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Brad Johns

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Partner, Yaletown Partners at Accelerate Fund

Calgary

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About

Brad Johns has over 25 years of experience across private equity, venture capital, business development, product management, and manufacturing. He focuses on emerging growth opportunities in enterprise process, energy, and industrial sectors, and helps manage the Alberta-based, seed-focused Accelerate Funds II, III, and IV. He was previously a partner at Moneta Capital and vice president at Launchworks, and earlier held manufacturing and product management leadership roles at Nortel in Canada and the UK. He holds a B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from Queen's University, an M.Eng in Systems Engineering from McMaster University, and an MBA from INSEAD.

Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyEnterprise Software

Experience

  1. Yaletown Partners Inc.Venture Partnercurrent2011 — presentCalgary, Canada Area
  2. ChaordixDirectorcurrent2012 — present
  3. Endurance Wind PowerDirector2015 — 2016Surrey, BC
  4. Shadow NetworksDirector2011 — 2016Santa Clara, CA
  5. MonexaDirector2013 — 2015Vancouver, Canada Area
  6. The A100Chairman2014 — 2015Calgary, Alberta
  7. Evoco Inc.Director2003 — 2012
  8. Industrial EvolutionDirector2003 — 2012
  9. Moneta Energy Services Ltd.Co-Founder, VP Business Development2006 — 2011
  10. Moneta Capital Partners LtdPartner2003 — 2006
  11. CAMB Developments LtdPresident2002 — 2003
  12. Launchworks IncVice President1999 — 2002
  13. Guest-TekDirector2000 — 2002
  14. Control-F1Director2000 — 2002
  15. J-Commerce IncCOO, VP Business Development1998 — 1999
  16. MCK Communications IncDirector of Product Management1997 — 1998
  17. Nortel LtdManufactuing Process Engineer, through to Director Product Management1987 — 1997
  18. Nortel LtdProduct Management1991 — 1997

Skills & more

Start-ups44Entrepreneurship26Venture Capital17Product Management18Business Development15Business Planning12Product Development14Project Management3Private Equity8Contract Negotiation1New Business Development4Valuation3
+12 moreMarketing StrategyExecutive ManagementBusiness ProcessMergers & AcquisitionsMarketingTelecommunicationsInvestmentsFinanceStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningNegotiation

From Brad's professional profile.

Investments

Led

ChaordixMonexaNetskrtShadow NetworksThoughExchangeUserful

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Accelerate Fund

Arden Tse
Investment Manager at Yaletown Partners
Neil Frizzell
Industry Advisor, Accelerate Fund III & IV at Accelerate Fund
Yasmine Al-Hussein
Investment Associate at Yaletown Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brad Johns?
Brad Johns has over 25 years of experience across private equity, venture capital, business development, product management, and manufacturing. He focuses on emerging growth opportunities in enterprise process, energy, and industrial sectors, and helps manage the Alberta-based, seed-focused Accelerate Funds II, III, and IV. He was previously a partner at Moneta Capital and vice president at Launchworks, and earlier held manufacturing and product management leadership roles at Nortel in Canada and the UK. He holds a B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from Queen's University, an M.Eng in Systems Engineering from McMaster University, and an MBA from INSEAD.
Where does Brad Johns work?
Brad Johns is Partner, Yaletown Partners at Accelerate Fund.
What does Brad Johns invest in?
Brad Johns invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Energy, Enterprise Software.
What companies has Brad Johns invested in?
Investments tracked here include Chaordix, Monexa, Netskrt, Shadow Networks, ThoughExchange, Userful.
Where did Brad Johns go to school?
Brad Johns studied at INSEAD (MBA); McMaster University (M.Eng, Systems Engineering); Queen's University (B.Sc Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering).
Does Brad Johns lead rounds?
Yes — Brad Johns has led 6 tracked investments.

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