Our strategy
At Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG), we invest directly in innovative, late-stage companies (Series B onward) that are using technology to shape a better future. As active investors, we partner with founders and management teams to provide global expertise, resources and guidance, rolling up our sleeves to support them in fulfilling their bold visions. We prefer to lead rounds but will also participate alongside like-minded partners. TVG also selectively invests indirectly through fund commitments to some of the world’s leading venture capital and growth equity firms. We invest across North America, Europe and Asia.
Net investments of
$10B
as of December 31, 2024
Initial direct investment range of
$50-250M
Dedicated team of
25+
global investment professionals
A long-term direct investment approach
As part of one of the world’s largest pension plans, we take great pride in our responsibility to provide retirement security for 343,000 teachers across Ontario. Because we pay pensions over multiple decades, we bring a long-term perspective to investing. Our capital can be flexible and grow with the needs of our portfolio companies. We don’t have a cap on how much we can invest or limits on how long we can invest. We have the resources and expertise to guide our portfolio companies to become generational businesses. We have a proven, global track record backed by 30+ years of expertise across asset classes and C$269.6B in net assets (as at June 30, 2025).
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        Olivia SteedmanExecutive Managing Director, Teachers' Venture Growth Read their bio
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        Avid Larizadeh DugganSenior Managing Director (EMEA) Read their bio
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        Rick ProstkoSenior Managing Director (North America) Read their bio
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        Brad LeufkensManaging Director Read their bio
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        Ara YeromianManaging Director Read their bio
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        John-Christian (J.C.) BourqueManaging Director, Value Creation, Portfolio Solutions Read their bio
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        Yatong LiManaging Director Read their bio
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        Darius VakilDirector Read their bio
Senior Advisors
Our senior advisors assist with strategic, operational and value-creation efforts, and serve as potential board candidates or advisors.
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        Amy CoveySenior Advisor Read their bio
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        Cynthia GaylorSenior Advisor Read their bio
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        Kris GopalakrishnanSenior Advisor Read their bio
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        Bonnie HyunSenior Advisor Read their bio
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        Lauren NemethSenior Advisor Read their bio
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        Bill StasiorSenior Advisor Read their bio
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        Yvonne WassenaarSenior Advisor Read their bio
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        Jonathan YorkSenior Advisor Read their bio
Advisor spotlight
Meet our North America team
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        Rick ProstkoSenior Managing Director (North America) Read their bio
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        Brad LeufkensManaging Director Read their bio
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        Nate MitchellManaging Director Read their bio
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        YJ LuDirector Read their bio
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        Diana YaoPrincipal Read their bio
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        Linxi ChangPrincipal Read their bio
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        Leo LeiAssociate Read their bio
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        Brandon WillettPrincipal Read their bio
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        Victor VandekerckhovePrincipal Read their bio
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        Matthew CivelloAnalyst Read their bio
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        Yiran WuAnalyst Read their bio
Meet our EMEA team
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        Avid Larizadeh DugganSenior Managing Director (EMEA) Read their bio
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        Ara YeromianManaging Director Read their bio
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        Kieran MahantyDirector Read their bio
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        Chalani AllenAssociate Read their bio
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        Amaury VangrevelyngheAssociate Read their bio
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        Francisco VargasPrincipal Read their bio
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        Vera SchulzAssociate Read their bio
Meet our Asia-Pacific team
Meet our Portfolio Development team
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