On the heels of news of a reshuffling at VenturesWest, there's some good news coming out of the West Coast Venture Capital scene. Word on the street is that Yaletown Venture Partners is nearing the first closing on their second institutional fund, the $100 Million Yaletown Venutres II Partnership. Stay tuned for the official news and watch for new deals out of Yaletown this fall. Vancouver's Yaletown Venture Partners is backed by leading institutional investors in Canada and the US and a network of successful technology entrepreneurs, executives, and angel investors. Yaletown leverages an extensive on-the-ground network to seek out the most promising early-stage cleantech deals in BC, Washington, and Oregon and the most promising information technology start-ups in British Columbia.
Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Yaletown Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests time and money in seed and early-stage... [more]
Rob Lewis
Rob is the President of Techvibes Media Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Techvibes.com.
His diverse background includes stints in International Trade Finance, Web Development, and Enterprise Software and he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Simon Fraser University.
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