Market Opens

General Partners of Panache Ventures and CEOs of their portfolio companies joined Dani Lipkin, Managing Director, Global Innovation, Toronto Stock Exchange to open the market and celebrate the firm's continued success in seeding Canada's most innovative technology startups. Panache Ventures is a leading early-stage venture capital fund, uniquely positioned with a coast-to-coast presence and extensive networks across Canada and the US. Led by a team of experienced operators and fund managers, Panache Ventures invests in visionary entrepreneurs and helps them transform their ideas into successful high-growth companies.

Troy Boisjoli, CEO at ATHA Energy (TSXV: SASK) and his team joined Dean McPherson, Head, Global Mining, Toronto Stock Exchange to celebrate the Company's new listing on TSX Venture Exchange and close the market. ATHA is a Canadian mineral company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of uranium assets in the pursuit of a clean energy future. With a strategically balanced portfolio including three 100%-owned post discovery uranium projects in Canada and the largest cumulative prospective exploration land package in two of the world’s most prominent basins for uranium discoveries , the Company holds a 10% carried interest in key Athabasca Basin exploration projects operated by NexGen Energy Ltd. and IsoEnergy Ltd.

Galith Levy, Chief Climate Solutions Prize officer and Jeff Hart, Executive Chair, Climate Solutions Prize and his team joined Sylvain Martel, Managing Director, TSXV Listings, TSX Venture Exchange to celebrate the Climate Solutions Festival and open the market. The Climate Solutions Prize is a pioneering initiative aimed to exponentially accelerate innovation in the field of climate technologies and to showcase innovations. This unprecedented competition encourages researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors to find innovative technological solutions to our planet's major environmental challenges by offering them incentives and funding to bring promising climate solutions to market. The Festival also aims to establish a platform for international collaboration and networking between various countries to advance these developments and share best practices. This year's Festival will bring together over 1,000 participants from across the ecosystem and will feature over 50 international speakers. The Festival will conclude with the awarding of nearly $1 million in prizes to catalyze impactful climate action.

Chryssa Tsouraki, CEO at IN-VR joined Guillaume Legare, Head South America, Toronto Stock Exchange to celebrate the Brazil Lithium Summit and open the market. The Brazil Lithium Summit is a groundbreaking pioneer event taking place in Belo Horizonte on June 11th-13th 2024. Officially endorsed by Invest Minas, it stands as the exclusive platform in Brazil where the focus is on the burgeoning Lithium Valley. Gathering key industry players and international companies eyeing Brazil's lithium reserves, it'll be the sole platform offering direct engagement with the region's decision-makers. There are currently 34 TSX and TSXV companies mining in Brazil. There are 95 Brazilian properties on TSX and TSXV, and 28 of them are critical minerals properties.