Fundraising Fox

James Chan

Investor

Associate Director at SVX

London, Ontario, Canada

About

James leads the SVX advisory team, helping organizations raise or invest impact capital, with a focus on civic participation, equitable urbanism, and the social economy.

Experience

  1. Impact United AcademyCo-Executive Directorcurrent2025 — present
  2. SVXAssociate Director2024 — 2026
  3. SVXAdvisory Services Lead2022 — 2024
  4. Action CanadaPublic Policy Fellow2023 — 2024
  5. VERGE CapitalFund Manager2019 — 2022London, Ontario, Canada
  6. Pillar Nonprofit NetworkProgram Manager, CityStudio London2018 — 2020London, Ontario, Canada
  7. Impact Hub OttawaCivic Programming Lead2015 — 2018Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  8. MaRS Discovery DistrictManager, Partnerships & Community Engagement2012 — 2015Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  9. CIBCMarketing Manager, President's Choice Financial2009 — 2012Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  10. TORODE Group of CompaniesProject Marketing Manager, TORODE Residential Ltd.2007 — 2008Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Education

  1. Institute of Corporate DirectorsICD-Rotman Governance Essentials Program2022
  2. Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference2017
  3. Ivey Business School at Western UniversityHonors Business Administration (HBA)2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Impact InvestingPhilanthropyBoard GovernanceCommunity Economic DevelopmentEntrepreneurship DevelopmentCivic EngagementExperiential LearningPublic Policy

From James's professional profile.

Colleagues at SVX

Aaron Lozano
Impact Investing Fellow at SVX
Adam Spence
Founder, CEO, and UDP at SVX
Ameeta Vijay
President at SVX
Brian Beckon
Managing Partner at SVX
Craig Jonas
Managing Partner at SVX
Diem Le
Senior Associate at SVX
Eric Lara
Associate at SVX
Farah Momen
Ecosystem Development Lead at SVX

Frequently asked questions

Where does James Chan work?
James Chan is Associate Director at SVX.

Same school

Also attended Institute of Corporate Directors26

David NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLori EllAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesGeoff J. CatherwoodPartner at BDC Venture CapitalMartin VetterSenior Vice President at Verdex CapitalDale TingleyCo-Managing Partner at Canadian Business Growth FundJohn AdamsPresident and CEO at NGIF Capital

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Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University221

ØysteinInvestor at InvestinorVivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture GroupRay SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture PartnersHa DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalJasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesJaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs

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Shared employers

Also worked at SVX17

Shirley SpeakmanManaging Partner at BDC Venture CapitalAdam SpenceFounder, CEO, and UDP at SVXAmeeta VijayPresident at SVXKevin TaylorVice-President at SVXWali ZiaFinance Manager at SVXHelen ZhouManager, Education and Technology at SVX

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Also worked at Action Canada2

David EavesImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalJosh GrehanPartner at Helios Climate Ventures

Also worked at MaRS Discovery District31

Laura LenzInvestor at OMERS VenturesAnna TyndalePortfolio Success Lead at AirTree VenturesTom RandCo-Founder and Partner at ArcTern VenturesSam RectorInvestor at XEIA Venture PartnersShirley SpeakmanManaging Partner at BDC Venture CapitalJane KearnsPartner at Evok Innovations

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Also worked at CIBC37

Rohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalLaura SageDirector, Marketing & Investor Relations at Windham Capital PartnersRichard SobelPartner, Strategic Development at Polymorphic CapitalIdo GileadiExecutive Advisor at Team8Chris AngelatosDirector at Vistara GrowthJoshuah LebacqPrincipal at NAventures

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