York Angel Investors
Catchment Area: Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Aurora, and Newmarket
York Angel Investors are a group of accredited investors with a broad range of professional experience. Their individual and group focus is to create a return on investment for themselves and the businesses they work with. Their involvement provides entrepreneurs with funding, and importantly advisors who counsel their portfolio companies, based on their own success, on how to expedite and manage growth. Their portfolio companies benefit from their member expertise in information technology, telecommunications, internet, online applications, enterprise and SaaS software, retail, and pharmaceutical. YAI’s collaborative mentorship approach and strategic financing support entrepreneurs through various stages of early growth. Their investments often represent the bridge between the self-financed or seed stage and the Venture Capital and/or private equity level of funding
Every online casino has a large amount of free money for investment. That is why this business seeks the help of accredited investors with successful experience of working with large companies. Modern consultants and financiers will develop an investment plan, according to which online casinos can get the greatest profit in the shortest possible time. Cooperation with investor groups that work on the principle of angel investing is a revolutionary approach that helps not to lose money on unsuccessful investments. Investments should be profitable, so clear and skillful planning of where the online casino will spend the income is the main component of success.
Recent Highlights
- Four exits (Doorr, Pinch Financial, Dapasoft, eScribe) in 2020-2021
- YAI launched the Women of York Program to attract women
angel investors. The group hosted an online and in-person educational and networking lunch for women about angel investing. - YAI has been able to have two successful in-person with live
Zoom (hybrid) meetings. “It’s great to see a mix of entrepreneurs and investors in person and on Zoom from across the country,” says Katie Salem.
Deals of Note
Willful
Willful is an online platform that makes it affordable, convenient and easy for Canadians to create a legal will online.
Arc Compute
Utilizing proprietary technologies, Arc Compute makes GPU cloud computing significantly cheaper and faster.
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Size of Group
65+
Number of investments made
345
Total dollars invested
$37.8 Million
Megan Tuck
Executive Director
Megan Tuck is honored to join the esteemed York Angels community, bringing with her a rich tapestry of experience from the startup and private equity world. With a foundation in venture capital, education, and business consulting, Megan has worked intimately with startups across various sectors, championing their growth. In her recent role as a General Partner at ZCap fund, she successfully raised and deployed $5M CAD, resulting in 22 impactful investments over a span of two years. Earlier, as a Senior Partner at Canada Startup Company, she and her team empowered hundreds of early-stage ventures, nurturing their growth and bridging them with essential investor networks.
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