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Alexander Barclay

Investor

Former Investor at Graphite Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Alexander Barclay is Director of Strategy & Investments at RBCx, where he deploys seed capital across B2B SaaS, AI/ML, Digital Health, FinTech, and Industrial IoT sectors, having invested in more than two dozen startups and served on over a dozen boards. He teaches the Venture Capital & Private Equity MBA course at Schulich School of Business and advises founders on financial structuring, fundraising instruments, cap table management, and corporate governance. His background includes enterprise and healthcare technology roles spanning cloud development, hardware deployment, and digitization projects across Europe and North America.

Experience

  1. RBCxDirector, Strategy & Investmentscurrent2026 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. RBCxVP, Banking2025 — 2026Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. Viking CapitalistFoundercurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  4. Schulich School of Business - York UniversityInstructor - Venture Capital & Private Equitycurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. NEXT CanadaVenture Mentorcurrent2019 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. AntlerStartup Advisorcurrent2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  7. RBCVP, Banking - RBCx2025 — 2026Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  8. Graphite VenturesPrincipal2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  9. Graphite VenturesInvestor, Director of Data & Operations2021 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  10. Holt AcceleratorAdvisor2018 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  11. KeyOpsBoard Observer2022 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  12. Basetwo AIBoard Observer2022 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  13. GrowerIQBoard Observer2021 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  14. KnockriBoard Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  15. Funnelytics Inc.Board Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  16. GoodkindBoard Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  17. ProNavigatorBoard Observer2018 — 2024Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
  18. BrickeyeBoard Observer2018 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  19. tinymile.aiBoard Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  20. Fluence TechnologiesBoard Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  21. Raven ConnectedBoard Observer2018 — 2024Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  22. SpoonityBoard Observer2017 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  23. TechstarsMentor2018 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  24. LumetoBoard Observer2019 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  25. IrwinBoard Observer2019 — 2022Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  26. MaRS Investment Accelerator FundSr. Investment Manager, Fund Operations Lead2020 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  27. MaRS Investment Accelerator FundInvestment Manager2016 — 2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  28. Zoom.aiBoard Observer2017 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  29. RareLogic Inc.Board Observer2017 — 2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  30. Rthm Technologies Inc.Board Observer2017 — 2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  31. CHG-MERIDIANProgram Manager & International Sales Coordinator2014Woodland Hills, CA
  32. CHG-MERIDIANSpecial Projects Consultant2012 — 2013Woodland Hills, CA
  33. Summit Commercial Real EstateBrokerage Intern2010Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  34. Newsec Asset ManagementSales/Marketing Intern2008Stockholm & Gothenburg, Sweden
  35. The Phone House SwedenInside Sales: Corporate2006 — 2007Göteborg, Sweden
  36. The Phone House SwedenRetail Sales Rep.2005 — 2006Gothenburg, Sweden

Skills & more

Generative AI1DealsDigital TwinsFinancial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)Microsoft Power BISalesforce.comHuman Resources Information Systems (HRIS)ClickUpMicrosoft ProductsVBA2Microsoft Office1Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)1
+12 moreMicrosoft ExcelPythonRSQLMiddle Office OperationsProduct StrategiesEmerging TrendsEmerging TechnologiesFinancial StatementsVenture CapitalData AnalyticsProduct Management

Languages English · Swedish

  • Data and Business Process Modeling with Microsoft Visio — Microsoft
  • Data for Business Analysts Using Microsoft Excel — Microsoft
  • Business Analysis Fundamentals — Microsoft
  • Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions — Microsoft
  • Planning and Designing Databases on AWS — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) — University of Michigan
  • Verified AI Expert — ClickUp
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • ClickUp Verified Power User — ClickUp
  • Salesforce Mountaineer — Trailhead by Salesforce

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SYMX.AI

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexander Barclay?
Alexander Barclay is Director of Strategy & Investments at RBCx, where he deploys seed capital across B2B SaaS, AI/ML, Digital Health, FinTech, and Industrial IoT sectors, having invested in more than two dozen startups and served on over a dozen boards. He teaches the Venture Capital & Private Equity MBA course at Schulich School of Business and advises founders on financial structuring, fundraising instruments, cap table management, and corporate governance. His background includes enterprise and healthcare technology roles spanning cloud development, hardware deployment, and digitization projects across Europe and North America.
What check size does Alexander Barclay write?
Alexander Barclay typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Alexander Barclay invested in?
Investments tracked here include SYMX.AI.
Where did Alexander Barclay go to school?
Alexander Barclay studied at USC Marshall School of Business (Free-standing course, Strategic Formulation for Competitive Advantage); Schulich School of Business - York University (Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); Pepperdine University (Bachelor of Science, International Business).

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