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Hans Knapp

Partner

Yaletown co-founder with 20 years of investing, legal, and corporate governance experience.

Hans co-founded Yaletown in 2001 and has over 20 years of experience in Canadian venture and private equity investing. He manages Yaletown’s emerging growth investments in, and serves on the Boards of Circle Cardiovascular Imaging and ePACT Network.

As Yaletown’s General Counsel, Hans also manages all investments and realization transactions. Currently the Vice-Chair of the Canadian Venture Capital Association, he has been a member of the CVCA’s Executive Committee since 2018.

Before co-founding Yaletown, Hans was VP, Investments and Corporate Counsel for Brigill Investments, where he managed a portfolio of early and emerging growth public and private tech company investments, with a realized gross multiple exceeding 3x. Prior to that, he practised commercial litigation with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP after being admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1996.​

Portfolio Companies

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc.
Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc.

Medical imaging software

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Cooledge Lighting
Cooledge Lighting

Solid state lighting solutions

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ePACT
ePACT

Electronic record network software

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Acquired by Illumina Inc.
GenoLogics
GenoLogics

Laboratory information management system software

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Redlen Technologies
Redlen Technologies

CZT semiconductor radiation detectors

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You could be the next big thing.

A lot of tech companies don’t have the financing to achieve their growth potential. We invest at the emerging growth stage, applying our experience and tech expertise to help your company scale.

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 Vancouver - Calgary - Toronto - Montréal
 info@yaletown.com
 604.688.7807
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