Holt Xchange

Co-Managing Partner of The Holt Xchange with over 25 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, including senior roles at Fortune 50 tech firms. She was previously a founding partner of the seed investment firm Xaphan Group and was named among the Top 50 Women in FinTech in 2019.

A FinTech-focused investor and Holt's founding Managing Partner, Jan has led investments in 27 early-stage FinTech companies and founded the non-profit Fintech Cadence. He previously served as Head of Finance at Bus.com and holds an MBA from HEC.

Investment professional with a tech and finance background across VC, investment banking and consulting who leads Holt's new investments and portfolio management. Previously Principal Fund Manager at Pentathlon Ventures.

An investor in Holt Xchange who cited the firm's ability to add value to founders through strategic connections and support in building and scaling businesses.

Jeff Erickson serves as an advisor and investor at Holt FinTech Accelerator. He has 20 years of international experience across financial services, with a focus on data strategy and organizational leadership.

An investor in the Holt Exchange Fund who expressed conviction in Jan and the Holt team, citing their fintech expertise, disciplined approach, and focus on active value creation.

An investor in Holt Xchange who praised the dynamic potential of the portfolio companies and the Holt team's communication and insights.

A fintech-sector investor who backed Holt Xchange citing its data-driven approach, institutional network, and vision to scale early-stage fintech companies globally.

CFO of Holdun Family Office Canada with over 25 years in wealth management, now a director and shareholder at Holt Accelerator focused on fintech.

Applied AI scientist and University of Montreal professor, former Chief AI Scientist at National Bank of Canada, who directs the FinML network and advises Holt on data science.

Great-grandson of Sir Herbert Holt and a Holdun board member, a former Government of Quebec representative who served under six premiers over 25 years.

Data scientist/analyst at Holt Accelerator with a background in computer science and economics, pursuing a Masters in Management Analytics.

Technology management executive with 28 years of experience, currently Head of Product Innovation at a large Canadian payments firm, who helps Holt's portfolio companies scale.

Operations and marketing lead who began her career in finance at a major Canadian bank and is studying Business Technology Management & Finance at Concordia.

Marketing coordinator at Holt Accelerator since 2017 with a finance degree from McGill, who previously worked at Stradigi AI.

Great-grandson of Sir Herbert Holt and Founder/Chairman of Holdun, with a four-decade investment track record and two asset management firms founded.

Tahnya Baloukas is a venture capital analyst responsible for sourcing deals and due diligence. She previously worked in compliance at Mylo Financial Technologies and as a research analyst at Tactex Asset Management, and graduated from John Molson School of Business.