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Gideon Hayden

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Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Leaders Fund · Board Member; Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Leaders Fund at Upwind

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Houman HaghighiunlockedGideon: together at Upwind (2022–2026)
×4Gideon: together at Drata
×3Gideon: together at Upwind
Gideon: together at Threekit

About

Co-founder and Managing Partner at Leaders Fund focused on early-stage investing in cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and ML/AI. He previously co-founded Tradyo (sold to Torstar) and worked at OMERS Ventures on over a dozen transactions, and was part of the founding team of the OneEleven accelerator in Toronto.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity

Board Member; Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Leaders Fund at Upwind

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Upwind's investors · 11

Artisanal VenturesTiburonBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026Cerca PartnersRa'anana · $4M – $60M checksCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksCyberstartsMikhmoretGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2023Leaders FundToronto · $20M checksPicture CapitalWilmington · since 2026Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Swish VenturesTCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Upwind

ASAmiram Shachar
Amiram ShacharCo-Founder & CEO
TZTal Zur
Tal ZurCo-Founder & CTO
LFLavi Ferdman
Lavi FerdmanCo-Founder, Growth
LP
Liran PolakCo-Founder & Chief Architect

Experience

  1. Leaders FundCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentToronto, Canada Area
  2. Leaders FundCo-Founder & Partner2016 — 2022Toronto, Canada Area
  3. Oasis SecurityInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  4. VellumInvestor and Board Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  5. Upwind SecurityInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  6. MatiaInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  7. Ask-AIInvestorcurrent2024 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  8. QwakInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
  9. Datagrid AIInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  10. Threekit 3D & Augmented RealityInvestor and Board Observercurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  11. DrataInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  12. CallRailInvestorcurrent2017 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  13. AdaInvestorcurrent2016 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  14. 360insights.comInvestorcurrent2016 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  15. CrowdRiffInvestor2018 — 2024Toronto, ON
  16. FlashpointInvestor2016 — 2021New York, United States
  17. Spot by NetAppInvestor and Board2018 — 2020Tel Aviv, Israel
  18. OMERS VenturesSenior Associate2015Toronto, Canada Area
  19. OMERS VenturesAssociate2013 — 2015Toronto, Canada Area
  20. Tradyo (Acquired by Metroland Media Group)Co-Founder2011 — 2014Toronto, Canada Area
  21. UpWest LabsFirst Cohort2012Palo Alto
  22. The Next 36Participant and Winner2010 — 2011Toronto, Canada Area

Skills & more

Public Speaking4Start-ups76Entrepreneur3Blogging5Social Media11Business Development18Business Strategy29Product Management8Project Management2Marketing Strategy15Mobile Applications9User Experience1
+6 moreMarket ResearchStrategic PartnershipsResearchMobile DevicesSocial Media MarketingMarketing

From Gideon's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

360 InsightsKlipfolioOneEleven

Investor

AdaCrowdRiffDrataQwakSpotToricUpwind

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Leaders Fund

Amiram Shachar
Co-Founder & CEO at Upwind at Leaders Fund
Dara Newton
Community at Leaders Fund
Dave MacDonald
Venture Partner at Leaders Fund
David Kamenetsky
Principal at Leaders Fund
David Priemer
Founder & Chief Sales Scientist, Cerebral Selling at Leaders Fund
David Stein
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders Fund
Dianna Lai Read
Marketing at Leaders Fund
Galina Antova
Co-Founder & Chief BD Officer at Claroty at Leaders Fund

Network9

Omri KrigelScout
Partner at Secret Chord Ventures
Rakesh K. LoonkarScout
Angel
Saam MotamediScout
Investor at Greylock Partners
Sameer DholakiaScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Bryant Barr
Founding Partner at Penny Jar Capital Venture
Elliott Robinson
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Gili Raanan
Founder at Cyberstarts
Raymond Tonsing
Partner at Caffeinated Capital
Varun Gupta
Partner at Caffeinated Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gideon Hayden?
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Leaders Fund focused on early-stage investing in cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and ML/AI. He previously co-founded Tradyo (sold to Torstar) and worked at OMERS Ventures on over a dozen transactions, and was part of the founding team of the OneEleven accelerator in Toronto.
Where does Gideon Hayden work?
Gideon Hayden is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Leaders Fund and Board Member; Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Leaders Fund at Upwind.
What does Gideon Hayden invest in?
Gideon Hayden invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity.
What boards does Gideon Hayden sit on?
Gideon Hayden holds tracked board seats at 360 Insights, Klipfolio, OneEleven.
What companies has Gideon Hayden invested in?
Investments tracked here include Ada, CrowdRiff, Drata, Qwak, Spot, Toric, Upwind.
Where did Gideon Hayden go to school?
Gideon Hayden studied at McGill University (BCOM, Finance); Copenhagen Business School (Exchange, Finance/International Business/Global Strategy).

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