Most #companies can be separated into two different groups with unique factors driving their investability and service offering: business-to-business (#B2B) and business-to-consumer (#B2C) When deciding how much to focus in on #investing in B2C or B2B companies, #fundmanagers study how these differences can work in #investor favour and balance overall #investment portfolios out for return. Read more via our blog: https://lnkd.in/gTjCBEnm Bryan Slauko, CFA Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng #calgary #yycbusiness #yyc #yycliving #yycnow #techsector #tech #investments #investor #entrepreneur #startupecosystem #startup #vc #venturecapital
Metiquity Ventures
Investment Management
Calgary, Alberta 982 followers
Partnering with innovators to unlock emerging growth potential for tech-founders & investors across the Prairies
About us
Metiquity Ventures is a Calgary-based pre-seed venture fund here to solve a challenge for private investors and technology founders across the Prairies. We exist to fill the pre-seed investment gap which traditional venture capital isn't serving in our region’s emerging technology ecosystem. We unlock untapped potential for our innovative entrepreneurs on the cusp of growth, as well as the pioneering investors who advance those businesses, with meaningful capital. Founded in 2020, Metiquity is made of experienced investment managers and strategic early-stage growth capital investors and business founders with: *Over 45 years of experience in finance, investment management, private company investment analysis, research, strategic business planning, and corporate governance. *A successful track record of leading $43 million worth of investments into local early-stage technology companies & successful exits. We believe in transparency, alignment of interests, conviction, and purpose. We are investors first and use a disciplined investment process to evaluate investment potential. We use our operational expertise to encourage development of strong business fundamentals that allow founders to focus on stability and long-term value creation over short-term growth at all costs. Metiquity partners with companies in emerging innovation hubs in Alberta and Western Canada. We seek out founders who are creating long-term, systemic business value and are on the cusp of commercialization and significant growth, regardless of industry. We focus on early-stage investments where we can amplify the impact of our expertise and help partner companies accelerate growth by implementing the efficient use of systems, processes & a well-defined purpose. We make meaningful lead investments of $250,000 to $750,000 in up-and-coming companies using technology to digitally transform and fundamentally disrupt the way traditional industries operate.
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http://www.metiquity.ca
External link for Metiquity Ventures
- Industry
- Investment Management
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Calgary, Alberta
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2020
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350 7 Ave SW
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Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N9, CA
Employees at Metiquity Ventures
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An entrepreneur’s ability to listen can make or break a company hoping to endure, excel and become part of the next generation of local, early-stage success stories in Alberta and across the Canadian Prairies. Metiquity Ventures’ co-founding partners Bryan Slauko, CFA and Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng LaPointe say there is a common trait found in founders and teams that succeed... Founders that focus their pitches less on “the sell” and instead find ways to - show results, while engaging in conversation and asking questions, allow an ebb and flow of dialogue between themselves and the investor and tend to raise more funds. It’s less about proving “something” and more about demonstrating how their innovation and company will solve a basic human problem. Read more about 'The Power of Listening' via our blog: https://lnkd.in/gy9KyYZh #calgary #yycbusiness #yyc #yycliving #yycnow #techsector #tech #investments #investor #entrepreneur #startupecosystem #startup #vc #venturecapital
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Venture capitalists and investors get a bad rap sometimes… as sharks, dragons, and Gordon Gekko archetypes throughout popular culture. We believe that good governance and due diligence start with how we all govern ourselves. Apart from being a director of work and project management solution company Leankor, strategic advisor for Morweb.org, a charter member of The A100, Former President & Co-Founder of Attabotics Inc., and member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng is also someone who “genuinely likes to have a lot of fun and he's always cracking jokes and making sure we're having a good time.” At least according to his co-founding partner at Metiquity Ventures, Bryan Slauko. Jacques notes that Bryan Slauko, CFA is one of the rare CFA Charterholder’s in the private VC investment firm area. He really puts “meticulous effort” into legal documents, due diligence and the overall structure of Metiquity Ventures; an aspect which Jacques believes Bryan is all too often not given credit for. Find out more about what our leadership team brings to the table via our blog: https://lnkd.in/gmwiyFuf #earlystage #startups #vcs #abtech #yyctech #albertatech #angelinvesting #microfund #founder #techcommunity
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Founded by a trio of academics whose paths crossed during an emissions research group, Arolytics - a provider of methane software and data analytics solutions for the oil and gas sector - became the inaugural investment in BDC Capital’s new $150M Sustainability Venture Fund in September last year. However, co-founder Liz O'Connell credits Bryan Slauko, CFA and Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng for their importance to Arolytics Ltd’s advisory process. Find out how three academic researchers found success with Metiquity Ventures via our website: https://lnkd.in/giK53hDD #vcs #abtech #yyctech #albertatech #angelinvesting #yyc #yycliving #yycnow #techsector #calgary #yycbusiness #fundingrounds #investor #entrepreneur #startupecosystem #startup #growthcapita
Testimonial: Arolytics and Entrepreneurial Expertise - Metiquity Ventures
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Calgary may be among the world’s top 60 emerging startup ecosystems (according to Startup Genome), but no matter where you hang your hat, the experience of becoming an entrepreneur is bound to be a humbling one. In a bid to make startup success a little less rocky, Metiquity Ventures has compiled a handy list of talking points for any potential investor to sink their teeth into. Read full Calgary Herald story: https://lnkd.in/dkFUVugK Bryan Slauko, CFA Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng #abtech #yyctech #albertatech #founder #techcommunity #tech #vc #venturecapital #dealanalysis #yyc #yycliving #yycnow #techsector #calgary #yycbusiness #fundingrounds
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“WaitWell have a global solution for large enterprise organizations, and that kind of scale requires intense capital at times, but more importantly it requires an ecosystem of partners that can support the range of components that go into building a company of this size” - Steven V., co-founder, Waitwell. There are a lot of avenues to explore when building the next great startup, so save yourself some leg work and discover venture funding via our website: https://metiquity.ca/ A vibrant ecosystem of partners supporting each company (not just one investor) is important. This is true of venture funds too. We know that when we work with other funds, we help companies grow. #calgary #yycbusiness #yyc #yycliving #yycnow #techsector #albertatech #angelinvesting #investments #investor #cofounder #funding Shannon Vander Meulen
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With more than two decades of experience as an investment professional, advisor, entrepreneur and director, Metiquity Ventures’ Bryan Slauko, CFA has always had a flair for guiding the next generation of local, early-stage companies and founders in Alberta and across the Canadian Prairies. “Founders want what comes after the investment, probably more than they want the money - they want the help, they want the expertise, they want the insights, and that's really what gets us excited,” Bryan explained. “Working with founders gets us out of bed every day because we do have the potential to fill in a lot of those blind spots people have and help them realise a potential they maybe didn't know they had.” However, as fellow co-founder Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng notes, there are plenty of external factors which can throw a company’s route to success out of whack - find out what he suggests to keep the startup journey on track via our blog: https://lnkd.in/gEQsdB5n #earlystage #startups #vcs #abtech #yyctech #albertatech #angelinvesting #yycnow #techsector
The Importance of Giving Back - Metiquity Ventures
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Trying to catch the eye of an investor? Make sure they’re the right person for the job first… From his 25 years of experience, Metiquity Ventures’ co-founding partner, Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng, recommends looking for investors on a mission to solve major issues in a respective industry. However, ensuring that all the right information is in place for a prospective investor to evaluate also goes a long way in finding the perfect pairing. Find out what else a startup founder should bring to the table when trying to attract the right investor via our blog: https://lnkd.in/gRpxWAuD #calgary #yycbusiness #yyc #yycliving #yycnow #techsector #albertatech #angelinvesting #investments #investor #cofounder #funding Bryan Slauko, CFA
Jacques LaPointe on Gaining Attention from the Right Investors - Metiquity Ventures
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Trying to catch the eye of an investor? Make sure they’re the right person for the job first… From his 25 years of experience, Metiquity Ventures’ co-founding partner, Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng, recommends looking for investors on a mission to solve major issues in a respective industry. However, ensuring that all the right information is in place for a prospective investor to evaluate also goes a long way in finding the perfect pairing. Find out what else a startup founder should bring to the table when trying to attract the right investor via our blog: https://lnkd.in/gRpxWAuD #calgary #yycbusiness #yyc #yycliving #yycnow #techsector #albertatech #angelinvesting #investments #investor #cofounder #funding Bryan Slauko, CFA
Jacques LaPointe on Gaining Attention from the Right Investors - Metiquity Ventures
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Do investors pay more attention to the paper trail or the people? ‘We're investing in relationships, not in transactions’ - Bryan Slauko, CFA, co-founding partner, Metiquity Ventures. Are you a new founder or entrepreneur who might be looking for investment one day? Here are a few tips for entrepreneurs from Metiquity Ventures co-founding Partner Bryan Slauko on what private investors often look for. With a focus on what makes people tick, Bryan speaks to what he expects from the next generation of local, early-stage companies and founders in Alberta and across the Canadian Prairies. “If it was only about money/revenue numbers, then when the going gets tough, a founder is going to leave and find something else to do that will make them more money, but founders who see a problem and market gap that they are passionate about solving and filling… (we feel confident) they aren’t going to leave or abandon ship before they reach their goal.” Read more via our blog: https://lnkd.in/gj8wNHcn #earlystage #startups #vcs #abtech #yyctech #albertatech #angelinvesting #yycnow #techsector Jacques LaPointe MBA, PEng