May 2009

31

BlackBerry Partners Fund Issues Call for Entries for 2009 BlackBerry Developers Challenge

Total prize package valued at over US$250,000

March 2009

25

Xobni Announces Investment From BlackBerry Partners Fund Bringing Series B To Over $10 Million And Removes Beta Label

Xobni Adds to Its Series B and Releases Major Performance Upgrade to Launch First Official Version

January 2009

21

Neuralitic Systems Raises Additional Funding from BlackBerry Partners Fund

BBPF’s US$3 million, combined with earlier contributions by Vertex Capital, BDC Venture Capital and GO Capital Fund, L.P., brings total investment raised to US$10 million.

October 2008

29

BlackBerry Partners Fund Announces Investments in buzzd, Digby and WorldMate

Mobile social networking, commerce and travel applications to receive funding from the BlackBerry Partners Fund.

21

BlackBerry Partners Fund Announces Developer Challenge Grand Prize Winner

Program set to provide early stage companies with access to up to $250,000 in capital. Poynt, Strands Social Player and Nobex Radio Companion recognized as top applications for BlackBerry smartphones and will receive a $150,000 investment from the BlackBerry Partners Fund.

20

The BlackBerry Partners Fund Announces the “Jump Start” Program to Finance Innovation in Smartphone Application Development

Program set to provide early stage companies with access to up to $250,000 in capital.
[Official Press Release] [Jump Start Information and Application]

16

The BlackBerry Partners Fund Appoints Marc Faucher and Matt Golden to Investment Team

May 2008

12

RIM, RBC and Thomson Reuters to anchor a $150 million BlackBerry Partners Fund™ focused on investing in mobile applications and services

Toronto, ON (May 12, 2008) - BlackBerry Partners Fund LP today announced that Research In Motion (RIM) (TSX: RIM; NASDAQ: RIMM), RBC (RY: TSX; RY: NYSE) and Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL; NASDAQ: TRIN), along with several private Canadian investors, are joining together through the BlackBerry Partners Fund LP to form a $150 million venture capital fund that will invest in the best emerging mobile applications and services. (More...)

12

RIM, RBC and Thomson Reuters joining forces to create a leading fund for investment in mobile applications and services

Toronto, ON (May 12, 2008)- BlackBerry Partners Fund LP today announced that Research In Motion (RIM) (TSX: RIM; NASDAQ: RIMM), RBC (RY: TSX; RY: NYSE) and Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL; NASDAQ: TRIN), along with  several private Canadian investors, are joining together through the BlackBerry Partners Fund LP to form a $150 million venture capital fund that will invest in the best emerging mobile applications and services. (More...)