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Ian Collins

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Co-founder at Bot Food Co.

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

FoundedBot Food Co.

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About

Ian Collins is the Founder and CEO of Bot Food Corporation, where he is developing Mémoire, a personal context system for AI applications. Over the past 30 years he has founded seven technology companies and raised more than $100 million in venture capital, with his most recent decade of work focused on AI and customer experience, spanning NLP-based enterprise search, rules-based chatbots, and generative AI. He is also a partner in his family's property development business and holds an engineering background and an MBA.

Co-founder at Bot Food Co.

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Bot Food Co.'s investors · 2

Extreme Venture PartnersToronto · $182.5K – $1.1M checksExtreme Venture Partners LLP

Co-founders at Bot Food Co.

NSNitin Singhal
Nitin SinghalCo-founder
FFFaik Faisal
Faik Faisal

Experience

  1. Bot Food CorporationFounder/CEOcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. Vista InvestmentsPartnercurrent1990 — presentMuskoka, Ontario, Canada
  3. Calabrio, Inc.SVP Virtual Agent Solutions2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  4. Wysdom AIFounder/CEO2013 — 2023Toronto
  5. ThinkData WorksChairman Of The Board2015 — 2023Toronto
  6. TechstarsMentor2018 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  7. Clickfree (Storage Appliance Corp.)Founder/CEO2005 — 2012Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  8. Mobile Diagnostix Inc.Founder/CEO2002 — 2005Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  9. Wysdom.comFounder1998 — 2001Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  10. Web2MobileFounder1999 — 2000Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  11. Wyrex Communications Inc.Founder1994 — 1999Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  12. Telus (formerly Clearnet)Engineer - Project Manager1993 — 1994Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  13. TelezoneEngineer - Project Manager1992 — 1993Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  14. Rogers CommunicationsEngineer1988 — 1992Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Skills & more

Early-Stage Startups2Customer Experience1Startups1Machine LearningCorporate Venture CapitalArtificial Intelligence (AI)Natural Language Processing (NLP)Large Language Models (LLM)Conversational AIChatbotsChatbot DesignChatbot Development
+6 moreMobile DevicesWirelessEntrepreneurVenture CapitalBusiness StrategyGenerative AI
  • MBA — McMaster University
  • P.Eng — Ontario Society of Professional Engineers

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Who is Ian Collins?
Ian Collins is the Founder and CEO of Bot Food Corporation, where he is developing Mémoire, a personal context system for AI applications. Over the past 30 years he has founded seven technology companies and raised more than $100 million in venture capital, with his most recent decade of work focused on AI and customer experience, spanning NLP-based enterprise search, rules-based chatbots, and generative AI. He is also a partner in his family's property development business and holds an engineering background and an MBA.
Where does Ian Collins work?
Ian Collins is Co-founder of Bot Food Co..
What companies did Ian Collins found?
Ian Collins founded Bot Food Co..
Where did Ian Collins go to school?
Ian Collins studied at McMaster University (MBA, International Business); Ryerson University (B ENG); Riyadh International Community School (RICS).

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