Altitude Angels

An Expert Advisor and founder of VA Partners, which provides part-time sales and marketing services. Leads a Sales Bootcamp and supports the IDEA Fund at Innovation Factory.

Co-Chair of Altitude Accelerator and founder of Cosality who moderated the event's Money Panel on unlocking funding for growth.

Founder and Executive Director of Altitude Accelerator with over 20 years of economic and business development experience in Ontario, focused on building entrepreneurial support programs across industry, academia, and government in the Peel Region.

Alan has been a founder, CEO, CTO, and COO of several technology businesses and has run corporate-backed global accelerator programs in Calgary, Mumbai, and Vietnam. He was CEO of Cascada Mobile (acquired by Monitise) and co-founder/CTO of Davinci Technologies (acquired by Verint), starting his career at Accenture.

Independent board member, CEO, and advisor to boards, C-suite, and senior government officials in highly regulated sectors such as government, finance, insurance, and charities, contributing expertise in risk, finance, technology, and regulation.

Bryan Duarte is a professional engineer with over 30 years of experience in the energy industry who serves as Managing Partner and Co-Founder of BlackTech Capital, an investment fund recognized by the World Economic Forum for innovation in supporting people and planet-focused entrepreneurs. He is also Founder and CEO of Enliten and holds advisory and mentoring roles with multiple cleantech accelerators and universities, including Foresight Canada, Toronto Metropolitan University, and TechStars. His work focuses on directing capital and support toward underrepresented founders developing solutions in the energy, cleantech, and sustainability sectors.

Materials technology specialist with over 20 years of experience in sensing, IoT, 3D printing, and prototyping. As director of CAMDT at Sheridan College she leads strategy for the advanced manufacturing centre, focusing on automation, modelling, simulation, and cybersecurity.

Entrepreneur-in-Residence with over two decades starting, operating, and exiting companies as a principal, advisor, investor, and board member. President of Pinelands Capital, an investment firm backing early-stage technology companies.

Referenced as working directly with portfolio companies to communicate their vision to the angel group.

Senior executive with over 30 years of environmental consulting and contracting experience across mining, energy, and infrastructure. Skilled in M&A, business development, operations, cleantech, and climate change mitigation.

Serial entrepreneur, strategist, venture partner and writer with 20+ years in startup technology including data analytics, social media tech, and privacy/security. As Innovations Manager she provides operational support for events and programs and advocates for AI readiness and data self-determination.

Entrepreneur and veteran of financial and environmental industries with over 25 years of experience. Chairman of Environmental Business Consultants and board member of several companies; coaches founders on commercialization at Altitude Accelerator.

Jude Sacramenthas is Vice President of Ecosystems at Graphite Ventures, a Canadian institutional seed investor, where he sources and evaluates early-stage deals and contributes to the firm's AI-assisted venture capital platform. He previously served as Vice President at RBCx Early Stage and spent 14 years in banking. Sacramenthas holds positions on investment committees at McMaster University and Schulich, advises the Accelerator Centre, mentors through Google for Startups and other programs, and serves as a governor at Centennial College's Learning and Employment Committee.

Sales leader with a track record of driving ARR growth leading to VC rounds and acquisitions, specializing in software sales leadership, business development, and revenue growth for startups.

Clean tech specialist focusing on recycling, waste recovery, and product stewardship. Former head of Stewardship Ontario and board director of Waste Diversion Ontario, advising manufacturers and retailers on sustainability and cost control.

Principal at GreenSky and author of 18 peer-reviewed articles with experience consulting to startups. He holds a BASc from Tehran Polytechnic, an MSc from the University of Alberta and a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Toronto.

Holds an MBA in Marketing and an MSc in International Business plus a computer science engineering degree, with 6+ years working with B2B clients and entrepreneurs across North America, Europe, India, and Japan on strategic initiatives.

Investor and former founder of a consumer marketplace who supports early-stage founders; also a professor at Schulich School of Business teaching Financing Growing Ventures.

Shafiq Vallani blends consulting, traditional VC and healthcare expertise with impact investing, serving as a content leader shaping institutional early-stage strategy, senior decision-maker at an impact fund, and hands-on mentor.

Board member with expertise in digital media/ICT, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, litigation, licensing and corporate law.

Advisor focused on cleantech, ESG, sustainability, renewable energy, marketing and sales.