# Great West Lifeco

> Great West Lifeco is a VC fund backing Financial Services and Finance. See 6 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Winnipeg, Canada
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://greatwestlifeco.com

Great West Lifeco is a VC fund in Winnipeg focused on Financial Services and Finance. Great-West Lifeco (TSX:GWO) is an international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses.Great-West Lifeco has operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia through The Great-West Life Assurance Company,London Life Insurance Company, The Canada Life Assurance Company, Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company and Putnam Investments, LLC.Great-West Lifeco and its companies have $546 billion in assets under administration and are members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 4 | 67% |
| Finance | 3 | 50% |
| FinTech | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Payments | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 3 | 50% |
| United States | 2 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Harney | President & Chief Operating Officer | 0 | — |
| Garry MacNicholas | Chief Financial Officer & EVP | 0 | — |
| Jeffry Hall Brock | Founder | 0 | — |
| Paul A. Mahon | President and Chief Executive Officer | 0 | — |
| Raman Srivastava | Chief Investment Officer | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Power Sustainable | Power Sustainable is a multi-platform alternative asset manager investing in sustainable strategies. |  | Corporate Round | May 06, 2024 |  |
| Sagard | Sagard is a multi-strategy alternative asset manager building great businesses through capital, culture, and network. |  |  | Jul 06, 2023 |  |
| Sagard | Sagard is a multi-strategy alternative asset manager building great businesses through capital, culture, and network. | $500M | Corporate Round | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| Northleaf Capital Partners | Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd. ("Northleaf") is Canada's largest independent global private equity fund manager and advisor. Northleaf's predecessor, TD Capital Private Equity Investors, was the private equity fund of funds and co-investment arm of TD Bank Financial Group, one of North America's leading financialinstitutions. Northleaf's clients include corporate and public pension plans, endowments, foundations, government agencies, financial institutions and family offices.As a global private equity investor with strong Canadian roots and a long history of superior investment returns, Northleaf is dedicated to generating attractive, long-term investment returns through building enduring relationships with our investors, fund managers, business partners and colleagues based on trust, openness, respect and the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.Northleaf's 40-person team, located in Toronto, Canada, London, UK, and Menlo Park, California, is focused exclusively on sourcing, selecting, evaluating, structuring, managing, monitoring and reporting on private equity fund investments and direct co-investments. Northleaf currently manages four global fund of funds and a series of customized private equity investment programs tailored to meet the specific needs of individual institutional investors. | $532.3M | Private Equity | Sep 17, 2020 |  |
| Quovo | Quovo is a data platform that provides companies with connectivity and insights for millions of consumer financial accounts across more than 14,000 different institutions. Account connectivity is the lifeblood of digital finance. The next transformative innovation in every industry likely involves connecting to customer account data—Quovo helpsbusinesses get there with technology that retrieves, organizes, and analyzes data from across the full breadth of financial accounts. The company's industry-leading APIs, modular applications, and enterprise solutions help businesses deepen their customer relationships with an enhanced connection to their financial lives. From fintech innovators like SoFi and Betterment to the top retail banks, the leading financial services companies rely on Quovo to provide the data and insights they need to predict, transact, and personalize their services more effectively. It was founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $4.8M | Series B | May 03, 2018 |  |
| Payfirma | Payfirma offers a payment platform that makes it simple to take payments in any way, and provides paymentanalytics to help people make better business decisions. Today we processes payments for thousands of businesses across North America. The PayHQ payment platform is used by local trade companies and professional services to global online retailers, national publishers, non-profits and large enterprises. We bring enterprise-level payment systems to SMBs in a simple package with amazing customer service. Our core purpose is to make it easy for people to grow their business. | $13M | Series A | May 27, 2015 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ADQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adq-d6cc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bank of Montreal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-montreal) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Canaccord Genuity Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canaccord-genuity-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CIBC World Markets](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cibc-world-markets) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Dundee Capital Markets — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- IGM Financial — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Great West Lifeco invest in?

Great West Lifeco invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and FinTech startups, most often at Corporate Round and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Great West Lifeco?

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### Who are the partners at Great West Lifeco?

The team at Great West Lifeco includes David Harney (President & Chief Operating Officer), Garry MacNicholas (Chief Financial Officer & EVP) and Jeffry Hall Brock (Founder), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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