About
Benoit Forcier is a Senior Partner at Circular Innovation Fund I, focusing on growth-stage investments. With over 25 years of experience in operational and financial management across startups and large publicly traded companies, he advises portfolio companies on scaling operations, business strategy, and fundraising, while serving as a Board Member at Vartega and in independent director roles at technology companies.
Experience
- VartegaMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- Evoco Ltd.Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Circular Innovation FundSenior Partnercurrent2022 — presentMontreal
- Cycle CapitalSenior Partnercurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- District 3Member of the Advisory Boardcurrent2015 — presentGreater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Lefebvre Industri-ALMember of the Board of Directors2025 — 2026
- Mogile TechnologiesAdvisor2015 — 2023
- AddEnergieBoard Observer2020 — 2022Quebec, Canada
- Flyscan Systems Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2020 — 2022Quebec, Canada
- Rockport Networks Inc.Board Observer2019 — 2022Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- EffencoMember of the Board of Directors2018 — 2022Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- GHGSat Inc.Board Observer2018 — 2022Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- BDCCleantech Practice BDC Capital2018 — 2022Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- BEEM HQAdvisor2016 — 2020Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- PolystyvertMember of the Board of Directors2016 — 2018Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Laboratoire M2Member of the Board of Directors2014 — 2018Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Airex EnergyMember of the Board of Directors2014 — 2018Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- LED Roadway Lighting Ltd.Member of the Board of Directors2014 — 2018Greater Halifax Metropolitan Area
- Cycle CapitalPartner2014 — 2018Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Cycle MomentumMember of the Board of Directors2015 — 2017Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
Education
- Concordia University
Skills & more
Strategic Planning14Strategy21Negotiation5Management6Start-ups62Venture Capital47Business Strategy29Due Diligence18Mergers & Acquisitions17Investments9Investor Relations7Mergers6
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Same school
Also attended Concordia University85
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalZack UrlockerInvestor at Index VenturesCagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Domenic Del VecchioPrincipal at Panache VenturesSep AlaviGeneral Partner at White Star Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Evoco Ltd.2
Also worked at AddEnergie3
Also worked at Flyscan Systems Inc.1
Also worked at BEEM HQ1
Colleagues at Circular Innovation Fund
Andrée-Lise Méthot
Founder and Managing Partner, Cycle Capital at Circular Innovation Fund
Benoit Foncier
Senior Partner at Circular Innovation Fund
Catherine Bérubé
Partner at Circular Innovation Fund
Claude Vachet
Managing Partner, Cycle Capital at Circular Innovation Fund
Marius Thebault
Associate at Circular Innovation Fund
Mathieu Goudot
Senior Partner at Circular Innovation Fund
Maya Hassa
Principal at Circular Innovation Fund
Sophie Paturle-Guesnerot
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Demeter at Circular Innovation Fund