About
Dave Thomas is a Senior Partner at Rocket Builders and Managing Director at Macsailing. He advises technology companies and manages the Market Readiness Program at Rocket Builders, with prior roles including Director of Programs at Venture Labs and General Manager of the Canadian Financing Forum from 2003 to 2010. Thomas has held management positions at four venture-backed technology companies, serves as an angel investor and adviser, holds an MBA from UBC, and has coached Canada's Olympic Sailing Team.
Experience
- MacsailingManaging Directorcurrent2003 — present
- Rocket BuildersPartnercurrent2001 — present
- Canadian Financing ForumGeneral Manager2003 — 2010
- Canadian Sailing TeamCoach1984 — 1994
Education
- The University of British ColumbiaMBA, Entrepreneurism, International Business1993 — 1996
Skills & more
Product Marketing41Market Research29Go-to-market Strategy19Sailing8Start-ups99Venture Capital63Business Strategy44Entrepreneurship99Strategic Partnerships91Business Planning20Strategic Planning44Marketing Strategy31
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Product ManagementBusiness DevelopmentManagement ConsultingNew Business DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentCleantechAngel InvestingStrategySaaSEnterprise SoftwareManagementInvestmentsLanguages French
From Dave's professional profile.
Colleagues at SFU VentureLabs
Alexis Santoso
Marketing Associate at SFU VentureLabs
Andrew Elphinstone
EIR at SFU VentureLabs
Bob Harper
EIR at SFU VentureLabs
Brigita Cecic
Marketing Coordinator at SFU VentureLabs
Bruce H. Clarke
EIR at SFU VentureLabs
Chris Buckman
EIR at SFU VentureLabs
Chris Stairs
EIR at SFU VentureLabs
Chuck Hamilton
EIR at SFU VentureLabs
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Dave Thomas work?
- Dave Thomas is EIR & Programs Director at SFU VentureLabs.
Same school
Also attended The University of British Columbia242
Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, Llc
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