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"From eating ramen noodles to topping a Forbes entrepreneurship list, Montreal-based Rodolphe Barrere has had a blistering ride over the past 4 years. And he's just getting started."🚀 A great feature on our portfolio co. Potloc from the FrenchTechJournal frenchtechjournal.com/potloc-rodolph…

It's been an award-worthy week for the Brightspark portfolio! We're proud to share that: 🐶 Vetster is Pet Innovation Awards's "2022 Pet App of the Year" 🎯 Potloc made the prestigious Insight250 list; and 💐Callia Flowers is #42 on The Globe and Mail's Top Growing Companies list

Over the last few years, we've enabled individuals & family offices to invest alongside us on a company-by-company basis via SPVs. In 2022, our network of investors was the most active in Canada (by $$ invested). Read about this and more in NACO Canada 🇨🇦's annual report:

We are thrilled to be adding decades of drug discovery expertise to the Valence leadership team as we embark on these exciting next steps in our journey. Please find more information here: businesswire.com/news/home/2022…

The Adventure 1 in-person for the first time tomorrow. Overland Expo East, booth T41. Don't miss it.

What are the key ingredients of a unicorn in the startup world? Potloc CEO Rodolphe Barrere shares his perspective on the latest episode of the CIBC Innovation Banking podcast with host Michael Hainsworth: bit.ly/3e7hx9L #CIBCInnovation

We now have Jean-Simon Diallo CEO & Scientific Founder at @ViriciaBiotech, Sophie Forest, Partner at Brightspark, Audrey Bond, Founder/CEO of Vaultt, Lise Birikundavyi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, BKR Capital taking the hybrid stage for our next panel. #AccelerateOTT

"With a skinny 64-inch width, aggressive tread, almost 13 inches of ground clearance, break over and departure allowances, the Adventure 1 can likely get to places other OHV rigs can’t manage." Forbes ow.ly/NrgR50LwJUc

Congratulations to our portfolio company @Hopper on this new milestone!

14 fonds de #VC #partenaires de Espace CDPQ figurent sur la liste The 50 de CVCA. 🌟 Amplify Capital Amplitude Ventures AQC Capital BKR Capital Brightspark Framework Venture Partners Genesys Capital HarbourVest Partners Inovia Capital Luge Capital (Luge.vc) Lumira Ventures Panache Ventures Real Ventures White Star Capital

Congrats to Prevu3D for raising their $10M Series A! It is not an easy market for early-stage companies but great teams with IP and a strong value proposition will endure. Looking forward to work with our partners Cycle Capital and Desjardins Capital! prevu3d.com/news/prevu3d-r…

Yesterday we visited Potential at the 2023 Canadian Auto Show and toured in the Adventure 1 - their fully integrated electric Off-Road Recreational Vehicle! Sweet ride 🛞 ⚡️

Go team Optable 👏

Excited to announce Brightspark newest investment: Deep Sky!

Exciting news! Hopper announces one of several global alliances with Sao Paulo's Nu Holdings in Brazil for a new mobile booking portal.

Welcoming damiensteel as the new CEO of Deep Sky !

We are proud to celebrate AdHawk Microsystems first ever research-grade eye tracking glasses for the masses!

We are happy to share that our portfolio company Wysdom AI has been acquired by Calabrio With this acquisition, Calabrio plans to accelerate its strategy to help customers leverage AI and ML. Congrats to the team and good luck on your next chapter!

See who’s attending UP24! 30 investors confirmed, with more to come. Meet the funds who’ve written cheques into 800+ startups 🙌 unitingtheprairies.com/investors

Last week, we recorded a TechPoutine podcast from Maison Notman House. We were joined by the magnificent Sophiebspark Managing Partner at Brightspark She graciously stepped in for Eleonore Jarry who is enjoying her mat leave. ian jeffrey Gabriel Sundaram and I had the pleasure of asking