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Mike Walkinshaw

Managing Director at Coho Growth

Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Mike Walkinshaw is the Managing Director at Coho Growth in the Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, with a strong background in venture capital, start-ups, and clean energy. His notable career highlights include serving as CEO and Board Member at Montfort, CEO at TIMIA Capital Corporation, and contributing as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Director

    2023 - Current

    Growth Debt for Software Companies

  • Board Member

    2023 - 2023

    Specialty Private Credit

  • CEO and Board Member

    2022 - 2023

  • CEO and Board Member

    2015 - 2023

    TSX-V listed investment platform focused on Revenue Financing for technology companies in Canada. Keep more of your company! We finance recurring revenue software companies utilizing unique debt products that allow entrepreneurs to keep more of their companies. We have a quantitative driven deal process, looking for companies with > $1M in revenue, > 70% in gross margins, and growing at >20% per year. For Investors; TIMIA is a TSX-V public company (TCA) and will provide a stable monthly yield with the potential for capital gains via stock appreciation.

  • EIR

    2015 - 2018

    Advisory role to exciting young energy technology companies in British Columbia including assistance in structuring angel and venture financing as well as clearly defining launch markets and strategies.

  • Board Member

    2010 - 2016

    Board member at Canada's Venture and Private Equity Association.

  • CEO and Managing Director

    2013 - 2015

  • Partner

    2013 - 2015

    Fronterra Ventures is a technology investment fund dedicated to fostering Canada's energy resource sector through its unique model, a combination of qualified technical evaluation with its partners, a portfolio approach to termed investing, and deep strategic support to its investees.

  • Board Member

    2011 - 2013

    Liquid Light converts CO2 to chemicals using Electrochemical means providing both a cost advantage as well as utilizing waste products. The company is an early stage venture. Investors include BP, Vantage Point, and Redpoint.

  • Board Member

    2007 - 2013

    Akermin reduces the cost of separating CO2 from mixed gas streams by as much as 40%. The company is focused on near term markets such as NG sweetening and LNG.

  • Board Member

    2004 - 2013

    H2Scan produces the world's most accurate Hydrogen Sensor for use in Transformer Monitoring, Process Monitoring and Safety based applications.

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