Highline Beta

Founding Partner and CEO/CIO of Highline Beta with 26+ years as a tech entrepreneur and VC general partner. He previously co-founded Highline VC, was Managing Director of Extreme Startups, and co-created Highline Beta ETH.

Founding Partner of Highline Beta with nearly 30 years of entrepreneurial experience. He co-founded Canada's first venture studio Year One Labs, spent time at Salesforce, and co-authored the book 'Lean Analytics'.

Tech entrepreneur and founder of three businesses including Wild Apricot, and co-founder of BlockGeeks.com. He is an angel investor and mentor for blockchain startups.

Founder and CEO of Dentacloud and a serial entrepreneur and investor focused on building an integrated ecosystem of ventures in dental clinic software.

Entrepreneur, author, and event organizer known for helping organizations use data to make decisions. He co-founded Coradiant (acquired by BMC) and authored books including Lean Analytics.

Technology leader and entrepreneur focused on building and scaling software-driven businesses at the intersection of engineering, product, and strategy.

Leads Platform Development at Highline Beta, spanning community development, program design, and partnerships to support founders, investors, and corporate partners.

Product leader with 20 years of founder and startup product experience, taking products from 0 to 1. He has built products for organizations including AWS, IBM, RBC, CTV, CBC, and MLSE.

Leads corporate innovation projects and research to uncover and validate new opportunities. She has nearly 20 years of research experience and previously worked as a corporate innovation consultant at Cognizant.

Engineer and entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Keycard, building agent access and identity infrastructure for autonomous AI systems, working at the intersection of AI, security, and developer infrastructure.

Business leader with 15+ years building products and companies with a focus on digital innovation and SaaS growth. She advises C-suite executives on strategy and corporate governance.

Chief of Staff supporting Highline Beta's strategic and operational goals and internal operations. She previously worked in predictive analytics and as a Strategic Advisor at PwC Canada and was a headhunter in Toronto and London.

Partnership ecosystem builder with over 20 years driving growth for technology companies through strategic and product-led partnerships across ecommerce, payments, loyalty, banking, and adtech.

Leads business development for Highline Beta's ETH vertical venture studio and Future of Finance initiatives and supports corporate innovation projects. He has operator experience across agritech, foodtech, and CPG.

Works with corporate partners to turn opportunities into validated ventures using Lean Startup strategy. He has over a decade of experience in innovation, product, and brand strategy, with clients such as TD and MADD.

Alnur Ismail is an entrepreneur and senior executive with over 20 years of experience in product development. In 2016 he co-founded Fourwalls, a real estate technology SaaS platform for residential agents and brokerages in Canada, where he led product and engineering and stayed on as Chief Technology Officer after the company was acquired in 2021. He previously worked in engineering, product development, and as a technical evangelist at Microsoft, and holds an Honours Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.