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Renowned Investor, Essayist and Academic Named Venture Fellow at Ventures WestApril 13, 2004 - Vancouver, BC - Ventures West Management Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Kedrosky, an internationally recognized investor, essayist, academic and speaker, has joined the firm as a Venture Fellow. Dr. Kedrosky will be involved in sourcing and evaluating deals, and providing advice and analysis on a wide range of venture capital issues. “Dr. Kedrosky offers a unique and valuable viewpoint on the venture capital and information technology industries, from both an academic and a practical perspective,” says Dr. Robin Louis, President of Ventures West. “We look forward to his insights and expect that he will add another facet to our investigation of investment opportunities and activities in the industry.” Most recently, Dr. Kedrosky has guided portfolio investment decisions in commercializing faculty research within the top-ranked Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. He also lectures at UC San Diego on all aspects of early-stage and fast-growing companies. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Management of Technology program at Simon Fraser University, and he was formerly a faculty member at University of British Columbia. Dr. Kedrosky founded the technology equity research practice at brokerage firm HSBC James Capel (Canada) and was also a founder of a private equity fund in San Diego. He is an advisor to various venture-backed private companies, as well as having founded two companies. Dr. Kedrosky is a distinguished academic, with more than three hundred sole-authored academic and non-academic articles. His writing has appeared in the Harvard Business Review, the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, the Brookings Institute, Forbes, and the Toronto Globe & Mail. He currently writes a weekly business column for the National Post, a monthly column for Canadian Business magazine, and regularly on technology finance for RealMoney. He has also appeared on CNN, CNBC, PBS Newshour, CBC, and ABC Nightline. ”We believe that our team of advisors such as Paul and our Entrepreneurs in Residence is unique in Canada, ” adds Louis. “This team will provide counsel to our investment team and entrepreneurs and contribute to the successful investment of our most recent fund, Ventures West 8.” On November 3, 2003, Ventures West announced that they raised CDN$158 million in a first close of their eighth technology fund. The fund will invest in early stage technology companies in the biotechnology, communication, energy technology and information technology sectors. About Ventures West Ventures West Management Inc. is a private venture capital investment group that is recognized as one of Canada´s pre-eminent investors in early stage technology companies. Since its founding in 1968, Ventures West has formed eight venture capital funds which total over $600 million and has invested in more than 125 companies. Ventures West has the people, the expertise, and the capital to help develop emerging technology companies into market leaders. Investments focus on four technology sectors: Biotechnology, Communications, Energy Technology and Information Technology. For more information, visit www.ventureswest.com. For More Information Christine Ramsay (416) 861-2280 |
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