Where does Jaafer Haidar work?

Jaafer Haidar is Partner at Brightspark Ventures.

What check size does Jaafer Haidar write?

Jaafer Haidar typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Jaafer Haidar go to school?

Jaafer Haidar studied at Western University (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science).

Jaafer Haidar

Investor

Partner at Brightspark Ventures · Contributing Partner at SilverCircle

Toronto, Ontario

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Jaafer Haidar is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder at Stealth who has founded and exited four companies. He has held roles as a management consultant, company executive, and investor, and currently advises growth-stage companies while working with venture capital and private equity firms on value creation strategies.

Experience

StealthCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
Ivey Business School at Western UniversityExecutive in Residencecurrent2025 — presentLondon, ON
St. Joseph's Health Care FoundationDirector Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentLondon, ON
Shopistry [ACQUIRED]Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentToronto, Canada Area
ActicCo-Founder / Board Membercurrent2020 — presentLondon, ON
Boomerz BoxingCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentLondon, ON
SilverCircleContributing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Tuesday CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
WP EngineProduct IC (Independent Contributor)2024 — 2025
TechstarsMentor2018 — 2024Toronto, Canada Area
The Upside Foundation of CanadaBoard Advisor2015 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
BrightsparkPartner / VC2017 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
StatfloCOO / Board Member / Investor2014 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
Founder InstituteMentor2016 — 2017Waterloo, Canada Area
Garibaldi Capital AdvisorsExecutive in Residence2014 — 2016Toronto, Canada Area
CommunitechExecutive in Residence2014 — 2016Waterloo, ON
SynacorVP Product & Corporate Development2012 — 2014Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carbyn Inc. [ACQUIRED by Synacor]Co-Founder/CEO2010 — 2012London, Canada Metropolitan Area
Interactive Advertising BureauInteractive Advertising Bureau Council Member2010 — 2011Toronto, Canada Area
ScrapHD [ACQUIRED by Michaels Stores Inc.]Founding Partner2009 — 2010Chicago
Accenture LLPManagement Consulting Executive2000 — 2008
Warner Bros.Digital Media Architect (Accenture engagement)2007Greater Los Angeles Area
America Online (AOL)Strategy Consultant (Accenture engagement)2007
Nortel NetworksGlobal Enterprise Deployment Manager (Accenture engagement)2006 — 2007
TELUS CommunicationsProduct Catalog Strategy Manager (Accenture engagement)2005 — 2006
AT&TStrategic Roadmap Manager (Accenture engagement)2004 — 2005Greater Atlanta Area
Bell CanadaQuality Assurance Manager2004
TELUS CommuncationsBusiness Process Consultant2003 — 2004
Purolator CourierWeb CRM Consultant2003
BellOnline Workflow Consultant2000 — 2001Toronto, Canada Area
Nortel NetworkseLearning Design/Development Lead2000
Autodata Solutions (acquired by CarsDirect.com)QA Analyst1999 — 2000

Skills & more

PhilanthropyHealthcareSoftwareProfessional MentoringEntrepreneurship DevelopmentFitness TrainingFitness InstructionFitness CenterAthletic TrainingAthletic PerformanceCoachingSports Coaching

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Coaching & MentoringStart-up VenturesNew Venture DevelopmentNew VenturesVenture FinancingHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)Business InnovationOpen InnovationMentoringCommunicationIdeationPublic Speaking

Languages Arabic · English

From Jaafer's professional profile.

Colleagues at Brightspark Ventures

Alexandra Johnstone

Marketing & Communications Manager at Brightspark Ventures

Andrew Lugsdin

Partner at Brightspark Ventures

Caroline Rheault

Financial Controller at Brightspark Ventures

Claire Fauquier

Venture Partner at Brightspark Ventures

Elena Pavel

CFO and Partner at Brightspark Ventures

Éléonore Jarry-Ferron

Partner at Brightspark Ventures

Frédérik Lupien

Financial Controller at Brightspark Ventures

Jacques Perreault

Partner at Brightspark Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jaafer Haidar?: Jaafer Haidar is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder at Stealth who has founded and exited four companies. He has held roles as a management consultant, company executive, and investor, and currently advises growth-stage companies while working with venture capital and private equity firms on value creation strategies.
Where does Jaafer Haidar work?: Jaafer Haidar is Partner at Brightspark Ventures.
What check size does Jaafer Haidar write?: Jaafer Haidar typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Jaafer Haidar go to school?: Jaafer Haidar studied at Western University (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science).

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