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Jaafer Haidar

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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

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

Skills & more

PhilanthropyHealthcareSoftwareProfessional MentoringEntrepreneurship DevelopmentFitness TrainingFitness InstructionFitness CenterAthletic TrainingAthletic PerformanceCoachingSports Coaching
+12 moreCoaching & MentoringStart-up VenturesNew Venture DevelopmentNew VenturesVenture FinancingHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)Business InnovationOpen InnovationMentoringCommunicationIdeationPublic Speaking

Languages Arabic · English

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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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