The seed stage focus of this fund helps meet a growing demand
for early stage capital in Alberta, given the increasing number of young technology companies entering the ecosystem year - over-year.
The LRVHealth team
provides early stage capital, operating experience, and industry insights to build the next generation of high impact healthcare companies.
Founded in 2003 as an Angel fund and institutionalized in 2011, Great Oaks has developed a network and reputation as a
premier early stage capital partner for tech entrepreneurs.
NACO is proud to publish its first whitepaper with the objective to promote policy initiatives intended to increase the number of successful startup companies, jobs, and wealth creation by
supporting early stage capital investment provided by Angel investors in Canada.
It's because angel investors provide this
critical early stage capital, and are involved in so many more young companies, that I believe they are more important to entrepreneurs, and the economy, than traditional VC funds.
While alternative finance crowdfunding markets are quickly becoming a genuine source
for early stage capital and are growing in Canada, they are not achieving their full potential and growing at a much slower rate than Canada's international comparators in the United States and United Kingdom.
Whether you use a crowd sourcing platform, an angel, or an early - stage VC, your choices for
early stage capital have never been better.
If we keep up what we've done in the last year and keep it going for the next three to five years, you'll see Kansas City be the place that people come to look for
early stage capital.