About
Étienne Mérineau is a Montreal-based entrepreneur and venture capitalist who co-founded a conversational AI startup in 2017 that was acquired for $60M in 2021. He now works with founders on scaling their growth and go-to-market strategies. He holds a BBA in Business and Marketing from Bishop's University and a Certificate in Disciplined Entrepreneurship from MIT.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningSaaS
Experience
- Telegraph VenturesGeneral Partner - Associé généralcurrent2023 — presentMontreal, QC
- CEIMBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- AnthropicInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- JetScale AIInvestor, Board Observercurrent2026 — present
- GlowtifyInvestor, Board Observercurrent2025 — present
- PerplexityInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- OpenAIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- SpaceXInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Uno PlatformInvestor & CEO Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- SinistarInvestor & CEO Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- DistanceCEO Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- ForbesForbes 30 Under 30 - Marketing & Advertising 2018 Honoreecurrent2018 — present
- ForbesContributorcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
- The Webby AwardsWebby Awards Judge & Associate Member @ IADAScurrent2012 — presentNew York
- WorkleapHead of Marketing & GTM @ Workleap Lab2022 — 2024Montreal
- Heyday by HootsuiteChief Marketing Officer2021 — 2023Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Heyday by HootsuiteCo-Founder2016 — 2023Montreal, Canada Area
- Shopify PartnersGuest writer2020 — 2023Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- VentureBeatContributing Writer2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- DentsuBosAssociate Creative Director2015
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMITx Certificate (edx), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2014
- Bishop's UniversityBBA, Williams School of Business - Business / Marketing2007 — 2010
- Collège de Montréal
Skills & more
Advertising86Branding & Identity6Product Innovation3Digital Innovation2Marketing Communications56Entrepreneurship59Social Media Marketing22Entertainment3Creative Writing8Business Ideas6Digital Marketing24Songwriting2
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Interactive TVMobile TVSocial NetworkingDigital StrategyStart-upsUser ExperienceIntegrated MarketingCreative DirectionCreative StrategyStrategyIdea GenerationCopywritingFrom Étienne's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended Bishop's University5
Shared employers
Also worked at JetScale AI2
Also worked at OpenAI70
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalFraser KeltonInvestor at Spark CapitalArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalVeit MoellerVP, Brand & Design at ParadigmTarek WakedCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Type One Ventures
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Also worked at Uno Platform1
Colleagues at Inovia Capital
Alex Barrett
General Partner at Inovia Capital
Alex McIsaac
General Partner at Inovia Capital
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Alex Norman
Partner at N49P
Alice Reimer
Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia Capital
Andre Charoo
Founder & Managing Partner at Inovia Capital
Andrew Biddell
Analyst at Inovia Capital
Arie Koifman
Investor at Inovia Capital
Catherine Zhang
Investor at Inovia Capital