Shelby Ventures CPC
Now looking for a qualifying transaction

We have a dedicated web site for Shelby Ventures at: www.shelby-ventures.com.

The value in any CPC is based almost entirely on the strength of its board members (aside from the value of the cash in its treasury, which in our case will be a nominal $400-500K at the point we complete our pending IPO this summer).

Our board consists of senior public markets executives who not only have prior leadership experience as CEOs of their own companies, but deep, powerful public markets experience as well. Our combined prior equity raising successes total nearly $1B for companies we have been involved with. Individually and collectively we have important historical and current relationships with almost all of the tier 1 and tier 2 investment bankers in Canada, as well as a high quality network of investors, analysts, and fund managers spanning the major Canadian, US and European financial centers. Individually we each have active personal investment portfolios and have our own money invested in the deals that we offer to finance.

 

Joel Dumaresq

Joel has been an active investor, board member and advisor in many technology based businesses in Canada and the US over the past 2 decades. He is the co-founder and managing partner of Matrix Partners Inc., a Canadian private-equity and merchant banking group.

Joel is currently serving as Chairman for the Paramount Pallet Inc. Board of Directors, a 200 person, $20M/year business. Mr. Dumaresq has also been CEO of Greenwater Forest Products, which specializes in forestry and wood products since 1995. Prior to joining with Greenwater Forest Products he worked in financial services and investment banking for RBC Dominion Securities from 1985 to 1995. Mr. Dumaresq received a bachelor degree from the UBC in Economics and Psychology, and is a recipient of the Order of Canada.

 

Dr. Basil Peters

Basil is an active, early-stage investor and currently manages the angel fund: www.FundamentalTechnologiesII.com. As part of his goal of 'putting something back', Basil works on a blog propagating best practices for angel investors and entrepreneurs at: www.AngelBlog.net. He is also a regular contributor to: www.TheAngelJournal.com.

Basil has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from UBC and has been a tech CEO in Canada and in Silicon Valley in the areas of cable-TV based delivery of multi-media content, both from the aspect of carrier infrastructure equipment and set-top box development and deployment (Click here for Basil's full resume). Basil is currently the Chairman of Parasun and Backbone. You can learn more about him via his personal website: www.basilpeters.ca.

 

Gregg Sedun

Gregg is now an independent investor. As a former corporate finance/securities lawyer having practiced law for 14 years, he transitioned to the role of President of a private venture capital firm for 7 years, and then became President & CEO of Diamond Fields International Ltd., a TSX listed company, for over two years.

Gregg has played a significant role as founder, director or early stage investor in a number of very successful companies including Diamond Fields Resources (acquired for $4.3B in the largest take over ever of a junior mining company); Adastra Minerals (recently acquired by First Quantum Minerals for $300M); Peru Copper Inc. (acquired for $840M by Chinalco); Ascalade Communications ($40M IPO in 2005 on TSX Exchange - revenues of US$115M); and, Neurovir (acquired by Medigene, a leading German biotech for US$40M).

 

Derek Spratt

Derek has been an involved in the tech space now for 25 years and has been an active investor/advisor/mentor for the past 15 years, completing more than $200M in public markets financings during this period.

Derek has a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Queens and has been a tech President & CEO in Canada in the areas of mobile and embedded software and telecommunications, with PCS Wireless, Intrinsyc Software, and Consequent Technologies - all companies he founded or co-founded, and is currently President & CEO of Mobidia, Inc. This web site contains additional detailed information pertaining to his business and personal background/interests. Click here for Derek's full resume.