Panache Ventures acquires SF-based Commonwealth, adds Vancouver partner, and launches Fund II to build Canada’s next billion-dollar venture fund

Entrepreneur and investor Chris Neumann has joined Panache as a partner based in Vancouver and San Francisco.

The Panache Ventures team. Third from left: New partner Chris Neumann. Third from right: managing partner Patrick Lor

One of Canada’s most active early-stage technology investors is expanding its presence in British Columbia and Silicon Valley in a quest to build Canada’s next billion-dollar venture fund.

Panache Ventures has acquired San Francisco-based …