Innovation Saskatchewan
innovationsask.ca Direct + LP
Innovation Saskatchewan is a provincial government agency that supports research and technology through funding programs, research parks, and partnerships. It provides grants and incentives to tech companies and researchers, and invests in initiatives to stimulate economic growth in Saskatchewan.
Innovation Saskatchewan is a public fund headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada, founded in 2009. It invests both directly in companies and in funds as a limited partner, from seed to growth, in agriculture, energy, life Sciences and mining & Critical Minerals.
“Innovation Saskatchewan is accelerating research and technology for a thriving economy.”
— Innovation Saskatchewan, own website
- Layer
- Direct + LP
- Type
- Public fund
- Headquarters
- Saskatoon, Canada
- Invests in
- Saskatchewan
- Sectors
- Agriculture, Energy, Life Sciences, Mining & Critical Minerals, ICT
- Founded
- 2009
Team, as Innovation Saskatchewan publishes it
- Kari Harvey Chief Executive Officer
- Brent Sukenik Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Services
- Kelley Moore Vice President, Research & Technology Park Operations
- Drew Dwernychuk Vice President, Energy, Mining, ICT & Agtech Innovation
- Avery Vold Vice President, Academic Research Investments & Life Science Innovation
- Dani Wawryk Executive Director, Communications & Marketing
- Shauna Minty Executive Director, Human Resources
Names and roles exactly as listed on innovationsask.ca. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Co-invests most often with
Derived from portfolio pages both investors publish themselves: each pair below lists at least one company in common. 2 co-investors found.
- Export Development Canada (EDC) 1 shared company: canada.ca
- Realize Capital Partners 1 shared company: canada.ca
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Innovation Saskatchewan publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://innovationsask.ca/name, is_investor, hq_country, hq_city, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, sectors, thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page
- https://innovationsask.ca/partners/layer
- https://innovationsask.ca/about/type, description, founded, people
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Record 1280 · added 2026-08-28 · link last verified 2026-09-06 · confidence high
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