Brian Kobus
InvestorOperating Partner at OMERS Ventures
Toronto, Ontario
Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $15M
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About
Member of the OMERS Ventures investment team.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- OMERS VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- JobberBoard Membercurrent2015 — present
- RANOVUS Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- Smile.ioBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- AlidaBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- AcertaBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- DuckDuckGoBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- HootsuiteBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- VidyardBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- ScribbleLiveVice President, Corporate Development2014 — 2015Toronto
- Summerhill Venture PartnersPrincipal2006 — 2014Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- BellAssociate Director, Mergers & Acquisitions2002 — 2006Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2000 — 2002New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Operations Management2Portfolio Management2Partner Relationship Management1FundraisingInvestmentsInformation TechnologyVenture Capital61Start-ups24Business Strategy16Cloud Computing4Mergers & Acquisitions31Digital Media7
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Colleagues at OMERS Ventures
Chrissy Farr
Principal at OMERS Ventures
Claire Webster
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Eugene Lee
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Henry Gladwyn
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Jeff Liebovitz
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Julianna Vitolo
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Justin Ouyang
Principal at OMERS Ventures
Laura Lenz
Investor at OMERS Ventures
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Chrissy FarrScout
Principal at OMERS Ventures
Henry GladwynScout
Investor at OMERS Ventures
John GleesonScout
General Partner at SuccessVP
Alyssa Spagnolo
Associate at OMERS Ventures
Eugene Lee
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Ken Nickerson
Venture Partner at OMERS Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Kobus?
- Member of the OMERS Ventures investment team.
- Where does Brian Kobus work?
- Brian Kobus is Operating Partner at OMERS Ventures.
- What check size does Brian Kobus write?
- Brian Kobus typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.
- Where did Brian Kobus go to school?
- Brian Kobus studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (MBA, Business Administration); CFA Institute (Chartered Financial Analyst, Investments and Securities); Ivey Business School at Western University (HBA, Business Administration).
Same school
Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University349
ØysteinInvestor at InvestinorVivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture GroupRay SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture PartnersHa DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalJasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesJaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs
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Also attended CFA Institute249
Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalJan AvontsInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersKim RobertsonFinancial Manager at 4Di CapitalHans DellenbachSenior Partner, CFO, Head of Corporate Development at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMax HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Also attended Western University347
Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesTanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent VenturesLindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesJenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Jobber5
Also worked at Acerta5
Also worked at DuckDuckGo5
Also worked at Vidyard15
Sanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker CapitalDevon GallowayCo-Founder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalMichael LittCo-Founder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalMichael BrownGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesRoland AndersonPrincipal at Battery VenturesDennis KavelmanPartner at Inovia Capital
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