We know it can be intimidating, so our team of experienced venture capitalists put together a comprehensive guide to investing in early-stage companies. It includes our best tips to get you started!

Feel confident about investing in startups.

What you'll find inside:

CHAPTER 1 Startup basics

CHAPTER 2

Deep dive into performance metrics

CHAPTER 3

Picking winners

CHAPTER 4

Investor best practices

CHAPTER 5

Where to find good deal flow

From the venture capital team behind these investments:

"We know it can be intimidating to invest in startups since it's such a unique asset class. We put our 20+ years of investment expertise to work – and we hope that this guide will help new investors get comfortable with the idea of investing in early-stage companies."

MARK SKAPINKER, MANAGING PARTNER AT BRIGHTSPARK

About Brightspark

Brightspark is one of Canada’s top performing Venture Capital firms, investing in exceptional entrepreneurs and returning unprecedented returns to investors since 1999.

We are leading an evolution in venture capital, enabling individuals to invest in top-tier early-stage Canadian tech companies with complete venture capital discipline.

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Brightspark funds are available only to investors who qualify as accredited investors and for whom venture capital investments, which are risky investments, are suitable. The terms of any specific investment in a Brightspark fund shall be governed by the constituent documents of such specific investment. Any decision to invest should be made solely in reliance upon such documents and not relying on any of the information herein.