About
Dominic Becotte is co-founder and managing partner of Amiral Ventures, a venture capital firm that provides capital and expertise to technology companies in growth and scale-up phases. Previously, he was a partner at XPND Capital, a Montreal-based private equity fund, and spent eight years as senior vice president of investment banking at Messier Maris & Associates, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. He holds a Master of Science in Finance and Bachelor of Finance from HEC-Montreal and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Experience
- Amiral VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2023 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- Self-employedStrategic M&A and Financing Consultantcurrent2023 — present
- DIREXYON TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentMontreal, Canada Area
- Fondation Marie-VincentBoard Member2013 — 2024Montreal, Canada Area
- XPND CapitalPartner2011 — 2024Montreal, Canada Area
- LudiaCFO / EVP Finance and Talent2020 — 2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- iPerceptionsBoard Member2012 — 2020
- TaxelcoCofounder and Chairman of the Board2015 — 2019Montreal, Canada Area
- TaxelcoCofounder and Chairman of the Board2015 — 2019Montreal, Canada Area
- Lion ElectricBoard Member2015 — 2018Montreal, Canada Area
- Orchestre de la FrancophonieBoard Member2013 — 2016Montreal
- BJM DANSE MONTRÉAL (Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal)Board Member2012 — 2014
- Messier & AssociésVice President, Investment Banking / M&A2009 — 2011
- Messier & AssociésVice President Investment Banking M&A2004 — 2009
- TD SecuritiesAssociate Debt Capital Markets2004
- National Bank FinancialAssociate Corporate & Investment Banking2001 — 2004
Education
- CFA InstituteChartered Financial Analyst (CFA)1999 — 2002
- HEC MontréalMaster es Sciences, Finance1999 — 2001
- HEC MontréalB.Com., Finance1996 — 1999
Skills & more
Private Equity67Venture Capital62Angel Investing11Investment Banking23M&A experience11International Business Experience8Financial Analysis13Financial Modeling14Business Strategy24Corporate Development8New Business Development8Corporate Finance37
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FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsCapital MarketsStart-upsLBODue DiligenceEntrepreneurshipStrategyLanguages English · French
From Dominic's professional profile.
Colleagues at Amiral Ventures
Aditya Pendyala
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Benjamin Desmarais
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Charles Guay
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Denis Sirois
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Éric Brunelle
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Francois Arbour
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Francois Tanguay
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Frank Sullivan
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Dominic Becotte work?
- Dominic Becotte is Managing Partner at Amiral Ventures.
Same school
Also attended CFA Institute334
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Also attended HEC Montréal104
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Shared employers
Also worked at XPND Capital1
Also worked at Ludia2
Also worked at Messier & Associés5
Also worked at TD Securities80
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