Venture Capital Firms Institutional Investors Private Equity Firms Advisors & Service Providers   Venture Capital Firms AVAC 220, 6815 - 8 Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 7H7 Phone:  (403) 274-2774                                     URL:  www.avacltd.com Created in 1997 with the support of the Alberta and Canadian Governments, and with $126 million under management, AVAC has been able to invest in and provide commercial guidance to over 110 Alberta-based companies who have reported in excess of $380 million in aggregate project-related sales to date. They continue to play a role in the areas of information communications technology and agriculture research.   BDC Venture Capital   110, 444 - 7 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 0X8 Phone: (403) 292-6951                                                         URL: www.bdc.ca  BDC is Canada's business development bank. From more than 100 offices across the country, BDC promotes entrepreneurship by providing highly tailored financing, venture capital and consulting services to entrepreneurs.   Hokanson Capital Inc. 1902, 8215 - 112 Street Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8 Phone:   (780) 702-0875       iNovia Capital 4000, 10230 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB  T5J 4P6 Phone: (780) 328-6875, (403) 246-2790 URL: www.inoviacapital.com iNovia Capital manages seed and early stage venture capital funds, with a focus on helping entrepreneurs build successful companies in the sectors of information technology, life sciences and cleantech.   Octane Venture Partners 400, 1333 - 8 Street SW  Calgary, AB   T2R 1M6 Phone:  (403) 265-3111 URL:  www.octane.com Octane Venture Partners is a private oil and gas technology fund focused exclusively on the Oil and Gas space. They focus on areas that can reduce significant time or cost for the oil and gas industry, and are especially interested in technologies that change the economics of a particular oil or gas play. Their investment strategy centers primarily on early-stage opportunities however, seed and later stage investments will be considered.   Ventures West Suite 400, 999 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2W2   Phone :  (604) 688-9495                                                  URL : www.ventureswest.com Ventures West is a privately held venture capital investment group that invests in early stage technology companies across Canada. Ventures West has formed eight venture capital funds and has invested in 200 companies.     Yaletown Venture Partners   Suite 301, 1224 Hamilton Street Vancouver, BC  V6B 2S2 Phone:  (604) 688-7807                                   URL:  www.yaletown.com Yaletown Venture Partners is backed by leading institutional investors and by a network of successful technology entrepreneurs, executives, and angel investors. Yaletown leverages its extensive network to seek out early-stage clean tech and information technology opportunities in Western Canada and the US Pacific Northwest.   Institutional Investors Alberta Enterprise 1000, 10830 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB  T5J 2B3 Phone: (780) 392-3901 URL: www.alberta-enterprise.ca Alberta Enterprise is a fund of funds manager, investing in venture capital funds that finance early-stage, knowledge-based technology companies.   BDC Venture Capital   110, 444 - 7 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 0X8 Phone: (403) 292-6951                                                         URL: www.bdc.ca  BDC is Canada's business development bank. From more than 100 offices across the country, BDC promotes entrepreneurship by providing highly tailored financing, venture capital and consulting services to entrepreneurs.   Private Equity Firms ARC Financial 4300, 400 - 3 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 4H2 Phone: (403) 292-0680                                                               URL: www.arcfinancial.com ARC Financial Corp. is an energy-focused private equity firm with six ARC Energy Funds under management. ARC seeks equity investments in conventional exploration and production, oilfield services, infrastructure, power generation and emerging new sources of supply such as oil sands, unconventional gas and renewables.   Manvest Inc. 1600, 530 - 8 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 3S8 Phone:  (403) 231-7600                                             URL: www.manvest.com Manvest is a diversified private equity investment company that partners with proven middle-market entrepreneurial businesses in the pursuit of aggressive growth strategies. Manvest's mandate is to invest as a generalist without specific industry focus.   Octane Venture Partners 400, 1333 - 8 Street SW  Calgary, AB   T2R 1M6 Phone:  (403) 265-3111 URL:  www.octane.com Octane Venture Partners is a private oil and gas technology fund focused exclusively on the Oil and Gas space. They focus on areas that can reduce significant time or cost for the oil and gas industry, and are especially interested in technologies that change the economics of a particular oil or gas play. Their investment strategy centers primarily on early-stage opportunities however, seed and later stage investments will be considered.   TriWest Capital Partners 3210, 150 - 6 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 3Y7 Phone: (403) 225-1144                                         URL: www.triwest.ca TriWest is a private equity firm making equity investments in profitable mid-sized Canadian companies in partnership with existing management teams and seeks to generate superior financial returns through the pursuit of growth opportunities and a focus on operational excellence.   Advisors & Service Providers Alberta Research Council  250 Karl Clark Road Edmonton, AB T6N 1E4 Phone:  (780) 450-5111                                  URL:  www.arc.ab.ca Alberta Research Council is an applied research and development corporation. They specialize in converting early stage ideas into marketable technology products and services in the areas of energy, life sciences, agriculture, environment, forestry, and manufacturing. Their key lines of business are: applied research, technology assessment, technology development, product development, demonstration and scale-up, testing and analysis, technology transfer, and consulting services.   Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 1000, 400 - 3 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 4H2  Phone: (403) 232-9500                                                                              URL:   www.blgcanada.com        Borden Ladner Gervais LLP is the largest Canadian full-service law firm focusing on business law, litigation and intellectual property solutions. BLG provides bilingual services in virtually every area of law, and represents a wide range of regional, national and multinational organizations.      Calgary Technologies Inc.   100, 3553 - 31 Street NW Calgary, AB T2L 2K7 Phone:  (403) 284-6400                                     URL:  www.calgarytechnologies.com Calgary Technologies Inc. accelerates the success of the advanced technology community by helping companies to build, grow and connect.  They offer programs and services to help entrepreneurs build their companies, link them to sources of financing and business experts who and connect companies to the right people with the right resources to enhance business to business collaboration and promote innovation.   Davis & Company   2800 Park Place, 666 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC  V6C 2Z7 Phone:  (604) 687-9444                                     URL:  www.davis.ca Davis LLP is a leading full-service law firm providing comprehensive legal services to clients through their offices across Canada and in Japan. They have more than 200 legal advisors and consultants representing financial, corporate and government organizations and individuals. Their specialized lawyers work in integrated practice groups to seamlessly deliver cross-jurisdictional advice.   KPMG  2700, 205 - 5 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 4B9 Phone:  (403) 691-8000                                                                               URL:   www.kpmg.com       KPMG is a Canadian leader in delivering audit, tax and advisory services. With a global network of professionals, KPMG member firms respond to clients' complex business challenges across Canada and around the world.                     Price Waterhouse Coopers   3100, 111 - 5 Avenue SW Calgary, AB  T2P 5L3 Phone:  (403) 509-7500                                     URL:  www.pwcglobal.com PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for their clients and stakeholders. 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