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OMERS Ventures
Jan 17
After the Acquisition: Reflections for founders from someone who’s been there
After the Acquisition: Reflections for founders from someone who’s been there
Adobe recently snatched up Figma for $20B. Everyone has been talking about the deal.
Justin Ouyang
Oct 6, 2022
Finally, an easy way to generate useful insight from relevant data!
Finally, an easy way to generate useful insight from relevant data!
Imagine sitting in front of your laptop staring at a bunch of line graphs and bar charts wondering what they mean. Or better yet, what to…
Eugene Lee
Sep 1, 2022
How to manage your sales team during a slowdown
How to manage your sales team during a slowdown
Downturn. Slowdown. Recession. Call it what you will.
Justin Ouyang
Aug 23, 2022
Reasons for Optimism
Reasons for Optimism
The best career advice I ever received is that life is fundamentally better as an optimist. With the added wisdom that not only will people…
Lily Shaw
Aug 15, 2022
2022 is marching to the beat of a new drum
2022 is marching to the beat of a new drum
Written by Laura Lenz, Partner, OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures
Aug 2, 2022
Has the current financial climate changed the narrative around getting people back to the office?
Has the current financial climate changed the narrative around getting people back to the office?
For many months now there has been heightened debate about the value of forcing a return to the office. The stance of tech companies has…
Michelle Killoran
Jul 28, 2022
Meet Caraway: redesigning campus care delivery from the ground up
Meet Caraway: redesigning campus care delivery from the ground up
Written by Chrissy Farr, Investor, OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures
Jul 26, 2022
My hot kitchen and the spirit of venture capital
My hot kitchen and the spirit of venture capital
The current market dynamic for tech companies (read: dumpster fire) is giving many talking heads an opportunity to draw parallels with the…
Will Dufton
Jul 25, 2022
Crunchbase crunches its way to fresh new capital
Crunchbase crunches its way to fresh new capital
written by Michael Yang, Managing Partner, OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures
Jul 20, 2022
Our investment in Next Matter and the future of operations
Our investment in Next Matter and the future of operations
You probably know the pain-point well: you have a dozen unanswered emails hanging in cyberspace; you are saddled with repetitive paperwork…
Will Dufton
Jun 14, 2022
Take Two: how the customer success landscape has evolved
Take Two: how the customer success landscape has evolved
The customer success (CS) landscape is constantly changing. Last year we wrote about why we thought it was the next vertical to explode…
Eugene Lee
May 25, 2022
Why we believe gig work is real work.
Why we believe gig work is real work.
Written by Laura Lenz, Partner, OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures
May 24, 2022
What role does web3 and the metaverse have to play in the future of real estate?
What role does web3 and the metaverse have to play in the future of real estate?
It’s almost impossible to read anything about tech these days without tripping over something related to web3 and the metaverse. I’ve been…
Michelle Killoran
Apr 29, 2022
Redefining the boundaries of wealth management with OneVest
Redefining the boundaries of wealth management with OneVest
Written by Laura Lenz, Partner, OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures
Apr 26, 2022
2022 telling a different story about Canadian exits
2022 telling a different story about Canadian exits
Written by Laura Lenz, Partner, OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures
Apr 21, 2022
How to break into VC: we’re hiring in Canada
How to break into VC: we’re hiring in Canada
Written by Shawn Chance, Partner, OMERS Ventures.
OMERS Ventures
Apr 12, 2022
Pushing the VC ecosystem forward one conversation at a time
Pushing the VC ecosystem forward one conversation at a time
Written by Silvio Memme, OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures
Apr 6, 2022
Series A metrics (spoiler, it’s not always about metrics)
Series A metrics (spoiler, it’s not always about metrics)
Written by Shawn Chance, Partner, OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures
Mar 25, 2022
Data & Analytics Predictions for the Next 3 Years
Data & Analytics Predictions for the Next 3 Years
There’s a lot of hype around data right now. Businesses across the board are evaluating their approach to data. If they have a data stack…
Justin Ouyang
Mar 23, 2022
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