GTAN | Angel to Series A Investments

Eric Klimstra is Chief Revenue Officer at Asenion, which resulted from the merger of Fairly AI and anch.AI. He has experience in sales, partnerships, and operations across small businesses and large corporations, with expertise in compliance and negotiation.

Evan is GTAN's Executive Director, overseeing operations, deal-flow, and leadership. A multi-time founder and early-stage coach, he has helped founders raise nearly $500M in early-stage investments.

Melissa supports GTAN's operations, helping manage events, communications, and day-to-day work, with experience running complex projects.

Ruth Casselman serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Accelerator Centre and holds board positions with the GTAN Angel Network and Communitech. Previously, she was founding Chief Operating Officer at Alert Labs, an IoT company focused on water management solutions, where she managed capital raising and led the company's acquisition by NYSE-listed Watsco Inc. Her earlier experience includes crisis management and public relations roles at BlackBerry, and she holds a B.Sc. from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from Athabasca University.

Tayfun Uzun is founder and CEO of BrandGhost, a platform that generates SEO-structured content and distribution strategies to improve company discoverability across search engines, AI platforms, and social media. Previously, he was part of the founding team at Magnet Forensics, where he contributed to the company's product and technology strategy as it grew from startup to a $1.8 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo in 2023. Uzun holds a degree in Management Engineering from the University of Waterloo and invests in early-stage Canadian software and SaaS startups.

Business, technology and international transactions lawyer licensed in California and Ontario, and CEO/founder of Pulse Law LLP in Waterloo Region, focused on the startup life-cycle and financings.