About
Managing Director at Mistral with over 25 years of experience as a founder, executive and investor, having worked with more than 50 early-stage startups. He was previously COO at Zephyr Technology, a VC-backed startup acquired by Medtronic.
Experience
- Mistral Venture PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2012 β presentCanada
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2020 β present
- CEIPAL Corp.Directorcurrent2018 β presentRochester, New York
- Expeto WirelessDirectorcurrent2017 β present
- Ottawa International Airport AuthorityBoard Chair2015 β 2024Ottawa, Canada Area
- Blue J LegalBoard Observer2017 β 2023
- UnitoDirector2018 β 2022Montreal, Canada Area
- SoundpaysDirector2016 β 2021
- ZeussDirector2011 β 2021Half Moon Bay, California
- BlocWatchDirector2019 β 2021Rochester, New York
- Foko RetailBoard Observer2015 β 2021Ottawa, Canada Area
- QUIDDirector2018 β 2020Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Sensibill Inc.Board Observer2016 β 2020
- CENGN - (Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks)Director2014 β 2019Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
- FortΓ© VenturesVenture Partner2011 β 2019
- RareLogicFormer Director2014 β 2019Ottawa, Canada Area
- CloudCheckrDirector2015 β 2018Rochester, New York Area
- OMsignalBoard Observer2013 β 2018Montreal Canada
- KlipfolioBoard Observer2014 β 2017Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
- Zephyr TechnologyChief Operating Officer2009 β 2011Annapolis, Maryland
Education
- University of Toronto - Rotman School of ManagementICD.D, Governance2019 β 2020
- University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of BusinessMBA, Finance2000 β 2001
- University of AlbertaBSc. EE, Electrical Engineering1990 β 1995
- Faculty of Engineering, University of AlbertaElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Skills & more
Venture Capital59Start-ups92Investments14Portfolio Management6Wireless5Entrepreneurship20Product Management10Mergers2Business Development31Business Strategy26Corporate Development4Private Equity5
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Strategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsCompetitive AnalysisCloud ComputingInternational BusinessE-commerceBusiness PlanningTelecommunicationsManagementStrategyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSFrom Code's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management82
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Also attended University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business28
LinaInvestor at InvestinorFernando GonzalezPartner, Global Capital Strategy at QED InvestorsRandy GuttmanPartner, Chief Operating Officer at JMI EquityShalanda ArmstrongManaging Partner at 100Km Ventures LlcSethGeneral Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.BrianCo-founder at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.
+ 22 more
Also attended University of Alberta43
Rohit SharmaInvestor at True VenturesChris EdwardsManaging Partner at Tall Grass VenturesTrish HendersonAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesSola CarrenaManaging Director, PE Team at Helios Digital VenturesMichael SuttonGeneral Partner & Co-Founder at Runtime VenturesBill CampbellAdvisor at Katalyst Ventures
+ 37 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Mistral Venture Partners6
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows360
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
+ 354 more
Also worked at Motorola71
Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergeJean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures
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Deals Β· 4
Cloud Storage SecurityBoard seat
via Mistral Venture Partners Β· filed Apr 2026 Β· $850K raise
EdlyBoard seat
via Mistral Venture Partners Β· filed Sep 2019 Β· $600K raise
BlocWatchBoard seat
via Mistral Venture Partners Β· filed Aug 2019 Β· $6M raise
CeipalBoard seat
via Mistral Venture Partners Β· filed Apr 2019 Β· $7.5M raise
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