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Bocar Dia

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Managing Director at Forum Ventures

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Writes $100K – $750K checks

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About

Bocar Dia is a fractional sales co-founder who spent seven years on Hootsuite’s enterprise team scaling to $150M+ and teaches founders to validate problems via service-style design before packaging SaaS.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaS

Experience

  1. Forum VenturesPartner and GMcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Forum VenturesManaging Director2022 — 2023New York, United States
  3. Forum VenturesLimited Partner, Advisory Board Member2019 — 2022
  4. Constellation RegistryFounding Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. GTMfundLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Harvard Business SchoolSales Coach - Entrepreneurial Sales (CN 1932)current2020 — present
  7. On DeckFellowcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. PavilionExecutive Membercurrent2021 — present
  9. Stealth StartupCo-founder & CEO2019 — 2021
  10. HootsuiteHead of Sales, North America East2016 — 2018
  11. HootsuiteAmericas Sales Director, Financial Services2015 — 2016
  12. HootsuiteNorth America Sales Manager, Strategic Verticals2014
  13. HootsuiteNorth America Sales Manager, Large Enterprise2013
  14. HootsuiteNorth America Sales Manager, Mid-Market2012
  15. HootsuiteAccount Executive, Enterprise Sales2010 — 2012
  16. BCITChair, Program Advisory Committee2013 — 2016

Skills & more

Online Marketing30Direct Marketing5

Languages English · French

From Bocar's professional profile.

Colleagues at Forum Ventures

Alejandro Pereda
Associate at Forum Ventures
Alexis Clarfield-Henry
VP of Marketing at Forum Ventures
Alice Krenitski
Head of Studio at Forum Ventures
Ammar Abuleil
Technical Lead at Forum Ventures
Carmen Tsang
Head of Talent and Recruitment, Studio at Forum Ventures
Catherine Gao
GTM Lead at Forum Ventures
Christina Zerka
Investor at Forum Ventures
Dallas Price
Venture Builder, Studio at Forum Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bocar Dia?
Bocar Dia is a fractional sales co-founder who spent seven years on Hootsuite’s enterprise team scaling to $150M+ and teaches founders to validate problems via service-style design before packaging SaaS.
Where does Bocar Dia work?
Bocar Dia is Managing Director at Forum Ventures.
What does Bocar Dia invest in?
Bocar Dia invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, SaaS.
What check size does Bocar Dia write?
Bocar Dia typically writes checks of $100K – $750K.
Where did Bocar Dia go to school?
Bocar Dia studied at Simon Fraser University (Bachelor, Computing Science); UWC Adriatic - Collegio del Mondo Unito dell'Adriatico ETS (International Baccalaureate).

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