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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Last Monday's Canadian Global Growth Forum convened a trove of early stage investors, working to advance Canadian innovation. We assemble Adrenaline's large multi-sector portfolio of leading Canadian innovation startups by partnering with leading investors: angels, super angels and funds.

Randall Howard with Peyvand Melati of fellow Archangel Axion Fund

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

So many Canadian companies are 'leaning in' to the current need to globalize. Yet another portfolio company, CarbonHound and founder/CEO Sanders Lazier, sharing how to meet regulatory requirements for global supply chains www.linkedin.com/posts/sander...

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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - Carbonhound | Sanders Lazier

As Canadian companies look to markets outside the US, the EU is the natural next step. Huge opportunities to export at an advantage compared to Asian and American producers due to the green attributes...

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Another portfolio company taking on the world during these challenging times in US. This will propel Canada to even more global markets. Best of luck Andrea & Jenn at Interchange Network Conference at the iconic, art deco former airport Tempelhof, in Berlin. www.linkedin.com/posts/clockw...

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#icnc26 #techvillage #evcharging #chargesuccess | Clockwork (EV Reliability)

Your customers should not be your monitoring system. But when a charger appears online while hidden problems affect authorization, charging power or session completion, the driver may be the first p...

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We invest ONLY in Canadian startups - a smart move because CDN talent is among the best in the world. In tech companies in North America: o Toronto is 3rd largest, just behind San Francisco & Seattle o Waterloo is 10th largest, just behind Boston & Dallas Fort Worth nowtoronto.com/news/toronto...

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Toronto, Waterloo rank among top North American tech hubs| NOW Toronto

Surpassing most of its U.S. neighbours, the Toronto and Waterloo sectors have climbed the ranks in North America’s top tech spots.

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

At(NACO) Summit 2026, @randallh.bsky.social Randall Howard joined Emilie Boutros & Kyle Briggs chaired by Erin O'Keefe Graham to discuss deep tech investing. It is clear that Canadian tech investing is moving toward deeper and deeper tech over time. Thanks Josh Scott of @betakit.com for covering.

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

General Partner @randallh.bsky.social will be moderating this ultra important discussion on Wednesday afternoon at NACO Summit in Ottawa.

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Breaking News! Portfolio company Vena Medical has been awarded US @fda.gov approval for their Vena MicroAngioscope System™, a maor milestone. To take advantage and drive commercialization, they have opened a Kitchener-based Manufacturing Centre of Excellence. www.linkedin.com/posts/vename...

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#venamicroangioscope #venamedical #innovation #strokeresearch | Vena Medical | 28 comments

Vena Medical has received regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of our flagship technology, the Vena MicroAngioscope System™, in the peripheral vasculature....

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

As highlighted in the recent NACO Roundtable on early stage investing, unlocking more capital is critical to our success. This report, will make everyone pause, as it puts a massive price on our failure to properly fund our new startups. thelogic.co/news/canada-...

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Canada’s sluggish startup growth has cost its tech scene more than US$66B - The Logic

New research shows Canada is trailing global peers, with early-stage funding gaps limiting job growth and future public companies

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Our General Partner, Randall Howard who has worked to build VERDEXUS, GTAN angel network, Archangel Network of Funds will engage with other leaders on this generational opportunity to close this gap. Registration in the link to the NACO site and is now approaching 1000 attendees.

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Excited to join the ABR seed round, directly advancing our mission to enable our investors to directly help accelerat Canadian IP-based startups into global markets. ABR transforms edge AI applications. Kudos to Kevin Conley, Chris Eliasmith and the entire team. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

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Applied Brain Research Closes Seed Funding Round to Accelerate Edge AI Voice Processing

/PRNewswire/ - Applied Brain Research (ABR), the leader in low latency real-time on-device voice AI solutions, announced today the successful closure of its...

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Adrenaline is one of the 4 funds comprising Archangel Network of Funds. Here are some thoughts as we enter 2026. Collectively, Archangel funds have completed over 120 investments into 80 unique companies helping fill Canada's pressing 'seed gap' in funding our future www.linkedin.com/posts/archan...

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Archangel Turns Five: Reflecting on 2025 and the Road Ahead | Archangel Network of Funds

🎉 Happy New Year! As Archangel enters 2026, we’re taking a moment to reflect on five years of investing in early-stage Canadian innovation. Since 2020, Archangel has grown to $25M in committed capita...

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

This is a complex issue, involving many components. For investment, the gap (yawning chasm) is in the early stage (pre Series A). At Adrenaline, unlike many Canadian funds, we invest ONLY in Canadian startups at the rate of 10 a year. We are doing our part thelogic.co/news/venture...

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Canadian startups aren’t all feeling the Buy Canadian love - The Logic

Entrepreneurs say government messaging hasn’t matched support, as VC-backed funding for local tech slides

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Totally agree that a few AI companies are in a bubble many times the Dot Com meltdown. Unlike that time, also strongly believe this has undervalued many other tech theses (incl. AI-driven SaaS) fuelling our conviction that now is perfect for early stage investment www.saastr.com/the-1-5-tril...

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The $1.5 Trillion Software Tailwind: Why Thoma Bravo’s Orlando Bravo Says AI Valuations Are in a Bubble — But Enterprise Software Isn’t

“I’ve been working the hardest I’ve ever worked in 30 years of being in private equity. It’s extremely exciting, but it’s changing very rapidly… I feel that our …

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Is this the turning point for VC liquidity? More IPOs, interest rates continuing down, and more. All drive follow on rounds and M&A for early stage companies. pitchbook.com/news/article...

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IPOs and (some) VC liquidity finally arrived in Q3 - PitchBook

In exit value, Q3 2025 represented an over 300% gain YoY, according to PitchBook data.

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

BREAKING. Our portfolio company VoxCell BioInnovation won LEAP Landing Award at the major global event in Saudi Arabia. Congratulations to founder, CEO Karolina Valente and the entire team. And for sure the US$150,000 non-dilutive prize will further help you deliver on this huge opportunity.

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Canadians powering a diversified and dynamic economy by investing in Canadian startups. Go #TeamCanada

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

We were pleased that our general partners, @randallh.bsky.social and Benton Leong were able to share wisdom about best practices in angel investment at a recent Brampton Angels panel. The summary provides should help others learn and grow angel capacity. www.linkedin.com/posts/brampt...

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Brampton Angels on LinkedIn: #bramptonangels #maximizingroi #paneldiscussion #angelinvesting

Leveraging Networks and Resources to Add Value 🌟 Angel investors often bring more than capital to the table; they provide valuable connections and insights…

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Great article in Waterloo Region Record covering GTAN with a shout out to how we work with the Angel ecosystem

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

HDAX Therapeutics is a company on the move recently added to our portfolio. Amazing to support co-founders Nabanita Nawar, Pimyupa Manaswiyoungkul and their team as they pioneer next gen precision therapeutics targeting cardiovascular disease and neuropathies. www.linkedin.com/posts/hdaxtx...

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HDAX Therapeutics on LinkedIn: HDAX Therapeutics is honored to be recognized as one of the companies…

HDAX Therapeutics is honored to be recognized as one of the companies shaping the future of Ontario’s life sciences sector! Read our story in Life Sciences…

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Adrenaline Fund @adrenalinefund.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Canadians have often been seen as being highly risk averse - and it's often cited as a barrier to investment and future productivity. Not so in the world of startups, where Canadian founders aspire to bend the universe with world beating confidence.[Paywall] 1 /4 www.economist.com/business/202...

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The magic and the minefield of confidence

Self-doubt, hubris and everything in between

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