John Ruffolo

Ontario Centres of Excellence, Inc. invests in research, commercialization & talent. The firm is a non-profit organization that drives the research to commercialization process. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.

OMERS Ventures Management Inc (OMERS Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corp founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices in the US and UK.

Continuum Residential Reit is an open-ended investment trust, which engages in the provision of returns from a portfolio of multi-residential properties to unit holders. The company was founded on December 15, 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Canada's Top 40 Under 40 operates and provides an award program that identifies achievers in Canadian business. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a Canadian organization that supports companies in developing and deploying clean technology solutions to address pressing environmental challenges. SDTC is focused on helping these companies grow and scale in a competitive marketplace. The private company is based in Ottawa, Canada and was founded in 2005. The Canadian company provides funding, educational support, and market integration assistance to small and medium-sized businesses. The company's funded innovations aim to solve issues such as climate change, regeneration through the circular economy, and the well-being of communities and the natural environment. The CEO is Leah C. Lawrence.

Maverix Private Equity (Maverix Private Equity) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by John Ruffolo and Mark G. Maybank. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Lighthouse Equity Partners LLC (Lighthouse Equity Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Canada, founded by Steve Hnatiuk and Joe R. Lucke in 2012.

Viral Nation, Inc. is a digital media innovation group that provides integrated solutions for the social ecosystem. The company is based in Mississauga, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. Viral Nation's services align strategy, talent, media, and technology to build deeper audience relationships with brand-defining influencer marketing. The Canadian company was founded in 2014 as an influencer marketing agency and has since expanded to include a full-service creative agency, creator and athlete-influencer representation agencies, and a technology division. The company was founded in 2014 by Mat Micheli and Joe Gagliese, and Joe Gagliese and Mat Micheli have been the CEOs since 2014.

Engineering.com, Inc. provides software, information and technology-based services to the engineering market. It offers digital media services to a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, architecture and construction, and defense & military. The company was founded by Frank Baldesarra on March 31, 2000 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Oneeleven provides office spaces and programming services for technology companies. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Matthew Lombardi has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2020.