The 12 Days of Holiday Reading
Welcome to the 12 Days of Holiday Reading, Pender’s recommended book list for the holidays. A new book will be revealed each day from December 7 to December 18, 2021. Check in with us each […]
December 7, 2021
Forward Thinking. Finding Value.
The Commercialization of Space – Part 2
I’m not the man they think I am at home…I’m a rocket man. It’s been an exciting summer in the race for human space exploration, with Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos successfully completing suborbital space […]
August 19, 2021
Invest like an Olympian: Part II
At Pender, we have been looking at the techniques, lessons, and values from the Tokyo Olympic Games that could help investors win with their investment strategies. Canadian women dominated this year’s Olympic Games. At every […]
August 10, 2021
Invest like an Olympian: Part I
The Tokyo Olympic Games are in full swing, and all eyes are on the athletes competing at the very top of their game. At Pender, we have been looking at the techniques, lessons, and […]
August 6, 2021
Pender’s Summer Holiday Reading List – June 2021
The Pender Investment Team shares what’s on their summer reading list for 2021. Topics include Gene Editing, Global Themes, Investing, Mental Models, Small Business Mindset & Special Situations.
June 30, 2021
Market Trends – Venture Capital Markets are Frothy
The amount of capital being invested has surged well past historical highs, and along with it have gone valuations. The median deal size in 2020 was at an all time high of roughly $2.2M, while […]
April 19, 2021
Bits & Bytes – The Impact of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on Corporate Performance
There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that companies that focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) tend to financially outperform, and be more innovative, than their peers. According to research by Boston […]
April 19, 2021
The Tailwinds to Many of Pender’s Equity Strategies are Secular
Pender’s equity funds have been performing strongly of late. We believe there are some commonalities to our strategies which relate to the “forward thinking” part of our company slogan. We don’t own Enbridge… Or TransCanada […]
February 17, 2021
Always Be Ready: Four Tips for Startup Exits
At a recent Vancouver Entrepreneurs’ Forum (VEF) panel on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), a key message from company leaders who had recently sold their tech companies begs repeating: Always Be Ready. Despite a very tumultuous […]
February 3, 2021
Market Trends in Venture Capital
Despite the rocky start to 2020, VC funding hit an all time high. US-based, VC-backed companies raised nearly $130B in 2020, up 14% year-over-year (YoY) from 2019. However, annual deal activity is down 9% YoY […]
January 29, 2021
Pender’s Holiday Reading List – December 2020
Investing Philosophy, Process & Best Practice Geoff Castle – The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy, by Stephanie Kelton Emily Wheeler – Principles For Navigating Big Debt Crises, by […]
December 7, 2020
The Commercialization of Space – Part 1
November 15, 2020 marked a historical milestone with the successful launch of the SpaceX Crew-1 Mission, transporting four astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Resilience over 400km into orbit on a twenty-seven hour voyage to the […]
November 24, 2020
Meet Kristina!
Maria: Did you always think your career path would lean more towards entrepreneurial endeavours? Kristina: Yes, to a large extent I did. I come from a family of entrepreneurs and it’s always been an assumption […]
November 13, 2020
Announcing the launch of Pender Ventures…
I am so pleased to announce the formal launch of Pender Ventures and the official close of our latest fund! It has been quite the journey for me personally. From working at big banks to […]
November 12, 2020
Renewed Optimism in Canadian Tech is a Welcome Change
Since the financial crisis, and before the onset of the pandemic, the Canadian appetite for technology had remained paltry at best. From 2016 through 2019, it seemed that the Nasdaq would routinely touch all time […]
October 28, 2020
