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David Borcsok

Investor

Founder at Ordinary · Partner at Mucker Capital

Toronto, Ontario

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

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About

David Borcsok leads Mucker Capital's Toronto office, investing in pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies and directing Digby Lab, the firm's applied AI research group. He previously founded Ordinary, a pre-seed consumer VC fund, worked at Royal Bank of Canada, TrilogyGrowth LP, and Brown University's Technology Ventures Office, with over 14 years in venture capital.

Contact· published on David's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumer

Experience

  1. Mucker CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — presentToronto/Venice/Austin
  2. Mucker CapitalEntrepreneur-in-Residence2020 — 2021Toronto/Venice/Austin
  3. OrdinaryFoundercurrent2019 — presentToronto
  4. The Economic Club of New YorkMembercurrent2025 — presentNew York
  5. Milken InstituteYoung Leaders Circlecurrent2023 — presentSanta Monica
  6. Bretton Woods CommitteeMembercurrent2025 — presentWashington
  7. The Trilateral CommissionDavid Rockefeller Fellowcurrent2017 — presentWashington
  8. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (Class 20)current2015 — presentPalo Alto/San Francisco
  9. RBCAdvisor, RBC Capital Partners2019 — 2020Toronto
  10. RBCHead, Impact Investing2018 — 2019Toronto
  11. RBCFund Manager, Venture Capital2014 — 2018Toronto
  12. The Ivey Academy - Executive Education - Ivey Business SchoolFaculty Director, Canadian Private Capital Investment School2019 — 2020Toronto
  13. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International AffairsNew Leader Program2017 — 2019New York
  14. Ryerson UniversityAdjunct Professor, Entrepreneurial Finance2016 — 2018Toronto
  15. Smith School of Business at Queen's UniversityAdjunct Instructor, Social Impact Academy2015 — 2016Toronto/Kingston
  16. TrilogyGrowthAssociate2014Toronto
  17. Ocean State AngelsVenture Fellow2013Providence/Boston
  18. Brown UniversityTechnology Ventures Office2012 — 2013Providence
  19. Cherrystone Angel GroupVenture Fellow2012Providence/Boston

Colleagues at Ordinary

Brett Sagan
General Partner at Ordinary
Taylor Hughes
General Partner at Ordinary

Network2

Erik Rannala
Co-Founder & Partner at Mucker Capital
Jerry Chen
Investor at Mucker Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Borcsok?
David Borcsok leads Mucker Capital's Toronto office, investing in pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies and directing Digby Lab, the firm's applied AI research group. He previously founded Ordinary, a pre-seed consumer VC fund, worked at Royal Bank of Canada, TrilogyGrowth LP, and Brown University's Technology Ventures Office, with over 14 years in venture capital.
Where does David Borcsok work?
David Borcsok is Founder at Ordinary.
What does David Borcsok invest in?
David Borcsok invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer.
What check size does David Borcsok write?
David Borcsok typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did David Borcsok go to school?
David Borcsok studied at Brown University (MPH, Health Economics); Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Exchange Scholar Program); Wilfrid Laurier University (HBA, Anthropology and Political Science).

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