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A professional hockey career took Kenndal McArdle from Vancouver to Västerås. Venture capital brought him back.
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A professional hockey career took Kenndal McArdle from Vancouver to Västerås. Venture capital brought him back.

The Pender Ventures principal on his passion for finance, life and hockey in Sweden, plus what the future holds for venture capital in Western Canada.

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A professional hockey career took Kenndal McArdle from Vancouver to Västerås. Venture capital brought him back.
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Kenndal McArdle was reading Warren Buffett on bus rides in the WHL. It foreshadowed a future career in investing.

Västerås is a city in central Sweden, a perfectly round 100 kilometres from Stockholm, notable for an inland port—the country’s largest—and a robust electrical industry. The city is also home to Västerås IK, a professional hockey team within …

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