Prior to joining the team responsible for VentureDrive, Peter was Chairman, CEO and President of Lava Systems, a software company that raised more than thirty-seven million dollars and went public on the TSE in 1996. He was also instrumental in the growth of Softkey Software International. As Senior Vice President of operations in the Boston office, Peter was responsible for operational efficiencies during the company s rapid growth phase and was deeply involved with Softkey s absorption of 15 to 20 smaller companies. Peter is a graduate of the University of Toronto s Canadian Institute of Management and Ryerson University s Systems and Procedures program. The Venture Capital market is changing.
Capital is still available but it is being allocated differently than it was a year ago.
Bernie Grybowski, President of HDL Capital Corporation, is in tune with these changes and the impact they have had on early stage companies looking for start-up and first round funding. Bernie and his team at HDL Capital have facilitated the growth of several companies from innovative ideas into world-class Internet and technology companies. Under Bernie's leadership, the HDL team has developed and applied their successful Founding Partnership Model, working with concept stage entrepreneurs to help their companies grow. Come out on February 14th to hear Bernie Grybowski share his experience and provide insight about the changes in the VC marketplace. At the time, it represented the largest seed-round financing in Canadian IT history.