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Jacket River

6 Hamilton Ave N Unit 3, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4, Canada

Overview

acket River primarily to meet a critical need in the mid to large cap private equity realm to drive value creation and capture. Their core tenet is that strong execution of solid strategy is the critical element of success to any organization. At JR, they believe that the traditional consulting model is often flawed and does not always support the best interests of clients. They do not employ lifetime consultants and hire leaders that have led large organizations and owned a P&L. This model enables a single Jacket River team member to accomplish what a team of consultants in a traditional deployment can achieve, while building cost-effective, sustainable capability for long-term transformation for their clients. Their service model is flexible and can be tailored based on the need of each individual client. It is no surprise that their client base is largely Private Equity owned companies due to the alignment of objectives and values with their firm. In addition to their professional services offerings, Jacket River Capital is a source of strategic capital for entrepreneurs and small to mid-cap companies. Jacket River provides flexible capital along with advisory services, strategic guidance and hands on implementation capabilities. They believe that for high-growth companies the key risk to success is quality of execution. Their expertise and network provides their investments with a distinct advantage in realizing true value.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
2

Sector focus

  • Management Consulting
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Investment portfolio

  • Raven Telemetry

    Participated · Equity · May 2018

    Raven.ai builds data contextualization software for frontline operations, combining proprietary IoT/edge devices and AI to unite diverse manufacturing data into an accurate timeline. Led by CEO Martin Cloake and based in Ottawa, Canada, the company designs operator-first solutions for manufacturers globally across Discrete, Food and Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Agri-Food, and Healthcare. Its platform integrates varied data sources to deliver timely, contextualized information to operators on the production floor. Raven.ai raised USD$12M in a Series A financing. The company intends to use the funds to continue rapid expansion of its capabilities and to accelerate product development and scaling. Raven Telemetry develops mobile hardware, software, and cloud-based analytics driven by artificial intelligence to deliver real-time recommendations and productivity insights for plant managers, supervisors, and machine operators. The company is led by CEO Martin Cloake and was launched in 2013. Its customer base includes Hitachi, David’s Tea, Teledyne, and Danaher. Raven intends to use the new funding to continue expanding operations and its business reach. The article notes the company raised equity financing of $6.1M. The business is based in Ottawa, Canada.

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