There are still a few invitations out to funders in Toronto, i.e., everyone has responding and we’re just waiting for a couple of folks to purchase their tickets. There are 23 24 Funders, thanks for correcting me Rob, who have purchased tickets.

• Rick Segal, JLA Ventures
  JLA Ventures invests in Internet, digital media, e-commerce, communications security, mobile computing, and enterprise software companies. Portfolio candidates typically possess superior technology, a sustainable competitive advantage, and exceptional growth prospects.
• John Marshall, Ministry of Research and Innovation
  MRI has launched $165 Million Ontario Venture Capital Fund. MRI announced Fund in November 2007. Fund will be up and running in 2008.
• Albert Behr & David Berg, Behr & Associates
  Behr & Associates is a boutique investment bank that provide strategic working capital and accelerates revenue generation opportunities.
• Jacqui Murphy & Peter Frisella, Tech Capital Partners
  Tech Capital typically invests $500,000 to $2 million in the seed round, and then continue to support the company through follow-on investments.
• Robin Axon & Duncan Hill, Ventures West
  Ventures West Capital Ltd., a private venture capital investment group, is one of Canada’s leading investors in early stage technology companies.
• Mark Skapinker, Brightspark
  We are funders and founders of startup Internet and software businesses.
• Amar Varma, Extreme Venture Partners
  
• Roger Chabra, GrowthWorks Capital
  GrowthWorks is a recognized leader in the Canadian venture capital industry, specializing in the management and growth of regionally based venture capital funds.
• Colin Webster, Hero Ventures
  “I do early stage investing”
• Craig Hayashi, MapleLeafAngels
  Maple Leaf Angels is a group of private investors with initial investment size ranges from $250,000 to $500,000.
• Richard Reiner, Angel Investor
  Dr. Richard Reiner is the founder and CTO of Assurent Secure Technologies, a TELUS company.
• John MacRitchie, OCE
  Invests in the commercialization of research from Ontario universities and colleges through start-ups and industry – researcher collaborative projects.
• Frances Fast, Q1 Capital Partners
  Q1 Capital is a leading boutique Investment Bank with a primary mandate to serve the unique financing and M&A needs of private Canadian technology companies.
• Mark Organ, Angel Investor
  Mark Organ is the founder of Eloqua.
• Robert Antoniades & David Unsworth, RBC Venture Partners
  Finance Company financing setup of software and technology companies
• Marc Faucher & Brian Kobus, Summerhill Venture Partners
  A Venture Capital Firm focused in the areas of ommunications, digital media and information technology.
• Paul Sorbara, The Sorbara Group
  Angel investments.
• Suzie Dingwall Williams, Venture Law Associates LLP
  I work with a number of US angels looking for Canadian opportunities. We will defer/reduce legal fees for our early stage clients in exchange for equity, although we don’t consider this to be investing.
• Rob Hyndman, Hyndman Law
  From Start to Exit, Business Law for Technology Companies.