TORONTO, ON. – (March 23, 2015) – Keiretsu Forum, the world’s largest private equity angel investment network, announced its first ever Canadian Global Capital Expo in partnership with the OCE Discovery conference on April 27th & 28th of 2015.
Keiretsu’s Angel Capital Expo is the premier gathering of angel investors and entrepreneurs seeking funding capital to grow their businesses. On April 27th and 28th, more than 200 angel investors from the Keiretsu global network will join over 3000 OCE Discovery attendees and 350+ companies in celebrating entrepreneurism and investing in Canada.
“This is a real global event. We have investing members from the US, China, India, Singapore, France, England, Turkey and Israel coming into Toronto and then travelling to the Bay Area to attend our Silicon Valley Deal Expo on May 1st.” said Ozan Isinak, President of Keiretsu Forum Central Canada. “Our partnership with the Ontario Centers of Excellence is a testament that Canadian companies are serious about international expansion.
“Our Angel Capital Expo provides a unique opportunity for collective collaboration in the world of angel investing,” said Randy Williams, Founder and CEO of Keiretsu Forum. “We are proud to play a seminal role in the growth of start-up businesses and job creation at a local, national and international level.”
For more information, please contact Keiretsu Forum Central Canada:
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About Keiretsu Forum
Keiretsu Forum was founded in 2000 in East Bay of San Francisco, CA. With 36 chapters and over 1,400 accredited investor members on three continents, Keiretsu Forum is the world’s largest invite-only angel investor network. Members provide capital in the range of USD500k-USD6m to high-quality, diverse investment opportunities and collaborate in the due diligence, but make their own individual investment decisions. Keiretsu Forum members have allocated over $520 million to early stage companies.
For more information, please go to: www.keiretsuforum.ca
About Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) drives the commercialization of cutting-edge research across key market sectors to build the economy of tomorrow and secure Ontario’s global competitiveness. In doing this, OCE fosters the training and development of the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs and is a key partner with Ontario’s industry, universities, colleges, research hospitals, investors and government ministries. A champion of leading-edge technologies, best practices and research, OCE invests in sectors such as advanced health, information and communications technology, digital media, advanced materials and manufacturing, agri-food, aerospace, transportation, energy, and the environment including water and mining.
