Eric Bukovinsky, CFA

Canadian innovators, and the investors who support them, have played a pioneering role in the Intelligent Industry and the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Intelligent Industry represents an unprecedented opportunity to capitalize on the convergence of three key trends—digitalization, transformation, and sustainability—to catalyze climate resilient growth.

In February 2017, the Advancing Innovation Roundtable published a comprehensive report containing recommendations, sourced from both public and private markets, on how to close the growth capital gap in Canada, currently estimated at $4 billion, and growing. The Roundtable recommendations are organized into three categories: 1) Institutional Capital, 2) Public Markets and 3) Ecosystem Foundations. Each recommendation is supported by specific, viable proposals that are actionable… Show more

In February 2017, the Advancing Innovation Roundtable published a comprehensive report containing recommendations, sourced from both public and private markets, on how to close the growth capital gap in Canada, currently estimated at $4 billion, and growing. The Roundtable recommendations are organized into three categories: 1) Institutional Capital, 2) Public Markets and 3) Ecosystem Foundations. Each recommendation is supported by specific, viable proposals that are actionable immediately.

Eric contributed to the research and development of the report, led by Salil Munjal, Managing Partner at Yaletown Partners. Show less

Canada is poised to become a global leader in the next generation of clean technology applications. However, the opportunity resides not in clean technology’s historical promises of disruption but rather in Cleantech 2.0, the Intelligent Industry: empowering traditional industries to become more intelligent, efficient and productive through the adoption of communication and software technologies.

In this research, Yaletown illuminates how Canada’s bright future is being forged at the… Show more

Canada is poised to become a global leader in the next generation of clean technology applications. However, the opportunity resides not in clean technology’s historical promises of disruption but rather in Cleantech 2.0, the Intelligent Industry: empowering traditional industries to become more intelligent, efficient and productive through the adoption of communication and software technologies.

In this research, Yaletown illuminates how Canada’s bright future is being forged at the cutting edge of the Industrial Internet of Things. Show less

The research findings are outlined in Yaletown’s report: Canada’s Technology Investment Gap. For the study, Yaletown reviewed over 20,000 financings in the decade since 2006 and 3,000 exits since 2000 across Canada and the United States. The research analyzed data from Pitchbook, Thomson Reuters, CVCA, NVCA, and Yaletown’s own proprietary datasets.

Research highlights:
The average financing size for Canadian companies is less than one-third of the level in the United… Show more

The research findings are outlined in Yaletown’s report: Canada’s Technology Investment Gap. For the study, Yaletown reviewed over 20,000 financings in the decade since 2006 and 3,000 exits since 2000 across Canada and the United States. The research analyzed data from Pitchbook, Thomson Reuters, CVCA, NVCA, and Yaletown’s own proprietary datasets.

Research highlights:
The average financing size for Canadian companies is less than one-third of the level in the United States.
Companies in the United States are 2.6x more likely to raise $5 to $25 million emerging growth financings.
Since 2000, disclosed exits in Canada valued at greater than $100 million raise on average 50% less capital compared to those in the United States. Exits valued between $100 and 250 million take 2.5 years longer and are half as frequent as in the United States.
Since 2000, Large exits, greater than $500 million have occurred in 1% of all disclosed Canadian exits versus 10% in the United States. Show less