About
Azhar Janjua is Chief of Staff and Board Advisory at SMARTBUILD Construction Solutions and Chairman of Rosegate Group, which manages investments including True North Fund, Knowledgehook, and Tritonwear. Previously General Counsel at SOTI, he was involved in scaling the organization from $20M to $100M USD. He serves on advisory boards for Smartbuild, Cloudcure, and Aethics.ai, and previously led initiatives at Communitech including the Communitech Outposts EOR solution and Elevate IP, Canada's federal startup investment program.
Experience
- SMARTBUILD Construction SolutionsChief of Staff and Board Advisorycurrent2025 — presentBrampton, Ontario, Canada
- Canadian Executive Connections Inc.Chief Growth Officercurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rosegate ConsultingSenior Management Consultantcurrent2024 — presentMississauga, Ontario, Canada
- CommunitechHead of Communitech Outposts, Advisor for International Expansion, Immigration and IP Programming2019 — 2024Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- SOTISenior Manager, Global Operations, Legal and Business Affairs2018 — 2019Mississauga, ON
- SOTIManager, Business Operations and Legal2015 — 2018Mississauga
- SOTILegal and Privacy Officer2014 — 2015Mississauga, ON
- BERESKIN & PARR LLPTrademarks2011 — 2013Toronto
- RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLPPatents, TM & Industrial Design2009 — 2011Toronto, Canada Area
- HEENAN BLAIKIE LLPTrademark & Marketing Law2007 — 2008Toronto
- FaskenPractice Operations2005 — 2007Toronto
- MILLER THOMSON LLPCondominium & Real Estate Law2005Toronto
- Office of Hon. Herb Dhaliwal, Minister of Natural ResourcesSpecial Assistant1994 — 1998Ottawa, Canada Area
Education
- Appleby College
Skills & more
Operational ExcellenceInterpersonal SkillsStrategic ThinkingPublic Speaking1CommunicationNegotiation5Strategy3Management22Leadership15Team Leadership1Strategic Planning1Program Management
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Organizational ConsultingConnectorsInternational TradeInternational SalesCommercial LitigationReal Estate FinancingCorporate FinanceLeadership Development CoachingChange ManagementSocial Media CommunicationsWritten CommunicationOperations ManagementFrom Azhar's professional profile.
Colleagues at TiE Toronto
Jey Narayanan
Director of Partnerships at TiE Toronto
Justin Lo
Vice President at TiE Toronto
Kanchan Kumar
Chair - TiEQuest at TiE Toronto
Mahendra Naik
Chair of the Board at TiE Toronto
Nisarg Lakhmani
Media Director at TiE Toronto
Rohin Sharma
Memberships Coordinator at TiE Toronto
Upasana Sharma
Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
Zahin Hussain
Co-Chair TiEQuest at TiE Toronto
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Azhar Janjua work?
- Azhar Janjua is Program Advisor at TiE Toronto.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Communitech26
Michael LittCo-Founder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalJacob GeorgeDirector of Product at Founders FactoryJoel SemeniukVenture Partner at Fresco CapitalJoseph FungManaging Partner at Saltagen VenturesDave KoladaManaging Partner at Greensoil PropTech VenturesSandra CastleManager, Platform & Projects at Graphite Ventures
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Also worked at BERESKIN & PARR LLP1
Also worked at Fasken6
Louis-François HogueExecutive Chair of the Board and Interim President & Chief Executive Officer of Colabor at Lalotte VenturesLaverna ChowVice President, Operations & Strategic Initiatives (OSI) at RBCxChris BuckmanEIR at SFU VentureLabsJustine GauthierAdvisory Board at AInBCShanlee Von VegesackManaging Partner at Women's Equity LabEric LiuFounder at Totalis
