• PreciThera

  Participated · Series A · Jul 2017

  PreciThera develops innovative biological therapeutics targeting orphan bone diseases that cannot be treated via traditional protein replacement therapies. The company combines informatics-based tools, integrating RNA sequencing with genomic and clinical databases, to validate the major pathways responsible for clinical symptoms in rare genetic disorders. Its pipeline focuses on novel molecules with a lead candidate intended to be advanced through IND-enabling work and into clinical studies. PreciThera intends to use the Series A proceeds to develop additional molecules, establish clinical proof of concept for the lead candidate and identify a path to registration. The company was co-founded in 2016 by Dr. Philippe Crine and Dr. Susan Schiavi and is led by CEO Pierre Beauparlant. It is based in Montreal, Canada.

• Q4

  Participated · Series B · May 2016

  Q4 is the first IR Ops Platform combining a large proprietary investor dataset with tools to help public companies attract, manage, and understand investors. Its AI-enabled platform includes an IR website management system, events software, a robust analytics engine, a streamlined investor CRM, and shareholder intelligence with enhanced metrics. The company serves more than 2,600 public companies globally. Leadership says the company is entering its next phase of growth as an AI-driven IR Ops Platform following a new strategic sponsor. The recent strategic investment by Sumeru Equity Partners is supported by credit facilities from CIBC Innovation Banking to help Q4 deliver greater value to clients. Q4 is headquartered in Toronto and maintains offices in New York and London. Q4 is a Toronto-based provider of cloud-based investor relations and capital markets solutions, offering a full suite across websites, virtual events, corporate access, data & analytics, CRM and capital markets intelligence. The company serves roughly 2,200 clients across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe. Q4 says it will use the new financing to continue scaling its team, deepen its technology platform, and pursue inorganic growth opportunities. The company completed a $35 million USD growth equity raise in 2018 and has since pursued strategic transactions with Business Wire and S&P Global Market Intelligence. Q4 lists offices in New York, Toronto, Hamilton, Copenhagen, and London. It is backed by Napier Park Financial Partners, First Ascent Ventures, Information Venture Partners and other venture and angel investors. Q4 provides a purpose-built investor relations CRM and analytics platform that combines quantitative and real-time shareholder analytics, AI targeting, pipeline management, roadshow planning, website and event analytics, webcasting and professional services. The company recently released Studio, its next-generation investor website platform, and positions itself as the industry’s only full-suite IR provider. Q4 serves over 1,200 of the world’s top global brands and provides IR solutions to 25% of the S&P 500. The business sells cloud-based IR and capital markets tools and emphasizes technology-first product development and customer support. Proceeds from the recent financing are earmarked to accelerate the product roadmap, expand global sales and marketing, and pursue strategic acquisitions. Q4 has offices in New York, Chicago, Toronto, Copenhagen, and London. Q4 provides a SaaS-based investor-relations communication and intelligence platform that includes investor websites, earnings webcasting, market intelligence and an investor CRM suite. The company applies artificial intelligence methods such as machine learning and natural language processing to deliver real-time insights on institutional trading, market sentiment, volatility and investor activism. Led by CEO Darrell Heaps, Q4 has over 150 employees across offices in Toronto, Chicago and New York. The company closed a $22M Series B and has raised $30M to date. Q4 intends to use the new capital to expand its engineering, sales and marketing teams. Q4 Web Systems is a Toronto-based provider of SaaS-based investor relations solutions. Its core offerings include web and mobile products, and the company has expanded its platform to provide webcasting and market intelligence solutions. Q4 has experienced triple-digit growth and counts customers including nearly 20% of the S&P 500. The company added 46 new hires in North America in the past year and recently doubled its office space to an 8,000 square foot open-concept layout. Q4 plans to use the new funding to expand its product, engineering, and sales teams and to scale product design and engineering. Founder and CEO Darrell Heaps said the team’s talent has enabled the company to design and launch a series of successful web and mobile products.

• Maluuba

  Participated · Series A · Jan 2016

  Maluuba is a deep-learning company that aims to enable machines to think, reason and communicate with human-like intelligence. Its technology powers interactive natural language and conversational dialogue experiences in over 50 million smart devices globally across IoT, mobile phones and smart TVs. The platform supports more than 10 languages and is provided to industry OEMs including LG. The company intends to use the new capital to further enhance its deep learning research and development and to expand its product in the automotive and IoT sectors. Led by co-founder and CEO Sam Pasupalak, Maluuba strengthened its board as part of the financing and appointed Dave Grannan as chairman. The company has now raised C$12m ($8.3m) in total funding to date following the Series A.

• ScribbleLive

  Participated · Series D · Sep 2015

  ScribbleLive offers a SaaS-based content marketing and live publishing platform that combines predictive analytics with content planning, creation, distribution, and workflow technologies. Led by CEO Vincent Mifsud, the platform uses patented linguistic and mathematical algorithms to generate insights that help marketers create original content aligned with strategy. The solution allows distribution across multiple channels and measurement of effectiveness and engagement. ScribbleLive's platform is used by over 500 enterprises, including Red Bull, Bayer, Ferrari, Oracle, Bank of America, Deutsche Telekom, and Yahoo!. The company closed a $35M Series D and intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations. ScribbleLive, founded in 2008 and based in Toronto, evolved from a live-blogging platform into a content syndication marketplace and live-content creation tool for marketers and publishers. The company helps brands create and distribute content designed to engage audiences. It serves enterprise customers—claiming over 500 enterprise clients—and after acquiring CoveritLive now powers over 1,500 total customers including the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and top U.S. news networks. ScribbleLive says it is a fast-growing, cash-flow-positive business. Management plans to use new capital to open international offices and pursue strategic acquisitions to accelerate growth. Three months before the Series C the company acquired CoveritLive from Demand Media, consolidating two large live content providers. ScribbleLive (Scribble Technologies) operates a real-time content creation and distribution platform available in 14 languages and used by major media brands including the Associated Press, Reuters, CNN and ESPN. The company has expanded beyond "live blogging" into a broader platform that powers dynamic, frequently updated content on media sites and brand properties. Scribble recently launched ScribbleMarket, a syndication marketplace that lets publishers and brands license or share full-featured real-time content (free or paid) from a single backend. Management positions the marketplace as a way to monetize reporting and enable smaller outlets to republish dynamic coverage, citing Boston.com’s syndication during the Boston Marathon bombings as an example. The company is also pushing into content marketing and offers engagement-metric insights to help brands measure and optimize real-time content. Scribble will use the new funding to accelerate ScribbleMarket, expand its platform internationally, and broaden adoption across different customer types. ScribbleLive offers a fast, collaborative way for news organizations to create branded live pages or embedded streams for events and breaking stories. Reporters can contribute via web, email, an iPhone app, a BlackBerry app, SMS, voicemail, photos, videos, and by incorporating reader comments and Twitter updates. Recent feature additions include voicemail posting, SMS input, SSL security, and the ability to push updates to multiple pages. The company plans to let publishers edit and rearrange content (drag-and-drop) so live streams can be polished into definitive news articles as stories develop. Its service is used by large organizations such as Reuters and Hearst Television. Financially, ScribbleLive has completed early fundraising and is preparing for a larger venture round.

No current team members are available.