Steven Hnatiuk General Partner, IT Investments Yaletown Investments: GenoLogics, Mixpo Select Prior Boards: ActiveState (acquired by Sophos)

Steve’s brings over 17 years in technology, business development, and investing experience to the Yaletown team.  He leads Yaletown investments in Genologics Life Sciences Software and Mixpo, which was recently named one of Canada’s 10 Hottest Start-Ups by Red Herring. Prior to co-founding Yaletown, he started and built TD’s technology financing group in British Columbia where he backed a portfolio of emerging technology companies during the 1990s – a formative decade in the region’s technology industry.  He has also served as a senior member of the Technology, Information, Communications & Entertainment group of PricewaterhouseCoopers and as a software engineer with Accenture. Active in industry and community, Steve is a current director of the Canadian Venture Capital Association, Wireless Innovation Network of BC, Pacific Parklands Foundation, and is on the editorial boards of Private Capital magazine and Business in Vancouver newspaper. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and British Columbia Institute of Technology magna cum laude.
 

	Hans Knapp General Partner & Chief Operating Officer Yaletown Investments: Cogent, Redlen Select Prior Boards: Conceptis (acquired by WebMD)

Hans brings over 13 years of legal counsel, corporate governance, turn-around, and venture investing experience to the Yaletown team. As Yaletown’s Chief Operating Officer he directs our firm’s operations, legal affairs, investment transactions and administration.  He is a director of Redlen Technologies and chairman of the board for Cogent Health Solutions and Galeforce Solutions. Prior to co-founding Yaletown, Hans was Vice President of Investments and Corporate Counsel for Brigill Investments, a private Vancouver-based venture capital firm. Earlier in his career he practiced law in the commercial litigation group of Borden Ladner Gervais and held a prestigious judicial clerkship at British Columbia’s highest court, the BC Court of Appeal. He is a founding member of the BC Private Equity Managers Group and a member of the NVCA General Counsel Group.  Hans has B.A. and LLB degrees from the University of British Columbia and is called to the Bar of British Columbia.

	Mike Satterfield General Partner, IT Investments Yaletown Investments: Zeugma, Indicee Select Prior Boards: Simba (acquired by Pivotal)

Mike brings over 25 years of entrepreneurial and senior operating experience in the software industry to the Yaletown team.  Mike leads Yaletown investments in Thetus and Zeugma Systems, which was recently named one of Light Reading’s Top Ten New Start-Ups in the world.  Mike has built product development and management teams in Canada and the US, devised and executed business plans, established strategic partnerships, raised venture capital from US and Canadian investors, and participated in the sale of two companies he founded. Prior to co-founding Yaletown, Mike was CEO of Simba Technologies (acquired by Pivotal).  Prior to that he co-founded Paradigm Development, a Vancouver-based contract software development firm whose client roster included Microsoft, Adobe and Symantec. Mike is on the advisory board of technology CEO mentoring organization, “AceTech Emerging”, is the Scientific Advisory Board chair of Neil Squire Society, and is a director of the Vancouver Aquarium. Mike has a B.Sc. degree from the University of British Columbia. 

	Kirk Washington General Partner, Cleantech Investments Yaletown Investments: NxtGen, Microstaq, 6N Silicon Select Prior Boards: Chrysalix Energy LP (Investment Committee)

Kirk brings over 25 years of technical, operational, and investment experience in energy technologies to the Yaletown team. Kirk is active on the boards of Microstaq, NxtGEN Emission Controls, and 6N Silicon, which was recently recognized by Red Herring as one of Canada’s 10 Hottest Start-Ups  and named to the Deliotte Technology Green 15.  Kirk joined Yaletown after 13 years with Ballard Power Systems where he directed numerous activities including research & development, operations, corporate administration, and special projects.  Most recently, as Director of Corporate Development he analyzed target companies for strategic transactions, negotiated intellectual property licenses, formed joint development agreements and conducted post-merger integrations. While at Ballard, Kirk was also a member of the investment committee of Chrysalix Energy LP, a clean-energy venture capital fund.  He previously managed engineering teams and major projects at MacDonald Dettwiler here in Vancouver, and several disk drive companies in Silicon Valley and Canada.  Kirk attended San Jose State University and holds 10 patents related to his work in clean energy technology.