OMERS Ventures

An early-stage tech investor. Our returns benefit the pensions of more than half a million municipal workers like paramedics, librarians and firefighters.

[Prashant Matta @PrashantMatta]

Honoured to co-chair and open the #cixsummit with ⁦@LauraLenz⁩ ⁦@OMERSVentures⁩ ⁦@PanacheVC⁩ 🇨🇦 Canadian founders and investors - it is time to be bold, it is time to show Panache 😂🇨🇦🚀

[Ryan Zauk @RyanZauk]

☕️Come join our next SF Coffee this coming Wednesday the 26th in SF.

Register below !

https://t.co/m1rB440xDv

@twifintech @SiliconVlyBank

[Laura Lenz @LauraLenz]

I've never subscribed to this Canadian 'lack of ambition' narrative. The founders being recognized at this year's #CIXSummit are a small sample of the incredible companies being built by exceptional talent in this country. If anything, our Canadian humility is the problem.

[OMERS Ventures @OMERSVentures]

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[OMERS Ventures @OMERSVentures]

Heading to #Transform2025 next week? Join us for our second annual HR Confidential conference. We're tackling some of the top challenges facing People leaders today. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, so nothing is off limits!

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

How much is the AI hype cycle about human job replacement, and how do we find and mine the next, new troves of valuable training data? Just two of the great questions raised at HumanX so far.

Read more at the link in the reply on @theangle 👀

[OMERS Ventures @OMERSVentures]

If you're at #HumanX2025, be on the lookout for our @etherington and @RyanZauk. They're looking for exceptional founders in the B2B software space (especially #fintech). If you spot them, can you remind them to bring us back some cool merch?

[Laura Lenz @LauraLenz]

Proud to be a co-chair of the #CIXSummit again this year, alongside @PrashantMatta / @PanacheVC. Drop a comment if you're planning to attend.
@CIXCommunity @ElevateTechCA

[OMERS Ventures @OMERSVentures]

T-one week until our HR Confidential session at #Transform2025. Ft. a stellar roster of speakers tackling some of today's top challenges facing People leaders. To register: https://t.co/WXDr5JG1fn

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

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[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

A recent @NoPriorsPod episode with @winstonweinberg inspired my latest @theangle post which imagines what an AI interaction model might look like if you wanted to build the best possible knowledge-sharing bot for helping learn in a specific field or discipline. Link in reply ->

[OMERS Ventures @OMERSVentures]

Come say hi to our @RyanZauk at the @twifintech Toronto meetup tomorrow! We have it on good authority there will be a magician 🪄 🎩🐇 https://t.co/FgWOLyIzIi

[Ryan Zauk @RyanZauk]

☕️ If you’re in SF this Wednesday, come by for your morning coffee & pastries between 8:30 - 10:30am at the SVB Innovation Center ☕️

Register at the link below ⬇️

[OMERS Ventures @OMERSVentures]

The amount of skills successful early-stage founders need to have is *insane.* Imagine seeing this list of qualifications on any other job description:
-Visionary
-Builder
-Tech support
-Designer
-Copywriter
-Strategist
-Sales & Biz Dev (x100)
-Platform specialist
-Programmer
-Business Ops
-Finance
-Coach
-Cheerleader
-Recruiter
-Admin
-Fundraiser
-Compliance
-Motivational speaker
-Marketer

[Andrew Escobar @andrewe]

This Week in Fintech is coming to Toronto, March 4.

Adyen, Notch, and Brim — invite only, link below

[AIM @Analyticsindiam]

@arizeai , a frontrunner in AI observability and LLM evaluation, has raised an unprecedented $70 million in Series C funding, marking the largest investment in the space. Spearheaded by Adams Street Partners and backed by M12, @Microsoft 's Venture Fund, @datadoghq , @pagerduty , @OMERSVentures , @SineWaveVC , and @archermancap , this funding will accelerate the company’s mission to help enterprises detect, troubleshoot, and optimize AI models before failures impact real-world applications.

With its pioneering OpenEvals research, Arize AI has revealed that LLMs struggle with evaluating synthetic datasets, making them unpredictable and harder to debug. CEO @jason_lopatecki stresses that while “building AI is easy, making it work in the real world is the hard part.” By offering cutting-edge tools, Arize ensures that companies like @Uber , @duolingo , and @Tripadvisor can develop AI systems that are not only powerful but also reliable and accountable.

Looking ahead, Arize is strengthening its partnership with Microsoft, leveraging M12’s investment to enhance integrations with Azure AI. Chief Product Officer @aparnadhinak highlighted their first-to-market audio evaluation for voice assistants, reinforcing their commitment to pushing the boundaries of AI performance monitoring. As AI adoption skyrockets, Arize AI is leading the charge in ensuring that AI is not just innovative—but also trustworthy, explainable, and resilient.

[Arize AI @arizeai]

🚀 Arize AI raises $70M Series C!

From the first-ever AI Copilot to troubleshoot AI, to the leading open-source AI development platform for evals and tracing @ArizePhoenix, we’re pushing the edge of AI infrastructure.

The goal? Smarter, better dev tools for building more robust AI that delivers real-world impact.

With this funding, we’re doubling down on our mission of making AI work at scale. Thank you to Adams Street Partners, @M12vc @SineWaveVC @OMERSVentures @datadoghq @pagerduty @archermancap. We’re also grateful to our existing investors— @FoundationCap @BatteryVentures @TCVTech & Swift Ventures.

[OMERS Ventures @OMERSVentures]

Ain't no party like a @twifintech party, hosted by our @RyanZauk.

[Ryan Zauk @RyanZauk]

☕️ SF Fintech - we’re kicking off our 2025 SF Fintech coffee next Wednesday the 26th with @SiliconVlyBank

Swing by for coffee, breakfast, & good fintech folks between 8:30-10:30am. Would be great to see you all! Register below

Pics from 2024:

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[OMERS Ventures @OMERSVentures]

“If you deal with historical facts, once the AI absorbs it, it doesn’t need you anymore. Historical data companies are already dead.” @jagermcconnell on why @crunchbase is betting AI can predict the future: https://t.co/Kmp2qROls2

[Laura Lenz @LauraLenz]

This is another example of Canada standing up above the rest as a leader that we can do fintech better, and we have talented ambitious founders building solutions for a more successful future for all of us. Period. @OneVest @SalesforceVC