Cowen Equity Corp.

Overview

Cowen Equity Corp. is a private equity firm based in Toronto, Canada, focusing on supporting innovative companies across various sectors. The firm leverages its team's diverse expertise and financial resources to act as value-added partners, investing in companies at all stages of their journey, from seed rounds for early innovators to fueling late-stage hyper-growth leaders. Their investment approach emphasizes adding expertise first and capital second, aiming to build extraordinary visions through strategic partnerships. The firm's investment focus spans several key sectors, including technology, cleantech, cannabis, healthcare, and real estate. In the technology sector, Cowen Equity Corp. views technological innovation as key to solving some of today's biggest problems and improving the way we live, work, and play. In cleantech, they support disruptive companies focused on the development and commercialization of technologies aimed at electrifying the industrial world, with a goal of reducing negative environmental impacts like greenhouse gas emissions and resource depletion. In the cannabis sector, they work in both the legal recreational and medical markets in Canada and the U.S., seeking high-growth companies and visionary founders in this rapidly expanding industry. In healthcare, they collaborate with doctors and experts worldwide to fight the COVID-19 epidemic in Canada through research and development into diagnostic technology. In real estate, they have investments such as the Earlscourt Market Garden in Toronto. Cowen Equity Corp. has a track record of investing in companies across various stages and industries. Their portfolio includes companies like OneLocal, a software and services company that combines marketing tools with dedicated in-house marketing experts; Ocalink Technologies, which developed an affordable ventilator to address global shortages; Beneficence Labs, a coalition focused on R&D into diagnostic technology for COVID-19; Red White & Bloom, a multi-state cannabis operator in the U.S.; iCrave Media, an international media planning agency; One Plant, a cannabis retail company; ShinyAds, a technology company acquired by Sphere3D; New Maple Holdings, a diversified cannabis holdings company; and Earlscourt Market Garden, a real estate development investment in Toronto. Their investment philosophy centers on standing beside their investments and fighting alongside them to ensure maturity to its full potential while delivering real results.

Investment Focus

• Disruptive ideas
• Monthly recurring revenue over $100k

Portfolio Companies