Richard T. Groome

Founder & MAnaging Partner

Mr. Groome thrives on innovation and disruption and has been involved in numerous highly successful innovators over the last 38 years. He believes with a driven and devoted team, positive disruption can be achieved through innovation, perseverance and good governance scaled globally. He has been relentless in his efforts to identify and recognize opportunities over the years and has been the catalyst to help dozens of companies in fintech, agriculture, medical and biotechnology, new mineral technologies, and retail.

Through Notre Dame Capital, Mr. Groome directs his efforts to connect and work with companies that share his mission and values. His passion has carried him to manage and participate in over 600 financings over almost four decades representing well over $4 Billion and to be known as one of the preeminent financiers of emerging growth companies in Canada.

He co-founded and founded Marleau Lemire Securities and Groome Capital respectively. He was also a director of the CDNX Exchange ( the predecessor of the TSX Venture Exchange ) for several years and has sat on or chaired well over 40 Boards of Directors of private and public companies. See the CSR for involvement with various philanthropic projects.

Notre Dame Capital operates in a “Decentralized“ finance and advisory model and we pull in valued industry experts if, as, and when required.