Participated · Equity · Oct 2025

Silver Tiger Metals focuses exclusively on the El Tigre silver-gold property in Sonora, where it has drilled more than 150,000 metres since beginning work in 2017—119,000 metres of which were completed after 2020. The company has issued several mineral resource estimates, publishing its most recent update in 2024. In November 2023 it released a Preliminary Economic Assessment outlining a 10-year open-pit mining scenario for the deposit. Proceeds from its latest C$28.8 million equity raise will be directed toward continued exploration and development activities at El Tigre. The intensive drill campaigns and engineering studies aim to move the project toward a construction decision. The company’s strategy centers on de-risking the asset through aggressive drilling, updated resources and economic studies while maintaining a strong treasury to fund ongoing work.

Participated · Series B · Nov 2021

Evanesce manufactures compostable straws and other sustainable packaging products, with production facilities in South Carolina and Nevada. The company is expanding its product line to include compostable cups and cutlery. In March it produced approximately 40 million compostable straws at its South Carolina facility and about 90 million total straws in Q1 2022, all of which were sold. Evanesce plans to list its shares in 2022 on either the TSX or the NASDAQ. Management expects significant year‑over‑year revenue growth driven by increased business with professional sports teams and theme parks. The company has an incentive program that includes purchase warrants used by investors. Evanesce designs, develops and manufactures compostable plant-based packaging including Evanesce Biopolymers and its patented Evanesce® Molded Starch technology. The company upcycles starch and fiber by-products to produce home-compostable packaging that decomposes in significantly less than 90 days and is positioned to be cost-competitive (about half the cost of other certified compostable alternatives, per the company). Evanesce is scaling manufacturing capacity and has opened facilities in Early Branch, South Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada, with plans to purchase equipment to expand PLA biopolymer and Molded Starch production and to grow operations and sales teams. Its business model encompasses manufacturing, licensing, collaborative partnerships and joint ventures to accelerate adoption. The company says its solutions are manufactured in the USA and are commercially scalable. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Evanesce aims to meet rising regulatory and consumer demand for sustainable foodservice and packaging alternatives. Financially, the company has raised over CAD $15M (US$12M) to date.

Participated · Equity · Jun 2021

Highmark Innovations builds and distributes gamified, FDA-cleared Software as a Medical Device for virtual, in-person and hybrid neurological and mental health assessments and care. The company combines its SaMD with a growing network of clinical businesses and clinics to deliver diagnostics, care planning and rehabilitation. Highmark acquired BrainFx to add clinician-led virtual neurofunctional assessment tools and the Living Brain Bank™ of normative neurofunctional data. The acquisition increased Highmark’s footprint by more than 100 healthcare organizations and supports rapid expansion into the U.S. and global markets. Highmark’s strategy centers on acquisitive growth, implementing its technology within clinical settings, continued R&D, and use of predictive analytics and machine learning to enable precision medicine.

Participated · Equity · May 2019

Hemptown USA grows high-grade feminized hemp and produces full-spectrum CBD and CBG crude and distillates, aiming for higher yields than industrial hemp. The company reported a first-year yield of 110,000 lbs of feminized hemp biomass and a projected average gross margin greater than 77% from its 2018 harvest. It is one of the largest CBG producers in the U.S., having purchased 1 million rare CBG seeds for the 2019 growing season and USD$5.5 million worth of Oregon CBD seeds. Hemptown USA is operating on roughly 1,500 acres across Oregon, Kentucky and Colorado with the capability to more than double acreage in 2020 and beyond. Its near-term plans include building out processing and extraction facilities, expanding R&D to farm novel cannabinoid strains (CBC, CBDV, CBGV) through 2022, acquiring a GMP-certified nutraceutical facility, and entering the consumer packaged goods sector with branded products.

Participated · Equity · Mar 2014

Slyce provides a visual product search platform that lets shoppers snap a smartphone picture or hover over images online to find exact or close product matches. The company has integrated its technology into mobile commerce apps and works with North American retailers and publishers to activate web content for purchasing through images. Led by President Mark Elfenbein, Slyce acquired Hovr.it to incorporate a proprietary image recognition process that delivers direct, purchasable product links. Financially, the company has raised over $27M to date following its latest financing. In the most recent round Slyce raised over $12M. In April 2014 the company announced its intent to list on the TSX Venture Exchange, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. Slyce builds image recognition technology that enables point-and-shoot shopping with smartphone cameras. Unlike Amazon Flow, Slyce says it can identify products outside of packaging by relying on unique item attributes rather than OCR or logos. The system combines machine vision that handles roughly 85–90% of the work with a human crowdsourcing element to make final identifications. Slyce is partnering with major retailers and has proof-of-concept pilots with five of the top twenty U.S. retailers by revenue and sales volume. It recently acquired computer vision technology from York University and desktop visual image search startup Hovr.it and is using its current funding to continue hiring and pursue acquisitions. The company has "a decent amount of bank to rely on" and plans to raise a larger round in the next two to three months to accelerate growth. Slyce, based in Calgary, Alberta, provides a visual search platform that lets consumers purchase real-world items by taking a photo with their smartphone. The company is finalizing a consumer-facing app for Android and iPhone, expected in January 2014. It also plans to pursue B2B opportunities by supplying its technology to brands and retailers. Slyce is led by CEO Cameron Chell and recently appointed Mark Elfenbein as Chief Digital Officer. The company’s recent financing activity indicates it is preparing to scale product development and commercial partnerships. Slyce, based in Calgary, Canada, is developing a Social Commerce Point of Interest Purchasing platform led by Founder and CEO Cameron Chell. Its core product allows smartphone users to identify objects at the exact point they see them using video and audio recognition, QR and barcode scanning, and NFC. Once recognized, users can purchase items for shipment or be directed to the nearest retail location. Discovered products can be shared across multiple social platforms, including Slyce's own content-sharing site. The company raised $3.75M in seed funding to continue developing the platform, with backers undisclosed. Slyce plans to release a private Android beta in the coming weeks, followed by Version 1, and is signing up brands and beta testers via its website.