The Southwestern Ontario Angel Group (SWOAG) facilitates the introduction of entrepreneurs to potential investors through presentations, investment meetings, networking opportunities and more. SWOAG’s membership is comprised of individual angel investors interested in financing privately-owned companies and/or ventures typically in an early stage of development.

Union Square Ventures (USV) is a leading venture capital firm investing in internet and mobile Internet businesses.

Established in 2007, Real Ventures is the leading source of seed stage capital in Canada.

Whitecastle Investments Limited is a private investment company

Iris Capital is a European venture capital fund manager specializing in digital economy. Iris Capital targets opportunities in service or technology companies, seeking growth capital in order to realize their strategy.

Mesirow Financial Private Equity is a Chicago-based boutique private equity firm with approximately $4.5 billion of private equity commitments since inception, offering both private equity partnership and co-investment opportunities to a global institutional client base of accredited investors and Qualified Purchasers.

Based at the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, MaRS Catalyst Fund is an impact investment fund that provides funding and support to Canadian companies pursuing social and environmental outcomes with business models that scale.

Felicis Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm, investing in companies with a focus on reinvention of core markets, as well as development of frontier areas.

Birch Hill Equity Partners is a mid-market private equity firm.

Pangaea Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in advanced materials investments. It invests in start-up companies using advanced materials to make our world better.