Do VCs bring any value beyond cash? 
Let’s face it! Cash is the first and last reason entrepreneurs connect with VCs. And the VC model is based on returns. So how do… More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | No Tags
Do VCs bring any value beyond cash?
Tragic Accident or Series of Compounding Bad Decisions?
My worlds collided today as the Mosby helicopter crash was reported in tech news. @verge tweeted, “Texting contributed to fatal helicopter crash, US transportation board rules vrge.co/17rDpjr“…. More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | No Tags
iNovia is Looking for an Analyst
As the title suggests, we are looking to expand our team once again. One of the questions VCs get asked the most is how to… More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | 3 Tags
Being a Hustler is Not Enough
Often the startup community attaches itself to buzzwords. We all know them. Growth hacker, lean, gamification, pivot, MVP, viral, ninja, disruptive, etc. I, and you,… More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | 2 Tags
Vidyard Secures $6 Million in Series A Financing
TORONTO, Canada – March 21, 2013—Vidyard, the world’s first video marketing platform for business, today announced it has secured $6 million in Series A financing. OMERS Ventures led the round alongside current investors iNovia Capital and SoftTech VC – further reinforcing its commitment to the Vidyard story… More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | 1 Tag
“Ultimately, the team you build is the company you build.”
“Ultimately, the team you build is the company you build.” @vkhosla
Those ten words will resonate with me forever.
Those ten words explain why we first funded Vidyard and why we re-invested now.
Those ten words remind me that we spend too much time glorifying investors and entrepreneurs… More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | 7 Tags
Pressly Raises $1.5 Million for its Mobile Publishing Platform
TORONTO, ON—March 12, 2013 — Pressly, a mobile publishing platform that helps media companies and marketers instantly increase their audience engagement, has secured $1.5 million in financing from iNovia Capital and OMERS Ventures. The funds will go toward marketing Pressly’s platform, which automatically converges numerous online content sources, such as websites, blogs and social channels, into an interactive mobile experience for tablets and smartphones… More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | 9 Tags
Network Effect: iNovia Welcomes Dr. Ray Muzyka
The core idea of “network effect” is that the value to each participant increases as more active members are added. Done thoughtfully, this is nowhere more true than when building a team of people. Dr. Ray Muzyka has become an active participant in iNovia’s network. And now as a Venture Advisor, he is getting to know more portfolio companies as he advances his own mentoring and investing activities through Threshold Impact (http://thresholdimpact.com)… More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | 10 Tags
What’s the best 58 sec Elevator Pitch?
I had the pleasure of being part of yesterday’s CN Tower tech entrepreneur elevator pitch event: “The Startup Festival Elevator World Tour. A question that kept coming up was: “So, what’s the best Elevator Pitch?”. And truth be told, the best elevator pitch is the pitch that gets you that second meeting, the one you need and want! It’s the pitch that helps build a relationship with your interlocutor… More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | 7 Tags
How We Think About Seed Investments
Yesterday Allocadia announced their $1 million seed round that we were excited to participate in. As a question we often get asked, I thought that it provided a good opportunity to share iNovia’s approach to seed deals… More
0 Comments and 0 Reactions | 3 Tags
