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Inovia Q3: 3 exits, strong investment momentum, a Canadian Innovation Delegation to GCC, and a new campaign!

We hope you had a great summer and are recharged for a busy fall ahead. Our team of company builders was hard at work, driven by a strong pipeline of opportunities across venture and growth, and the continued momentum in our portfolio. Here are a few highlights of this past quarter: Read below for more…

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Inovia Q2: 1 exit, 4 core investments, strong portfolio momentum and an engaging AGM!

Q2 was a dynamic quarter at Inovia, marked by new investments, follow-on rounds, as well as M&A and strategic partnerships that reinforced reacceleration across our portfolio. We also deepened our engagement with the broader ecosystem by hosting and contributing to several high-impact events. Here are just a few highlights: Scroll on for the stories and…

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Inovia Q1: 1 Exit, 3 New Portfolio Companies, 2nd Edition of our State of Canadian Software Report and Growing Momentum in the Portfolio!

Inovia kicked off the year on a solid note, creating momentum for the months ahead. Our team remained focused on driving our portfolio’s reacceleration, closing exciting new deals, and sharing meaningful insights with peers and partners across the ecosystem.  Here are a few highlights of this past quarter: Read on for more highlights. — The…

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US$1.8B Raised Across Our Portfolio in 2024, with US$194M Deployed by Inovia in 55 Investments Across All Stages!

Happy New Year! As we begin 2025, we’re energized by the opportunities ahead and the renewed momentum across our portfolio. The close of Q4 2024 wrapped another year marked by the grind, grit and determination of tech companies and the broader ecosystem. The hard work of our founders and our team of company builders has…

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New Portfolio Companies, Over US$660M of Equity Financing in the Portfolio & 3 Globally Relevant Events in Montreal

We hope that you had a lovely summer and recharged your batteries.  While our team of company builders also took some time to re-energize, we accomplished a lot, thanks to a strong pipeline of opportunities across venture and growth, along with the momentum in our portfolio! Here are a few highlights from Q3: Read below…

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New Portfolio Companies, First Closing of Growth Fund III, and Key Events!

Wow, we’ve just completed an incredible Q2 filled with significant momentum and noteworthy milestones. Our team has been hard at work, making investments, leading conversations on matters transforming our industry, and raising capital. We recently celebrated the first closing of Growth Fund III, co-led by CDPQ, IQ, FsFTQ and BDC, and we are grateful for…

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New Portfolio Company, First State of Canadian Software Report and a Strong Momentum in the Portfolio!

We hope you had an inspired beginning of the year. Our team of company builders has been fully engaged in closing deals, supporting portfolio growth momentum, and exchanging valuable insights with the ecosystem. In the blink of an eye, spring is at our doorstep! Here are the main highlights of the past quarter :  Meanwhile,…

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2 New Portfolio Companies, 2 Follow-on Rounds, 1 Additional Exit, 1 New Executive Advisor and a Generative AI White Paper!

Happy New Year! We hope that you had a chance to recharge over the Holidays. The end of Q4 2023 closed another year marked by the perseverance and resilience of tech companies and the ecosystem. In this context, our team of company builders has actively continued to support our portfolio companies to ensure their sustained…

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One Exit, One New Fund, and Lots of Insight Sharing!

We hope that you had a lovely summer and recharged your batteries.  While our team of company builders also took some time off, we accomplished a lot. Here are a few highlights from Q3:  Find below more activity highlights of the past quarter. In the meantime, we wish you a productive end of year! — The…

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2 exits, 3 new portfolio companies, 2 follow-on investments, 8 new colleagues, and an in-person AGM and CEO Summit!

We hope that you had a productive spring! On our end, our team’s calendars were bustling. In the last quarter alone, we welcomed three new portfolio companies, Novisto, Spellbook and Cohere, doubled down on two existing portfolio companies, Super and BenchSci, and proudly announced that we exited Neeva (acquired by Snowflake in May) and Poka…

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