OMERS Ventures is permanently backed by a single pension plan rather than traditional 10-year fund cycles, giving it long-duration capital and access to a multi-asset institutional platform that enables co-investment across multiple stages and capital types. The firm uses strategic foresight and scenario planning tools uncommon in venture capital to guide multi-year investment theses, while deliberately hiring from unconventional backgrounds like tech journalism and communications to integrate narrative-building directly into the investment team.