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Jared Tessis

Investor

Operating Partner, Talent at Klass Capital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Talent Partner who joined Klass in 2013 and built the firm's talent platform, leading a team that supports portfolio companies with executive search, recruitment, and leadership scaling. He has over 15 years of talent and business advisory experience and is a CPA.

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Experience

  1. Klass CapitalOperating Partner, Talentcurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. Klass CapitalHead of Talent2017 — 2025Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  3. Klass CapitalDirector of Talent2013 — 2016Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  4. JTR - Accounting & Finance Recruitment SolutionsExecutive Recruiter2012 — 2013Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  5. Financial Resource PartnersDirector, Business Development2010 — 2012
  6. Soberman LLPSenior Associate, Corporate Recovery and Insolvency Department2006 — 2008
  7. PricewaterhouseCoopersAssociate > Senior Associate > Manager, CWEP (Clients With Extraordinary Potential)2000 — 2006Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Education

  1. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of OntarioCPA, CA
  2. Ivey Business School at Western UniversityHBA, Business1998 — 2000
  3. Huron University CollegeACS1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Accounting26Business Development37Recruiting87Auditing6Talent Acquisition40Finance16Mergers & Acquisitions6Financial Reporting35CRM25Talent Management13Accounts Receivable4Payroll6
+12 moreStart-upsEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisRelationship ManagementBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisStrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningAnalysis

From Jared's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University192

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

+ 186 more

Also attended Huron University College5

Laura LenzInvestor at OMERS VenturesKen ThomsonBoard of Directors / Management Team at TIMIA Capital / Montfort CapitalAlexandra PuthonOperations at Archangel Network of FundsRory CapernIn-Market Advisor, Canada at Alacrity CanadaAlexander WiedmerPartner at Rasmal Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Klass Capital11

Kevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesDaniel KlassFounder and Managing Partner at Klass CapitalKevin ClimansPrincipal at Klass CapitalEmma JohnsonSoftware Investor at Klass CapitalWill AndersonManaging Partner at Klass CapitalMichael HussarTalent Acquisition Manager at Klass Capital

+ 5 more

Also worked at Soberman LLP2

Lindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAnna HustedMarketing Manager at InterGen Capital

Also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers953

David PhuController at Felicis VenturesTianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersAne Tolnes HaugdalInvestor at InvestinorEgilInvestor at Investinor

+ 947 more

Colleagues at Klass Capital

Adeola Omole
Director of Finance at Klass Capital
Adrian Schauer
Investor at Klass Capital
Brandon Fewer
Senior Financial Analyst at Klass Capital
Daniel Klass
Founder and Managing Partner at Klass Capital
Darren Hill
Advisor at Klass Capital
Emma Couture
Software Investor at Klass Capital
Emma Johnson
Software Investor at Klass Capital
Jaclyn Luca
Executive Assistant at Klass Capital