Venture Capital pulse in Canada

for 2009:

Leading active VC in Canada along with the number of deals they participated in this year.

1. 26 - Business Development Bank of Canada - $128
2. 25 - GrowthWorks Ltd. - $99
3. 10 - VenGrowth Private Equity Partners - $27
4. 5 - Fonds de solidarité FTQ - $96
5. 5 - Yaletown Venture Partners Inc. - $19
6. 4 - iNovia Capital - $27
7. 4 - Ventures West Capital Ltd. - $26
8. 4 - Lions Capital Corp. - $16
9. 4 - Export Development Canada - $13
10. 4 - AVAC Ltd. - $10
11. 4 - Covington Capital Corporation - $7
12. 3 - Desjardins Venture Capital - $19
13. 3 - Multiple Capital Inc. - $15
14. 3 - BDR Capital - $15
15. 3 - B.E.S.T. Investment Counsel Limited - $9
16. 3 - Discovery Capital Management Corp. - $7
17. 2 - JLA Ventures Inc. - $21
18. 2 - CTI Life Sciences Fund - $20
19. 2 - EdgeStone Capital Partners - $18
20. 2 - VentureLink LP - $17