Brightspark Ventures works closely with entrepreneurs to develop and build market-leading software and Internet companies. Our innovative investment approach allows us to capitalize on our many years of entrepreneurial, investment and operational experience, in order to actively help early-stage companies through their development and growth phase. Our investments in startups range from the “product concept” stage where we work with domain experts looking to commercialize an idea or technology, to working with experienced entrepreneurs looking to scale their existing business.
Brightspark Venture’s team brings many years of investment and technology expertise in creating and operating software companies in the areas of application and infrastructure software, enterprise software and communications software. Our experience allows us to work closely with entrepreneurs to identify emerging technologies and solutions that address large market opportunities. Our goal is to proactively engage young companies to help them accelerate growth and market leadership.
Brightspark plays an active role in its portfolio companies. Our involvement includes fundraising, strategic involvement through board participation and guidance on operational planning including product development, sales, business development, and recruitment. Entrepreneurs choose Brightspark because of our proven and structured approach to transforming ideas into successful ventures.
With offices in Toronto and Montreal, Canada, Brightspark is backed by leading institutional investors who share our proven approach to early-stage software investing.
I have just returned from a 10-day trip to South Africa on behalf of iStopOver for World Cup 2010. It was extremely exciting to see all the preparation underway for the World Cup in June/July. We were ...
Mark Skapinker
iStopOver
Our iStopOver for World Cup members keep telling us how excited they are about the upcoming World Cup event. Now you can show off your support by inserting a Widget on your own web site. It is really ...
Mark Skapinker
iStopOver
Our South African Hosts continue to tell us that it is extremely important that they show off the “Best of South Africa”. There is a huge amount of goodwill being shown by our Hosts to international v ...
Mark Skapinker
iStopOver
On January 8th 2010, we launched our new look for iStopOver for World Cup 2010. Along with the new colours and images, it brings a wealth of new functionality and features. Based on extensive user fee ...
Mark Skapinker
iStopOver
Check out this great article by the great people of the Guardian UK featuring iStopOver! Here's an excerpt: “iStopover has created its own sub-site especially for the tournament, teaming up with a Sou ...
Mark Skapinker
iStopOver
We launched the first version of iStopOver earlier this year. The basis of this internet business was straightforward: Some people have excess capacity in their home and office, and others are looking ...
Mark Skapinker
Let the Sparks Fly!
Last month, I was lucky enough to join about 250 other attendees at Kinnernet 2009, a “Foo-type” Internet geek camp/ un-conference held on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Kinnernet is a by ...
Mark Skapinker
Let the Sparks Fly!
I have been spending a lot of time over the last few weeks and months on our new Internet business iStopOver. www.istopover.com What a nice change! It has been an incredibly creative experience. I wil ...
Mark Skapinker
Let the Sparks Fly!
Counting myself amongst the whiners and complainers, quite a few of us have been bemoaning the state of the technology industry in Canada for quite long now without achieving any results. I’m done wit ...
Mark Skapinker
Let the Sparks Fly!
Yesterday was the 5th of November, or better known as Guy Fawkes day in England and many commonwealth countries. Guy Fawkes is celebrated with fireworks and bonfires and commemorates the day when that ...
Tony Davis
Let the Sparks Fly!
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While the economic downturn may have slowed large-scale spending on Internet telephony services, start-ups can still turn a profit in this space – provided they know how to think on their feet when it comes to finding customers.
Company That Makes Free International Calling Possible from Any Phone Attracts Investment from Four Countries
Leading Citizen Journalism Service Rises to More Than 100,000 Contributing Reporters; Expands Its Relationship with AP to Include Major AP Bureaus Across United States. Time Magazine Names NowPublic.com One of the Top 50 Websites for 2007: 'Nowhere are the merits of citizen journalism more apparent than at NowPublic'.
