Mikhail Karim

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

Founded in 2010 by George Gosbee, AltaCorp Capital Inc. is an institutional financial advisory and brokerage firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm offers a full spectrum of value-added financial and advisory services to corporations in across various stages of development. Their products and services include corporate mergers and acquisition advisory, equity financings, asset acquisitions and divestitures advisory, institutional sales and trading and institutional equity research. AltaCorp Capital focuses on key drivers of the Western Canadian economy that are global in scope including energy, agri-industry and diversified industries, with overlap into interdependent subsectors. The firm's research includes macro analysis, theme pieces, daily notes, corporate reviews, quarterly and annual overviews and other relevant market/sector issues. AltaCorp Capital's Institutional Sales and Trading team has expertise in both national and global trading markets and are fully integrated within an expansive network of long-standing relationships with institutional clients. They offer execution in trading securities and relevant and timely placing of new offers/issues. The firm also offers execution in institutional block trading and an industry leading technical platform. AltaCorp maintains a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd. (Sprucegrove) is an independent, Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1993 by three individuals (Peter Clark, Ian Fyfe and John Watson), who had worked together for 15 years in investment operations at Confederation Life Insurance Co. (Confed). Sprucegrove provides discretionary advisory services to private investment funds and to separately managed accounts, which includes in the capacity as sub-adviser to third party funds.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) (NBF-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of National Bank Financial, Inc., a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF-Broker provides retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties. The firm has a substantial presence in all regions of Canada, as well as operations in the US and Europe.

TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors.

Teachers' Private Capital is a private equity firm founded in the year 1991. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with additional offices in London, Singapore and Hong Kong.

OMERS Private Equity, Inc (OMERS Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corp. founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with an additional offices in Singapore, London and New York.

Pender Private Equity Fund Management Inc (Pender Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PenderFund Capital Management Ltd founded in 1994 by John Kelly Edmison. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with an office in Ontario.

York University Development Corp. provides real property advisory, development and management services. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

BMO Capital Markets Mezzanine Debt Group ( BMO Capital Markets) is a private equity division of BMO Capital Markets Corp. founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Canoe Financial LP (Canoe) is an independent, Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The firm was founded by Michael Chernoff in 2008. Canoe offers a variety of mutual fund and closed-end investment products that are designed to build wealth for Canadian investors.

Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc. (Echelon) is a Canadian-owned and operated full-service broker-dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Robert Furse and David Cusson in 2010 as Euro Pacific Canada, Inc. They are owned by 1-UP Holdings Corp., a holding company. Echelon offers superior investment advice and efficient trade execution for their institutional and retail clients. In 2023, Echelon and PI Financial Corp. (now known as Ventum Financial Corp.) have agreed to combine in a merger of equals to create an investment advisory, wealth management, and capital markets firm.

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.

ONCAP Management, Inc.(ONCAP) is a private equity subsidiary of ONEX Corp founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional office in New York.

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. (Pender) is an independent, value-based mutual fund firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by J. Kelly Edmison in 2003. Pender manages a range of funds for various types of clients.

Cognism Ltd. engages in the provision of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions through artificial intelligence and machine learning. It products include Prospector, refresh, revenue AI, Cognism dynamics, Cognism salesforce, Cognism wealth, Interactive, CRM integrations, email integrations, and API documentation. The company was founded by James Isilay and Stjepan Buljat in 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Holt Fintech Accelerator(Holt) is an Independent firm founded in 2017 by Brendan Dunn and Jan Christopher Arp. The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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.

PsyTech Global is a division of iCAN\: Cannabis that combines a robust psychedelic therapeutic community with integrative mental healthcare delivery and enabling tools for novel modalities of care. The Canadian company is a leader in the development of data-driven tools that allow physicians unprecedented insight into patient well-being and clinical best practices. PsyTech is mainstreaming the adoption of psychedelic-assisted therapies through the promotion and delivery of safe and effective therapy, combating stigma, and accelerating innovation. The company also serves as an events platform and innovation scout for psychedelic medicine. Hayim Raclaw has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Synergis Capital Management Inc. (Synergis Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Jerry Shi. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.