Antoine Nivard
InvestorFounder at Blank Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1.5M
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David NaultunlockedAntoine: together at Inovia Capital (2013–2018)
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Antoine: together at Blank Ventures
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About
Antoine Nivard built Inovia's SV presence, creating a Canada–SF network and early ties to Lightspeed, 1Password and DarwinAI; he’s hands-on with $500K–$2M seed enterprise/fintech, advising founders on product and GTM.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechInsurTechSaaS
Experience
- 1PasswordInvestorcurrent2022 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- MagicalInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Playbook.comInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Blank VenturesCo-founder & General Partner2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Momentum.ioInvestor2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- BenchSciInvestor, Board Director2018 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Vital BioFirst Investor, Board Director2018 — 2021
- Inovia CapitalPrincipal2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Inovia CapitalAssociate2015 — 2018
- Inovia CapitalAnalyst2013 — 2015
- DarwinAIInvestor, Board Director2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Poka Inc.Investor, Board Director2015 — 2021Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Future FamilyInvestor, Board Observer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Lightspeed CommerceInvestor, Board Observer2013 — 2018
- Luxury RetreatsInvestor2013 — 2017
- KPMG-SECORConsultant2010 — 2013Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- OC&C Strategy ConsultantsAssociate Consultant2009Hong Kong SAR
Skills & more
StrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningTeamworkFinancial ModelingStart-upsVenture CapitalFinancial AnalysisCorporate FinanceValuationManagement ConsultingDue Diligence
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Corporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness StrategyFrom Antoine's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blank Ventures
Network10
Bert AmatoScout
Venture Partner at Golden Ventures
Darian ShiraziScout
Investor, entrepreneur, and Managing Partner at Gradient Ventures
Grant AllenScout
Founding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Lauren KolodnyScout
Investor at Aspect Ventures
Ron PragidesScout
Vice President of Engineering at Trustly at PICUS CAPITAL
Alex Oppenheimer
Founder & GP at Verissimo Ventures
Chris Arsenault
Founder and Partner at Inovia Capital
Dennis Kavelman
Partner at Inovia Capital
Jeff Clavier
Founding Partner at Uncork Capital
Shervin Ghaemmaghami
Operating Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Investors connected to Antoine in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Antoine Nivard?
- Antoine Nivard built Inovia's SV presence, creating a Canada–SF network and early ties to Lightspeed, 1Password and DarwinAI; he’s hands-on with $500K–$2M seed enterprise/fintech, advising founders on product and GTM.
- Where does Antoine Nivard work?
- Antoine Nivard is Founder at Blank Ventures.
- What does Antoine Nivard invest in?
- Antoine Nivard invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
- What check size does Antoine Nivard write?
- Antoine Nivard typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- Where did Antoine Nivard go to school?
- Antoine Nivard studied at HEC Montréal (B.B.A with Honours, Finance); Tongji University (Finance).
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Also attended HEC Montréal146
Frank BalasSenior Investment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgTom Espiard-CignacoPresident and Managing Director at CapagroElena PavelCFO and Partner at Brightspark VenturesNassim OliveGeneral Partner at Eterna CapitalGenevieve TanguayPartner at Panache VenturesJean-Francois MarcouxCo-Founder & Managing Partner at White Star Capital
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Also attended Tongji University47
Joshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenMarkus FuhrmannInvestor at Cavalry VenturesFan WenPrincipal & Director of AI at Fin CapitalAlmudena MéndezAssociate at Ysios CapitalFlorian BreinerOperating Partner, Growth at FoodLabsZeren BaiExecutive Director at Linear Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at 1Password8
Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAdam JarczynInvestor at Ripple VenturesAnoushka VaswaniPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersHannah ChelkowskiInvestor at Blank VenturesMurali JoshiPrincipal at ICONIQ Growth
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Also worked at BenchSci13
Tim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCVMatt BrennanCo-founder and General Partner at Strata Capital PartnersDanielle KarakasAnalyst at Lumira VenturesSteven ChungVice President at Inovia CapitalBert AmatoVenture Partner at Golden VenturesDiana ResetcaManager, Technology & Venture Development at Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners
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