About
Alnur Ismail is an entrepreneur and senior executive with over 20 years of experience in product development. In 2016 he co-founded Fourwalls, a real estate technology SaaS platform for residential agents and brokerages in Canada, where he led product and engineering and stayed on as Chief Technology Officer after the company was acquired in 2021. He previously worked in engineering, product development, and as a technical evangelist at Microsoft, and holds an Honours Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Experience
- Cerula CareAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Highline BetaAI Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Career BreakGap yearcurrent2025 — present
- CuraytorChief Technology Officer2021 — 2025
- Fourwalls DigitalCo-Founder & CTO (Acquired by Curaytor)2016 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- MicrosoftTechnical Evangelist2011 — 2016
- MicrosoftProgram Manager2009 — 2011
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2008 — 2009
- Electronic ArtsSoftware Engineer2007
Education
- University of WaterlooComputer Science Honors Co-op, Computer Science
Colleagues at DMZ
Adrian Bulzacki
Founder Network - IP Strategy, Technology Innovation at DMZ
Adunni Rufai
Expert-in-Residence, User Experience Design at DMZ
Alex Kolodkin
Founder Network - Startup Operations & Marketplace Growth at DMZ
Alex Thibault
Expert-in-Residence, Business Strategy at DMZ
Ali Kiassat
Expert-in-Residence, Sales and Business Development at DMZ
Andrea Matheson
Expert-in-Residence, High-Growth Strategy & Scaling at DMZ
Balaji Gopalan
Founder Network - Product and Customer Strategy at DMZ
Brian Deck
Founder Network - E-Commerce & Fundraising at DMZ
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alnur Ismail work?
- Alnur Ismail is Expert-in-Residence, Product & Engineering at DMZ.
- What does Alnur Ismail invest in?
- Alnur Ismail invests in AI & Machine Learning, PropTech, SaaS.
Same school
Also attended University of Waterloo343
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Shared employers
Also worked at Microsoft1,064
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures
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Also worked at Electronic Arts88
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockTiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo VenturesRajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCEND
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