OMERS Ventures has a new addition focused on funding the firm’s back yard. Laura Lenz joins the venture capital arm of one of Canada’s largest pension funds as partner, tasked with leading investment activity across the country. Formerly of EdgeStone Capital Partners, MaRS IAF, and most recently, Generation Ventures, Lenz brings with her almost two decades of venture experience north and south of the border, across private, government, and family capital. Over the years, she has had her hand investing in a slew of eventual Canadian tech exits, including Rypple (which sold to Salesforce), RapidMind (acquired by Intel), and Jibestream (acquired by Inpixon). She could most recently be found deploying capital into Nudge Rewards’ $12 million Series B round.