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Chris Arsenault

Investor

General Partner at Inovia Capital

Montreal

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Founder and Partner at Inovia Capital, originally from Bonaventure in Quebec's Gaspe region. He launched his first internet company in the 1990s and co-founded Inovia Capital in 2007.

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Chris Arsenault @chrisarsenault

I couldn’t be more proud of the people behind @Inovia and the entrepreneurs we have the privilege to support. I strongly believe Canada’s greatest innovation story is still ahead of us.📷 We are ready! Inovia Capital 2026 AGM Recap Video https://t.co/WhVcUuazIp via @YouTube

Jun 22, 2026 · ♥ 9 · ⇄ 2

Chris Arsenault @chrisarsenault

Excited about this impactful partnership and such good news for our ecosystem 🙌 Reach out https://t.co/zGSCUadTGG

May 7, 2026 · ♥ 22

Chris Arsenault @chrisarsenault

BAM 💥 🇨🇦 @AppDirect acquires Toronto base @partnerstack to build unified platform for partner-led growth. Big win for the 1,000 tech providers, 14,000 advisors, and 16 million subscribers supported by Appdirect today! 🙌 https://t.co/XOGMSYkjWX

Apr 14, 2026 · ♥ 5

Experience

  1. Inovia CapitalChief Executive Officercurrent2007 — presentGreater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  2. AppDirectBoard Membercurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. SuperBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
  4. Groupe DynamiteBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  5. Talent.comBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  6. Life HouseBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  7. Montreal heart institute FoundationBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  8. The C100Charter Membercurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. PlentyBoard Member2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Poka Inc.Board Member2015 — 2023Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
  11. Forum IA QuébecBoard Member2020 — 2023Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  12. OnMobile Global LimitedBoard Member2017 — 2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  13. Artificial Intelligence Cluster Steering CommitteeSteering Committee Member2017 — 2019Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  14. Zendesk Sunshine Conversations (formerly Smooch)Seed Investor and advisor2016 — 2019Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  15. ChronogolfSeed Investor and advisor2013 — 2019Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  16. Interaction VenturesAdvisor2014 — 2018Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  17. Lightspeed CommerceBoard Member2014 — 2018Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  18. Lightspeed CommerceBoard Observer2013 — 2014Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  19. Return MagicSeed Investor and advisor2018Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  20. Réseau CapitalBoard Member2012 — 2017Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Université Lavalun-completed BAC, Administration & Finance1991 — 1993

Skills & more

Strategy79Management9Leadership9Strategic Planning18Board AdministrationBoard GovernanceVenture Capital99Entrepreneurship99Venture Financing34Start-ups99Product Management40Angel Investing33
+12 moreCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness StrategyTelecommunicationsE-commerceMobile DevicesFinanceMergersInternational BusinessDigital Media

From Chris's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Université Laval29

Laura WeigertSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersLeah BaePrincipal at Higher Ground LabsDylan Lawrence MissonnierInvestment Director at CapagroWenceslas MoussaHead of Risk & Compliance at HeadlineSergio A. EscobarManaging Director at Lalotte VenturesAntoine BoulangerPartner at Apollo Health Ventures

+ 23 more

Shared employers

Also worked at AppDirect8

Alex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VCAnthony KlineInvestments at General PartnershipSusan LinInvestor at FELIX CAPITALRon PragidesVice President of Engineering at Trustly at PICUS CAPITALHugues LalancettePartner at Inovia CapitalSteven ChungVice President at Inovia Capital

+ 2 more

Also worked at Super7

Bill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankJoanne BradfordObvious Champion at Obvious VenturesJack FraserPartner at BDC Venture CapitalMia MorissetPrincipal at Inovia CapitalYash PatelGeneral Partner at Titanium VenturesGarrett GoldbergVenture Partner at Virta Ventures

+ 1 more

Also worked at Zendesk Sunshine Conversations (formerly Smooch)1

Romilly BlackburnProduct at Tidal Ventures

Also worked at Réseau Capital10

Melissa BelecVice President, Investor Relations at Panache VenturesChristophe BourqueGeneral Partner at White Star CapitalKaty YamGeneral Manager at Inovia CapitalJean-François PariseauPartner at Amplitude Venture CapitalInès HolzbaurFounder and Managing Partner at AmorChemKalthoum BouacidaGeneral Partner at AQC Capital

+ 4 more

Colleagues at Inovia Capital

Alex Barrett
General Partner at Inovia Capital
Alex McIsaac
General Partner at Inovia Capital
Alex Norman
Partner at N49P
Alice Reimer
Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia Capital
Andre Charoo
Founder & Managing Partner at Inovia Capital
Andrew Biddell
Analyst at Inovia Capital
Arie Koifman
Investor at Inovia Capital
Catherine Zhang
Investor at Inovia Capital

Network9

Geoff JudgeScout
Advisor at Inovia Capital
Steph CurryScout
Advisor at Penny Jar Capital Venture
Alexander Wiedmer
Partner at Rasmal Ventures
Andre Charoo
Founder & Managing Partner at Inovia Capital
Andrew Biddell
Analyst at Inovia Capital
Antoine Nivard
Founder at Blank Ventures
Arie Koifman
Investor at Inovia Capital
Catherine Zhang
Investor at Inovia Capital
Charlotte Borgognoni
Vice President at Inovia Capital

Investors connected to Chris in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.