Archive for November 14th, 2007
Biodiesel – How burning fat is good for the environment
14 November 2007When we announced our $14 million lead financing for BIOX Corp. this morning ($4 million was syndicated to existing Biox Investors, including VentureLink LP), some of our followers questioned how burning animal fats and recycled oils could possibly be beneficial to the environment.
Here’s a quick primer on the science behind the process:
First off, the feedstock [...]
GMP Research on Intrinsyc’s 4th Soleus win
14 November 2007More great news coming out of Intrinsyc Software (ICS:TSX, a Wellington Financial Fund II portfolio company). People can focus all they want on the impact of a Google phone, but Intrinsyc’s talented engineering team is proving that there are a variety of ways that the Soleus platform can help ODMs and OEMs. Here [...]
Q-school media coverage
14 November 2007Lorne Rubenstein gives our two pro golfers, Danny King and Richard Scott, a nice plug in today’s Globe and Mail Sports Section:
Consider Danny King, a teaching pro at the Magna Golf Club in Aurora, Ont. King has an Ernie Els-like swing. It’s smooth and powerful, and he appears to have the right attitude for tour [...]