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Cameron Vernest

Investor

Partner, Origination & Partnerships at FirePower Capital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Cameron Vernest leads FirePower Capital's Origination and Partnerships team. He was previously VP of Global Sales and Partnerships at TradeGecko, a Singapore-based inventory and order management platform, where he helped grow ARR from $2m to over $10m in three years, and earlier held roles as Head of Strategic Partnerships at Shopify and Managing Director of South East Asia at BlackBerry. He holds an MBA in finance and accounting from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Spearhead Corp DevChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentToronto, ON
  2. Spearhead Corp DevManaging Partner & Co-Head2020 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. FirePower CapitalPartner - Origination & Partnershipscurrent2022 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  4. FirePower CapitalAssociate Partner - Origination & Partnerships2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. FirePower CapitalHead of Origination & Partnerships2020 — 2021Toronto, Canada Area
  6. PavilionFounding Member2018 — 2025Toronto, Canada Area
  7. TradeGeckoVice President - Global Sales & Partnerships2018 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
  8. TradeGeckoVice President - Partnerships & Customer Experience2016 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
  9. Department of Foreign Affairs, CanadaICT Advisory Group Member2015 — 2020
  10. ShopifyHead of Strategic Partnerships2015 — 2016Ottawa, CA
  11. BlackBerryManaging Director - South East Asia2014 — 2015Singapore
  12. BlackBerryManaging Director - Singapore & the Philippines2013 — 2014Singapore
  13. BlackBerryCountry Director - Philippines2012 — 2013Singapore
  14. BlackBerrySr. Manager Distribution Sales - Thailand2011 — 2012Singapore
  15. BlackBerryCommercial Manager - Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam2011Singapore
  16. BlackBerrySenior Financial Analyst2010 — 2011Waterloo, CA
  17. BlackBerryFinancial Analyst - Sales & Marketing2009 — 2010Waterloo, CA
  18. Johnson & JohnsonFinancial Analyst - Operations, QA & R&D2007 — 2009Guelph, CA

Skills & more

Business Development46Mergers & Acquisitions3Business Planning69CRM24Product Management20Forecasting19Telecommunications17Mobile Devices15Financial Modeling14Program Management14Finance12Marketing Strategy12
+12 moreBudgetsP&L ManagementSalesSales OperationsStrategic Financial PlanningProduct MarketingMarketingCompetitive AnalysisStrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningManagement

From Cameron's professional profile.

Colleagues at FirePower Capital

Alan Chettiar
Partner, M&A Advisory at FirePower Capital
Alexander Labocha
Senior Associate at FirePower Capital
Ann Cundangan
Accounting at FirePower Capital
Anthony Lipschitz
Partner, Private Equity at FirePower Capital
Brent Shapiro
Director at FirePower Capital
Carol Mroz
Controller at FirePower Capital
Carson Gaiser
Junior Analyst at FirePower Capital
Charles Levy
Associate at FirePower Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cameron Vernest?
Cameron Vernest leads FirePower Capital's Origination and Partnerships team. He was previously VP of Global Sales and Partnerships at TradeGecko, a Singapore-based inventory and order management platform, where he helped grow ARR from $2m to over $10m in three years, and earlier held roles as Head of Strategic Partnerships at Shopify and Managing Director of South East Asia at BlackBerry. He holds an MBA in finance and accounting from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Where does Cameron Vernest work?
Cameron Vernest is Partner, Origination & Partnerships at FirePower Capital.
Where did Cameron Vernest go to school?
Cameron Vernest studied at Wilfrid Laurier University (MBA, Finance & Accounting); CMA; CPA.

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Also attended University of Guelph31

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Shared employers

Also worked at FirePower Capital23

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Also worked at Pavilion47

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Also worked at TradeGecko3

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