Mr. Allen Lupyrypa is a Managing General Partner and Member of Operating Committee of VenGrowth Asset Management Inc. He is also employed at VG Partners. Mr. Ferguson is one of the four original founders of the firm’s retail funds, and was one of the three partners on its operating committee responsible for the firm’s day-to-day operations and. strategic initiatives. Over the past 23 as a lead investor behind many private equity transactions he has gained extensive experience is all facets of structuring and negotiating private equity transactions. Mr. Lupyrypa has actively assisted investees with funding requirements and provided guidance to the firm’s portfolio of venture-backed companies at key stages of their growth and strategic development. Many of the companies that he has overseen have been exited through successful acquisitions by multinational acquirers. Before joining VenGrowth, Mr. Lupyrypa was with the merchant banking arm of a Canadian Schedule I bank. He has served as a dedicated Director of numerous past and present VenGrowth investee companies, including DWL Incorporated, GeoTrain Corporation and Blueair Networks Inc. As a Director of these companies, Mr. Lupyrypa has been highly involved with all facets of a company's development, including multiple acquisitions, key management placements, strategic partnering, and expense management initiatives. He was a Member of the Canadian Venture Capital Community and was a Director of the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA), past Co-Chair of the Statistics, Reporting, and Valuation Committee, and was a Member of The Investment Funds Institute of Canada's Fair Valuing Working Group, focusing on the valuation of private companies. Mr. Lupyrypa is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He holds a B.Com honors degree.
