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A PERMANENT CAPITAL COMPANY

Invested in the
Future of Humanity

We buy and scale companies, back the leaders running them, and invest profits into what moves our world forward.

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SPC-02  /  THE RECORD

We are trusted
by the best in the world.

When the biggest brands in the world need results, they call our team.

J.P. Morgan Netflix Meta Nike Spotify Sony Yves Saint Laurent Universal Music Group adidas Hennessy EA Games Ford lululemon Marriott International TELUS Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Teck Coach ATCO Walmart The Home Depot McDonald's Kaiser Permanente Kroger Burger King Domino's London Drugs Blueprint Aptive
Capital
$20B
Largest transaction structured
$1T+
Buyer network AUM
300+
Transactions closed
$1B+
Annual payment volume
Operations
$1B+
Direct-response revenue
40,000+
Hires powered
$400M
Client revenue on our books
$100M+
Engineering delivered
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SPC-03  /  WHAT WE DO

Investing with the future in mind.

Our objective is simple. Consolidate fragmented industries and add real value to projects that move humanity forward.

THE ONLY QUESTION: WHO RUNS IT?
IF LEADERSHIP IS LEAVING
OR IS THE PROBLEM

Acquire

Full Ownership & Operations

We buy outright and operate as principals.

Ownership pays in cash flow, enterprise value, data, and future opportunity.

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IF LEADERSHIP
IS THE ASSET

Partner

Capabilities & Growth

We put the full platform behind leaders we believe in.

Growth, hiring, payments and Hydra intelligence. Terms are flexible, with a default path to equity. You keep command.

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IF IT'S TECHNOLOGY
WE BELIEVE IN

Invest

Applied Innovation

We fund technology we already want to use.

We back what moves humanity forward, so the work never gets bent to satisfy a return. What the portfolio earns pays for the research.

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SPC-04  /  THE GROWTH SYSTEM

RapidScale™

The accelerator we plug into every company we touch to multiply enterprise value, fast.

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SPC-05  /  THE INTELLIGENCE LAYER
Hydra

A private intelligence system that manufactures unfair advantages and finds undercapitalized potential before anyone else does.

Inside Hydra →
CAPITAL ASSETS VENDORS BUYERS OPPORTUNITIES OPERATORS HYDRA EVERY NODE MAKES HYDRA SMARTER
SPC-06  /  THE BENCH

The team behind the platform.

DROP FOUNDER PORTRAIT
Founder & Chief Executive

Sebastian Kovacs

Sebastian Kovacs is the founder of Special Projects Canada, a Vancouver consultancy turned capital formation and acquisition platform.

An artist from an immigrant family, he spent a decade solving problems for some of the biggest brands in the world, obsessed with what drives people and companies to extraordinary success.

His life's work is creating the conditions that make that possible.

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Board of Directors

Being assembled now, starting with the Chairman. The search is open.

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David Michaud
David Michaud
Corporate Law & Capital Markets · CEO, Parvis Invest (TSXV: PVIS)
Ex-Fiera Capital. Corporate law, M&A and securities. Structured transactions up to $20B.
BIO →
Bryann Cabral
Bryann Cabral
M&A & Capital Advisory · Managing Partner, Zaidwood Capital
Co-founder, Zaidwood. Firm bench with $24.4B+ in transactions and 350+ deals, ex-Lehman and JPMorgan.
BIO →
Robert LaFave
Robert LaFave
Investor Relations & Capital Formation
19+ years placing capital with Canadian investors, from investment funds to private markets.
BIO →
Jack Zuvelek
Jack Zuvelek
M&A, Origination & AI · Founder, Zuvelek Capital
Two exits. $40M+ raised. Backed by a $4B+ advisory board and his own AI engine across 43,000+ private loans.
BIO →
Shawn Henry
Shawn Henry
Head of Growth · CEO, Venture Suite
$1B+ in direct-response marketing, software engineer and rapid growth specialist. Ex-DoD engineering team.
BIO →
Jonathan Castell
Jonathan Castell
Payments & Hiring · Co-Founder & CEO, NurtureMe · Founder, Acru
40,000+ hires. $50M+ client revenue. $1B+ in annual payment volume.
BIO →
John Brkopac
John Brkopac
Finance & Enterprise Systems · BluMarble Group
Ex-Oracle + KPMG. Enterprise finance for telecom, mining, energy and government: TELUS, Teck, ATCO.
Jacky Shi
Jacky Shi
Technology, Infrastructure & Ventures · CEO, Ceebig Group
$100M+ delivered across infrastructure, property and hardware, 30x returns for clients, $50M fund experience.
BIO →
Victor Palacios
Victor Palacios
Wealth Management & Estate Planning
Top ranked licensed financial advisor, Canada / USA relations.
BIO →
Heidie Naomi
Heidie Naomi
Investor Relations & Capital Network
Investor relations across family offices, PE and investment banking teams, from Canada to Dubai.
Tony Price, CPA
Tony Price, CPA
Tax & Financial Infrastructure · Priceless CPA
Tax and finance for 100+ businesses with $400M+ in combined revenue.
BIO →
Tom Circo
Tom Circo
Creator Marketing & Brand Relations · Co-Founder, Matchbook
$1B+ in combined valuations led. Creator partnerships for Ford, Sony, YSL and Universal Music.
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Zaidwood Capital

Our investment banking arm: M&A advisory, capital formation, and debt & equity. Securities work through their regulated channel, behind them a bench of ex-JPMorgan and ex-Lehman dealmakers with $15B+ in led transactions.

zaidwoodcapital.com →
$1B+
Transaction volume
300+
Deals completed
4,000+
Investor network
$5B+
Access to capital
SECURITIES OFFERED THROUGH FINALIS SECURITIES LLC, MEMBER FINRA / SIPC.
Parvis Invest

Our private markets platform: TSX Venture‑listed and a registered exempt market dealer in every Canadian province. Parvis brings the regulated channel, the compliance layer, and the technology for investor onboarding, subscriptions and secondary‑market liquidity. Led by David Michaud, Senior Advisor to SPC.

parvisinvest.com →
PVIS
Listed on the TSX Venture Exchange
10
Provinces licensed as a dealer
50+
Active offerings on the platform
CDN + US
Cross-border investor access
PARVIS INVESTMENT SERVICES INC. IS A SECURITIES DEALER REGISTERED AS AN EXEMPT MARKET DEALER IN ALL CANADIAN PROVINCES · BCSC PRINCIPAL REGULATOR, NRD 74000. SECURITIES ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED THROUGH PARVIS, NOT THROUGH SPECIAL PROJECTS CANADA.
ACRU

The payment rails behind SPC's companies. When a business is too complex for standard processors, Acru keeps its revenue moving. Led by Jonathan Castell, Advisor to SPC.

$1B+
Annual volume
25+
Banking relationships
98%
Transaction success
PAYMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY ACRU AND ITS BANKING PARTNERS, NOT BY SPECIAL PROJECTS CANADA.
NurtureMe

Hiring, run as infrastructure. NurtureMe handles recruiting from outreach to onboarding for SPC's companies, turning hiring into a repeatable system that scales with the business. Led by Jonathan Castell, Advisor to SPC.

nurtureme.ai →
40,000+
Hires powered
$50M+
Client revenue
60%
Longer retention
HIRING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY NURTUREME, NOT BY SPECIAL PROJECTS CANADA.
SPC-07  /  THE BUYERS NETWORK

The outcome is built in
before we buy.

Live mandates from 200+ institutional buyers tell us what earns a premium, and we engineer our positions from day one.

$1T+
AUM behind the network
200+
Institutional buyers with live mandates
Representative transactions · our team & banking partner
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