PenderFund Capital Management

Conifex and its subsidiaries' primary business currently includes timber harvesting, reforestation, forest management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value added lumber finishing and distribution. Conifex's lumber products are sold in the United States, Chinese, Canadian and Japanese markets. Conifex has expanded its operations to include bioenergy production following the commencement of commercial operations of its power generation facility at Mackenzie, British Columbia.

Checkfront, Inc. is a cloud-based booking management and e-commerce platform designed for tour providers, accommodation managers, and rental businesses globally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Victoria, Canada, with an additional office in Vancouver, Checkfront serves over 45,000 customers across 120 countries. The platform enables users to efficiently manage various aspects of their operations, including activities, tours, accommodations, events, and rentals, while also facilitating reservations and customer tracking. Operating on a Software as a Service model, Checkfront offers a fully managed solution that includes automated updates, backups, and robust security, ensuring high-speed and reliable service for its clients.

Boreal is committed to improving cancer patient care through the development of research tools and diagnostic tests based on the monitoring of tumor mutations from cell-free DNA in plasma. It also provides novel DNA enrichment and library construction solutions for high accuracy sequencing in liquid biopsy applications. The company's OnTarget platform performs highly sensitive mutation detection to enable accurate tumor profiling and real-time monitoring of tumor evolution from cell-free DNA in plasma. The OnTarget assay is available as a research-use service to reveal tumor mutations that are undetectable with other methods and may help guide selection of therapy, improve clinical trial efficiency, and accelerate drug development programs. Boreal Genomics was founded in 2007 and is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

General Fusion Inc. is a Canadian company focused on the development of commercial Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF), a promising hybrid approach that combines elements of magnetic fusion and inertial confinement fusion. Founded in 2002 and based in Burnaby, the company aims to create utility-scale fusion power plants that can provide clean, safe, and abundant energy. General Fusion is pioneering a patent-pending concept that leverages advancements in MTF, which has seen limited exploration since the 1970s. The company is dedicated to demonstrating and commercializing this innovative energy solution by the end of the decade. It is supported by a network of global energy venture capital firms, industry leaders, and technology innovators, all working to reduce technical risks and accelerate the path to viable fusion energy.