Barry Friesen

Engineering.com, Inc. provides software, information and technology-based services to the engineering market. It offers digital media services to a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, architecture and construction, and defense & military. The company was founded by Frank Baldesarra on March 31, 2000 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Connectbeam's architecture and core application (Spotlight) were designed to help people in any role, across the enterprise, connect with both the growing pool of information and colleagues with the expertise and experience to help them get their jobs done more intelligently and more quickly. The company enables this by aggregating the social metadata that is generated naturally by using the web into a single repository that everyone in the company can access and use. Connectbeam is the first company to integrate concepts of social bookmarking and tagging with those of social networking. Connectbeam brings the 'Web 2.0' information-sharing, collaboration, and ease of use of sites like MySpace and del.icio.us to the daily work-flow of enterprise employees. It helps companies boost innovation, improve decisions, intensify collaboration, and build critical stakeholder relationships. To see what others think please search for the many positive reviews Connectbeam has received from the press, such as The Wall Street Journal; Blogs, such as TechCrunch; and analyst firms such as Gartner. Connectbeam was founded by experienced entrepreneurs with decades of experience in the enterprise software market. The company is venture backed and privately held.

The University of Melbourne, founded in 1853, is a world-renowned institution located in Parkville, Australia. The university is a leader in education, teaching, and research, offering a wide range of coursework and research programs.

iNovia Capital, Inc., formerly MSBi Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Shawn Abbott. The firm is headquarters in Montreal Canada.

Porter Aviation Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in commercial and regional air transportation services. The firm provides terminal, hangar, and office spaces. The company was founded by Robert J. Deluce in 1999 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Jaxtr, Inc. provides social and telecommunications services. It offers Jaxtr Mobile SIM card and Jaxtr Voice. The firm also owns and operates several businesses in the telecommunications space, including Jaxtr Virtual Number, Jaxtr Global SMSs, and Jaxtr SMS. The company was founded by Phillip Mobin and Touraj Parang in October 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Branksome Hall operates school for girls. The firm support students through merit scholarships and a program of financial aid (bursaries). The company was founded by Margaret Scott in 1903 and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.

Founded in 2001 by Hubert Marleau and Charles Marleau, Palos Management, Inc. is in investment advisor located in Montreal, Quebec.

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund seeks investment opportunities in technology companies located in Canada, primarily in Ontario. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of advanced manufacturing, IT, communications, clean-tech and life sciences. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging up to $0.5 million.

BNKBL Ltd. develops white-label payment solutions including e-wallets, remittance services, P2P money transfers and prepaid card programmes. The company was founded by Eric Mouilleron in 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Maple Leaf Angels Capital Corp. (Maple Leaf Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

The Upside Foundation of Canada is a charitable organization that enables founders of early-stage, high-growth Canadian companies to build social responsibility into their business by pledging equity to the charity of their choice. The foundation is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The foundation was co-founded by Robert Antoniades, Mark Skapinker, and Janie Goldstein. The equity donation is incorporated into the cap table early on, and its value grows alongside the Canadian company's. The foundation has a community of like-minded entrepreneurs from top companies like Wealthsimple, Hubba, and Hopper. The foundation has many generous members in a range of stages and industries who have pledged to share their upside to charity upon experiencing a liquidity event.

Vestigo Ventures LLC (Vestigo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Mark Stephen Casady and Ian W Sheridan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Two Small Fish Ventures Inc (Two Small Fish) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Allen Lau and Eva Lau. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Brim Financial, Inc. provides financial services. The company was founded on July 15, 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Standup Ventures LP invests in companies located in the Canada. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of software, digital health, and clean tech companies. It provides financing for pre-seed and seed stage with an investment size ranging from $0.25 million to $1 million.

Good AI Capital LLC (Good AI Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Darwin Ling. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Volta Labs is a Canadian bioautomation company that specializes in developing innovative solutions to simplify the upstream workflows in genomic sequencing. The private company is based in Halifax, Canada, and offers programming, events, and co-working space to the innovation community. The company is building a sequencer agnostic platform for sample preparation, which spans across hardware, software, chemistry, and biology. Volta Labs was founded in 2018 by Udayan Umapathi, who is the CEO, and Will Langford, the head of engineering.

Part of e-Zest Solutions Ltd., SmarterMe, Inc. develops mobile applications. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The company was founded by Darwin Ling.

Fintech Cadence is a non-profit organization based in Canada that serves as a hub for the fintech community. Fintech Cadence is based in Montreal, Canada and has subsidiaries in Canada. The Canadian company offers various programs and events for early-stage startups and focus on education, supporting fintech startups, and collaborating with financial institutions. The private company was founded in 2017 by Jan Christopher Arp.

Graphite Ventures, Inc. (Graphite Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of MaRS Discovery District (Venture Capital) founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

XMachina AI Group, Inc. engages in the acquisition of early to mid-stage artificial intelligence (AI) product and service companies. The acquisition includes peripheral service or software companies that are a value-add to vertical integration with AI within the AI sector. The firm plans to grow through the acquisition of additional targets. The company was founded on May 27, 2019 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Deloitte Canada LLP is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company brings world-class capabilities, insights, and services to address clients' most complex business challenges. Deloitte Canada provides audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services to public and private clients across various industries. Deloitte Canada LLP, founded in 2004, serves four out of five Fortune 500® companies through a globally connected network of member firms in over 150 countries and territories.

Holdun Family Office Ltd. is a Bahamian financial company that offers a range of services including wealth management, trust, corporate, and concierge services. The private company is based in Nassau, Bahamas. The company has consistently outperformed the market through innovation and smart tactical moves, minimizing the effects of market volatility and maximizing investors' risk-adjusted returns. The CEOs of the company are Bertrand Zimmermann, Brendan Holt Dunn.