Mariner Partners chairman Gerry Pond committed Tuesday to knock on the doors of major New Brunswick firms in a bid to broker corporate venture capital deals for startup companies in the province.
The consultations would allow Pond to lend his name and experience as a former NBTel chief executive, who oversaw the creation of six startups during his tenure, to compel companies such as Bell Aliant to invest in emerging firms.
Pond and his partner in the project, Deloitte and Touche LLP executive Jeff White, also plan to gauge the appetite of large New Brunswick firms for investing in an Atlantic Canadian venture fund that is already trying to raise capital.
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