Mike Walkinshaw
Managing Director at Coho Growth
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Overview
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.
Education
B.Comm.
1986 - 1990
High School
1980 - 1986