I have over 20 years of experience providing subordinated debt, mezzanine, equity and commercial debt financing. As the Regional Director-Technology Group for BDC, my team will be providing early-stage debt financing, up to $1M and advisory services to support technology companies (software, hardware, SAAS, clean-tech, biotech, etc) in western Canada and Atlantic. The companies we support have some level of revenue but expected timeline to reach breakeven point is ~18 months out. Previously, as a Director at BDC Capital, which is a leading Canadian mezzanine and equity fund with over $575 million in capital under management, I funded several Management Buy-Outs, mergers and acquisitions, expansions, wealth monetization and growth capital projects.

I completed my Chartered Business Valuation Designation (CBV) in 2008 and hold a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan.

Specialties: Technology financing, Management Buy-Outs, mergers and acquisitions, equity, subordinate financing, mezzanine financing and debt financing.

With 24 years in Private Fund and Portfolio Management, early stage structure and finance, business plan development Rob Purdy is one of the top investors in Canada. This includes being an early stage co-founding investor in one of Calgary's most visible new companies - Benevity.

Rob is a third generation Calgarian and founded Purdy & Partners Inc. (PPI) in late 2008 – envisioning the opportunities to create a unique local private equity firm focused on start-ups and ESVs. Passionate about “Building”, Rob anchors the team with a broad spectrum of business experiences and operational insight across numerous sectors. With a keen understanding of innovative applications centered in the Industrial Infrastructure, Technology & Energy spaces, he has led a successful career of managing portfolios of capital and direct investments in private companies. Rob is responsible for overseeing the Firm and the Funds as the Managing General Partner.

Prior to launching PPI, Rob spent 16 years in portfolio management at RBC Dominion Securities, Canaccord Capital, and Peters & Co. Focused on private equity finance and public equity investment and trading, Rob built and managed a diversified base of private investors, corporate clients, and institutional accounts. Rob holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Calgary. 

Kyle Araki is the Director of Capital Formation at the TSX Venture Exchange. Kyle oversees both the Listed Issuer Services and the Compliance and Disclosure Teams based in Calgary. Kyle is responsible for a team of professionals who are dedicated to listing quality applicants on the TSX Venture Exchange and enhancing the reporting and dissemination of information from public issuers. Kyle analyzes, summarizes, and recommends actions to be taken on a wide variety of transactions from companies seeking to list on the TSX Venture Exchange, and from companies already listed. 

Directly responsible for managing the delivery of contracted Managed Services and Solutions as defined in the Statement of Work to the Customers satisfaction for the Western Accounts. Accountable to manage revenue and profit margin targets and identify and recommend business process and output related solutions for each customer.