[Gaessaki]

Quebec probably has the single best cooperative financing ecosystem in the world (1B+$). There’s a need for more risk-driven investment instruments in the sector however to seed early stage ventures. Most of the funds end up getting reinvested in existing cooperatives who can already access traditional funding.

[cies]

What do you mean by trad funding? Loans? Bonds? Equity investments?

[Gaessaki]

Mainly debt instruments (loans, lines of credit, etc.) and occasionally preferred shares.