Integracare was founded in Toronto in 1990 to help people age at home. PRIVEQ Capital Funds backed it in 2016, when it had 70 employees. Today it has more than 500. It's CVCA's 2026 PE Regional Impact Award, Central Canada (Ontario), sponsored by KALOS:
The Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) – representing the private capital industry in Canada.
- Alex Webb started @F12Net in an Edmonton basement in 1996. Today it has 490 employees. Five years with Clairvest Group doubled headcount and delivered 230% EBITDA growth. It's CVCA's 2026 PE Regional Impact Award, Western Canada, sponsored by KALOS LLP.
- HistoSonics uses focused sound waves to destroy tumours without a single incision. Lumira Ventures backed the company from its 2019 Series C to a US$2.25 billion exit in 2025. It's CVCA's 2026 VC Global Dealmaker Award winner:
- In 2018, Isaac Olowolafe co-founded the Black Innovation Program for Black entrepreneurs. It grew from ten founders a year to thousands. In 2021 he launched @BKRCapital , Canada's first fund for Black-led tech. He's @cvca 's 2026 Ted Anderson Community Leadership Award winner,
- Executive pay in #PE was built for a clean three-to-five-year exit. Holds now run seven to eight. François Piché-Roy of Pixcell - Leaders recruiting Leaders, on how comp is being rebuilt for a longer, less certain road.

