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Harley Finkelstein

Investor

Senior Advisor at Intrepid Growth Partners · at Felicis Ventures

Canada

About

Harley Finkelstein is President of Shopify and founded his first company at age 17 while attending McGill University. He holds a law degree and MBA from the University of Ottawa, an honorary doctorate from McGill, and serves on the boards of the National Retail Federation, Operation Hope, and the Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation. Finkelstein is co-founder of Firebelly tea and creator of Big Shot, a podcast documenting Jewish entrepreneurs.

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Experience

  1. ShopifyPresidentcurrent2010 — present
  2. Firebelly TeaCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
  3. National Retail FederationBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. The Montreal Children's Hospital FoundationBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. Felicis VenturesAdvisorcurrent2015 — present
  6. CBCBoard Member2017 — 2020Canada
  7. The C100Board Member2014 — 2017California / Canada

Education

  1. University of OttawaJD / MBA2005 — 2009
  2. Concordia UniversityEconomics2003 — 2005
  3. McGill UniversityEconomics2001 — 2003

Same school

Also attended University of Ottawa42

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+ 36 more

Also attended Concordia University85

David NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalZack UrlockerInvestor at Index VenturesCagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Domenic Del VecchioPrincipal at Panache VenturesSep AlaviGeneral Partner at White Star CapitalYannick FollaHead of AI & Automation at White Star Capital

+ 79 more

Also attended McGill University322

Mattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird Ventures

+ 316 more

Shared employers

Also worked at National Retail Federation13

Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniClaire ChangFounding Partner at igniteXL VentureKelly GoetschPresident, Pipe17 at Mu VenturesArpon RayPartner at Coefficient CapitalJanie YuPartner at LFX Venture PartnersDave FinneganStrategic Advisor at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLC

+ 7 more

Also worked at CBC2

Deborah YedlinChair of the Board at Avatar InnovationsMark SurmanInvestment Committee at Mozilla Ventures

Also worked at The C10024

Laura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VCJen HolmstromInvestor at GGV CapitalAngelaGeneral Partner at Version One VenturesBenji ShomairVenture Partner at Electric Feel Ventures LlcShuly GaliliFounding Partner at UpWest

+ 18 more

Colleagues at Intrepid Growth Partners

Adrian Weller
Growth Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners
Ajay Agrawal
Co-founder & Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners
Brian “Tap” Taptich
Growth Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners
George Hoyem
Growth Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners
Grant Wallace
Principal at Intrepid Growth Partners
Jessica Galli
Principal at Intrepid Growth Partners
Jessica Hao
Senior Associate at Intrepid Growth Partners
John Tang
Growth Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners