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Join our own Whitney Rockley in conversation with former portfolio company CEO and serial entrepreneur Remi Schmaltz in Calgary on December 4th. Lots to share as 2024 winds down and we all prepare for what comes next. Learn more about the speakers and register - https://lnkd.in/gwMhnxuX InterGen EY

If you want to keep an eye on the tremendous value being created in the Industrial Software sector, we just released the McRock Industrial Software Index Report for Q3 2024. https://lnkd.in/gB-j7RMc For the 3rd consecutive quarter in 2024, Supply Chain software led McRock’s Industrial Software Index in terms of revenue growth. Further, Samsara led the way in Supply Chain Software with a revenue growth of 40%. This edition also includes an Index company spotlight on Cadence Design Systems and sector spotlight on Energy Management. #IndustrialSoftware

Two new McRockers are in the house! They are not new to VC and add bench strength to our team following the launch of McRock Fund III. Big welcome to Pritish Sehgal and Mickey M.! We are on the hunt for amazing industrial software companies to finance and support. Different backgrounds , but born to McRock - Read more about their amazing journeys - https://lnkd.in/gB7_Sfbb

Thrilled to share we have deepened our strategic relationship with Industrial Software leader Aspen Technology (the NASDAQ-listed Industrial Software company championing Industrial AI and Digital transformation - our life's mission at McRock). AspenTech has returned as a strategic investor in McRock Fund III, aligning beautifully with our increased focus on Industrial Software investing. The relationship has grown even more powerful in recent years through Emerson's ownership in AspenTech and the addition of new industrial markets such as power generation and transmission & distribution with AspenTech Digital Grid Managment. AspenTech as in an important contributor to the performance of the McRock Industrial Software Index which tracks a cohort of public companies in this thriving sector driven by vast data sets of their Industrial customers and the evolution of AI. Check it out - https://lnkd.in/ged8gmXB

We are announcing another significant strategic partnership at McRock. Welcome to Bell Ventures as a strategic investor in our latest venture capital fund, McRock Fund III. The Fund has exceeded $100 million and is still in active fundraising. Our strategic partnership with Bell Ventures provides our portfolio companies with access to co-investment capital to fuel growth and access to Bell’s advanced network technologies to support their continued success.   Bell Ventures is the corporate venture capital initiative of Bell, the largest communications company in Canada. Bell Ventures drives innovation and support for companies harnessing the power of its leading 5G and fibre networks. The Digital Industrial investment focus of McRock is predicated on using proprietary industrial IoT, supply chain and smart city data to enrich the next frontier of industrial software companies. Bell Ventures Martin Cossette Peter Wilcox Andre G. Dana Abdullah Whitney Rockley Scott MacDonald Ha Nguyen Udit Bhatnagar

🚀Join the McRock Capital Team🚀 We're hiring an Investment Associate for our Toronto or Calgary office! This is a unique chance to drive sustainability and efficiency in major industrial sectors worldwide through investments in digital industrial startups focused on Industrial Software and AI. Think you have what it takes? Apply now: https://bit.ly/3oXK2rH

Success takes a team. We know it. To help scale up McRock and our North American portfolio companies, we are announcing a significant strategic partnership with CIBC Innovation. Welcome to McRock Fund III. Robert Rosen Amy Olah Mark Usher Colin Ryan Jean Rafaelian

Thanks to everyone who made it out to the McRock shop for yesterday's Diversity Networking Breakfast! We were fortunate to have a great group of founders and investors from around the world making connections and getting fueled up before a big day of Collision events.

We held our second annual McRock Capital Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast with BKR Capital this morning as the thunderstorms rolled out over Lake Ontario and the heat and humidity settled in. Red was fitting as the colour of the day! Thanks to everyone that celebrated our unique and expanding innovation ecosystem! 🙌

You're Invited! McRock, BKR Capital and CIBC Innovation have partnered up to bring back our annual Diversity Breakfast, introducing an amazing group of founders to our investor network. Join us for coffee, breakfast, and great conversations June 18 at 8:00 AM.Register soon because space is limited.We hope you’re able to join us if your in Toronto for Collision. Register: https://lnkd.in/gpTiSSve