Daniel Friedmann
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board at Sanctuary
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
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Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board at Sanctuary
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Sanctuary's investors · 13
Advancit CapitalBoston · $500K – $1M checksBlue CollectiveBrooklyn · $250K – $2M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksEvok InnovationsVancouverFoothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksGreycroft PartnersNew YorkInBC Investment Corp.British Columbia · $3M – $10M checksIntrepid Growth PartnersTorontoKEC VenturesNew YorkPanache VenturesMontreal · $1.5M checksPropagator VenturesOsloSaltagen VenturesHong KongWorkday VenturesSan Francisco
Co-founders at Sanctuary
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Olivia NortonCo-founder & Chief Engineering & Operations Officer
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Ajay AgrawalCo-founder & Board Director
Experience
- Sanctuary AIChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — presentVancouver, BC
- Sanctuary AIChairman of the Boardcurrent2025 — present
- Sanctuary AICorporate Director and Advisorcurrent2025 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- ICEYEStrategic Advisorcurrent2018 — presentFinland
- Solutum Technologies Ltd.Corporate Director2023 — 2025Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Carbon Engineering Ltd.Chief Executive Officer2022 — 2023
- Carbon Engineering Ltd.Chairman of the Board2018 — 2023Squamish BC
- Carbon Engineering Ltd.Corporate Director2017 — 2018Squamish, B.C.
- MDACorporate Director1992 — 2017Vancouver, BC
- MDACEO1995 — 2016Vancouver, BC
- MDAVarious1979 — 1995Vancouver, Canada Area
- Techware systems corpDirector and adviser1985 — 1996Vancouver, Canada Area
Skills & more
Strategy1Strategic Partnerships1Public Speaking18Leadership13Program Management27Strategic Planning22Management19Integration15Business Development13Business Strategy10Product Management8Start-ups8
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- Who is Daniel Friedmann?
- Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board at Sanctuary
- Where does Daniel Friedmann work?
- Daniel Friedmann is Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board at Sanctuary.
- Where did Daniel Friedmann go to school?
- Daniel Friedmann studied at The University of British Columbia (Masters of Applied Science (MASc), Engineering Physics); The University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Engineering Physics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sanctuary AI4
Also worked at ICEYE14
Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystMuz AshrafGeneral Partner at TCVAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVAndy TangPartner at Draper AssociatesJuha LehtolaDirector, Venture and Growth Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
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