About
Adam founded SVX and leads partnerships and strategic projects while overseeing education, advisory, fund, and platform activities, with a career focused on social, environmental, and economic justice through impact investing.
Experience
- Bloom Local Food Fund | Bloom Impact CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentOntario, Canada
- Social Venture Connexion (SVX)Founder & CEOcurrent2007 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- VERGE CapitalAdvisor & Director, VERGESVX Inc.current2018 — presentLondon, Ontario, Canada
- MaRS Discovery DistrictDirector, SVX2010 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
- Ontario Association of Food BanksExecutive Director2005 — 2010
- Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA)Executive Director2003 — 2005
- Industry-Education Council of HamiltonSkilled Trades Specialist2003
- McMaster Student UnionVice-President Education & Corporate Director2002 — 2003
- Industry-Education Council of HamiltonSpecial Projects Leader2000 — 2002
Education
- McMaster UniversityGeography1999 — 2003
Skills & more
Strategic Planning28Management2Fundraising45Grant Writing11Public Policy14Program Development17Non-profits20Community Development63Media Relations1Social Entrepreneurship26Impact Investing6Research8
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Report WritingSocial EnterpriseCapital RaisingCommunity OutreachEntrepreneurshipNonprofitsPolicy- Canadian Securities Course (CSC) — Canadian Securities Institute
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Colleagues at SVX
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Adam Spence work?
- Adam Spence is Founder, CEO, and UDP at SVX.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Bloom Local Food Fund | Bloom Impact Capital1
Also worked at Social Venture Connexion (SVX)17
Shirley SpeakmanManaging Partner at BDC Venture CapitalAmeeta VijayPresident at SVXKevin TaylorVice-President at SVXJames ChanAssociate Director at SVXWali ZiaFinance Manager at SVXHelen ZhouManager, Education and Technology at SVX
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Also worked at MaRS Discovery District31
Laura LenzInvestor at OMERS VenturesAnna TyndalePortfolio Success Lead at AirTree VenturesTom RandCo-Founder and Partner at ArcTern VenturesSam RectorInvestor at XEIA Venture PartnersShirley SpeakmanManaging Partner at BDC Venture CapitalJane KearnsPartner at Evok Innovations
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