Florent Arès

Experience

1. DiagramSenior Associate - Investmentscurrent2025 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
2. DiagramAssociate - Investments2023 — 2025Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3. DiagramAnalyst - Investments2021 — 2023Montréal, Quebec, Canada
4. DiagramSummer Analyst - Investments2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5. ConduitBoard Observer2022 — 2025
6. nestoBoard Observer2021 — 2023
7. NovacapJunior Private Equity Analyst - TMT2021Montréal, Quebec, Canada
8. Walter FinancialEquity Research Analyst2020 — 2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
9. Desautels Capital ManagementEconomic Analyst2019 — 2021Montréal, Quebec, Canada
10. Desautels Capital ManagementEquity Research Analyst2019 — 2021Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Education

1. McGill University - Desautels Faculty of ManagementMasters of Management in Finance - MMF2019 — 2020
2. École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM)Master of Science (MSc) - Applied Finance2019
3. École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM)Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Honours Finance2017 — 2019
4. Université de MontréalMinor in Economics2015 — 2017
5. Collège Jean-de-BrébeufD.E.C, Sciences2008 — 2015

Skills & more

Languages English · French

• VBA for Finance Professionals — The Marquee Group
• Matlab for Financial Applications — MathWorks
• Developing Effective Business Presentations — PrezExpert Inc.
• Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg

From Florent's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management14

WKWoraphot KingkawkantongPartner, Investment at Beacon VCECEdouard ChavassieuAssociate at InMotion VenturesSUShamma UrbeeSenior Finance Associate at ArcTern VenturesADAndrea DragerPartner at Azure Capital PartnersKVKoen van BleekFinance and compliance at PeakABAlice Bo KillemoseDirector of Brand and Communication PSV Foundry at PSV

+ 8 more

Also attended École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM)8

SJSamuel Jobin-MorissetteVice President at Boreal VenturesCOCarlotta OrlandoInvestor at 360 CapitalJMJoyce McLeanManager — Communities and Partnerships at MAINIVIdiandra VinciAssociate, Investor Relations & Communications at DiagramLNLouis NatierSenior Investors Relations at SerenaAJAlix JosephInvestor at Angels Santé

+ 2 more

Also attended Université de Montréal40

AGAnne-Sophie GauvinCommunications & Office Manager at Luge CapitalJEJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesRGRajaa GrarVenture Partner at Springdale VenturesESErich SieberFounding General Partner at PeakBridge VCFGFrancois GrattonInvestor at AgeTech CapitalSLSasha LuccioniInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures

+ 34 more

Also attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf6

ALAlicia LenisVice President at ChrysalixFLFrederic LatreilleGeneral Partner at DiagramBNBertrand NepveuGeneral Partner at Triptyq CapitalJVJean-Simon VenneMentor at Amiral VenturesPAPelra AzondekonManaging Director | asterX & Director of Corporate VC | Quebecor at asterXCRChristophe RainvillePrincipal at Mosaic Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Diagram32

MCMike CegelskiPartner at Panache VenturesFLFrancois LafortuneCo-Founder and CEO at DiagramPDPaul DesmaraisIII, Co-Founder and Chairman at DiagramAFAmélie Foz-CoutureGeneral Partner at DiagramFLFrederic LatreilleGeneral Partner at DiagramSSSteve SchultzGeneral Partner at Diagram

+ 26 more

Also worked at Conduit3

WAWale AyeniManaging Partner, Co-head of Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Digital VenturesRPRavi PatelAssociate at Parade VenturesPSPrateek SwainFounder at Swadesh

Also worked at nesto6

PDPhilippe DaoustManaging Director at NAventuresJPJames PovitzPrincipal at NAventuresFLFrancois LafortuneCo-Founder and CEO at DiagramPDPaul DesmaraisIII, Co-Founder and Chairman at DiagramPDPaul Desmarais IIICo-Founder, Chairman and CEO at Sagard Private Equity CanadaFLFrançois LafortuneManaging Partner, Head of IT, Sagard and CEO, Diagram at Sagard Private Equity Canada

Also worked at Novacap5

MSManon SaldmannAnalyst at White Star CapitalCSCharles SylvestreGeneral Partner at Triptyq CapitalBDBenjamin DesmaraisMentor at Amiral VenturesCPCatherine Poulin-FilionVice-présidente exécutive at Accelia CapitalEFEmmanuel FerreiraAssociate at Novacap