Craig Hunter
InvestorFounder at Operator Ventures · Partner at Amplify Capital
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About
Craig was on the early team at Uber Canada, CEO of coding bootcamp Bitmaker, first GM at Ritual, and co-founder/CEO of fintech startup Dwelling. He is an active angel investor who has backed over 100 startups through his syndicate Operator Ventures.
Experience
- Amplify CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Endor HealthBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Deep ChecksScoutcurrent2025 — present
- Operator VenturesFoundercurrent2016 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- DwellingCo-founder & CEO2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- On DeckScale Fellow2021 — 2023
- Notch (AVice President, Growth2017 — 2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ritual.coGeneral Manager2015 — 2017Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Bitmaker (acquired by General Assembly)CEO2014 — 2016
- UberMarketing Manager & City Launch2012 — 2014
- rTraction Canada, Inc.Account Executive2011 — 2012
- TEDxUWOCo-Chair2010 — 2012
- London Vote MobCreator + Organizer2011
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Craig Hunter?
- Craig was on the early team at Uber Canada, CEO of coding bootcamp Bitmaker, first GM at Ritual, and co-founder/CEO of fintech startup Dwelling. He is an active angel investor who has backed over 100 startups through his syndicate Operator Ventures.
- Where does Craig Hunter work?
- Craig Hunter is Founder at Operator Ventures.
- What companies has Craig Hunter invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Airhouse, Sanzo, Superhuman, Almanac, Aside, Clubhouse, Darwin, DroneSeed, Fable, Firefly, Forge Automation, Inspectify, and 1 more.
- Where did Craig Hunter go to school?
- Craig Hunter studied at Reforge (Growth Series, Growth); Ivey Business School at Western University (QuantumShift, Executive Education); Western University (Political Science dropout).
- Does Craig Hunter lead rounds?
- Yes — Craig Hunter has led 3 tracked investments.
Founder mafias
Uber mafia359
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Ivey Business School at Western University mafia89
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Reforge mafia25
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Same school
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Also worked at Notch (A2
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