Henri-Charles Machalani
InvestorInvestor at Inovia Capital
Montreal
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Henri-Charles Machalani is the founder and CEO of Machalani Ventures, a family office investing in AI, robotics, medtech, and biotech startups. He previously founded Mistplay, a mobile gaming platform that generated over $300 million in annual revenue. Machalani was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year.
Experience
- Machalani VenturesFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- Spiralis Medical Inc.Lead Investor and Board Directorcurrent2026 — present
- Sami RoboticsInvestorcurrent2023 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- Ora MedicalInvestor and Board Observercurrent2026 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- GroqInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- KovaCo-Founder & Exec Chaircurrent2025 — present
- SpaceXInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- MistplayFounder and Board Membercurrent2023 — presentGreater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- MistplayFounder & CEO2015 — 2023Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Inovia CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- ShakepayInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- GrowthCurve CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Landish - The Smarter Food CompanyInvestorcurrent2019 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- NEXT CanadaNext Founders 20182018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- MicrosoftProgram/Product Manager (Windows UI/UX)2012 — 2015Redmond, WA
- MicrosoftProgram Manager (Core Networking)2012Redmond, WA
- Tabtu (acquired by Terawe)Founder & CEO2011 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
- ErgovuFounder2008 — 2011Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- VoltSoftware Tester2008
Education
- McGill UniversityHonours Software Engineering, Computer Science2008 — 2011
- Marianopolis CollegeScience, Pure and Applied2006 — 2008
Skills & more
Deep Learning4Artificial Intelligence (AI)4Web Development2Product Management5Graphic Design1Program Management2Machine LearningDynamoDBArtificial Neural NetworksWeb ApplicationsNode.js5HTML54
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JavaAJAXAmazon Web Services (AWS)CSSMySQLPythonHTML 5C#PHPMongoDBPostgreSQLjQueryLanguages English · French
- Deep Learning Specialization II — DeepLearning.AI
- Deep Learning Specialization I — DeepLearning.AI
From Henri-Charles's professional profile.
Colleagues at Inovia Capital
Alex Barrett
General Partner at Inovia Capital
Alex McIsaac
General Partner at Inovia Capital
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Alexander 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
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Henri-Charles Machalani work?
- Henri-Charles Machalani is Investor at Inovia Capital.
- What check size does Henri-Charles Machalani write?
- Henri-Charles Machalani typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended McGill University411
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Also attended Marianopolis College22
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Shared employers
Also worked at Shakepay1
Also worked at Microsoft1,064
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures
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