Yaletown Venture Partners

May 18, 2010. Alberta Enterprise
Alberta Enterprise invests $14 Million in Yaletown Venture Partners Fund

Investment Improves Access to Capital in Information Technology and Clean Tech Sectors

Jan 22, 2010. Corporate Recruiters
Mixpo and Zeugma in Top 10 BC Venture Deals of 2009

Jan 13, 2010. TechVibes
Calgary CleanTech Forum

Yaletown weighs in with ten cleantech investors speaking to entrepreneurs in growing Alberta market.

Dec 1, 2009. TechFlash - Seattle
B.C. government awards $55 million to Canadian venture firms

Nov 29, 2009. Vancouver Sun
BC Fund of Funds commits $55M to 4 Venture Capital Funds

Yaletown Ventures II second closing brings total fund commitments to $95 million; BC Renaissance Capital Fund and other new limited partners participated in the second closing.

Oct 6, 2009. National Post
Cash-flush deal-makers return to the game

Article profiling Canadian VC activity. Yaletown and its syndicate partners have backed four new companies so far in 2009 with $11M, and six existing Yaletown companies with $34M in follow-on investment in the past 12 months

Oct 2, 2009. TechVibes
20 Most Active Venture Capital Investors in Canada

Yaletown among the top five most active investors in Canada for 2009

Oct 1, 2009. TechVibes
Banff Venture Forum kicks off by showing the money

Canada's leading technology blog calls out the top VC firms its readers should get to know

Apr 20, 2009. newnet
newnet investor profile: Kirk Washington, Yaletown Venture Partners

Kirk Washington discusses investing in Canadian cleantech, the difficulties in sourcing quality management, the prospects for Asia, and the advantages of targeting clean energy

Mar 23, 2009. Business in Vancouver
Cascadian capital connections

Having one corporate foot on either side of the Canada-U.S. border is proving to be a successful business model for Vancouver-Seattle hybrids

Jan 2009. Canadian Venture Capital Association
Why Venture Capital Is Essential to the Canadian Economy

Landmark report on the impact of venture capital investment.

Dec 2008. Venture Capital Journal
Yaletown Going Strong in Tough Canadian Market

While some Canadian firms are scaling back, Yaletown nears $100M target.

Nov 2008. Financial Post, peHUB, The Deal.com, Vancouver Sun, Clean Tech Insight, etc...
Links to what the media is saying about the first closing of Yaletown Ventures II

Oct 28, 2008. Press Release
Yaletown Venture Partners Launches $100 Million Second Fund With $65 Million Initial Closing

Oct 28, 2008. PE Hub
Don't Cry for Canada: Yaletown Holds First Close on $65 Million

Jul 8, 2008. Cascadia Capital Report
Insight & Perspective: IT Thought Leaders

Yaletown partner Mike Satterfield quoted as one of 10 information technology thought leaders in the Pacific Northwest publication from Seattle investment bank Cascadia Capital.

Apr 24, 2008. Edmonton Journal
Province discovers life beyond the oilpatch

The most likely co-investors in Alberta startups are smaller, Canadian-based VC firms such as Vancouver's Yaletown Venture Partners or Ventures West

Apr 2008. greenc3
Thought Leaders of the New Energy Economy

A shortlist of Pacific Northwest cleantech thought leaders "who tell the truth, even if it is inconvenient". Kirk Washington profiled.

Mar 2008. Banff Venture Forum
Kirk Washington appointed Energy Technology Chair for 10th Annual Banff Venture Forum

Leading Western Canadian venture investment forum appoints Washington as industry Chair and re-appoints Hnatiuk to Advisory Board.

Feb 22, 2008. Globe and Mail
The key to survival: 'Truly patient capital'

Cleantech is now a serious investment segment in Canada. Yaletown recognized in this article as one of the few funds in Canada that specialize in it.

Feb 15, 2008. fundfindr.tv
Angel investor, mentor, and entrepreneur: Ralph Turfus on steps to success

During a web video interview, Ralph Turfus discusses the need for a realistic plan and why it's best to talk market not product

Feb 15, 2008. Puget Sound Business Journal
Out-of-state venture investments for WA clean-tech companies soar

Washington ranks third nationally for clean-tech deals but lacks local venture funds to lead the deals. With comments from Yaletown SLP Martin Tobias, founder of the NW Energy Angels.