About Venture Alberta
VentureAlberta Forum is one of the largest gatherings of business angels in the City of Calgary and Edmonton, with strong ties to the other Canadian Angel Investor forums.
VentureAlberta Forum is relatively new, having been established in the spring of 2003, with a community of members having oil and gas, information and communication technologies, biotech, real estate, health and life sciences, hospitality, and transportation backgrounds. VentureAlberta Forum has now grown to over 40 accredited investor members in Calgary and 15 members in Edmonton which was founded in January 2006. As of November 2006, the Forum had assisted 21 companies with capital and another dozen with resources and customer referrals.
VentureAlberta Forum is about developing on natural strengths in Calgary and Edmonton — a culture of opportunism and the desire for strong community. Calgary already is a financial hub in Canada, with particular focus in natural resources, business services, and agriculture. Edmonton is the base for $60 billion in capital projects and is the strongest economy in the country. The VentureAlberta Forum is being built to capitalize of those strengths and expand the reach into other sectors.
How to Belong
There are two ways that you can belong to Venture Alberta. You can register to be an angel investor member (simply referred to as a member) or you can be an entrepreneur.
Our Investor Members
Angel investor members are restricted to accredited investors only. (However, 10% of the membership is set aside for Resource Partners and Sponsors). Venture Alberta includes our partners in Dallas, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Denver. The investors establish the rules, the areas of interest, and the endeavors of the Forum.
Our Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs that join Venture Alberta can make pitches to our network of angel investors. (more here)
Our Philosophy
VentureAlberta Forum is about best practices. Utilizing a strong due diligence process, the investor led Forum, and a strong follow on reporting requirement, the Forum utilizes different existing business angel models already in place to provide the best possible service level to the membership.
We have chosen to partner with the Angel Investors because of their keen interest in association with us. Experienced investors with a keen eye to new associations and expanded networks is a "value add" the organizers of VentureAlberta Forum can pass on to our members as well as entrepreneurs.