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David Dufresne

Investor

Partner at AQC Capital

Montreal

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

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Experience

  1. AQC CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — presentMontreal, QC
  2. PrefFounding Partnercurrent2021 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  3. Audible Reality, Inc.Directorcurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  4. CMD CapitalPartner2023 — 2025Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  5. Panache VenturesVenture Partner2021 — 2022Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  6. Panache VenturesPartner2017 — 2021Montreal, Canada Area
  7. 500 Startups CanadaPartner - 500 Canada2016 — 2017Montreal, Canada Area
  8. BandcampHead of Strategy and Growth2015 — 2016Montreal, San Francisco
  9. BandzoogleCEO2010 — 2015Montreal
  10. JLA Ventures / BlackBerry Partners FundVenture Associate2008 — 2010Montreal, Toronto
  11. Desjardins Venture CapitalInvestment Manager2001 — 2008Montreal
  12. Laboratoire de Recherche sur la Performance des EntreprisesResearch Assistant1996 — 2001Trois-Rivières, QC
  13. Sydney Organising Committee for The Olympic GamesAccreditation Supervisor2000 — 2001Sydney, Australia

Skills & more

Start-ups96Music60Venture Capital99Multimedia13Business Strategy25Video Games7Marketing24Entrepreneurship93Angel Investing13Software12Online Marketing17Online Advertising6
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Languages English · French

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Dufresne?
Partner at Panache Ventures
Where does David Dufresne work?
David Dufresne is Partner at AQC Capital.
What check size does David Dufresne write?
David Dufresne typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
Where did David Dufresne go to school?
David Dufresne studied at GP Academy (Cohort II (2019 - 2021)); Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (MSc, Business Management); Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (BAA, Administration - Finance).

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