GrowthWorks

GrowthWorks, headquartered in Canada, is an asset management firm established in 1992 that specializes in venture capital investments. The firm focuses on early-stage investments across various sectors, including cleantech, healthcare, and technology, while also managing regionally based venture capital funds throughout Canada. GrowthWorks oversees several funds, such as the GrowthWorks Commercialization Fund and the GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund. With a commitment to a principled investment strategy, GrowthWorks aims to add value by structuring strategic investments in growth-oriented companies, valuing portfolio assets conservatively, and minimizing risk through diversification. The firm employs specialized teams to identify promising investment opportunities and provides strategic management support to help portfolio companies thrive. Over its history, GrowthWorks has made numerous investments while maintaining a focus on building vital industry connections and delivering strong results for its investors.

Jessica Bradley

VP of Regional Sales

Pat R. Brady

VP of Investments

Rahul Chawla

VP of Regional Sales

Peter Clark

President and Chief Executive Officer of GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund

Carol Lisa Crow

VP of Human Resources

Rolf Dekleer

Vice President, Investments

Isabelle Gervasio

VP of Investor Relations and Business Development

Tim Lee

Chief Investment Officer, Venture Capital

Timothy Kee-Yun Lee

Chief Investment Officer

John Leong

VP of Sales Western Canada

Mark Leung

Vice President, Finance

David Levi

Executive Vice President

Derek Lew

President and Chief Executive Officer

Grahame Randall Lyons

Managing Partner

Clinton Edward Matthews

CFO

Tony Rautava

Chief Compliance Officer and Investment Manager

Joseph Michael Timlin

VP of Investments - Information Technology

Past deals in Vancouver

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.

BuildDirect

Series C in 2014
BuildDirect Technologies Inc. owns and operates an online marketplace for home improvement products. The company offers BuildDirect Gateway, which is a global supply chain platform for heavyweight goods. It enables third party the ability to access BuildDirect’s advanced network of warehousing services, ground and ocean logistics for any part of the shipping journey, from point of manufacture through last-mile delivery. The company’s product categories include flooring, decking, building materials, outdoor, kitchen and bath, moldings and accessories, and doors. BuildDirect Technologies Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Vancouver, Canada with warehouses in North America.

Boreal Genomics

Series B in 2010
Boreal Genomics Inc. specializes in developing technologies for the blood-based detection and monitoring of circulating tumor DNA, aimed at enhancing cancer patient care. The company offers the OnTarget platform, which enables sensitive detection and quantification of tumor mutations from plasma or tissue samples, facilitating accurate tumor profiling and real-time monitoring of tumor evolution. This platform is available as a research-use service, providing insights into tumor mutations that may be undetectable by other methods, thereby aiding in therapy selection and improving clinical trial efficiency. Additionally, Boreal Genomics provides the Aurora tool, which purifies and concentrates nucleic acids from various samples for applications in life sciences research, agriculture biotechnology, and forensics. Founded in 2007, Boreal Genomics is headquartered in Los Altos, California, with an additional office in Vancouver, Canada.

Copperleaf Technologies

Series A in 2010
Copperleaf provides decision analytics to companies managing critical infrastructure. Our enterprise software solutions leverage operational and financial data to help our clients make investment decisions that deliver the highest business value. In 2016, Canadian Business magazine named Copperleaf one of Canada’s top 20 Fastest-Growing Software Companies. Copperleaf is a member of The Institute of Asset Management (IAM) and actively participates in shaping the future of asset management standards, including ISO 55000. Headquartered in Vancouver, our solutions are distributed and supported by regional staff and partners worldwide. We are committed to building a better world, one decision at a time.

Vitrium Systems Inc.

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.

Strutta

Debt Financing in 2009
Strutta's industry leading technology connects brands with their target consumers through powerful social promotions. Its do-it-yourself tools allow agencies, brands and developers to easily create and manage interactive contests and sweepstakes. Strutta has powered award-winning promotions for top international agencies, Fortune 500 companies and small businesses. Clients include Microsoft, AirBNB, Edelman, Comcast, Dove, Coca-Cola and Shutterfly. Strutta is a privately held company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, and is a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer. For more information, visit http://strutta.com

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.

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.

Strutta

Seed Round in 2008
Strutta's industry leading technology connects brands with their target consumers through powerful social promotions. Its do-it-yourself tools allow agencies, brands and developers to easily create and manage interactive contests and sweepstakes. Strutta has powered award-winning promotions for top international agencies, Fortune 500 companies and small businesses. Clients include Microsoft, AirBNB, Edelman, Comcast, Dove, Coca-Cola and Shutterfly. Strutta is a privately held company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, and is a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer. For more information, visit http://strutta.com

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.

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.

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.

Brownbag

Series A in 2007
Brownbag is a customer-focused platform designed to help users discover and learn about a wide variety of products. By offering an extensive selection at competitive prices, the company aims to meet daily consumer needs while ensuring fast and reliable delivery and maintaining quality control. Brownbag also serves as an e-commerce platform for sellers, providing them with the tools necessary to reach a global audience. Additionally, the platform incorporates elements of social engagement, allowing ordinary citizens to contribute to the content, further enhancing the user experience.

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 is a customer-focused platform designed to help users discover and learn about a wide variety of products. By offering an extensive selection at competitive prices, the company aims to meet daily consumer needs while ensuring fast and reliable delivery and maintaining quality control. Brownbag also serves as an e-commerce platform for sellers, providing them with the tools necessary to reach a global audience. Additionally, the platform incorporates elements of social engagement, allowing ordinary citizens to contribute to the content, further enhancing the user experience.

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.

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.

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.

Neuromed Pharmaceuticals

Series D in 2006
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.

Marqui

Series B in 2006
Marqui is a cloud-based platform that enables you to create, update, and add new content to your website. The system enables marketing teams to produce and publish web-ready HTML, CSS, and Javascript content quickly and easily, without having to know how to code. You are empowered to update your content anytime, anywhere. Marqui gives you complete control over the process of content creation, scheduling and publication, as well as a beautifully designed and easy-to-navigate web experience. With a single interface and comprehensive workflow controls, you can maintain and update content through a single platform. Marqui’s in-house services teams also help marketing teams design and develop websites and campaigns; while our Client Success Team provides live support to ensure your questions are answered quickly and day-to-day operations run smoothly.
QuIC Financial Technologies, Inc. develops simulation, risk calculation, and pricing platform solutions for financial institutions and companies. The company offers QuIC product suite that consists an n-dimensional vector based calculator to solve mathematical problems. Its products include QuIC Engine for desktop computers to achieve levels of performance associated with supercomputers; QuIC Script, a vector computing language to express financial solutions to the QuIC Engine; and QuIC Analytics that provides instrumentations, such as interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives, equities and commodities, hybrids, asset backed securities, and credit derivatives, as well as a series of utility function libraries. The company also provides QuIC Workbench for developing, modifying, customizing, visualizing, and testing QuIC Script; QuIC mechanics, a product framework that decomposes a financial instrument into a series of events, such as cashflows, exercise decisions, resets, and maturities; and QuIC Simulation Framework, an enterprise-scale calculation and simulation framework to manage the portfolio simulation workflow. In addition, it offers integration products, which include QuIC Dispatch that provides choices for interfacing with client solutions; QuIC Bridge, which provides an interface between QuIC Script and the client's existing models; and QuIC Data Channels, an architecture for the movement of data between relational databases or CSV files, and QuIC Script. Further, the company provides product support, system integration, custom development, consulting and advisory services, educational and technical resources, and training services; and market risk, credit risk, credit valuation adjustment, unified risk, and structured product solutions. QuIC Financial Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Quadrus Financial Technologies, Inc. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with additional offices in London and New York.

EQO

Series A in 2006
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.

CELLFOR

Series C in 2005
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.

Neuromed Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2003
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.

Colligo

Series A in 2002
Enterprise-strength email management and document management solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Colligo Networks is the leader in email and document management solutions for Microsoft SharePoint. Enterprises that use SharePoint rely on Colligo's award-winning solution suite to improve collaboration, increase productivity, and mitigate corporate risk. Featuring seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook and Windows Explorer, Colligo drives SharePoint adoption by making it easy to tag, find, store, and share SharePoint content in familiar ways, regardless of device, connectivity, or SharePoint location. Colligo's email and document management solutions for SharePoint are used by over 4800 organizations in 55 countries, with Global 500 customers including Microsoft, Kraft Foods, General Motors, and Siemens. Colligo Networks is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

NxtPhase

Venture Round in 2001
NxtPhase develops, manufactures, and markets optical sensor and digital solutions for the electric power industry. The company’s products include optical current and voltage sensors; and opto-electronic modules that provide signal processing electronics for voltage and current transducers. NxtPhase was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Neuromed Pharmaceuticals

Series B in 2001
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.