Merchant Growth

David Gens is founder and CEO of Merchant Growth, an online small business finance company with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. He has received recognition for his work in the financial services sector and in supporting Canadian small business financing.

Aziz Ahmed serves as Executive Vice President of Technology at Merchant Growth. He has experience in leadership, systems architecture, and strategic project management at a fintech startup that ranked among Vancouver's top 10 fastest growing companies for two consecutive years.

Dimitri Kosturos serves as President and CEO of VWR Capital Corp., a mortgage lender operating since 1994 that specializes in first, second, and third mortgages on residential real estate across five Canadian provinces. The firm administers over $750 million in mortgages and works with mortgage brokers, offering training support to partners.

Edmond Luk is Vice President of Partnerships at Merchant Growth with senior-level experience in sales, business development, and strategic partnerships across SaaS, finance, technology, agriculture, and sustainability sectors. He has led initiatives including e-commerce platform development, the FreshHub controlled environment technology at CubicFarm, and partnership programs at MacKay CEO Forums that connected executives with service providers. Luk is trilingual in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese with conversational French proficiency.

Hashem Aboulhosn serves as Chief Growth Officer at Merchant Growth. He has founded and scaled businesses to nearly $1B in origination volume, raised over $200M in capital, and built teams across entrepreneurial and corporate environments. His experience spans capital structure design, technology platform development, operational optimization, and stakeholder alignment in financial services scale-ups.

Oliver Paines is Director of Operations at Merchant Growth. He has background in financial services and holds a degree from the University of Brighton, with experience in research, customer service, retail, and inventory management.

Sarah Lilley is a Chartered Professional Accountant serving as Controller at Merchant Growth Ltd. With over 20 years of experience in corporate accounting, she specializes in financial reporting, variance analysis, investor relations, and payroll management. Her background includes employee training, policy development, and process optimization across accounting functions.

Sean Watkins is Vice President of Marketing at Merchant Growth Ltd., where he oversees performance marketing and brand initiatives across the company's product portfolio. With over 10 years of experience in B2B SaaS and B2B fintech marketing, he leads teams focused on customer acquisition, revenue growth, and sales-marketing alignment. His responsibilities include developing marketing strategies targeting Canadian business owners and managing brand awareness and conversion efforts.