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Over the past 15 years, Loudon Owen has launched, invested in and operated some of Canada’s fastest growing companies. He is co-founder and Managing Partner of McLean Watson Capital, one of Canada’s pre-eminent venture capital firms. His expertise spans company building and monetizing intellectual property.

One of his roles is Chairman of i4i, which recently won a $300 million patent infringement lawsuit, and obtained an injunction, against Microsoft.

Prior to establishing McLean Watson Capital, Loudon and John Eckert financed and advised Softimage, a world leader in high-end 3D animation, in its growth from 4 to 250 employees, its IPO on Nasdaq in 1992 and the sale to Microsoft in 1994.

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Loudon and John served as the Joint COO for Softimage from 1993 to its sale. Prior to that, Loudon practised corporate/commercial and securities law with a major Canadian law firm, concentrating on M&A and technology financing. He subsequently founded a corporate Venture Capital --> TEAM - McLean Watson DYJE