licensing company that develops and commercializes innovative patented technologies, manages intellectual property, and licenses these inventions to corporations. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, WiLAN Labs, WiLAN develops and patents innovative technologies related to 4G broadband wireless networks. Its solutions optimize the deployment of mobile networks at a time when demand for bandwidth-intensive multimedia data traffic is growing exponentially. In addition, WiLAN manages the intellectual property of third party inventors to ensure they receive fair compensation for their investment in research and development. By enabling patent owners to sell or license patented intellectual property, WiLAN helps provide a financial incentive for inventors to invest in the development of new technologies. WiLAN was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Ottawa, O.N.

WiLAN

Post in 2010
WiLAN is an intellectual property licensing company that develops and commercializes innovative patented technologies, manages intellectual property, and licenses these inventions to corporations. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, WiLAN Labs, WiLAN develops and patents innovative technologies related to 4G broadband wireless networks. Its solutions optimize the deployment of mobile networks at a time when demand for bandwidth-intensive multimedia data traffic is growing exponentially. In addition, WiLAN manages the intellectual property of third party inventors to ensure they receive fair compensation for their investment in research and development. By enabling patent owners to sell or license patented intellectual property, WiLAN helps provide a financial incentive for inventors to invest in the development of new technologies. WiLAN was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Ottawa, O.N.

WiLAN

Post in 2009
WiLAN is an intellectual property licensing company that develops and commercializes innovative patented technologies, manages intellectual property, and licenses these inventions to corporations. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, WiLAN Labs, WiLAN develops and patents innovative technologies related to 4G broadband wireless networks. Its solutions optimize the deployment of mobile networks at a time when demand for bandwidth-intensive multimedia data traffic is growing exponentially. In addition, WiLAN manages the intellectual property of third party inventors to ensure they receive fair compensation for their investment in research and development. By enabling patent owners to sell or license patented intellectual property, WiLAN helps provide a financial incentive for inventors to invest in the development of new technologies. WiLAN was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Ottawa, O.N.

Cube Route

Series B in 2005
Cube Route, Inc. is a provider of demand logistics services for transportation organizations across North America. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company specializes in information digitization, dispatch management, and package tracking, among other services. Cube Route offers solutions that include order management, planning and route optimization, real-time field data capture, and customer service support. Its clientele spans various industries, including beverage delivery, foodservice, home delivery, and third-party logistics providers. As of December 2006, Cube Route operates as a subsidiary of Descartes Systems Group.
Datawire Communication Networks, Inc. specializes in developing Internet-based transaction delivery networks tailored for payment processors and merchant acquirers in North America and Europe. The company provides solutions such as Datawire VXN, a distributed transaction transport network that facilitates Internet money transfers and credit card processing services. Additionally, Datawire NAM offers an Internet protocol connectivity solution designed for Windows-based point of sale applications. By delivering high-speed, secure, and reliable transaction transport over the Internet, Datawire enables its clients to efficiently manage their payment processing needs.
Datawire Communication Networks, Inc. specializes in developing Internet-based transaction delivery networks tailored for payment processors and merchant acquirers in North America and Europe. The company provides solutions such as Datawire VXN, a distributed transaction transport network that facilitates Internet money transfers and credit card processing services. Additionally, Datawire NAM offers an Internet protocol connectivity solution designed for Windows-based point of sale applications. By delivering high-speed, secure, and reliable transaction transport over the Internet, Datawire enables its clients to efficiently manage their payment processing needs.

Castek

Series B in 2001
Castek is an enterprise software company, specializing in core-business processing systems for large and mid-size property and casualty insurance carriers. Recognized for the advanced architecture and flexibility of its products, Castek provides insurance carriers with a suite of flexible and scaleable business processing systems for insurance product and process configuration, policy administration, customer management, billing and claims management. With their partners at i-flex solutions, Castek is offering a strategic, "best of breed" product solution, built on modern architecture and technology, with a pristine implementation track record backing up the strategy. Their intention is to not only support insurance carriers in terms of their "business as usual" operating requirements, but also provide the flexibility of allowing carriers to rapidly grow their businesses, enter new markets, and bring new products to market in a true customer-centered business model. Ultimately, it would allow carriers to change their competitive position very effectively with the new scope of offerings and level of service that could be offered to distribution channels and customers. With Castek's award-winning, flagship software platform, Insure3(pronounced “Insure cubed”), an insurer can transform their business and: • Rapidly enter new market segments and introduce new products, as a result of the extensive product and process configuration capabilities that are built into the platform; • Offer web-based, self-service initiatives, in real-time, to agents and even customers across any desired portion of the entire business life cycle (quote, new business, endorsements, renewals etc.); • Re-engineer policy-centric business models into one which is centered on customers; • Materially reduce operational and IT costs by consolidating all lines of business and all products across the entire business life cycle onto one operational platform; • Achieve scalability and access to the "best of breed" solutions, as a result of the modern architectural principles and industry standards (eg. SOA, Web services and ACORD XML) that are embedded in the Insure3 platform;) • Achieve reduced implementation risk and very rapid ROI, as a result of Castek's investment into pre-configuring standard industry products and processes, and pre-integrating with other best of breed product partner solutions. Castek is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with activities and partners spanning the USA, Canada, Europe, South Africa, South Korea and China."

SiberCore Technologies

Series C in 2001
SiberCore Technologies Incorporated is a pure-play, Internet IC company developing high-value-added Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) for intelligent hardware-based switching and routing platforms, such as Gigabit / Terabit Routers and Layer 2 / 3 / 4 Ethernet Switches. The company's initial products are a family of high-speed high-capacity packet forwarding engines based on Content Addressable Memories (CAM technology) which overcome the performance bottleneck associated with the network's routing table look-up function. This emerging market has been created by the demands of the explosion in datacom traffic, coupled with the worldwide deployment of fiber optics and DWDM. These broadband deployments have shifted the bottleneck from the Access and Transport section of the network, to the Routers and Switches connecting to these pipes. The company's founding technical team gained industry-wide recognition for its world-class design expertise in this area at Nortel Networks. A veteran Executive team in all the functional divisions of the company supplements this preeminent technical team.

SiberCore Technologies

Series B in 2000
SiberCore Technologies Incorporated is a pure-play, Internet IC company developing high-value-added Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) for intelligent hardware-based switching and routing platforms, such as Gigabit / Terabit Routers and Layer 2 / 3 / 4 Ethernet Switches. The company's initial products are a family of high-speed high-capacity packet forwarding engines based on Content Addressable Memories (CAM technology) which overcome the performance bottleneck associated with the network's routing table look-up function. This emerging market has been created by the demands of the explosion in datacom traffic, coupled with the worldwide deployment of fiber optics and DWDM. These broadband deployments have shifted the bottleneck from the Access and Transport section of the network, to the Routers and Switches connecting to these pipes. The company's founding technical team gained industry-wide recognition for its world-class design expertise in this area at Nortel Networks. A veteran Executive team in all the functional divisions of the company supplements this preeminent technical team.

Netactive

Series B in 2000
NetActive is an independent privately held company with offices in the United States and Canada. NetActive positions itself as a digital rights management company. Based in Ottawa, Canada, NetActive develops digital rights management technology that provides protection and management of a host of valuable digital content.

Chrysalis-ITS

Venture Round in 2000
Chrysalis-ITS, Inc. was a provider of encryption subsystems tailored for the network security industry, emphasizing solutions for Certification Authority, Secure Virtual Private Networks, and SSL/SET hardware. The company specialized in hardware encryption products through its Luna technology, which significantly improved the trust and performance of enterprise networks. Key offerings included Luna CA, a leading certificate authority hardware security product, Luna 2, a secure digital signature and authentication encryption token, and Luna VPN, noted for its high performance as an IPSec accelerator. Chrysalis-ITS' advanced cryptographic technology has been integrated into widely recognized enterprise security solutions from major companies such as IBM, Netscape, Verisign, Digital Signature Trust, Entrust, and Checkpoint Technologies Inc.
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