Difference Capital Financial Inc.

What is Difference Capital Financial Inc.?

Difference Capital Financial Inc. is a Toronto-based specialty finance company that invests in and provides advisory services to growth companies, particularly in the technology, media, energy, retail and e-commerce, and cleantech sectors. As a publicly-listed entity, they are focused on the creation of shareholder value through strategic investments.

They aim to support companies that are at a stage of development where they believe there is an opportunity for rapid growth and scale. The industries they target hold significant potential due to their current market trends and the transformative impact of technological advances. Difference Capital's investment approach is to not only provide capital but also strategic support to drive performance and value creation in their portfolio companies.

They have established a minimum investment threshold of $625,000 and are capable of investing up to $60,000,000 in a single transaction, allowing them to play a meaningful role in their investees’ growth trajectories. Their team consists of industry veterans with deep sector expertise and investment experience, which enables Difference Capital to identify unique opportunities and provide tailored solutions to complex challenges faced by growth companies. While the firm looks at direct equity investments, they are also open to opportunistic investments in undervalued financial assets and real property, reflecting a broad-based approach to value creation.