Mark de Groot

LegiTime Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of security and management software solutions. It offers mobile network operations, managed services, consumer smart phone, and social network solutions. The company was founded by Eric Strauss, William Grote, and John Swain in 2005 and is headquartered in Rocky Hill, CT.

Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV provides customer research services. The company provides its services to the energy suppliers, appliance builders, end users and government sectors. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Mol, Belgium.

Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.

Réseau Capital operates as a venture capital and private equity association. It promotes private equity industry in Quebec through training, information and promotion, networking, and representation. The company was founded by Jean-Pierre Chartrand in 1989 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

MSBi Valorisation Inc invests in early-stage technology companies located in Canada. The fund target companies operating in the fields of information technology and life & physical sciences with high growth potential. It provides financing for seed stage capital requirements.

Iaculor Injection, Inc. develops needle free medical devices. It engages in the development and commercialization of needle-free medical devices for injecting drugs and vaccines. The company was founded by Martin Brouillette and is headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada.

Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops peptidomimetic small molecule drugs against glaucoma and cancer. Its product mimic the effects of neurotrophin proteins that help to maintain the health and growth of cells and tissues found in the eye. Mimetogen provides tyrosine kinase agonists that prevent neuronal death; small molecule tyrosine kinase receptor agonists, which stimulates mucin secretion from conunctival goblet cells; and small molecule neurotrophin mimetics that rescues retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. The company was founded by Garth Cumberlidge and H. Uri Saragovi in 2005 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Woozworld, Inc. develops and operates virtual social network. It offers its product through the Woozworld.com brand. The firm specializes in virtual world, social world, user generated content, UGC, tweens and teens. The company was founded by Eric Brassard, Nicolas Lee and Mathieu Lampron in December 2009 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Teralys Capital, Inc (Teralys) is private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Jacques Bernier and Eric Legault. The firm is headquartered in Canada.

Grand Challenges Canada provides support services for healthcare. It specializes in global health, innovation, global mental health, international development, impact investing, maternal, newborn and child health, and research and development. The company was founded in May 2010 is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CelluComp Ltd. manufactures and markets sustainable products produced from the waste streams of the food industry. It provides multiple solutions for many industries such as paints and coatings, concrete, home and personal care, oil drilling and composites. The company was founded by Christian Kemp-Griffin, David Gwyddon Hepworth and Eric Arron Whale in 2004 and is headquartered in Scotland, the United Kingdom.

Synthace Ltd. produces bio-based chemical and biological products through synthetic biology. It is a synthetic biology company with a platform of technologies for the rapid engineering and optimization of novel biological production systems. The bioengineering platform is broadly applicable across multiple industry sectors, including the production of specialty chemicals from renewable feed stocks using efficient and sustainable processes. The company was founded by Sean Ward and Markus Christian Gershater in January 2011 and is headquartered in, London, the United Kingdom.

Biosyntia ApS provides services in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering fields. It offers biocatalysts for fermentation of fine chemicals. The company was founded by Andreas Hougaard Laustsen, Morten Otto Alexander Sommer, and Hans Jasper Genee in 2012 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Aligo Innovation operates as an university research commercialization company. It specializes in innovation, technology transfer, venture capital, licensing, intellectual property, strategy and business development. The company was founded in April 1, 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Northern Biologics Inc. operates as an early-stage biologics company. It develops a portfolio of antibody-based therapeutics for oncology and fibrosis. The company was founded by Jason Moffat, Rob Rottapel, Benjamin G. Neel, Sachdev Sidhu, Brad Wouters, and Stefan Larson in June 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Interaction Ventures Management Inc (Interaction Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Raff Paquin and Guillaume Racine. The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

DNA Script engages in the provision of research and development in biotechnology. It manufactures synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid using enzymatic technology. The company was founded by Thomas Ybert, Sylvain Gariel and Xavier Godron in 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Local.House International, Inc. provides personally identifiable information and data. The company was founded by Yury Yakubchyk and Rami Zeidanand is headquartered in New York, NY.

Luge Capital, Inc. (Luge Capital) is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Canada.

ParityGo, Inc. operates an AI-influenced building HVAC control and analytics platform. It leverages intelligent software to guarantee minimal energy waste by matching supply and demand of gas, electricity and water using real-time data and automation for dynamic control of mechanical HVAC equipment. The company was founded by Brad Pilgrim in 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Protera SAS manufactures protein-based ingredients to address critical challenges in food, agriculture, the environment, and human health. Its products include Guard, Sense, antioxidant proteins, and foaming and emulsifying proteins. The company was founded by Leonardo Álvarez and Francia Navarrete and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Talent Com, Inc. is a job search platform that operates in 78 countries. Users can find job listings, salary information, and Canadian company details on the website. The platform also offers a way for publishers to monetize their audience by displaying relevant job content. Additionally, Talent.com provides a salary comparison tool that allows users to search and compare salaries by profession and region. The company was founded by Benjamin Philion, Lucas Martinez, and Maxime Droux, who have been the CEOs since incorporation.

35Pharma, Inc. designs and develops biologics for diseases of high unmet medical need. The CEO of the Canadian company is Ilia A. Tikhomirov.

Reflex Photonics, Inc. develops light on board connectivity solutions for broad-based digital data transfer applications. The firm’s products include InterBOARD, LightABLE, and light on board. The company was founded by David R. Rolston and Tomasz Maj in 2002 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

MetGen Oy operates as a robust technology platform. The firm develops enzymatic products for pulp and paper and biofuel industries. The company was founded by Alex Michine and Alexey Azhayev in 2008 and is headquartered in Kaarina, Finland.

Comet Biorefining, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of cellulosic glucose technology for applications in renewable biofuels and biochemicals. It proprietary technology allows for the conversion of wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and other agricultural waste materials into high purity cellulosic glucose syrup. These non-food sources offer lower cost and price stability when compared to food sugar sources such as corn or sugar cane. The company was founded by Andrew Richard in 2009 and is headquartered in London, Canada.