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Ali Taiyeb

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Board Chair at Startup Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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About

Ali Taiyeb is Director of Partnerships & Ecosystem at the Vector Institute, where he leads enterprise partnerships focused on AI adoption and innovation. He also serves as Board Chair of Startup Canada. His experience spans corporate partnerships, startup ecosystems, and social impact initiatives.

Experience

  1. Vector InstituteDirector, Partnerships & Ecosystemcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. Vector InstituteDirector, Industry Innovation2021 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. Startup CanadaBoard Chaircurrent2025 — present
  4. Startup CanadaBoard Member2024 — 2025Canada
  5. Social Ventures ZoneGrowth Coachcurrent2019 — present
  6. Small World MusicChair and Board Member2016 — 2021
  7. The DMZHead of Strategic Partnerships2020 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  8. The DMZPartnerships Manager2019 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
  9. The DMZPartnerships Lead2018 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
  10. The DMZBusiness Development Lead2017 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
  11. Gateway GroupManager, Strategy and Partnerships2014 — 2016Toronto, Canada Area
  12. CivicActionDiverseCity Fellow2014 — 2015Toronto
  13. Pivotal, Inc. (formerly Xtreme Labs, acquired)Business Development2013 — 2014Toronto, Ontario
  14. Region of PeelPrograms Facilitator2010 — 2012Mississauga,Ontario

Skills & more

Leadership73Public Speaking21Team Leadership16Design Thinking5Management5Strategy10Strategic PlanningNegotiationEnterprise Software11Business Development58Open Innovation2Artificial Intelligence (AI)2
+12 moreNonprofitsMachine LearningData ScienceEntrepreneurshipStart-upsMobile DevicesProject ManagementInternational DevelopmentSocial MediaResearchFundraisingSales

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Urdu

  • Generative AI — Vector Institute
  • Project Management for AI — Vector Institute
  • Excel to AI — Vector Institute

From Ali's professional profile.

Colleagues at Startup Canada

Amanda Logan
Programs Officer, Startup Women & Startup Global at Startup Canada
Arielle Land
Director of Partnerships and Growth at Startup Canada
Armin Nourozi
Private Sector Leadership Advisory Council at Startup Canada
Brenda Beckedorf
Board Vice Chair at Startup Canada
Brenda Halloran
Board Director at Startup Canada
Britney Bresciani
Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications at Startup Canada
Carleen Dehaney
Finance Committee Chair at Startup Canada
Isabel Nolan
Director of Programs at Startup Canada

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ali Taiyeb?
Ali Taiyeb is Director of Partnerships & Ecosystem at the Vector Institute, where he leads enterprise partnerships focused on AI adoption and innovation. He also serves as Board Chair of Startup Canada. His experience spans corporate partnerships, startup ecosystems, and social impact initiatives.
Where does Ali Taiyeb work?
Ali Taiyeb is Board Chair at Startup Canada.
Where did Ali Taiyeb go to school?
Ali Taiyeb studied at Cambridge Judge Business School (FinTech Innovation, Executive Education - Certificate Program); MIT Professional Education (AI/ ML and Data Science, - Certificate Program); McMaster University (Honours Bachelor of Science with a Minor in Arts).

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