Michael’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and securities law in the technology sector.
As a partner in Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies group, Michael advises both technology companies and a wide range of investors in connection with a variety of transactions including acquisitions and divestitures, venture capital, growth equity and private equity financings, recapitalizations, joint ventures and strategic alliances, all in addition to supporting the day-to-day corporate needs of the companies that he acts for. Michael plays a central role with Osler’s relationship with the League of Innovators, who are a national Canadian charity that offer accessible programs, education and events for young entrepreneurs, from discovery through to acceleration.
Michael received his law degree at the University of Windsor. Prior to attending law school, Michael obtained a Masters of Arts in International Affairs, with a focus on Global Political Economy, from Carleton University.
Prior to joining Osler, Michael worked at a respected Ottawa-based business law firm which focused on transactional work for technology companies.
Representative Work
- Ultimarii
Ultimarii in its $2.6-million Seed financing
- Ontopical
Ontopical in its acquisition by SOVRA
- Taiv
Taiv in its $14.4-million Series A financing
- IronSight
IronSight in its acquisition by Kabal
- PurposeMed
PurposeMed in its growth financing round led by True North Fund
- Reach
Reach in its strategic investment by Primus Capital
- Decarbonization Partners
Decarbonization Partners in connection with Orennia Inc.’s Series C growth financing round
- Amplitude Ventures and LifeArc Ventures
Amplitude Ventures and Lifearc Ventures in connection with Fluid Biomed's $27-million financing
- ApplyBoard
ApplyBoard in its securing of a $100-million credit facility
- Artificial Agency
Artificial Agency in its $17-million Seed funding round
- ResVR
ResVR in its oversubscribed financing seed round of $1.7 million
- Blossom Social
Blossom Social in its closing of a $2.1 million seed financing
- Forma AI and SeaMonster
Forma AI in its business combination with SeaMonster
- PayShepherd
PayShepherd in its closing of $7 million in a seed financing round
- Helcim
Helcim in its closing of $27 million Series B financing round
- Ontopical
Ontopical in its raising of $3.3 million in a seed extension financing round
- Nimble Science
Nimble Science in its raising of US$ 2 million in a Series A financing round
- RetinaLogik Inc.
RetinaLogik Inc. in connection with an investment from Front Row Ventures
- Thin Air Labs
Thin Air Labs in connection with Clinify Inc.’s $2 million of seed funding
- DarwinAI
DarwinAI in its $8 million investment round
- Symend
Symend in its $54 million financing round
- Mercator Al
Mercator Al in its $1 million pre-seed financing round
- Helcim
Helcim in its $16 million Series A financing round
- Xero
Xero in its acquisition of TaxCycle
- Ledn Inc.
Ledn in its US$ 70 million Series B financing
- FlexPay in its $6 million late seed round led by Impression Ventures
- Pattern Energy Group Inc. – Investment of US$60 million in Pattern Development and strategic relationship with PSP Investments.
- Vision Critical Communications Inc., in connection with its $76,000,000 secondary sale of shares to two strategic growth equity funds, Georgian Partners and W Capital Partners.
- Validere Technologies Inc., in connection with investments by, among others, BDC Capital Inc. and Real Ventures.
- Turnstyle Analytics Inc, in connection with its sale to Yelp.
- Resson Aerospace Corporation, in connection with a US$11,000,000 Class B Preferred Share financing, led by Monsanto Ventures and with co-investment by McCain Foods, Build Ventures, Rho Canada Ventures, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, BDC Capital and East Valley Ventures.
- Osmington Inc., a holding company of David Thomson, in connection with a $3,200,000 investment in Farmers Edge.
- Osmington Inc., a holding company of David Thomson, in connection with a $58,000,000 investment in Farmers Edge, along with co-investors Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ Green Growth Fund.
- Monsanto Growth Ventures, as lead investor in US$6,500,000 Class A Preferred Share financing of FarmLead.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in Perfect.org.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in Honk Mobile.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in Sensibill.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in Wealthsimple.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in ZooCasa.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in KREDITshare.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its FinTech fund formation and subsequent fund raise of $30,000,000 with investors including FairVentures, a subsidiary of Fairfax.
- Horizons Ventures, in connection with a US$1,000,000 seed investment in VISR.
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc., in connection with a US$46,000,000 Class A Preferred Share financing, led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc., HealthCap, TPG Biotech, Genesys Capital and FACIT (Fight Against Cancer Innovation Trust).
- Fengate Real Asset Investments, on behalf of Labourers’ Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada, in its $11,000,000 investment in NRStor Inc.
- Build Ventures, as lead investor in connection with a $2,000,000 investment in Dash Hudson.
- BDC Capital Inc. and Accel-Rx, in connection with a $2,000,000 investment in ScarX Corp.
- Roadmunk Inc., in connection with a $1,500,000 Seed Preferred Share financing, led by Golden Venture Partners, BDC Capital Inc. and Felicis Ventures.
- BDC Capital Inc., Gibraltar Ventures, High Alpha and Foundation Capital in connection with a US$2,000,000 seed investment in Crowdriff Inc.
- Rockstar Consortium, in connection with its sale of the Nortel patent portfolio to RPX Corporation.
- Rockstar Consortium, in connection with the sale of a number of Nortel patents to Spherix Inc.
- Ghostbird Software Inc., in connection with its sale to Yahoo! Inc.
- Fluidware Corporation, in connection with its sale of assets to SurveyMonkey.
- MOSAID, in connection with its acquisition by Sterling Partners.
- Rypple Inc., in connection with its sale to Saleforce.com.
- Rove Mobile Inc., in connection with its sale to SolarWinds Inc.
- Openjive Inc., in connection with its sale to Teksavvy.
- NGF Geomatics Inc., in connection with its asset sale to Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.
- Notesolution Inc. (Oneclass), in connection with its Class A financing, led by SAIF Partners.
- Nexonia Inc., in connection with its $4,200,000 Class A financing and $2,000,000 secondary financing.
- Kik Interactive Inc., in connection with its $19,500,000 Series B financing, led by Foundation Capital, RRE Ventures, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.
- RHO Canada Ventures and Build Ventures, in connection with an $8,000,000 investment in AirVM Inc.
Ultimarii in its $2.6-million Seed financing
Ontopical in its acquisition by SOVRA
Taiv in its $14.4-million Series A financing
IronSight in its acquisition by Kabal
PurposeMed in its growth financing round led by True North Fund
- Reach
Reach in its strategic investment by Primus Capital
- Decarbonization Partners
Decarbonization Partners in connection with Orennia Inc.’s Series C growth financing round
- Amplitude Ventures and LifeArc Ventures
Amplitude Ventures and Lifearc Ventures in connection with Fluid Biomed's $27-million financing
- ApplyBoard
ApplyBoard in its securing of a $100-million credit facility
- Artificial Agency
Artificial Agency in its $17-million Seed funding round
- ResVR
ResVR in its oversubscribed financing seed round of $1.7 million
- Blossom Social
Blossom Social in its closing of a $2.1 million seed financing
- Forma AI and SeaMonster
Forma AI in its business combination with SeaMonster
- PayShepherd
PayShepherd in its closing of $7 million in a seed financing round
- Helcim
Helcim in its closing of $27 million Series B financing round
- Ontopical
Ontopical in its raising of $3.3 million in a seed extension financing round
- Nimble Science
Nimble Science in its raising of US$ 2 million in a Series A financing round
- RetinaLogik Inc.
RetinaLogik Inc. in connection with an investment from Front Row Ventures
- Thin Air Labs
Thin Air Labs in connection with Clinify Inc.’s $2 million of seed funding
- DarwinAI
DarwinAI in its $8 million investment round
- Symend
Symend in its $54 million financing round
- Mercator Al
Mercator Al in its $1 million pre-seed financing round
- Helcim
Helcim in its $16 million Series A financing round
- Xero
Xero in its acquisition of TaxCycle
- Ledn Inc.
Ledn in its US$ 70 million Series B financing
- FlexPay in its $6 million late seed round led by Impression Ventures
- Pattern Energy Group Inc. – Investment of US$60 million in Pattern Development and strategic relationship with PSP Investments.
- Vision Critical Communications Inc., in connection with its $76,000,000 secondary sale of shares to two strategic growth equity funds, Georgian Partners and W Capital Partners.
- Validere Technologies Inc., in connection with investments by, among others, BDC Capital Inc. and Real Ventures.
- Turnstyle Analytics Inc, in connection with its sale to Yelp.
- Resson Aerospace Corporation, in connection with a US$11,000,000 Class B Preferred Share financing, led by Monsanto Ventures and with co-investment by McCain Foods, Build Ventures, Rho Canada Ventures, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, BDC Capital and East Valley Ventures.
- Osmington Inc., a holding company of David Thomson, in connection with a $3,200,000 investment in Farmers Edge.
- Osmington Inc., a holding company of David Thomson, in connection with a $58,000,000 investment in Farmers Edge, along with co-investors Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ Green Growth Fund.
- Monsanto Growth Ventures, as lead investor in US$6,500,000 Class A Preferred Share financing of FarmLead.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in Perfect.org.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in Honk Mobile.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in Sensibill.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in Wealthsimple.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in ZooCasa.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its investment in KREDITshare.
- Impression Ventures, in connection with its FinTech fund formation and subsequent fund raise of $30,000,000 with investors including FairVentures, a subsidiary of Fairfax.
- Horizons Ventures, in connection with a US$1,000,000 seed investment in VISR.
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc., in connection with a US$46,000,000 Class A Preferred Share financing, led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc., HealthCap, TPG Biotech, Genesys Capital and FACIT (Fight Against Cancer Innovation Trust).
- Fengate Real Asset Investments, on behalf of Labourers’ Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada, in its $11,000,000 investment in NRStor Inc.
- Build Ventures, as lead investor in connection with a $2,000,000 investment in Dash Hudson.
- BDC Capital Inc. and Accel-Rx, in connection with a $2,000,000 investment in ScarX Corp.
- Roadmunk Inc., in connection with a $1,500,000 Seed Preferred Share financing, led by Golden Venture Partners, BDC Capital Inc. and Felicis Ventures.
- BDC Capital Inc., Gibraltar Ventures, High Alpha and Foundation Capital in connection with a US$2,000,000 seed investment in Crowdriff Inc.
- Rockstar Consortium, in connection with its sale of the Nortel patent portfolio to RPX Corporation.
- Rockstar Consortium, in connection with the sale of a number of Nortel patents to Spherix Inc.
- Ghostbird Software Inc., in connection with its sale to Yahoo! Inc.
- Fluidware Corporation, in connection with its sale of assets to SurveyMonkey.
- MOSAID, in connection with its acquisition by Sterling Partners.
- Rypple Inc., in connection with its sale to Saleforce.com.
- Rove Mobile Inc., in connection with its sale to SolarWinds Inc.
- Openjive Inc., in connection with its sale to Teksavvy.
- NGF Geomatics Inc., in connection with its asset sale to Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.
- Notesolution Inc. (Oneclass), in connection with its Class A financing, led by SAIF Partners.
- Nexonia Inc., in connection with its $4,200,000 Class A financing and $2,000,000 secondary financing.
- Kik Interactive Inc., in connection with its $19,500,000 Series B financing, led by Foundation Capital, RRE Ventures, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.
- RHO Canada Ventures and Build Ventures, in connection with an $8,000,000 investment in AirVM Inc.
Latest Insights
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Osler Update January 29, 2026
Evolving needs for Emerging and High Growth Companies: Seed stage
Learn about commercial and employment considerations for emerging, high-growth companies at the Seed stage.
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Report May 14, 2025
General overview of financings in the Deal Points Report
General overview of financings in the Deal Points Report
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Report May 14, 2025
2024 Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings
Osler's fourth annual comprehensive report on venture capital and growth equity financing transactions in Canada’s emerging and high growth...
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Report May 14, 2025
Valuation and investment intelligence
Valuation and investment intelligence
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Awards and Recognition
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Best Lawyers: Recognized as “One to Watch” in Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Media Mentions
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Media Mentions May 23, 2025
‘Mega deals’ return as Canadian VC market stabilizes in 2024: Osler report – Canadian Lawyer
Osler’s Michael Grantmyre and Ryan Unruch spoke to Canadian Lawyer about some of the biggest takeaways in this year’s Deal Points Report: Venture...
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Osler News May 14, 2025
Osler releases 2024 Deal Points Report: a comprehensive analysis of Canadian venture capital financings
Osler’s Emerging and High Growth (EHG) Companies Group is pleased to announce the release of the Osler 2024 Deal Points Report: Venture Capital...
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Osler News April 4, 2024
Osler study of 450+ Canadian VC and growth equity financings shows ‘resilience’ and ‘renewal’ of Canadian startup ecosystem
Read Osler’s Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings, a study of more than 450 anonymized venture capital and growth equity preferred share...
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Media Mentions January 29, 2024
Michael Grantmyre, partner at Osler- The Tech Lawyer — Between Meetings
From the passenger seat in the vehicle that serves as the moving set of the Between Meetings video podcast, Michael Grantmyre, partner, Emerging and...
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Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Credentials
Education
- University of Windsor, J.D.
- Carleton University, M.A. International Affairs
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Venture Capital Association of Alberta (VCAA), Board Member
- LOI Accelerator, Board Member
