Canada's AI Growth Paradox: A $525M New Fund vs. a $574B Founder Exodus

Canada's inaugural Investment Summit has unlocked $100 billion CAD in capital commitments — but the real test is whether any of it reaches the AI founders the country is simultaneously exporting to Silicon Valley.

Evidence For

• Intrepid Growth Partners launched this week with a US$525 million AI-focused growth fund, co-founded by former CPPIB president Mark Machin, ex-OMERS growth equity head Mark Shulgan, and University of Toronto AI economist Ajay Agrawal....