An objective investor. An astute partner.

Meet Wade Dawe

The Managing Director of Brigus Capital, Wade is a committed partner with the companies he invests in. Wade is a proven and accomplished entrepreneur, financier, and investor. He serves as Chairman and CEO of Numus Capital, a Halifax based exempt market dealer. He is chairman of TSX-listed Pivot Technology Solutions Inc., and as Chairman & CEO of Fortune Bay Corp. Wade led the public listing of TSX-listed biotechnology company Immunovaccine Inc. and he led the public listing and financing of TSXV-listed software company, kneat.com, Inc.

Wade was recently featured in an Atlantic Business Magazine article sharing his story and track record of investments.

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An enviable track record

An enviable track record

Wade has founded or co-founded numerous successful companies. These include Keeper Resources Inc. (2003), which was sold for $51.6 million in 2008. Also, Brigus Gold Corp. (2010), which was acquired by Primero Mining Corp. in 2014 in an all share deal valued at $351 million. In December 2017, he negotiated a transaction to merge Canabo Medical Corporation with Aleafia Inc., valuing Canabo at $50 million.

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A community ally

Wade’s philanthropic activities include establishing and personally funding the annual James R. Pearcey Entrepreneurial Scholarship at MUN, and DC Makes, a new entrepreneurship-based program at the Discovery Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He serves as a Trustee of The QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation, and is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), an international organization for business leaders.

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