Mike Cegelski

Kanata Ventures invests in the most promising high-growth enterprise businesses globally, helping them to access customers, grow their businesses and fundraise from top-tier VCs in the North American market. We have created a unique global pipeline of enterprise technology solutions that solve enterprise problems for our partners. By using our Procurement Engine 2.0 we help our client scaleups to demonstrate strong market traction and pilot success once they arrive in Canada. We attract the best global founder teams to settle and grow in Canada.

We are W Investments; a private equity fund based in Montreal, Canada. We target minority positions in businesses with at least $30M in enterprise value. Our average cheque size is $10M. We’re sector-agnostic, and have a 20-year investment horizon. We invest in three asset classes: private equity, real estate, and alternative investments.

Apriori Cellar is an ultra-premium wine producer based in Saint Helena, California focused on beautiful, terroir-driven, balanced and pure wines. Apriori Cellar is part of Champlain Equity Partners III, a Champlain Group, LLC Fund. www.aprioricellar.com

We believe that people spend far too much time and energy trying to remember all of their usernames and passwords. To save time and provide peace of mind, we built PasswordBox. PasswordBox is the worlds first digital life manager. It is a free service that allows users to securely store, retrieve and share passwords and other personal data anytime, anywhere, on any device. PasswordBox provides robust online security for users, without sacrificing convenience and ease of use, and is the only company that allows users to preserve their most important passwords with those they trust. A Great Start-Up to Work For: The PasswordBox team is packed with people who love what they do. They build great products and share an awesome environment to work in.

Prompt est une société sans but lucratif qui facilite la création de partenariats de R-D industriels-universitaires afin d’améliorer la compétitivité du Québec sur le marché des technologies de l’information et des communications (TIC). Prompt facilite la création de nouvelles alliances qui améliorent les capacités de R-D des entreprises québécoises, augmentent les investissements publics dans la recherche, et favorisent le développement de personnel hautement qualifié par : • l’apport de financement pour les projets de R-D en phase pré-compétitive auxquels participent au moins une entreprise et deux universités. Prompt stimule la mise en place de projets conjoints qui doivent être achevés dans les trois ans suivant le financement afin d’assurer leur synergie avec l’industrie ainsi que leur pertinence. • la création de nouvelles relations entre les chercheurs, les développeurs et les chefs de file du monde universitaire, de l’industrie, du gouvernement et des investisseurs institutionnels et privés du Québec d’abord, et de plus en plus de tout le Canada et du monde entier. Prompt est le catalyseur de la création dynamique d’équipes, de l’expansion des réseaux commerciaux et de la création de nouvelles opportunités. • un rôle de source d’information-clé et de porte-parole de l’industrie des TIC. Prompt fait office de vitrine de technologie virtuelle des innovateurs du Québec.

Kanata Ventures invests in the most promising high-growth enterprise businesses globally, helping them to access customers, grow their businesses and fundraise from top-tier VCs in the North American market. We have created a unique global pipeline of enterprise technology solutions that solve enterprise problems for our partners. By using our Procurement Engine 2.0 we help our client scaleups to demonstrate strong market traction and pilot success once they arrive in Canada. We attract the best global founder teams to settle and grow in Canada.

We’ve designed a unique platform for entrepreneurs with a proven track record and domain expertise to start their next business by combining access to venture capital investment, hands-on support, and a vast network of partners. Since 2016, Diagram has raised over $400M and has launched/invested in 25+ companies. Our ecosystem is home to 200+ angel investors and an extended global network of corporate partners, investors, and builders. Diagram is part of Sagard, a global multi-strategy alternative investment platform with over US$40B in AUM.

We are W Investments; a private equity fund based in Montreal, Canada. We target minority positions in businesses with at least $30M in enterprise value. Our average cheque size is $10M. We’re sector-agnostic, and have a 20-year investment horizon. We invest in three asset classes: private equity, real estate, and alternative investments.