Mentor Monday: Helping Great Companies Overcome Canada’s Funding Gap

Consider the following list of venture capital firms: Blackboard, Brightspark, BMO Technology Investment Program, CastleHill Ventures Inc., CDP Capital Technology Ventures, CMDF, Crocus Investment Fund , Edgestone, eLab, First Ontario, Garage Canada, Greenstone, GTI Capital, Hydro-Québec CapiTech Inc., Jefferson Partners, Lattitude, Launchworks, Mosaic Venture Partners, MWI Partners, New Generation Biotech Fund, NRG Group, Primaxis, Propulsion, RBC Advanced Technology Fund , RBC Technology Ventures, RBC Capital Partners, RBC Life Sciences Fund, RBC Telecommunications Fund, Rising Tide Canada, RoyNat, Skypoint, Springbank, TechnoCap, Tera Capital, VC Advantage Fund, Ventures West, VentureCoaches, Working Opportunity Fund, XDL, and Vengrowth.

Thanks for staying with me. Now try to guess what all of these firms have in common. Stumped?

Well, the sad truth, which Wellington’s Mark McQueen noted in a recent blog post, is that none of them are investing in new deals in Canada going forward. None.
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Mentor Monday to continue in September 2010

Mentor Monday has been a great success for all and we intend to continue with the model.  Given the summer holiday season is upon us soon, limiting full participation, we are going to restart Mentor Monday in early September.  I have several companies in the queue to present (please send Howard Gwin a note if you would like to present your company) and we will be back in full gear in early August setting up the event.

Mentor Monday to Restart in September

Mentor Monday has been a great success for all and we intend to continue with the model.  Given that the summer holiday season is in full swing, limiting full participation, we are going to restart Mentor Monday in early September.  We will be back in full gear in early August to set up the event. Please send Howard Gwin a note if you would like to present your company.