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Investors
Covington Capital Corporation has become a leading venture capital firm managing six labour-sponsored investment funds, with total assets approaching $450 Million, on behalf of individual investors. Covington’s innovative strategy of portfolio diversification by industry, as well as by growth stages of the companies in which it invests, allows it to focus on generating maximum returns while mitigating risk. Covington has a 12-member team with more than 160 years of investment experience (www.covingtoncap.com). 
BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets. BDC Venture Capital has been involved in venture capital since 1975 and has to date invested in more than 400 different companies. It currently manages approximately $500 million in venture capital assets invested in the areas of Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Advanced Technologies (www.bdc.ca). 
Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI) is Nova Scotia's private sector-led business development agency. NSBI is the investment attraction arm of the province and helps businesses in Nova Scotia meet growth potential through advisory, export development, financial and venture capital services. 
InNOVAcorp is an active investor, managing seed and early stage investments in promising Nova Scotia technology companies. The corporation enables entrepreneurs to commercialize their technologies through its High Performance Incubation (HPi) model. The model augments traditional business incubation facilities and services by offering an additional layer of venture advice and guidance (www.innovacorp.ns.ca). |