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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
Experience
- Leaders FundCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Leaders FundCo-Founder & Partner2016 — 2022Toronto, Canada Area
- Oasis SecurityInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- VellumInvestor and Board Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Upwind SecurityInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- MatiaInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Ask-AIInvestorcurrent2024 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- QwakInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
- Datagrid AIInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Threekit 3D & Augmented RealityInvestor and Board Observercurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- DrataInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- CallRailInvestorcurrent2017 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
- AdaInvestorcurrent2016 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- 360insights.comInvestorcurrent2016 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- CrowdRiffInvestor2018 — 2024Toronto, ON
- FlashpointInvestor2016 — 2021New York, United States
- Spot by NetAppInvestor and Board2018 — 2020Tel Aviv, Israel
- OMERS VenturesSenior Associate2015Toronto, Canada Area
- OMERS VenturesAssociate2013 — 2015Toronto, Canada Area
- Tradyo (Acquired by Metroland Media Group)Co-Founder2011 — 2014Toronto, Canada Area
- UpWest LabsFirst Cohort2012Palo Alto
- The Next 36Participant and Winner2010 — 2011Toronto, Canada Area
Skills & more
Public Speaking4Start-ups76Entrepreneur3Blogging5Social Media11Business Development18Business Strategy29Product Management8Project Management2Marketing Strategy15Mobile Applications9User Experience1
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Market ResearchStrategic PartnershipsResearchMobile DevicesSocial Media MarketingMarketingFrom 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
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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
Network8
Omri KrigelScout
Partner at Secret Chord Ventures
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
Investors connected to Gideon in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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.
- 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).
Same school
Also attended McGill University425
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Also attended Copenhagen Business School309
Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of PleoLinaInvestor at InvestinorAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesThomas JuvinManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersNicolaj ReffstrupFounder, Ganni at Giant Ventures Global Llp
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Shared employers
Also worked at Leaders Fund8
Steve DeBaccoCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders FundDavid SteinCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders FundDave MacDonaldVenture Partner at Leaders FundDavid KamenetskyPrincipal at Leaders FundDara NewtonCommunity at Leaders FundDianna Lai ReadMarketing at Leaders Fund
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Also worked at Matia4
Also worked at Threekit 3D & Augmented Reality2
Also worked at Ada9
Bronwyn SmithOperating & Venture Partner at Round13 CapitalBrian FeinsteinPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDavid KamenetskyPrincipal at Leaders FundEmanuele Lele CaloHead of Infrastructure at Marin Digital VenturesJJ TangCo-founder at RootlyAdi PatelFounder at Clearline
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