Michael F. Crowley
President
Michael is President of 108 Securities Inc., which he founded in 2011, and Managing Partner of Cassandra Capital L.P., a private venture capital fund co-founded in 2007. With over 25 years of banking and investment experience, recently Michael has actively led clients through a variety of investment banking and venture capital mandates including private placements, divestitures, M&A, going public transactions, workouts and venture formations. He has extensive experience in CEO, CFO and Board governance roles which he has assumed in portfolio companies, serving as a director for portfolio private/public companies and two venture capital funds. 108 Securities Inc. is an OSC regulated and licensed Exempt Market Dealer under which Michael has earned the required compliance designations to operate this firm. Michael earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, received a BSc from Western University and an MBA from McMaster University.
Spyros P. Karellas
Chief Operating Officer
Spyros has over 35 years of experience in banking and financial advisory. He began his career with Canada Trust in 1989, and has worked for Midland Walwyn, Merrill Lynch and BMO Nesbitt Burns as a Financial Advisor managing investment portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, family trusts and private corporations. Spyros worked as an institutional equity salesperson for a well-known Toronto brokerage firm specializing in Renewable Energy, Technology, Oil & Gas, and Mining. His account coverage focused on Portfolio Managers, High Net Worth Investors and Family Offices across Canada and Europe. For the past 15-years Spyros has been the President and CEO of Pinnacle Capital Markets Ltd. an Investor Relations firm located in Toronto. Currently, he is the Founder and CEO of The Investors Coliseum a Digital Investor Relations firm and Digital Awareness platform. Spyros earned his Bachelor of Administrative Studies from York University, majoring in Accounting and Finance.
Sameet Kanade
Equity/Research
With a proven track record as an equity research analyst, Sameet Kanade brings deep expertise in evaluating technology and diversified companies, conducting in-depth financial and industry analysis, and providing actionable investment insights. During his previous decade-long tenure at several Toronto-based financial institutions, he analyzed leading firms such as BlackBerry and Open Text, delivering comprehensive research that informed key investment decisions. His ability to distill complex financial data into clear investment theses earned him recognition in prominent financial media and led to coverage opportunities with Bloomberg, CNBC, and BNN. He is excited to return to his passion where he can leverage analytical rigor, sector expertise, and strategic vision to deliver impactful contributions to the field once again.
