Michael Wekerle

Director/Board Member at MOGO INC.

Net worth: 4 M $ as of 31/03/2024

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Michael A.
Wekerle was the founder of Difference Capital Financial, Inc. (1972) where he served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2014 to 2015, and Mogo, Inc. (2012) where he served as CEO.
He currently holds positions as Director at Coinsquare Ltd., Director at Wekerloo Developments, Inc., and Independent Director at Mogo, Inc. (since 2019).
Mr. Wekerle's former positions include Chief Executive Officer & Director at CordovaCann Corp.
(2013-2015), Vice Chairman-Institutional Trading at GMP Capital Trust (1995-2009), Vice Chairman at Griffiths McBurney Corp.
(1995-2010), Vice Chairman at GMP Securities LP (2010-2011), Executive Chairman at Difference Capital, Inc. (2012-2015),.
Partner at Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. (2011-2012), Partner at GMP Investment Management LP, and Head-Institutional Trading at First Marathon Securities Ltd.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
MOGO INC 6.85%	31/12/2023	1,694,217 ( 6.85% )	3 M $	31/03/2024
WONDERFI TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.50%	05/02/2024	3,161,918 ( 0.50% )	705 108 $	31/03/2024

Michael Wekerle active positions

Companies	Position	Start
MOGO INC.	Director/Board Member	21/06/2019
Wekerloo Developments, Inc. Wekerloo Developments, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Wekerloo Developments, Inc. is a private commercial real estate holding company with properties in Waterloo. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.	Director/Board Member	-
Coinsquare Ltd. Coinsquare Ltd. Regional BanksFinance CoinSquare Ltd. engages in operating a crypto currency trading platform. It enables buying and selling of fiat currency for different cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum. The company was founded by Virgile Rostand and Cole Diamond in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Michael Wekerle

Companies	Position	End
Difference Capital, Inc. Difference Capital, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Difference Capital, Inc. provides investment services. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Paul D. Sparkes.	Chairman	01/06/2015
CORDOVACANN CORP.	Chief Executive Officer	10/03/2015
Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. (GGEA) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of US Global Investors (Canada) Ltd., ultimately owned by U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW) in the US. The firm was founded in 2000 by Michael Waring. GGEA manages assets for clients such as high-net worth individuals, corporate pension plans, and endowments. They also offer specialized management for the Galileo Funds.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	28/02/2012
GMP Securities LP GMP Securities LP Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1995, GMP Securities LP is broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Montreal. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). They offer institutional sales, research, trading, investment banking and underwriting and advisory services. GMP Securities primarily focuses on the biotechnology, technology, mining, oil and gas, oil and gas income trusts, industrials, special situations and non-bank financial services sectors.	Trading-Equity	01/08/2011
Griffiths McBurney Corp. Griffiths McBurney Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1995, Griffiths McBurney Corp. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). They provide a full array of trading and execution services. Griffiths McBurney Corp. does not provide any internal research. All research is conducted through GMP Securities.	Trading-Equity	30/12/2010

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Listed companies	2
CORDOVACANN CORP.	Retail Trade
MOGO INC.	Finance

Private companies	11
Difference Capital Financial, Inc. Difference Capital Financial, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Difference Capital Financial, Inc. is a venture capital company, which engages in investing in growth companies. Its portfolio inludes financial technologies, internet, media and media technologies, technologies, healthcare, and other. The company was founded by Henry Kneis, Paul D. Sparkes, and Michael A. Wekerle on January 14, 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.	Finance
GMP Capital Trust GMP Capital Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous GMP Capital Corp. is a Canadian investment dealer serving corporate clients and institutional investors and also a broker dealer in the U.S. that services U.S. institutional clients. The company was founded by Thomas A. Budd in March 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.	Miscellaneous
Griffiths McBurney Corp. Griffiths McBurney Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1995, Griffiths McBurney Corp. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). They provide a full array of trading and execution services. Griffiths McBurney Corp. does not provide any internal research. All research is conducted through GMP Securities.	Finance
Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc. (GGEA) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of US Global Investors (Canada) Ltd., ultimately owned by U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW) in the US. The firm was founded in 2000 by Michael Waring. GGEA manages assets for clients such as high-net worth individuals, corporate pension plans, and endowments. They also offer specialized management for the Galileo Funds.	Finance
GMP Securities LP GMP Securities LP Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1995, GMP Securities LP is broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Montreal. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). They offer institutional sales, research, trading, investment banking and underwriting and advisory services. GMP Securities primarily focuses on the biotechnology, technology, mining, oil and gas, oil and gas income trusts, industrials, special situations and non-bank financial services sectors.	Finance
GMP Investment Management LP GMP Investment Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2007, GMP Investment Management LP is an SEC-registered investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). The firm provides investment management services to investment for high net-worth individuals and institutional clients.	Finance
First Marathon Securities Ltd. First Marathon Securities Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of National Bank of Canada, First Marathon Securities Ltd. is a Canadian company that provides security brokerage and flotation services. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company was founded by Eric Savics, Richard S. Hallisey.	Finance
Difference Capital, Inc. Difference Capital, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Difference Capital, Inc. provides investment services. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Paul D. Sparkes.	Finance
Mogo, Inc. /Private Equity/ Mogo, Inc. /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance Mogo, Inc. /Private Equity/ (Mogo, Inc. /Private Equity/ is the private equity division of Mogo Inc., formerly known as Difference Capital Inc. founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.	Finance
Coinsquare Ltd. Coinsquare Ltd. Regional BanksFinance CoinSquare Ltd. engages in operating a crypto currency trading platform. It enables buying and selling of fiat currency for different cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum. The company was founded by Virgile Rostand and Cole Diamond in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.	Finance
Wekerloo Developments, Inc. Wekerloo Developments, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Wekerloo Developments, Inc. is a private commercial real estate holding company with properties in Waterloo. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.	Finance