Alison Sunstrum
InvestorManaging Partner at NYA Ventures
Canada
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Alison Sunstrum is CEO of CNSRV-X and Managing Partner of Nya Ventures, a $51M Canadian Food & AgTech venture fund. She previously co-founded and scaled GrowSafe Systems, a livestock intelligence company, which she exited in 2019. She serves as Director of the Neptune BioInnovation Centre and works across venture investing, commercialization strategy, and ecosystem development to connect founders, capital, and infrastructure to support scaling of Canadian innovation in food systems and biomanufacturing.
Experience
- NYA VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2022 — presentCalgary, Toronto, Vancouver
- Creative Destruction LabFellow and Founding Partnercurrent2019 — present
- CNSRV-X Inc.Founder, CEOcurrent2019 — presentGreater Calgary Metropolitan Area
- Builders VCVenture Partner2020 — 2025San Francisco, Calgary
- GrowSafe Systems Ltd.Co-Founder, CEO1999 — 2019
Skills & more
Business Strategy49New Business Development19Marketing Strategy63Business Planning33Product Development26Project Management6Team Building11Marketing Communications6Lifesciences5Sales Management9Biotechnology5Entrepreneurship27
+12 more
Start-upsMarket ResearchManagement ConsultingStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct MarketingStrategic PlanningLeadershipStrategyManagement- Blockchain Specialization — University at Buffalo
- Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application — MIT Sloan School of Management
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alison Sunstrum?
- Alison Sunstrum is CEO of CNSRV-X and Managing Partner of Nya Ventures, a $51M Canadian Food & AgTech venture fund. She previously co-founded and scaled GrowSafe Systems, a livestock intelligence company, which she exited in 2019. She serves as Director of the Neptune BioInnovation Centre and works across venture investing, commercialization strategy, and ecosystem development to connect founders, capital, and infrastructure to support scaling of Canadian innovation in food systems and biomanufacturing.
- Where does Alison Sunstrum work?
- Alison Sunstrum is Managing Partner at NYA Ventures.
- What check size does Alison Sunstrum write?
- Alison Sunstrum typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
