Alexander Barclay
InvestorFormer 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
- RBCxDirector, Strategy & Investmentscurrent2026 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBCxVP, Banking2025 — 2026Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Viking CapitalistFoundercurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Schulich School of Business - York UniversityInstructor - Venture Capital & Private Equitycurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- NEXT CanadaVenture Mentorcurrent2019 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- AntlerStartup Advisorcurrent2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBCVP, Banking - RBCx2025 — 2026Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Graphite VenturesPrincipal2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Graphite VenturesInvestor, Director of Data & Operations2021 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Holt AcceleratorAdvisor2018 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- KeyOpsBoard Observer2022 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Basetwo AIBoard Observer2022 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- GrowerIQBoard Observer2021 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- KnockriBoard Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Funnelytics Inc.Board Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- GoodkindBoard Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- ProNavigatorBoard Observer2018 — 2024Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- BrickeyeBoard Observer2018 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- tinymile.aiBoard Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Fluence TechnologiesBoard Observer2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Raven ConnectedBoard Observer2018 — 2024Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- SpoonityBoard Observer2017 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- TechstarsMentor2018 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- LumetoBoard Observer2019 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- IrwinBoard Observer2019 — 2022Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- MaRS Investment Accelerator FundSr. Investment Manager, Fund Operations Lead2020 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- MaRS Investment Accelerator FundInvestment Manager2016 — 2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Zoom.aiBoard Observer2017 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RareLogic Inc.Board Observer2017 — 2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rthm Technologies Inc.Board Observer2017 — 2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- CHG-MERIDIANProgram Manager & International Sales Coordinator2014Woodland Hills, CA
- CHG-MERIDIANSpecial Projects Consultant2012 — 2013Woodland Hills, CA
- Summit Commercial Real EstateBrokerage Intern2010Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Newsec Asset ManagementSales/Marketing Intern2008Stockholm & Gothenburg, Sweden
- The Phone House SwedenInside Sales: Corporate2006 — 2007Göteborg, Sweden
- The Phone House SwedenRetail Sales Rep.2005 — 2006Gothenburg, Sweden
Skills & more
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Microsoft ExcelPythonRSQLMiddle Office OperationsProduct StrategiesEmerging TrendsEmerging TechnologiesFinancial StatementsVenture CapitalData AnalyticsProduct ManagementLanguages 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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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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Also attended Schulich School of Business - York University168
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Also attended Pepperdine University100
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Also attended IHM Business School17
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Shared employers
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