GrowthWorks

GrowthWorks is a Canadian asset management firm established in 1992, specializing in the management of regionally based venture capital funds. Headquartered in Vancouver, GrowthWorks focuses on early-stage investments primarily in the cleantech, healthcare, and technology sectors. The firm manages several retail venture capital funds, including the Working Opportunity Fund and the GrowthWorks Commercialization Fund, aiming to support growth-oriented companies across Canada. GrowthWorks employs specialized teams to identify and structure investments, providing strategic management support to help portfolio companies succeed. This approach not only enhances the potential for returns on investments but also fosters vital industry connections and minimizes risk through diversification. Over its history, GrowthWorks has made numerous investments, demonstrating a commitment to driving growth in emerging businesses while ensuring accountability and experienced guidance for its investors.

Peter Damianov

Investor

Zahra Mamdani

Investor

Clint Matthews

CFO

Steve Stang

Investor

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ClearRisk

Venture Round in 2021
ClearRisk is the Online Source for Risk Management Solutions. It offers three products to help an organization better manage it's risk. ClearRiskManager: Online platform that supplies the tools and guides the formalization of a Risk Management Plan. ClearRiskTracker: Provides the mid-market with affordable software to manange claims, exposures, litigation, incidents and insurance polices. ClearRiskTrainer: A five module online training course for business peole wanting to improve on their formal risk management knowledge.

HIGHLINEvc

Pre Seed Round in 2016
HIGHLINE is a Pre-Seed investor & Acceleration Platform that helps digital startups get follow-on capital, backed by leading VCs with offices in Vancouver & Toronto. We believe in providing our founders with far more than capital. Yet unlike most accelerators, we have no rigid start/end dates throughout the year. By joining the HIGHLINE family, you get to call on us for advice on an ongoing basis, gain access to our premium network and monthly founder events. We’ll do our best to help with fundraising challenges and partner with incubators to help deliver specialized programming. [Growlab Ventures](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/growlab-ventures) and [Extreme Startups](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/extreme-startups) have merged to create HIGHLINEvc as of August 2014.

Introhive

Series B in 2015
Introhive, Inc. is a Canadian company based in Fredericton that specializes in developing contact mining software applications and a revenue acceleration platform. Founded in 2012 by Jody Glidden and Stewart Walchli, Introhive offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution aimed at enhancing customer experience management and increasing organizational revenues. The platform integrates relationship intelligence into customer relationship management (CRM) systems through data automation and sales acceleration features. It enables organizations to transform disorganized data into actionable insights, facilitating processes such as sales hiring, prospecting, territory assignment, renewals, and lead scoring. Through its enterprise relationship management solution, Introhive provides valuable insights that drive productivity and improve CRM adoption.

Switch Materials

Series C in 2015
SWITCH Materials Inc. designs smart window solutions for automotive applications for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. It serves lower emissions, electric vehicles, customer impact, and custom solar management applications. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Burnaby, Canada.

General Fusion

Venture Round in 2015
General Fusion Inc. is focused on developing commercial Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF), a hybrid approach that combines elements of magnetic fusion and inertial confinement fusion to create clean and abundant energy. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, the company aims to demonstrate and commercialize its innovative fusion technology by the end of the decade. General Fusion's approach leverages recent advancements in MTF, which has been underexplored since the 1970s, positioning it as a practical solution for near-term fusion energy. The company is developing utility-scale fusion power systems and various subsystems, including plasma injectors and acoustic drivers, to support its vision. With backing from a global network of energy venture capital funds and industry leaders, General Fusion seeks to reduce technical risks and accelerate the path toward viable fusion energy solutions.

BuildDirect

Series C in 2014
BuildDirect Technologies Inc. operates an online marketplace specializing in home improvement products, directly connecting consumers and contractors with suppliers and manufacturers. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, the company offers a diverse range of product categories including flooring, decking, building materials, kitchen and bath items, and doors. BuildDirect is recognized for creating the first open network for heavyweight goods and launched the BuildDirect Home Marketplace, which is the largest online platform for these products, enabling suppliers to manage their sales and distribution effectively. In 2017, the company expanded its services by introducing the Gateway Supply Chain, which allows third parties to access its logistics network, including warehousing and transportation services, enhancing the efficiency of product delivery from manufacturing to end consumers. With warehouses located across North America, BuildDirect continues to innovate in the home improvement sector.

Verold (zyenti)

Series A in 2014
Verold is an online visual editor that allows users to integrate 3D models into their presentations. The platform provides a studio that enables users to customize the lighting and environment setup of their project. They can also add animations, audio, and video assets and share their output in the web through Verold’s embeddable player. In 2015, Verold was acquired by Box.

Cooledge

Venture Round in 2014
Cooledge Lighting is a venture backed start-up focused on delivering high value solid-state lighting solutions to the general illumination market. Founded in 2009, Cooledge is currently in the development stage of the company with product launch coming at Lightfair 2013 in Philadelphia, PA.

SmartSkin Technologies

Series A in 2014
Smart Skin Technologies Inc. is a technology development company based in Fredericton, Canada, with an additional office in Munich, Germany. Founded in 2009, the company specializes in the development and commercialization of a pressure-sensitive skin technology applicable across various sectors. Its primary product, Quantifeel, is a packaging pressure monitoring system designed to measure line pressure and 3D orientation in diverse packaging environments, including glass, cans, and PET. Additionally, Smart Skin Technologies is advancing patent-pending pressure sensing technology for industrial uses and applications in sports, highlighting its commitment to innovation in touch-sensitive materials.

ResponseTek

Venture Round in 2014
ResponseTek Networks Corp. specializes in customer experience management software, offering the ResponseTek Listening Platform, which delivers comprehensive insights and analytics to organizations. This platform facilitates multi-channel customer feedback collection through various methods, including SMS surveys and social media monitoring, enabling businesses to gain a unified view of their customer interactions. It provides tools for role-based reporting, real-time data integration, and program management, enhancing the ability of companies to respond effectively to customer needs. Serving sectors such as telecommunications, finance, healthcare, and retail, ResponseTek has established partnerships with major firms like Nielsen and IBM. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, the company has expanded its presence with offices in North America, Europe, India, and Australia, catering to a global clientele that includes notable corporations like HSBC and Vodafone.

BTI Systems

Series D in 2014
BTI Systems Inc. specializes in the development and marketing of cloud and metro networking software and systems aimed at carriers, colocation, content, and service providers, as well as cloud infrastructure companies globally. The company offers a range of products, including the BTI Intelligent Cloud Connect platforms for cloud service delivery, high-bandwidth Packet Optical Transport network infrastructure platforms, and Access and Aggregation Platforms that support carrier Ethernet services and mobile backhaul applications. Additionally, BTI provides Ethernet Access Platforms to extend services to customer premises and cell towers, alongside control software for enhanced network visibility and management. Their solutions address software-defined networking, data center interconnect, and low-latency network requirements. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Kanata, Canada, BTI Systems operates as a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, having over 380 customers and multiple regional centers for sales, marketing, and research and development worldwide.

INETCO

Venture Round in 2013
INETCO® builds smart technology that increases the reliability, safety and value of every digital and self-service payment. Our real-time transaction monitoring and analytics platform, INETCO Insight, has been selected by leading banks, payment service providers and retailers – in over 35 countries - to accelerate their digital transformation strategies and to speed up the detection of payment fraud and performance issues threatening to impact revenue, reputation and the end customer experience.

Introhive

Series B in 2013
Introhive, Inc. is a Canadian company based in Fredericton that specializes in developing contact mining software applications and a revenue acceleration platform. Founded in 2012 by Jody Glidden and Stewart Walchli, Introhive offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution aimed at enhancing customer experience management and increasing organizational revenues. The platform integrates relationship intelligence into customer relationship management (CRM) systems through data automation and sales acceleration features. It enables organizations to transform disorganized data into actionable insights, facilitating processes such as sales hiring, prospecting, territory assignment, renewals, and lead scoring. Through its enterprise relationship management solution, Introhive provides valuable insights that drive productivity and improve CRM adoption.

ClearRisk

Venture Round in 2013
ClearRisk is the Online Source for Risk Management Solutions. It offers three products to help an organization better manage it's risk. ClearRiskManager: Online platform that supplies the tools and guides the formalization of a Risk Management Plan. ClearRiskTracker: Provides the mid-market with affordable software to manange claims, exposures, litigation, incidents and insurance polices. ClearRiskTrainer: A five module online training course for business peole wanting to improve on their formal risk management knowledge.

Oris4

Venture Round in 2013
Oris4 is the only true enterprise content management platform that revolutionizes searching and managing content across the organization. We allow you to bring together all of your cloud storage sources, (BOX,Dropbox, Gdrive), as well as your email apps.,( Gmail, Office 365, IMAP, OutlookExchange, Yahoo). We are fully integrated with Saleforce allowing you to view all of account related content on your SFDC page.

BTI Systems

Venture Round in 2013
BTI Systems Inc. specializes in the development and marketing of cloud and metro networking software and systems aimed at carriers, colocation, content, and service providers, as well as cloud infrastructure companies globally. The company offers a range of products, including the BTI Intelligent Cloud Connect platforms for cloud service delivery, high-bandwidth Packet Optical Transport network infrastructure platforms, and Access and Aggregation Platforms that support carrier Ethernet services and mobile backhaul applications. Additionally, BTI provides Ethernet Access Platforms to extend services to customer premises and cell towers, alongside control software for enhanced network visibility and management. Their solutions address software-defined networking, data center interconnect, and low-latency network requirements. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Kanata, Canada, BTI Systems operates as a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, having over 380 customers and multiple regional centers for sales, marketing, and research and development worldwide.

Introhive

Series A in 2012
Introhive, Inc. is a Canadian company based in Fredericton that specializes in developing contact mining software applications and a revenue acceleration platform. Founded in 2012 by Jody Glidden and Stewart Walchli, Introhive offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution aimed at enhancing customer experience management and increasing organizational revenues. The platform integrates relationship intelligence into customer relationship management (CRM) systems through data automation and sales acceleration features. It enables organizations to transform disorganized data into actionable insights, facilitating processes such as sales hiring, prospecting, territory assignment, renewals, and lead scoring. Through its enterprise relationship management solution, Introhive provides valuable insights that drive productivity and improve CRM adoption.

Ambit Biosciences

Venture Round in 2012
Ambit Biosciences is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of small molecule kinase inhibitors aimed at treating cancer, inflammatory diseases, and other conditions. The company's lead compound, AC220, is a selective, orally bioavailable FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) inhibitor currently undergoing clinical trials for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Ambit is collaborating with Astellas Pharma Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize FLT3 kinase inhibitors across various indications. The clinical pipeline also includes AC480, a pan-HER inhibitor, and AC430, an oral JAK2 inhibitor. In addition, Ambit has several preclinical candidates, including CEP-32496, a BRAF inhibitor that has been licensed to Cephalon. Through its innovative research, Ambit aims to improve treatment outcomes for patients suffering from cancer.

D-Wave

Venture Round in 2012
D-Wave Systems Inc. is a pioneer in the development and integration of superconducting quantum computers, established in 1999 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. The company produces various quantum computing systems, including the D-Wave Two System, and offers the D-Wave Hybrid platform for quantum-classical applications. Additionally, D-Wave provides Leap, a cloud-based service that grants users real-time access to quantum computing resources alongside development tools and educational materials. D-Wave's technology is utilized across diverse fields such as logistics, machine learning, climate modeling, and financial analysis, addressing complex problems in industries including defense, finance, and energy. The company also delivers professional services, including training and customer support, to enhance user experience and application of its quantum solutions. With additional offices in the United States and Europe, D-Wave continues to lead in both annealing and gate-model quantum computing systems.

Oris4

Venture Round in 2012
Oris4 is the only true enterprise content management platform that revolutionizes searching and managing content across the organization. We allow you to bring together all of your cloud storage sources, (BOX,Dropbox, Gdrive), as well as your email apps.,( Gmail, Office 365, IMAP, OutlookExchange, Yahoo). We are fully integrated with Saleforce allowing you to view all of account related content on your SFDC page.

GenoLogics

Series D in 2012
GenoLogics, Inc. is a company specializing in laboratory information management systems (LIMS) designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Their flagship product, BaseSpace Clarity LIMS, is utilized by research and clinical laboratories to effectively track samples from receipt to results, thereby improving accuracy, reducing costs, and ensuring high quality standards. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Victoria, Canada, with an additional office in Redwood City, California, GenoLogics aims to support translational medicine and systems biology initiatives through its collaborative data management software platform. As a subsidiary of Illumina, Inc., the company focuses on advancing life sciences research by facilitating early detection, prevention, and treatment of various diseases.

Global Ad Source

Venture Round in 2012
Global Ad Source specializes in advertising research services that deliver real-time information about competitor ad campaigns. By monitoring over 70 markets, the company provides clients with accessible copies of advertisements across various media, including television, print, online platforms, and social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. This comprehensive coverage allows brands and agencies to conduct thorough research on market trends and advertising strategies without significant time or financial investment. By keeping clients informed about breaking competitor advertising, Global Ad Source enables them to navigate the evolving landscape of consumer touchpoints effectively.

MedRunner

Seed Round in 2012
MedRunner Health Solutions Inc. is a software development company based in Saint John, Canada, specializing in healthcare applications for prescribers, pharmacists, and patients. Established in 2009, the company has developed MedRunner, a web-based electronic prescription platform that enables physicians and pharmacies to exchange electronic prescriptions efficiently. Additionally, MedRunner offers ePrescribing, which allows legal prescribers to send paperless prescriptions to pharmacies, thereby mitigating the risks associated with traditional prescription methods. The company's commitment to innovation is reflected in its focus on understanding and addressing the needs of its customers in the healthcare sector.

Enovex

Venture Round in 2012
Enovex Technology Ltd. is a clean technology company based in Saint John, Canada, founded in 2009. The company specializes in designing and developing advanced gas separation materials aimed at capturing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen, as well as purifying water. Enovex's innovations are positioned to facilitate a wide range of applications across various industries, including advanced agriculture, biomedical technology, and mobile devices. By focusing on high-value industrial gases, Enovex aims to contribute to significant technological advancements and support environmental sustainability efforts.

Spinzo

Seed Round in 2012
Spinzo Corporation, founded in 2011 and based in Rothesay, Canada, specializes in a web-based smart buying platform that employs dynamic pricing to facilitate connections between merchants and consumers. The platform integrates with Ticketmaster to automatically reserve seats from available inventory, streamlining the ticket purchasing process. Additionally, it offers group experience tracking, which aids sales teams in reaching their sales goals by enhancing the efficiency of ticket sales for representatives, managers, and group leaders. Through these features, Spinzo aims to optimize the ticket sales experience for both sellers and buyers.

MSI Methylation Sciences

Series A in 2011
MSI Methylation Sciences Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Canada that focuses on developing oral and small molecule therapies for the adjunctive treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Founded in 2007, the company is known for its flagship product, Strada, which is an orally administered therapy aimed at alleviating symptoms of depression in MDD patients. In addition to its therapeutic developments, MSI Methylation Sciences also markets S-Adenosyl Methionine, a prescription drug used as a dietary supplement. The company's work is centered around addressing mental health challenges through innovative treatment options.

gShift

Series A in 2011
gShift is an enterprise SEO, Web presence analytics and content performance platform designed to help agency and brand marketers optimize, monitor and report on the performance of their multi-channel owned, earned and paid campaigns from search through to conversion. gShift’s software infrastructure has been collecting and storing web presence data since 2009. More than 10,000 brands in 24 countries benefit from gShift’s insight data and software, as they optimize their time to improve the discoverability and the sharing of their content. gShift placed 29th on the PROFIT HOT 50.

Hy-Power Nano

Seed Round in 2011
Hy-Power Nano Inc. specializes in the research and development of nano-based insulating coatings that possess infra-red blocking capabilities. The company’s product line includes nano-coating solutions designed to enhance energy efficiency by keeping heat outside during the summer and retaining warmth in the winter. Additionally, Hy-Power Nano offers a clear glass coating that effectively blocks nearly all ultraviolet rays and a substantial portion of infrared rays, providing significant protection for various applications. This innovative approach allows consumers to utilize architectural coatings that block 99.99 percent of ultraviolet rays and up to 40 percent of infrared rays, contributing to improved thermal comfort and energy savings.

Ambit Biosciences

Series D in 2011
Ambit Biosciences is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of small molecule kinase inhibitors aimed at treating cancer, inflammatory diseases, and other conditions. The company's lead compound, AC220, is a selective, orally bioavailable FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) inhibitor currently undergoing clinical trials for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Ambit is collaborating with Astellas Pharma Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize FLT3 kinase inhibitors across various indications. The clinical pipeline also includes AC480, a pan-HER inhibitor, and AC430, an oral JAK2 inhibitor. In addition, Ambit has several preclinical candidates, including CEP-32496, a BRAF inhibitor that has been licensed to Cephalon. Through its innovative research, Ambit aims to improve treatment outcomes for patients suffering from cancer.

Perspecsys

Series A in 2011
PerspecSys provides privacy, residency and security solutions for the cloud. Backed by leading venture capital funds, PerspecSys’ Cloud Protection Gateway solutions permit cloud applications to be easily adopted throughout the enterprise. With PerspecSys, sensitive data never leaves a company’s control, eliminating the risks of data transfer, processing, and storage so organizations can realize the benefits of mission-critical cloud computing services.

General Fusion

Series B in 2011
General Fusion Inc. is focused on developing commercial Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF), a hybrid approach that combines elements of magnetic fusion and inertial confinement fusion to create clean and abundant energy. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, the company aims to demonstrate and commercialize its innovative fusion technology by the end of the decade. General Fusion's approach leverages recent advancements in MTF, which has been underexplored since the 1970s, positioning it as a practical solution for near-term fusion energy. The company is developing utility-scale fusion power systems and various subsystems, including plasma injectors and acoustic drivers, to support its vision. With backing from a global network of energy venture capital funds and industry leaders, General Fusion seeks to reduce technical risks and accelerate the path toward viable fusion energy solutions.

Lymbix

Venture Round in 2011
Lymbix, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2009 and based in Moncton, Canada, specializing in real-time sentiment analytics. The company focuses on enhancing the understanding of text-based communication by analyzing the emotional tone of written content. Its flagship products include ToneCheck, which acts as an emotional spell checker to ensure the intended tone is conveyed before sending messages, and Measure.ly, a content marketing analytics tool that integrates social media efforts with marketing strategies. Lymbix also offers TweetTone for analyzing emotions in Twitter conversations, along with Benchmark21, which provides conversion rate benchmarks for various industries. Additionally, LymbixAPI serves as a sentiment analytics solution that developers can integrate into their applications. By evolving traditional sentiment analysis methods, Lymbix aims to provide deeper insights into emotional responses generated by language, thereby improving clarity and understanding in communication for individuals and organizations alike.

ClearRisk

Venture Round in 2011
ClearRisk is the Online Source for Risk Management Solutions. It offers three products to help an organization better manage it's risk. ClearRiskManager: Online platform that supplies the tools and guides the formalization of a Risk Management Plan. ClearRiskTracker: Provides the mid-market with affordable software to manange claims, exposures, litigation, incidents and insurance polices. ClearRiskTrainer: A five module online training course for business peole wanting to improve on their formal risk management knowledge.

Boreal Genomics

Series B in 2010
Boreal Genomics Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on the development and commercialization of technologies for blood-based detection and monitoring of circulating tumor DNA. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, with an additional office in Vancouver, Canada, the company offers products like OnTarget, which allows for the sensitive detection and quantification of tumor mutations in plasma or tissue. Boreal's platform is designed to enable healthcare professionals to perform accurate genomic profiling and monitor tumor evolution from cell-free DNA in plasma, thereby improving cancer patient care. The OnTarget assay, available as a research-use service, reveals tumor mutations that may be undetectable by other methods, assisting in therapy selection, enhancing clinical trial efficiency, and expediting drug development. Additionally, Boreal provides DNA enrichment and library construction solutions tailored for high accuracy sequencing in liquid biopsy applications.

Covarity

Venture Round in 2010
Covarity, Inc. develops and delivers online post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis solutions for financial institutions that offer working capital lending products. It offers borrower tracking and notification, client portal, borrowing base analysis, financial analysis, financial document parser, portfolio reporting, and fraud indicator solutions to manage a commercial loan portfolio. The company monitors small to large commercial loan portfolios requiring reviews of collateral and financials; and provides insight and control that lenders needed to grow their portfolio, as well as reduce risk and enhance client service. It serves banks and credit unions, and other lenders in Canada. Covarity, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Kitchener, Canada.

Celator Pharmaceuticals

Series D in 2010
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapies to treat cancer. The company focuses on CombiPlex, a drug ratio technology platform that enables to the development of combination therapies. Its products include CPX-1 (Irinotecan HCI-Floxuridine), a treatment for colorectal cancer; and CPX-351 (Cytarabine-Daunorubicin), a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was formerly known as Celator Technologies, Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Morega

Series B in 2010
Morega Systems Inc. is a software and consumer product company with advanced media mobility solutions for the digital home. Utilizing advanced transcoding, transcrypting and QoS aware streaming capabilities, Morega provides a complete solution for premium service operators and hardware vendors with high value applications such as side-loading, place-shifting and targeted ad insertion. Morega is dedicated to creating rich, new, media experiences for consumers through the introduction of innovative consumer products, software and applications that enable seamless content mobility for both premium and personal media content.

Copperleaf

Series A in 2010
Copperleaf Technologies Inc. is a provider of enterprise software solutions designed for asset-intensive organizations dealing with aging infrastructure challenges in Canada and internationally. The company specializes in decision analytics that leverage operational and financial data, enabling clients to optimize capital planning, asset life cycle management, and budgeting. Its flagship product, Copperleaf C55, supports asset investment planning and management by helping organizations make risk-informed decisions, forecast performance, and evaluate investment options with real data. Additionally, Copperleaf offers Copperleaf ESP, a solution for utilities to design and manage demand-side management projects effectively. The company serves sectors such as electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, and gas and water utilities. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, Copperleaf collaborates with a network of expert partners to deliver its solutions globally.

Redlen Technologies

Venture Round in 2010
Redlen Technologies Inc. specializes in the manufacture of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) semiconductors, which are essential for radiation detection and imaging equipment used in medical and security applications. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Saanichton, Canada, the company produces high-resolution CZT detectors that enhance the performance of technologies such as nuclear cardiology, CT scanning, baggage scanning, and bomb detection. Redlen has pioneered a unique production process known as the Traveling Heater Method (THM), which improves the cost-effectiveness and availability of CZT materials, facilitating broader adoption in the medical and security sectors. Additionally, the company provides advanced thin film solar cadmium telluride feedstock solutions, contributing to the thin-film solar photovoltaic market. With a strong focus on innovation and quality, Redlen Technologies is positioned to significantly impact the landscape of radiation-based imaging technologies.

Vitrium

Venture Round in 2010
Vitrium Systems Inc. provides document security and digital rights management (DRM) software for PDF, office and OpenOffice files, TXT files, and images. Its software enables creators, publishers, and distributors of content to control and protect documents and images. Its solutions include document security, enterprise DRM, secure file sharing, image protection, tracking and analytics, and central user portal. It offers consulting, implementation, integration, and support services. It serves education and training, research and advisory, associations, financial services, media and publishing, and technology industries. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Sampling Technologies

Venture Round in 2010
STI is a marketing solutions provider to the healthcare industry. Our focus is on the safe and effective delivery of innovative pharmaceutical and device sampling programs and marketing solutions for manufacturers. STI provides sales, marketing, and regulatory efficiencies to manufacturers, physicians, patients and pharmacists. STI's SmartTechnologyâ„¢ solutions provide tangible benefits to all stakeholders.

Switch Materials

Series B in 2010
SWITCH Materials Inc. designs smart window solutions for automotive applications for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. It serves lower emissions, electric vehicles, customer impact, and custom solar management applications. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Burnaby, Canada.

Oris4

Seed Round in 2010
Oris4 is the only true enterprise content management platform that revolutionizes searching and managing content across the organization. We allow you to bring together all of your cloud storage sources, (BOX,Dropbox, Gdrive), as well as your email apps.,( Gmail, Office 365, IMAP, OutlookExchange, Yahoo). We are fully integrated with Saleforce allowing you to view all of account related content on your SFDC page.

Strutta

Debt Financing in 2009
Strutta is a technology company based in Vancouver, BC, that specializes in social media promotion services. It provides do-it-yourself tools that enable brands, agencies, and developers to create and manage interactive contests and sweepstakes. Strutta's platform connects brands with their target consumers, allowing them to design and execute tailored social-promotion campaigns aimed at driving leads, awareness, and sales. The company has successfully powered award-winning promotions for a wide range of clients, including notable brands such as Microsoft, AirBNB, and Coca-Cola, among others. As a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer, Strutta continues to enhance its offerings to meet the evolving needs of its diverse clientele.

General Fusion

Series A in 2009
General Fusion Inc. is focused on developing commercial Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF), a hybrid approach that combines elements of magnetic fusion and inertial confinement fusion to create clean and abundant energy. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, the company aims to demonstrate and commercialize its innovative fusion technology by the end of the decade. General Fusion's approach leverages recent advancements in MTF, which has been underexplored since the 1970s, positioning it as a practical solution for near-term fusion energy. The company is developing utility-scale fusion power systems and various subsystems, including plasma injectors and acoustic drivers, to support its vision. With backing from a global network of energy venture capital funds and industry leaders, General Fusion seeks to reduce technical risks and accelerate the path toward viable fusion energy solutions.

Covarity

Venture Round in 2009
Covarity, Inc. develops and delivers online post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis solutions for financial institutions that offer working capital lending products. It offers borrower tracking and notification, client portal, borrowing base analysis, financial analysis, financial document parser, portfolio reporting, and fraud indicator solutions to manage a commercial loan portfolio. The company monitors small to large commercial loan portfolios requiring reviews of collateral and financials; and provides insight and control that lenders needed to grow their portfolio, as well as reduce risk and enhance client service. It serves banks and credit unions, and other lenders in Canada. Covarity, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Kitchener, Canada.

Teradici

Series C in 2009
Teradici Corporation specializes in PC-over-IP (PCoIP) technology, which facilitates the transfer of images from centralized servers or workstations to various PCoIP-ready endpoints. This technology enhances the provisioning and management of computing services, supporting diverse work styles including remote, mobile, and collaborative environments. Teradici's offerings encompass a range of solutions such as zero clients, optimized thin clients, hardware accelerators, remote workstation cards, workstation access software, and a management console for enterprise deployment. These products cater to industries like education, financial services, healthcare, media and entertainment, and architecture, among others. The company also provides cloud solutions, desktop virtualization infrastructure, and support services. Teradici's clientele includes Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and cloud service providers, and it collaborates with OEM partners globally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, Teradici is committed to innovation and has secured over 40 patents in its field.

OneChip Photonics

Series A in 2009
OneChip Photonics specializes in the development of optical transceiver chips designed for mass applications. The company has created an integrated fiber-to-the-home transceiver, which is unique in the market. This innovation aims to reduce costs while simultaneously enhancing performance, making it a significant advancement in the field of optical communications. By focusing on these objectives, OneChip Photonics seeks to address the growing demand for efficient and cost-effective optical solutions.

Zeugma Systems

Series C in 2009
Zeugma Systems is a privately held company that specializes in telecommunications equipment and applications for broadband service providers. The company offers the Zeugma Services Node, a service delivery router that consolidates extensive computing resources with advanced capacity and awareness of both services and subscribers in a robust, fully redundant system. This innovative equipment enables service providers to swiftly prototype and launch new revenue-generating services, monitor session flows at a granular level, and manage individual session flows to enforce quality of service policies. Additionally, Zeugma Systems provides Zeugma OSS for configuration and health management of their systems, and Smart Series Applications, which enhance various services like video on demand and voice over IP. Their solutions also support usage-based billing frameworks, reducing the need for multiple edge devices while facilitating standard broadband aggregation and subscriber management functions.

GenoLogics

Series C in 2009
GenoLogics, Inc. is a company specializing in laboratory information management systems (LIMS) designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Their flagship product, BaseSpace Clarity LIMS, is utilized by research and clinical laboratories to effectively track samples from receipt to results, thereby improving accuracy, reducing costs, and ensuring high quality standards. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Victoria, Canada, with an additional office in Redwood City, California, GenoLogics aims to support translational medicine and systems biology initiatives through its collaborative data management software platform. As a subsidiary of Illumina, Inc., the company focuses on advancing life sciences research by facilitating early detection, prevention, and treatment of various diseases.

Mixpo

Series B in 2009
Mixpo, Inc. operates a comprehensive advertising platform specializing in social, display, and video advertising. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Victoria, Canada, and Portland, Oregon, the company assists advertisers, agencies, and media firms in crafting, executing, and analyzing their advertising campaigns. The platform enhances the effectiveness of digital advertising by integrating various channels and campaign elements, while also providing tools for measurement, bid optimization, targeting, and retargeting. Additionally, Mixpo offers tailored solutions for a diverse range of clients, including brand advertisers, local media sales, and advertising networks. As of 2017, Mixpo operates as a subsidiary of Netsertive, Inc., continuing to deliver advanced video advertising solutions enriched with extensive data insights, including ad verification and campaign performance analytics.

Layer 7 Technologies

Venture Round in 2009
Layer 7 Technologies provides security and management products for API-driven integrations spanning the extended hybrid enterprise. It offers API management solutions such as API Proxy, a virtual API gateway that gives API publishers a tool for securing, orchestrating, and optimizing APIs as well as enforcing SLAs; XML Firewall that is designed to address access, federation, and message security needs in service oriented architecture (SOA) based integrations; SOA Gateway, an API Gateway that provides data translation, contextual routing, SLA management, caching, protocol switching, and B2B functionality; and Mobile Access Gateway, which simplifies the process of adapting internal data, application, and security infrastructure for mobile use. The company also offers developer management solutions, including API Portal, a platform for developer onboarding, engagement, and management; and operations management solutions such as API Service Manager that simplifies API, service, and gateway management across datacenters and the cloud. In addition, it offers identity management solutions, including OAuth Toolkit which empowers users to control access to their APIs; and Security Token Service for API identity translation and federation. Further, the company offers API academy training in the areas of introduction, API design and architecture, API strategy consulting, and hackathon management; IT services, such as architectural consulting, implementation, and operational health check; and gateway, API portal, and administrator training services. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. Currently, it operates as a subsidiary of CA Technologies.

xkoto

Series C in 2009
Founded in 2005, xkoto's technology platform enables the replication and virtualization of data. The GRIDSCALE Database Load Balancer manages a geographic grid of standard, commercial databases, making them appear virtually as a single local database so that applications become continuously available and horizontally scalable. Through its proven disruptive technology, xkoto currently empowers SMBs and Fortune 100 companies to decrease costs and increase utilization. Recently named one of Deloitte's 2007 Companies-to-Watch, xkoto's technology partners include IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Sun Microsystems and Sybase. xkoto is based in Toronto and Boston.

Bootup Labs

Seed Round in 2008
Bootup Labs was a startup accelerator and incubator based in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 2008. The organization specialized in supporting early-stage digital media companies by recruiting promising entrepreneurs and providing them with mentorship, ongoing support, and office space. Bootup Labs aimed to help these companies develop their business models and secure venture financing, ultimately assisting eight companies in becoming "fundable." Through its resources and guidance, Bootup Labs fostered innovation and growth within the local startup ecosystem.

Sysomos

Seed Round in 2008
Sysomos Inc. is a provider of software as a service (SaaS) solutions focused on social media analytics and intelligence management for businesses, brands, and agencies globally. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Sysomos offers a comprehensive social intelligence platform that enables clients to listen to, measure, and engage with the social media landscape. Key products include Sysomos Everything Together, which integrates customer insights and community intelligence; Heartbeat, a real-time social media management tool; and Sysomos Expion, which facilitates content discovery and analytics. Additional offerings such as Sysomos Gaze, Scout, Influence, and Optimize enhance capabilities in image monitoring, Facebook analytics, influencer identification, and targeted messaging on platforms like Twitter. By leveraging advanced text analytics and data mining technology, Sysomos empowers organizations to derive actionable insights from billions of social media conversations, aiding in informed business decisions and strategic planning. As of April 2018, Sysomos operates as a subsidiary of Meltwater News US Inc.

Librestream

Venture Round in 2008
Librestream Technologies Inc. specializes in mobile video collaboration solutions tailored for enterprises, particularly Fortune 500 companies. Its flagship product, Onsight, enables remote experts to assess environments and troubleshoot equipment through live video, voice communication, and image sharing. This platform includes various components such as Onsight Connect for collaboration across multiple devices, rugged smart cameras for field workers, and the Onsight Management Suite for user management. Librestream's solutions are utilized across diverse industries, including manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and government, allowing organizations to enhance productivity, reduce downtime, and improve customer service. By integrating seamlessly into existing workflows, Librestream addresses the unique challenges faced by physical workers in demanding environments, ultimately facilitating remote diagnostics and inspections. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada, Librestream has established strategic partnerships with companies like Cisco Systems and Verizon Wireless to enhance its offerings.

Cytochroma

Series C in 2008
Cytochroma is a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company that designs, develops and commercializes prescription products to treat and prevent the clinical consequences of vitamin D insufficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Company has an advanced portfolio of new therapies designed to safely and effectively treat patients with vitamin D insufficiency and SHPT associated with Stage 3, 4 or 5 CKD. In addition, Cytochroma is developing novel therapies to treat elevated blood phosphorus levels (hyperphosphatemia) in order to improve the control of SHPT in CKD patients.

Celator Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2008
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapies to treat cancer. The company focuses on CombiPlex, a drug ratio technology platform that enables to the development of combination therapies. Its products include CPX-1 (Irinotecan HCI-Floxuridine), a treatment for colorectal cancer; and CPX-351 (Cytarabine-Daunorubicin), a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was formerly known as Celator Technologies, Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

iMPath Networks

Venture Round in 2008
With over 20 years of experience helping the world's leading system integrators deploy complex video networks, and an early pioneer in the development and introduction of Video over IP solutions, Impath Networks is the Proven Player when it comes to meeting your video networking requirements. The Company is headquartered in Halifax with operations in Halifax and Ottawa, and sells its solutions to the world's largest systems integrators throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Inimex Pharmaceuticals

Series B in 2008
Inimex Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Burnaby, Canada, specializing in the development and commercialization of Innate Defense Regulators (IDRs). These innovative drugs are designed to selectively modulate the body's innate immune defenses without inducing inflammation. The company's lead product, IMX942, aims to enhance survival rates, reduce tissue damage, and mitigate bacterial infections. Inimex's IDR products target a range of medical conditions, including infections and tissue injury-related ailments such as ventilator-associated pneumonia, tracheobronchitis, bacteremia, endocarditis, mucositis, and certain cancers. Founded in 2001, Inimex Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to advancing its unique therapies to improve patient outcomes.

Sutus

Venture Round in 2008
Sutus specializes in providing integrated communication and IT services tailored for small businesses with 3 to 25 employees. The company offers a comprehensive software platform called Sutus Business Central, which includes tools for networking, data management, telephone services, security, and collaboration. Sutus supports various operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux, and ensures compatibility with popular applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Entourage, and Apple Mail. Their services encompass network infrastructure, file and data sharing, collaboration tools, and fully integrated telephone handsets, enabling small businesses to enhance their operational efficiency and communication capabilities.

BumpTop

Seed Round in 2008
BumpTop is a developer of 3D desktop software that offers a personalized desktop interface for users. The company's innovative platform utilizes 3D presentation and physics-based animations, enabling users to interact with their digital workspace in a more intuitive manner. Users can customize their desktop environment and manage documents through physical interactions, such as pushing, pulling, and stacking files. This approach enhances the overall user experience by allowing a more dynamic and engaging way to organize and access digital content.

Strutta

Seed Round in 2008
Strutta is a technology company based in Vancouver, BC, that specializes in social media promotion services. It provides do-it-yourself tools that enable brands, agencies, and developers to create and manage interactive contests and sweepstakes. Strutta's platform connects brands with their target consumers, allowing them to design and execute tailored social-promotion campaigns aimed at driving leads, awareness, and sales. The company has successfully powered award-winning promotions for a wide range of clients, including notable brands such as Microsoft, AirBNB, and Coca-Cola, among others. As a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer, Strutta continues to enhance its offerings to meet the evolving needs of its diverse clientele.

Adnavance Technologies

Series B in 2008
Adnavance Technologies is an early-stage developer of direct detection molecular diagnostic tests. The company's patented and ultra-sensitive metalized-DNA (M-DNAâ„¢) technology may eliminate the need for amplification for a large number of these tests. This technology provides many significant advantages over existing methods, including ease of use, time to result and cost. The platform is simple and inexpensive and is expected to receive FDA approval for use by any laboratory.

D-Wave

Series C in 2008
D-Wave Systems Inc. is a pioneer in the development and integration of superconducting quantum computers, established in 1999 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. The company produces various quantum computing systems, including the D-Wave Two System, and offers the D-Wave Hybrid platform for quantum-classical applications. Additionally, D-Wave provides Leap, a cloud-based service that grants users real-time access to quantum computing resources alongside development tools and educational materials. D-Wave's technology is utilized across diverse fields such as logistics, machine learning, climate modeling, and financial analysis, addressing complex problems in industries including defense, finance, and energy. The company also delivers professional services, including training and customer support, to enhance user experience and application of its quantum solutions. With additional offices in the United States and Europe, D-Wave continues to lead in both annealing and gate-model quantum computing systems.

Azorus

Venture Round in 2008
Azorus Inc. specializes in providing customer relationship management (CRM) solutions tailored for higher education institutions in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Halifax, Canada, Azorus focuses on empowering educational clients to effectively recruit suitable students through user-friendly, web-based tools. Over the years, the company has established itself as a leading CRM provider in the higher education sector, developing its platform in collaboration with various university clients to meet their specific needs. Azorus has served a diverse range of institutions, continually enhancing its offerings to support the recruitment process in the competitive landscape of higher education.

Zeugma Systems

Series B in 2007
Zeugma Systems is a privately held company that specializes in telecommunications equipment and applications for broadband service providers. The company offers the Zeugma Services Node, a service delivery router that consolidates extensive computing resources with advanced capacity and awareness of both services and subscribers in a robust, fully redundant system. This innovative equipment enables service providers to swiftly prototype and launch new revenue-generating services, monitor session flows at a granular level, and manage individual session flows to enforce quality of service policies. Additionally, Zeugma Systems provides Zeugma OSS for configuration and health management of their systems, and Smart Series Applications, which enhance various services like video on demand and voice over IP. Their solutions also support usage-based billing frameworks, reducing the need for multiple edge devices while facilitating standard broadband aggregation and subscriber management functions.

CellFor

Venture Round in 2007
CellFor is the world's leading independent supplier of high technology seedlings to the global forest industry. Using plant biotechnology, which is the use of biological processes to manufacture products, CellFor identifies and produces genetically superior conifer seedlings without genetic modification.

xkoto

Series B in 2007
Founded in 2005, xkoto's technology platform enables the replication and virtualization of data. The GRIDSCALE Database Load Balancer manages a geographic grid of standard, commercial databases, making them appear virtually as a single local database so that applications become continuously available and horizontally scalable. Through its proven disruptive technology, xkoto currently empowers SMBs and Fortune 100 companies to decrease costs and increase utilization. Recently named one of Deloitte's 2007 Companies-to-Watch, xkoto's technology partners include IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Sun Microsystems and Sybase. xkoto is based in Toronto and Boston.

BTI Systems

Series D in 2007
BTI Systems Inc. specializes in the development and marketing of cloud and metro networking software and systems aimed at carriers, colocation, content, and service providers, as well as cloud infrastructure companies globally. The company offers a range of products, including the BTI Intelligent Cloud Connect platforms for cloud service delivery, high-bandwidth Packet Optical Transport network infrastructure platforms, and Access and Aggregation Platforms that support carrier Ethernet services and mobile backhaul applications. Additionally, BTI provides Ethernet Access Platforms to extend services to customer premises and cell towers, alongside control software for enhanced network visibility and management. Their solutions address software-defined networking, data center interconnect, and low-latency network requirements. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Kanata, Canada, BTI Systems operates as a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, having over 380 customers and multiple regional centers for sales, marketing, and research and development worldwide.

Neuromed Pharmaceuticals

Series E in 2007
Neuromed Pharmaceuticals is focused on the development, production, and marketing of pain therapies in Canada and the United States. Neuromed Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Zalicus in December 2009. Neuromed Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Kibboko, Inc.

Series B in 2007
Kibboko, Inc. designs and develops content management software. The company's product is called Scout. It is a content personalization system for publishers. Served over 30 million unique visitors.

Paymentus

Venture Round in 2007
Paymentus Corporation is a provider of electronic billing and payment solutions in North America, specializing in a SaaS-based platform that facilitates direct-bill organizations in offering a range of payment options. These include mobile payments, online quick pay, pay-by-text, interactive voice response, autopay, and self-service portals. The company also emphasizes paperless eBilling and customer communication. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Paymentus has additional offices across multiple cities, including Atlanta and Vancouver. It serves various industries such as auto finance, healthcare, utilities, insurance, and financial services, delivering solutions for revenue management, customer self-service, and electronic bill presentment. The company's offerings are designed to enhance customer engagement and streamline payment processes while ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Celator Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2007
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapies to treat cancer. The company focuses on CombiPlex, a drug ratio technology platform that enables to the development of combination therapies. Its products include CPX-1 (Irinotecan HCI-Floxuridine), a treatment for colorectal cancer; and CPX-351 (Cytarabine-Daunorubicin), a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was formerly known as Celator Technologies, Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Switch Materials

Venture Round in 2007
SWITCH Materials Inc. designs smart window solutions for automotive applications for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. It serves lower emissions, electric vehicles, customer impact, and custom solar management applications. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Burnaby, Canada.

Morega

Series A in 2007
Morega Systems Inc. is a software and consumer product company with advanced media mobility solutions for the digital home. Utilizing advanced transcoding, transcrypting and QoS aware streaming capabilities, Morega provides a complete solution for premium service operators and hardware vendors with high value applications such as side-loading, place-shifting and targeted ad insertion. Morega is dedicated to creating rich, new, media experiences for consumers through the introduction of innovative consumer products, software and applications that enable seamless content mobility for both premium and personal media content.

Brownbag

Series A in 2007
Brownbag operates as a customer-focused platform that enables users to discover a wide array of products and services tailored to their daily needs. It emphasizes a comprehensive selection, competitive pricing, efficient delivery, and stringent quality control to enhance the user experience. In addition to catering to consumers, Brownbag offers a robust e-commerce platform for sellers, facilitating their access to a broader market. The company also plays a significant role in the crowdsourcing news landscape, connecting ordinary citizens and citizen journalists with major news networks, thereby allowing them to share stories and insights on various topics, including politics, culture, and entertainment. This dual approach not only satisfies consumer demands but also enriches the news ecosystem by amplifying diverse voices.

Protiva Biotherapeutics

Venture Round in 2007
Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., a development stage biotechnology company, develops nucleic acid based pharmaceutical products. The company focuses on developing products to fight various human diseases, such as cancer, influenza, Ebola, inflammatory diseases, and chronic viral infections. Its products include Pro 1, a tumor cell growth inhibitor, which kills tumor cells and inhibits tumor growth; Pro-101, an siRNA product that acts to inhibit the production of a protein involved in tumor growth; Pro-B, which acts to inhibit the expression of a protein, apolipoprotein B; Pro-EBOV and Pro-MARV that act to inhibit the replication of the Ebola and Marburg viruses; and Stable Nucleic-Acid Lipid Particle technology, an encapsulation and delivery system for nucleic acid payloads, such as short interfering RNA (siRNA), to target cells. The company also develops Hepatitis siRNA products for the treatment of hepatitis B and C. Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. has a research and development facility in Vancouver, Canada. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Seattle, Washington. As of May 30, 2008, Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Brownbag

Series A in 2007
Brownbag operates as a customer-focused platform that enables users to discover a wide array of products and services tailored to their daily needs. It emphasizes a comprehensive selection, competitive pricing, efficient delivery, and stringent quality control to enhance the user experience. In addition to catering to consumers, Brownbag offers a robust e-commerce platform for sellers, facilitating their access to a broader market. The company also plays a significant role in the crowdsourcing news landscape, connecting ordinary citizens and citizen journalists with major news networks, thereby allowing them to share stories and insights on various topics, including politics, culture, and entertainment. This dual approach not only satisfies consumer demands but also enriches the news ecosystem by amplifying diverse voices.

Distil Interactive

Series A in 2007
Distil Interactive, Ltd. is a company based in Ottawa, Canada, that specializes in developing automated teaching and testing solutions aimed at enhancing personnel skills training and assessment. Founded in 2005, the company offers a digital game-based learning platform designed for certification and training organizations. This platform facilitates the consistent and accurate teaching and assessment of skills and behaviors through interactive and intuitive e-learning methods. Distil Interactive aims to improve the effectiveness of training programs by leveraging technology to create engaging educational experiences.

SiGe Semiconductor

Venture Round in 2007
SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in designing and manufacturing radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits and multi-chip modules for the wireless consumer electronics market. The company offers a range of products, including wireless LAN front end modules, dual band front end modules, discrete power amplifiers, WiMAX power amplifiers, transceivers, GPS radio integrated circuits, GPS receivers, and Bluetooth power amplifiers. SiGe Semiconductor distributes its RF solutions through a network of partners, catering to various applications in computing, home entertainment, and mobile devices across regions such as Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

EQO

Series B in 2007
Like most other players in this space, EQO helps save you money on long distance calls by bridging long distance calls over cheaper IP lines. What essentially happens is that your phone an EQO server on a local number, which transfers your call onto cheaper data lines across the internet, and then hops back onto standard phone lines and through another local number to the callee. The call only costs you minutes from your phone plan and the data cost for the VOIP line which runs 95-98% less than standard calling rates. Callers will store value for phone calls in EQO credits. However, calling another EQO user is free.

Octopz

Venture Round in 2007
Octopz Inc. specializes in online collaboration technologies designed specifically for creative professionals. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company offers a platform that enables users to collaborate through text messaging, voice over IP (VoIP), and webcams. The technology supports various document types, allowing colleagues and partners to work together or independently. Additionally, Octopz provides features for saving and archiving work, facilitating subsequent retrieval, review, and feedback. This focus on enhancing collaboration among creative teams positions Octopz as a valuable resource in the digital workspace.

Covarity

Venture Round in 2007
Covarity, Inc. develops and delivers online post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis solutions for financial institutions that offer working capital lending products. It offers borrower tracking and notification, client portal, borrowing base analysis, financial analysis, financial document parser, portfolio reporting, and fraud indicator solutions to manage a commercial loan portfolio. The company monitors small to large commercial loan portfolios requiring reviews of collateral and financials; and provides insight and control that lenders needed to grow their portfolio, as well as reduce risk and enhance client service. It serves banks and credit unions, and other lenders in Canada. Covarity, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Kitchener, Canada.

Virtual Expert Clinics

Series C in 2007
Virtual Expert Clinics develops online educational therapy supports for schools and districts to educate students with developmental disorders in Canada and the United States. It offers AutismPro, a subscription-based online program that guides parents, therapists, and teachers to design, build, and manage educational therapeutic programs for children with autism. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Fredericton, Canada with an additional office in Denver, Colorado.

Sirific Wireless

Series C in 2007
Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of CMOS RF transceivers for the wireless communications market. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with additional offices in Waterloo, Canada, and Seoul, Korea. Sirific Wireless offers a range of products, including monolithic multi-mode wireless designs, digital direct conversion products, and Harmony-direct upconversion transmitters. Its NEXUS platform integrates multiple wireless standards such as HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS, and GSM, providing on-chip receive diversity for transceivers suitable for multi-mode and multi-band wireless applications.

Targeted Growth

Series D in 2007
Targeted Growth, Inc. is a crop biotechnology company specializing in the development of technologies aimed at enhancing seed size and yield for the agricultural and biofuel sectors. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional laboratories in the United States and Canada, the company focuses on developing high-yield and quality-improved food and energy crops such as canola, soybean, sugarcorn, and camelina. By increasing the productivity of these crops, Targeted Growth supports farmers in cultivating raw materials essential for the production of renewable fuels, including ethanol and biodiesel. Through its innovative approaches, the company contributes to advancements in sustainable agriculture and energy production.

Trigence

Series B in 2007
Trigence Semiconductor, Inc. operates as an audio IC design and solution provider. The company offers digital audio products, such as Digital Speaker Module that include speakers, enclosures, connectors, FPCs, audio DSPs, and interfaces to simplify development for PC, tablet, and smartphone required audio functionality; and digital speaker drivers, USBs, and evaluation boards for the consumer and IT markets. It provides products for applications in computer and laptop, headsets, sound-bar, and Bluetooth speaker. The company offers its products through distributors. Trigence Semiconductor, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Tokyo, Japan with offices in Japan, the United States, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Sofea

Venture Round in 2007
Sofea Inc. provides Custom Computer Programming Services. The company has headquarters in Toronto, Canada.

PlanetEye

Series A in 2007
PlanetEye is a comprehensive online travel planning service that offers users a range of tools and resources to enhance their travel experience. The platform features a powerful planning tool that allows travelers to create custom and interactive destination guides based on their preferences. Users can explore geotagged photography, access extensive travel content from in-house writers, and utilize advanced mapping technology. At the heart of PlanetEye's offerings is the Travel Pack, which enables travelers to "clip" interesting photographs, attractions, hotels, and restaurants while organizing their travel ideas. This combination of features positions PlanetEye as a valuable resource for those seeking innovative ways to plan their trips.

Aegera Therapeutics

Series C in 2006
Aegera Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted therapeutics to address major unmet medical needs. Aegera has three programs in clinical development, two for oncology and one for neuropathic pain. Aegera is also dedicated to identifying novel development candidates based upon its core technologies and internal expertise and experience in rapidly moving lead candidates through preclinical development and into clinical trials.

GenoLogics

Series B in 2006
GenoLogics, Inc. is a company specializing in laboratory information management systems (LIMS) designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Their flagship product, BaseSpace Clarity LIMS, is utilized by research and clinical laboratories to effectively track samples from receipt to results, thereby improving accuracy, reducing costs, and ensuring high quality standards. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Victoria, Canada, with an additional office in Redwood City, California, GenoLogics aims to support translational medicine and systems biology initiatives through its collaborative data management software platform. As a subsidiary of Illumina, Inc., the company focuses on advancing life sciences research by facilitating early detection, prevention, and treatment of various diseases.

Action Pharma

Series A in 2006
Action Pharma A/S develops novel drugs for cardio vascular treatment. The company also conducts pre-clinical and early clinical trials of new pharmaceutical products and treatment concepts for cardiovascular, inflammatory, and acquired metabolic diseases. Its products include COMPOUND AP1189, an oral anti-inflammatory compound under development for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis; and COMPOUND AP405, a modified MSH peptide analogue under development for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis. Action Pharma A/S was founded in 2000 and is based in Aarhus, Denmark.

Layer 7 Technologies

Series B in 2006
Layer 7 Technologies provides security and management products for API-driven integrations spanning the extended hybrid enterprise. It offers API management solutions such as API Proxy, a virtual API gateway that gives API publishers a tool for securing, orchestrating, and optimizing APIs as well as enforcing SLAs; XML Firewall that is designed to address access, federation, and message security needs in service oriented architecture (SOA) based integrations; SOA Gateway, an API Gateway that provides data translation, contextual routing, SLA management, caching, protocol switching, and B2B functionality; and Mobile Access Gateway, which simplifies the process of adapting internal data, application, and security infrastructure for mobile use. The company also offers developer management solutions, including API Portal, a platform for developer onboarding, engagement, and management; and operations management solutions such as API Service Manager that simplifies API, service, and gateway management across datacenters and the cloud. In addition, it offers identity management solutions, including OAuth Toolkit which empowers users to control access to their APIs; and Security Token Service for API identity translation and federation. Further, the company offers API academy training in the areas of introduction, API design and architecture, API strategy consulting, and hackathon management; IT services, such as architectural consulting, implementation, and operational health check; and gateway, API portal, and administrator training services. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. Currently, it operates as a subsidiary of CA Technologies.

CellFor

Venture Round in 2006
CellFor is the world's leading independent supplier of high technology seedlings to the global forest industry. Using plant biotechnology, which is the use of biological processes to manufacture products, CellFor identifies and produces genetically superior conifer seedlings without genetic modification.

Distil Interactive

Venture Round in 2006
Distil Interactive, Ltd. is a company based in Ottawa, Canada, that specializes in developing automated teaching and testing solutions aimed at enhancing personnel skills training and assessment. Founded in 2005, the company offers a digital game-based learning platform designed for certification and training organizations. This platform facilitates the consistent and accurate teaching and assessment of skills and behaviors through interactive and intuitive e-learning methods. Distil Interactive aims to improve the effectiveness of training programs by leveraging technology to create engaging educational experiences.

Protiva Biotherapeutics

Series C in 2006
Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., a development stage biotechnology company, develops nucleic acid based pharmaceutical products. The company focuses on developing products to fight various human diseases, such as cancer, influenza, Ebola, inflammatory diseases, and chronic viral infections. Its products include Pro 1, a tumor cell growth inhibitor, which kills tumor cells and inhibits tumor growth; Pro-101, an siRNA product that acts to inhibit the production of a protein involved in tumor growth; Pro-B, which acts to inhibit the expression of a protein, apolipoprotein B; Pro-EBOV and Pro-MARV that act to inhibit the replication of the Ebola and Marburg viruses; and Stable Nucleic-Acid Lipid Particle technology, an encapsulation and delivery system for nucleic acid payloads, such as short interfering RNA (siRNA), to target cells. The company also develops Hepatitis siRNA products for the treatment of hepatitis B and C. Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. has a research and development facility in Vancouver, Canada. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Seattle, Washington. As of May 30, 2008, Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Covarity

Series B in 2006
Covarity, Inc. develops and delivers online post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis solutions for financial institutions that offer working capital lending products. It offers borrower tracking and notification, client portal, borrowing base analysis, financial analysis, financial document parser, portfolio reporting, and fraud indicator solutions to manage a commercial loan portfolio. The company monitors small to large commercial loan portfolios requiring reviews of collateral and financials; and provides insight and control that lenders needed to grow their portfolio, as well as reduce risk and enhance client service. It serves banks and credit unions, and other lenders in Canada. Covarity, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Kitchener, Canada.

Zeugma Systems

Series A in 2006
Zeugma Systems is a privately held company that specializes in telecommunications equipment and applications for broadband service providers. The company offers the Zeugma Services Node, a service delivery router that consolidates extensive computing resources with advanced capacity and awareness of both services and subscribers in a robust, fully redundant system. This innovative equipment enables service providers to swiftly prototype and launch new revenue-generating services, monitor session flows at a granular level, and manage individual session flows to enforce quality of service policies. Additionally, Zeugma Systems provides Zeugma OSS for configuration and health management of their systems, and Smart Series Applications, which enhance various services like video on demand and voice over IP. Their solutions also support usage-based billing frameworks, reducing the need for multiple edge devices while facilitating standard broadband aggregation and subscriber management functions.

Targeted Growth

Series D in 2006
Targeted Growth, Inc. is a crop biotechnology company specializing in the development of technologies aimed at enhancing seed size and yield for the agricultural and biofuel sectors. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional laboratories in the United States and Canada, the company focuses on developing high-yield and quality-improved food and energy crops such as canola, soybean, sugarcorn, and camelina. By increasing the productivity of these crops, Targeted Growth supports farmers in cultivating raw materials essential for the production of renewable fuels, including ethanol and biodiesel. Through its innovative approaches, the company contributes to advancements in sustainable agriculture and energy production.
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